Po-Eun Pattern Diagram
Po-Eun is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400 A.D.) who was a famous poet and whose poem “I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times” is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The straight diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty. The pattern has 36 movements.

Learned at 1st Dan

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Movements

Begin: [[Parallel ready stance]] with a [[heaven hand]].
1. Move the left foot to B, forming a right [[L-stance]] toward B while executing a middle guarding block to B with the forearm.

2. Pull the right foot to the left knee joint to form a left one-leg stance toward D, at the same time lifting both fists while turning the face toward A.

3. Execute a pressing kick to A with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 2.

4. Lower the right foot to A to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D, while executing a middle strike to A with a right knife-hand.

5. Execute an angle punch with the left fist while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

6. Execute a pressing block with the left fore fist while executing a side front block with the right inner forearm, maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

7. Execute a pressing block with the right fore fist and a side front block with the left inner forearm while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

8. Execute a middle wedging block with the inner forearm while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

9. Thrust to C with the right back elbow, supporting the right fore fist with the left palm keeping the face as it was in 8 while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

10. Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist, slipping the left palm up to the right elbow joint while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

11. Thrust to C with the left back elbow, supporting the left fore fist with the right palm keeping the face as it was in 10 while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] towardD.

12. Execute a right horizontal punch to A while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D. Perform 6 and 12 in a continuous motion.

13. Cross the left foot over the right foot forming a right [[X-stance]] toward D, at the same time executing a low front block to D with the right outer forearm and bringing the left finger belly on the right under forearm.

14. Move the right foot to A, forming a left [[L-stance]] toward A while executing a U-shape grasp to A.

15. Bring the left foot to the right foot forming a [[close stance]] toward D while executing a horizontal thrust with a twin elbow, turning the face toward B. Performina slow motion.

16. Move the left foot to B to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D, while executing a side back strike to C with the right back fist and extending the left arm to the side-downward.

17. Cross the right foot over the left foot forming a left [[X-stance]] toward D, while executing a low front block with the left outer forearm and bringing the right finger belly to the left side fist.

18. Move the left foot to B to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D, while executing a low guarding block to B with the reverse knife-hand.

19. Execute a forearm middle guarding block to A while forming a left [[L-stance]] toward A, pivoting with the left foot.

20. Pull the left foot to the right knee joint to form a right one-leg stance toward D, at the same time executing an upward punch with the right fist, turning theface toward B.

21. Execute a pressing kick to B with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 20.

22. Lower the left foot to B to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D, while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.

23. Execute an angle punch with the right fist while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

24. Execute a pressing block with the right fore fist and a side front block with the left inner forearm while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

25. Execute a pressing block with the left fore fist and a side front block with the right inner forearm while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

26. Execute a middle wedging block with the inner forearm while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

27. Thrust to C with the left back elbow, supporting the left fore fist with the right palm, keeping the face as it was in 26 while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] towardD.

28. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist, slipping the right palm up to the left elbow joint while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

29. Thrust to C with the right back elbow, supporting the right fore fist with the left palm, keeping the face as it was in 28 while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D.

30. Execute a left horizontal punch to B while maintaining a [[sitting stance]] toward D. Perform 24 and 30 in a continuous motion.

31. Cross the right foot over the left foot forming a left [[X-stance]] toward D, at the same time executing a low front block with the left outer forearm and bring theright finger belly on the left under forearm.

32. Move the left foot to B forming a right [[L-stance]] toward B, at the same time executing a U-shape grasp to B.

33. Bring the right foot to the left foot forming a [[close stance]] toward D while executing a twin elbow horizontal thrust, turning the face toward A. Perform in a slowmotion.

34. Move the right foot to A to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D while executing a side back strike to C with a left back fist and extending the right arm to the side-downward.

35. Cross the left foot over the right foot forming a right [[X-stance]] toward D, at the same time executing a low front block with the right outer forearm and bringing the left finger belly to the right side fist.

36. Move the right foot to A to form a [[sitting stance]] toward D, while executing a low guarding block to A with the reverse knife-hand.

End: Bring the left foot back to [[parallel ready stance]] with a [[heaven hand]]..

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