Taegeuk Oh Jang

Taegeuk Oh Jang

OK let's get into Taegeuk Oh Jang.

• Swivel 90' to your left into front stance- left foot in front. As you turn do a left low block.
• Slide your left foot back to your right foot to form an upright L shaped stance. Do a left hammer fist strike to the top of your opponent's head.
• Swivel on your left foot turn to 180'to your right step your right foot out into front stance. As you turn do a right low block.
• Slide your right foot back to your left foot to form an upright L shaped stance. Do a right hammer fist strike to the top of your opponent's head.
• Step 90' to the left with your left foot into front stance. Do a left inner middle block. Keep your feet still and do a right inner middle block.
• Do a right leg front kick and to land in right front stance. As you land do a right back fist strike to your opponent's nose. Then keep your feet where they are and do a left inner middle block.
• Do a left leg front kick and to land in left front stance. As you land do a left back fist strike to your opponent's nose. Then keep your feet where they are and do a right inner middle block.
• Step forwards into right long stance. As you land your foot do a right back fist strike to your opponent's nose. (Some styles ki-hup here in taegeuk oh jang.)
• Swivel through 270' to your left so you end up in back stance with your left foot forwards. As you finish the turn execute a left single mid section knife-hand block.
• Step forwards with your right foot into front stance and do a right high section elbow strike. (Styles vary here, sometimes the elbow strikes into the left palm, sometimes the left palm cups the right fist.)
• Swivel through 180' to your right so you end up in back stance with your right foot forwards. As you finish the turn execute a right single mid section knife-hand block.
• Step forwards with your left foot into front stance and do a left high section elbow strike.
• Swivel on your right foot, step 90' to your left into left front stance. Do a left low block.
• Keep your feet where they are and do a right inner middle block.
• Do a front kick with your right leg to land the leg in front in front stance. Do a right low block.
• Keep your feet where they are and do a left inner middle block.
• Swivel on your right foot turn 90' to your left into left front stance (some clubs teach walking stance here), do a left high section block.
• Now the bit we find tricky in all taekwondo patterns- side kick! Do a right side kick (some styles do a side punch at the same time) and then land in right front stance. Do a mid section elbow strike- your left elbow strikes into you right palm.
• Swivel on your left foot and turn 180 degrees to your right into right front stance (again some clubs teach walking stance) and do a right high section block.
• Here's the second side kick. Do a left side kick (again some styles do a side punch at the same time), land in left front stance. Do a mid section elbow strike- your right elbow strikes into you left palm.
• Swivel on your right foot and turn 90' to your left into left front stance. Do a left low block followed by a right inner middle block.
• Do a right front kick. There are 2 variations we know of this last bit. Some clubs teach a stamp with the right foot and and others teach a jump. Either way you end up in X stance with your left foot behind your right and finish with a right back fist strike and a Key-hup!
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