Notes - Techniques Seminar 23/3/96

Conducted by Paul McPhail

These short-hand notes were distributed at the seminar as a reminder of the main points that were covered.

Dan-Gun

• Low block/rising block continuous motion
• full sinewave  

Do-San

• Full face before punch
• 2nd move
• Foot 45° when stepping to CD line
• Punches fast motion after kick, no downward motion on 2nd punch
• Sitting stance at end
• move foot in arc

Won-Hyo

• 2nd move
• open both arms, chestline strike
• Circular bk, right infront of shoulder
• Bending stance
• side facing
• Thrust
• don't stop at intermediate position

Yul-Gok

• 1st move, not slow
• no twist on two punches
• Hooking block application to the top of opponent's arm
• Double FA block starts flat
• Pivot feet before jumping to X-stance

Joong-Gun

• Release
• use both arms
• Angle punch, no feet off ground
• U-Shape, bend thumbs, palms up to start
• Pressing, lower arm bent and hand in slightly

Toi-Gye

• Pressing/vertical punch, cont. motion
• full sinewave
• Vertical punch, fists angled slightly
• Punches normal speed
• W-Sp block, arms vertical
• Backfist not straight back
• maintain L-stance facing

Hwa-rang

• Downward strike from outside, don't lift heals
• Grab, pivot feet 45°, weight 50/50
• L-stance punching, arm parallel to front foot
• Lift heals for 2nd side/front block

Choong-Moo

• No backward motion on b.fist
• Checking block, keep front elbow down, to front not side

Kwang-Gae

• Heaven stance
• hands straight
• Upset punch
• gradually increase speed
• Turn foot 15° before 1st double step
• Stamping motion
• foot starts from inner knee then lift like a walking stance in the air
• shifting back motion = 5cm

Po-Eun

• Wedging block
• quite flat - Hor elbow, lower than shoulders
• Book should read as mov.2 not 20

• Gae-Baek

• Checking to front not side
• Hold twisting kick - Arc hand, no sinewave
• Pivot feet before jumping to X-stance
• Front strike straight, loops under arm (just), application for opp. behind
• Shift foot at same time as TK
• Upward punch to solar plexus

Eui-Am

• Downward block about solar plexus
• Backfist
• hands apart until last second, infront of face, no twist
• Downward palm
• to front
• Cross arms on ready stance

Choong-Jang

• Pressing block
• 15°
• Twin foreknuckle , no knee bend- just up
• Fingers open on openfist

Juche

• Hooking kick
• hold
• Downward strike
• almost straight
• Flying double punch
• one arm only
• Dodging kick
• stop kick as you land

Sam-Il

• - Hold sweep
• Foot goes in/out on rear block
• Rear foot stance
• rear foot 15°, front foot 25°

Yoo-Sin

• Pressing/rising/punch
• all sinewave, body straight

Moon-Moo

• Side strike on X-stance
• side face
• Side pushing kick - `very fast'
• Twisting kick - opp. more to front