Koryo Form for 1st Black Belt

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The pattern of this poom se is a capital I; there are forty-five movements.

From parallel ready stance:

Koryo joon-bi
Remaining in the same position, move the left foot to the right and bring both hands together in front of the tungen point, then rise slowly onto the balls of the feet and slowly raise the hands until they are in front of the face. Adjusting the left foot, step out into a parallel ready stance position once again while slowly extending the hands to form a twin forward vertical knife block, breathing in a controlled manner.

Base line
Turn 90° left to form a right back stance while executing a reverse middle knife-hand guarding block.

Execute a right leg low side kick and, remaining in the same position, execute a right leg middle side kick.

Return the right leg from the recoiled kick and advance it to form a right front stance while executing an obverse neck chop.

Remaining in the same stance, execute a reverse middle punch.

Remaining in the same position, adjust the right foot to form a left back stance while executing a reverse inside middle block.

Turn 180° right to form a left back stance while executing a reverse middle knife-hand guarding block.

Execute a left leg low side kick and, remaining in the same position, execute a left leg middle side kick.

Return the left leg from the recoiled kick and advance it to form a left front stance while executing an obverse neck chop.

Remaining in the same stance, execute a reverse middle punch.

Remaining in the same position, adjust the left foot to form a right back stance while executing a reverse inside middle block.

Out line
Turn 90° left to form a left front stance while executing an obverse knife-hand low block.

Remaining in the same position, execute a reverse throat strike.

Remaining in the same position execute a right high front snap kick and advance the recoiled leg to form a right front stance while executing an obverse knife-hand low block.

Remaining in the same position, execute a reverse throat strike.

Remaining in the same position execute a left high front snap kick and advance the recoiled leg to form a left front stance while executing an obverse knife-hand low block.

Remaining in the same position, execute a reverse throat strike.

Remaining in the same position execute a right high front snap kick with a loud kiap and advance the recoiled leg to form a right front stance while executing a reverse knee-breaking strike.

Return line
Moving the left foot, turn 180° right to form a right front stance while executing a middle wedging block.

Execute a left middle front snap kick and advance the recoiled leg to form a left front stance while executing a reverse knee-breaking strike.

Retreat the left leg to form a left walking stance while executing a wedging block.

Top line
Moving the right leg, turn 90° right to form a right back stance while executing a reverse single middle knife-hand guarding block.

Remaining in the same position, extend the left hand and rotate it until the palm faces in, in a horizontal position, then execute an obverse middle punch into the left hand.

Advance the right foot to form a left X stance and execute a left leg middle side kick.

Lower the left leg while turning 180° right to form a right front stance while executing a reverse low upset fingertip strike.

Retreat the right leg to form a right walking stance while executing an obverse low block.

Moving the left foot, turn 90° right to form a parallel stance while executing a left-hand palm pressing block.

Moving the right foot, turn 180° left to form a parallel stance while executing a right-arm augmented side elbow strike.

Retreat the right foot to form a left back stance while executing a reverse single middle knife-hand guarding block.

Remaining in the same position, extend the right hand and rotate it until the palm faces in, in a horizontal position, then execute an obverse middle punch into the right hand.

Advance the left foot to form a right X stance and execute a right leg middle side kick.

Lower the right leg while turning 180° left to form a left front stance while executing a reverse low upset fingertip strike.

Retreat the left leg to form a left walking stance while executing an obverse low block.

Moving the right foot, turn 90° left to form a parallel stance while executing a right-hand palm pressing block.

Moving the left foot, turn 180° right to form a parallel stance while executing a left-arm augmented side elbow strike.

Remaining in the same position, return the hands from the elbow strike to the solar plexus, then move the right foot to the left foot keeping the knees bent.

Remaining in the same position, rise up onto the balls of the feet while raising the hands above the head, then separate the hands in a breaking motion and slowly rotate them in a circular motion, while slowly descending from the balls of the feet and reconnecting the hands at the tungen point.

Return line
Turn 180° left to form a left front stance while executing an obverse inverted neck strike.

Remaining in the same position, execute an obverse low knife-hand block.

Advance to form a right front stance while executing an obverse neck strike.

Remaining in the same position, execute an obverse low knife-hand block.

Advance to form a left front stance while executing an obverse neck strike.

Remaining in the same position, execute an obverse low knife-hand block.

Advance to form a right front stance while executing an obverse throat strike with a kiap.

Paro
Turn 180° left and move the left foot to the right, bringing both hands together in front of the tungen point, then rise slowly onto the balls of the feet and slowly raise the hands until they are in front of the face. Adjusting the left foot, step out into a parallel ready stance position while slowly extendinging the hands to form a twin vertical knife-hand block, breathing in a controlled manner.