SAH Jang

The following is a written version of Sah Jang the fourth of the Taeguek Poomse. The techniques are also written in Korean in brackets adjacent.

This poomse is for green belt (6th Kup) students in order to obtain their green belt blue tag (5th Kup).

From ready stance (junbiseogi):

  1. Move the left foot to the left into a left back stance (wen dwitkubi) and execute a knife hand guarding block (sonnal momtong makki).
  2. Step forward moving the right foot into a right forward stance (oreun apkubi) and execute a vertical fingertip thrust (pyonsonkkeut sewotzireugi), right arm.
  3. Moving the right foot, turn 180 degrees clockwise into a right back stance (oreun dwitkubi) and execute a knife hand guarding block (sonnal momtong makki).
  4. Step forward moving the left foot into a left forward stance (wen apkubi) and execute a vertical fingertip thrust (pyonsonkkeut sewotzireugi), left arm.
  5. Moving the left foot, turn 90 degrees to the left into a left forward stance (wen apkubi) and execute a swallow form knife hand strike (jebipoom mokchigi).
  6. Execute a right front kick (oreunbal apchagi). Set the right foot down into a right forward stance (oreun apkubi) and execute a reverse mid section punch (momtong barojireugi), left arm.
  7. Execute a left side kick (wen yopchagi), stepping forward with the left foot, execute a right side kick (oreun yopchagi). Set the right foot down into a right back stance (oreun dwitkubi) and execute a knife hand guarding block (sonnal momtongmakki).
  8. Moving the right foot, turn 270 degrees counter clockwise into a left back stance (wen dwitkubi) and execute a left outer mid section block (momtong bakkatmakki).
  9. Execute a right front kick (oreun apchagi) returning the right foot into a left back stance (wen dwitkubi) and execute a reverse inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), right arm.
  10. Pivoting the body 180 degrees clockwise into a right back stance (oreun dwitkubi) and execute a right outer mid section block (momtong bakkatmakki).
  11. Execute a left front kick (wen apchagi) returning the left foot into a right back stance (oreunn dwitkubi) and execute a reverse inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), left arm.
  12. Moving the left foot, turn 90 degree counter clockwise into a left forward stance (wen apkubi) and execute a swallow forn knife hand strike (jebipoom mokchigi).
  13. Execute a right front kick (oreun apchagi). Set the right foot down into a right forward stance (oreun apkubi) and execute a right backfist strike (deungjumeok apchigi).
  14. Moving the left foot, turn 90 degrees counter clockwise into a left walking stance (wen apseogi) and execute an inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), left arm.
  15. Without moving your feet, execute a reverse mid section punch (momtong barojireugi), right arm.
  16. Pivot the body 180 degrees clockwise into a right walking stance (oreun apseogi) and execute an inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), right arm.
  17. Without moving your feet, execute a reverse mid section punch (momtong barojireugi), left arm.
  18. Moving the left foot, turn 90 degrees counter clockwise into a left forward stance (wen apkubi) and execute an inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), left arm.
  19. Without moving the feet, execute a double punch (dubeonjireugi), right/left.
  20. Stepping forward into a right forward stance (oreun apkubi) and execute an inner mid section block (momtong anmakki), right arm.
  21. Without moving the feet, execute a double punch (dubeonjireugi), left/right.

Moving the left foot, turn counter clockwise returning to the ready stance (junbiseogi).