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DAN-GUN

Required for:	7th Kup
Meaning:	Dan-Gun ( 단군 / 檀君 ) Dan-Gun is named after the holy Dangun or Dangun Wanggeom ( 단군왕검; 檀君王儉 ), the legendary founder of Korea in 2333 BC. Unusually for a tul, all the punches in Dan-Gun are high section (at eye level), symbolizing Dangun scaling a mountain.
Diagram:	Start/End in X N NW ------ X ------ NE | | | | | SW --------------- SE S
Movements:	21
Start position:	NARANI SOGI
Continuous motion :	13 - 14

Ready position - Stances NARANI SOGI facing S

1. Move the left foot to NE to form a right L-stance to NE executing a middle knife-hand garding block to NE - NIUNJA SOGI KAUNDE SONKAL DAEBI MAKGI
2. Move the right foot to NE forming a right walking stance executing a high punch to NE with the right fist - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
3. Move the right foot to NW turning clockwise into a L-stance to NW executing a middle knife-hand garding block to NW - NIUNJA SOGI KAUNDE SONKAL DAEBI MAKGI
4. Move the left foot to NW forming a left walking stance executing a high punch to NW with the left fist - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
5. Move the left foot to S into a left walking stance executing a low block to S with the left forearm - GUNNUN SOGI NAJUNDE BAKAT PALMOK BARO MAKGI
6. Step the right foot toward S into a right walking stance facing S executing a right high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
7. Step the left foot toward S into a left walking stance facing S executing a left high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
8. Step the right foot toward S into a right walking stance facing S executing a right high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
9. Move the left foot to SW turning counter-clockwise into a right L-stance to SW executing a twin forearm block to SW - NIUNJA SOGI SANG PALMOK MAKGI
10. Step the right foot toward S into a right walking stance facing S executing a right high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
11. Move the RIGHT foot to SE turning clockwise into a LEFT L-stance to SE executing a twin forearm block to SE - NIUNJA SOGI SANG PALMOK MAKGI
12. Step the left foot toward S into a left walking stance facing S executing a left high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
13. Step the left foot toward N into a Left Walking Stance executing a left low block to N - GUNNUN SOGI NAJUNDE BAKAT PALMOK BARO MAKGI
14. Maintaining the left walking stance to N, execute a rising block with the left forearm in continuous motion - GUNNUN SOGI BARO PALMOK CHOOKYO MAKGI
15. Move the right foot to N into a right walking stance executing a rising block with the right forearm - GUNNUN SOGI BARO PALMOK CHOOKYO MAKGI
16. Move the left foot to N into a left walking stance executing a rising block with the left forearm - GUNNUN SOGI BARO PALMOK CHOOKYO MAKGI
17. Move the right foot to N into a right walking stance executing a rising block with the right forearm - GUNNUN SOGI BARO PALMOK CHOOKYO MAKGI
18. Move the left foot to NE turning counter-clockwise into a right L-stance executing a middle outward strike to NE with the left knife-hand - NIUNJA SOGI KAUNDE SONKAL YOP TAERIGI
19. Step the right foot toward S into a right walking stance facing S executing a right high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI
20. Move the right foot to NW turningclockwise into a left L-stance executing a middle outward strike to NW with the right knife-hand - NIUNJA SOGI KAUNDE SONKAL YOP TAERIGI
21. Step the left foot toward S into a left walking stance facing S executing a left high punch to S - GUNNUN SOGI NOPUNDE AP JOOMUK BARO JIRUGI

End: Bring the left foot back to the ready position.

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