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Patterns - Ge-Baek

Ge-Baek (44 movements) is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.

This pattern begins with the student standing in parallel ready stance on the AB line facing in the direction of D.

Move the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing an X-knifehand checking block to D.

Execute a right low twisting kick to D keeping the position of the hands as they were in 1.

Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a right forefist middle punch to D.

Execute a left forefist middle punch to D while maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Perform 3 and 4 in a fast motion.

Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a left outer forearm rising block.

Execute a left outer forearm low block to D while maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a continuous motion.

Execute a double arc-hand high block to AD while looking through it, maintaining a left walking stance toward D.

Turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready stance A toward D.

Lower the left foot to AD to form a sitting stance toward AC while executing a left palm scooping block to AC.

Execute a right forefist middle punch to AC while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC. Perform 9 and 10 in a connecting motion.

Execute a left backfist front strike to AC while maintaining a sitting stance toward AC.

Move the right foot on line AB and then move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a knifehand middle guarding block to C.

Execute a left low side-front snap kick to C keeping the position of the hands as they were in 12.

Lower the left foot to C forming a left low stance toward C while executing a left flat fingertip high thrust to C.

Execute a right flat fingertip high thrust to C while maintaining a left low stance toward C.

Execute a right middle side piercing kick to C while pulling both hands in the opposite direction.

Lower the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing an outer forearm middle guarding block to D.

Move the right foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward C while executing an outer forearm middle guarding block to C.

Move the left foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a right L-stance toward D while executing a knifehand middle guarding block to D.

Move the left foot on line CD to form a sitting stance toward A while executing a right 9-shape block.

Move the right foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a left knifehand low outward block to C.

Execute a right middle turning kick to BC and then lower the foot to C.

Execute a right flying side piercing kick to C. Perform 22 and 23 in a fast motion.

Land to C to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a twin fist high vertical punch to C.

Execute a double arc-hand high block to AC while looking through it, maintaining a right walking stance toward C.

Execute a left upset punch to C while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.

Move the right foot on line CD, forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with a right front elbow strike.

Jump to D, forming a right X-stance toward BD while executing a right double forearm high block to D.

Move the left foot to BC to form a sitting stance toward BD, at the same time executing a right palm scooping block to BD.

Execute a left forefist middle punch to BD while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD. Perform 29 and 30 in a connecting motion.

Execute a right backfist front strike to BD while maintaining a sitting stance toward BD.

Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a reverse knifehand high front strike to C.

Move the left foot to A about half a shoulder width while executing a right middle turning kick to C.

Lower the right foot to C, and then turn counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D, pivoting with the right foot while executing a twin fist high vertical punch to D.

Execute a right middle knuckle fist middle punch to D, bringing the left side first in front of the right shoulder while forming a right L-stance toward D, pulling the left foot.

Move the right foot to D to form a sitting stance toward B, at the same time executing left 9-shape block.

Execute a left reverse knifehand low guarding block to C while maintaining a sitting stance toward B.

Execute a knifehand low guarding block to D while maintaining a sitting stance toward B. Perform 37 and 38 in a continuous motion.

Move the left foot to D in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward A while executing an outer forearm W-shape block.

Move the left foot to C in a stamping motion to form a sitting stance toward B while executing an outer forearm W-shape block.

Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a right outer forearm rising block.

Execute a left forefist middle punch to C while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.

Move the right foot on line CD forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a left outer forearm rising block.

Execute a right forefist middle punch to D while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture.

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