CHON-JI TUL (19 moves):





The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line "AB" and facing "D" in the pattern guide (above). Also, this study guide was intended for information purposes only and is not a "replacement" for regular classroom instruction. For more detailed assistance (or how to actually learn the pattern), please speak to your instructor during class.




LAKE CHON-JI (above) is
the place where, according to legend,
"heaven and earth" alledgedly began.
(photo courtesy of Taekwon-Do Times
Magazine).


CHON-JI means literally the "Heaven, the Earth." In the orient, it is interpreted as the creation of the world or the beginning of human history. Therefore, it is the initial pattern that is learned and played by the beginner. This pattern consists of two parts; one to represent the Heaven and the other, the Earth. In South Korea, there is a lake named "Lake Chon-Ji," which is said to be located atop an extinct volcano (now one of Korea's highest mountains, Mount Baekdu). According to legend, the site of this lake is where the creation of "heaven and earth" originally began.1.


Ready posture: Parallel Ready Stance



1. Move the left foot to B, forming a left-walking stance toward B while executing a low forearm block to B with the left forearm.

2. Move the right foot to B, forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the right fist.

3. Move the right foot to A, turning clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a low block to A with the right forearm.

4. Move the left foot to A, forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the left fist.

5. Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm.

6. Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.

7. Move the right foot to C, turning clockwise to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the right forearm.

8. Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the left fist.

9. Move the left foot to A, forming a right L-stance toward A while executing a middle block to A with the left inner forearm.

10. Move the right foot to A, forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.

11. Move the right foot to B, turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward B while executing a middle block to B with the right inner forearm.

12. Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a middle punch to B with the left fist.

13. Move the left foot to C, forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle block to C with the left inner forearm.

14. Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.

15. Move the right foot to D, turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle block to D with the right inner forearm.

16. Move the left foot to D, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.

17. Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.

18. Move the right foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.

19. Move the left foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist. Pause one-half second, CHON-JI!

BARO! (return)

END: Bring the left foot in to a parallel ready stance, facing D.


Bibliography:

1. Taekwon-Do: The Korean Art of Self-Defence (Four Edition)(1993)
By: General Choi, Hong Hi

(above photos courtesy of the International Taekwon-Do Federation)(I.T.F.).

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