Junggun

중근

← Previous Form: Yulgok

Revised Romanisation: Junggeun

McCune-Reischauer Romanisation: Chunggŭn

Sometimes written: Jung-gun, Jung-geun, Joonggun, Joong-gun, Chung-gŭn, Chunggun, Chung-gun, Choonggun, Choong-gun

Movements of Junggun

There are 32 movements in Junggun.

Form a closed ready stance B towards A.

1. Turn to the left and step towards E with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards E. Block to the mid section with the left back-knife-hand.
2. Perform a front kick to the low section towards E with the ball of the left foot.
3. Lower the left foot towards E, then step towards E with the right foot, forming a left rear-foot stance towards E. Perform an upward block to the mid section with the right palm.
4. Turn to the right and step towards C with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards C. Block to the mid section with the right back-hand.
5. Perform a front kick to the low section towards C with the ball of the right foot.
6. Lower the right foot towards C, then step towards C with the left foot, forming a right rear-foot stance towards E. Perform an upward block to the mid section with the left palm.
7. Turn to the left, and step towards A with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards A. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the knife-hand.
8. Slide the left foot forwards, forming a left walking stance towards A. Perform an upward strike with the right elbow.
9. Step towards A with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards A. Perform a guarding block to the mid section with the knife-hand.
10. Slide the right foot forwards, forming a right walking stance towards A. Perform an upward strike with the left elbow.
11. Step towards A with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards A. Perform a twin vertical-fist punch to the high section.
12. Step towards A with the right foot, forming a right walking stance towards A. Perform a twin upset-fist punch to the mid section.
13. Perform a two-step turn to the left, forming a left walking stance towards A. Perform an ‘x’ fist rising block to the high section.
14. Move the left foot back to the right foot, then turn to the left and step towards B with the left foot, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards B. Perform a side strike to the high section with the left back-fist.
15. Perform a release move by bringing the right hand up to the left, and then pulling both hands down and to the right together, twisting the left hand inwards while doing so, and sliding the left foot forwards towards B, forming a left walking stance towards B.
16. Punch to the high section with the right fore-fist.
17. Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the right, and step towards F with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards F. Perform a side strike to the high section with the right back-fist.
18. Perform a release move by bringing the left hand up to the right, and then pulling both hands down and to the left together, twisting the right hand inwards while doing so, and sliding the right foot forwards towards F, forming a right walking stance towards F.
19. Punch to the high section with the left fore-fist.
20. Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the left, and step towards D with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards D. Perform a double forearm block to the high section.
21. Move the left foot back, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards D. Punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
22. Perform a side kick to the mid section towards D with the right foot-sword.
23. Lower the right foot towards D, forming a right walking stance towards D. Perform a double forearm block to the high section.
24. Move the right foot back, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards D. Punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
25. Perform a side kick to the mid section towards D with the left foot-sword.
26. Lower the left foot towards D, forming a right ‘l’ stance towards D. Perform a forearm guarding block to the mid section.
27. Slide the front foot forwards, forming a left low stance towards D. Perform a pressing block with the right palm. Perform this movement slowly.
28. Step towards D with the right foot, forming a left ‘l’ stance towards D. Perform a forearm guarding block to the mid section.
29. Slide the front foot forwards, forming a right low stance towards D. Perform a pressing block with the left palm. Perform this movement slowly.
30. Move the left foot to the right foot, and turn to the left, forming a closed stance towards C. Perform an angle punch with the right fore-fist. Perform this movement slowly.
31. Step towards C with the right foot, forming a right fixed stance towards C. Perform a ‘u’ block.
32. Move the right foot to the left foot, turn to the left, and step towards E with the left foot, forming a left fixed stance towards E. Perform a ‘u’ block.

Move the left foot to the right foot, forming a closed ready stance B towards A.

Korean terminology relevant to Junggun

English	Korean
back-knife-hand	손칼등 sonkaldung
palm	손바닥 sonbadak
upward (lit. ‘rising’)	올려 ollyo
upward palm block	올려 손바닥 막기 ollyo sonbadak makki
upward elbow strike	위 팔굽 때리기 wi palgup taerigi
vertical fist, upright fist	세워 주먹 sewo jumok
twin vertical fist punch	쌍 세워 주먹 지르기 sang sewo jumok jirugi
upset fist	뒤집어 주먹 dwijibo jumok
twin upset fist punch	쌍 뒤집어 주먹 지르기 sang dwijibo jumok jirugi
‘x’ fist	교차 주먹 gyocha jumok
‘x’ fist rising block	교차 주먹 추켜 막기 gyocha jumok chukyo makki
pressing	눌러 nullo
palm pressing block	손바닥 눌러 막기 sonbadak nullo makki
angle punch	격자 지르기 gyokja jirugi
‘u’ block	디긑자 막기 digutja makki

More information

You can find more information on this topic in the book Changheon-yu Taekwondo: Foundation Syllabus, which is a handbook for colour belt students who are training in Changheon-yu Taekwondo (ITF Taekwondo). It contains movement descriptions, floor diagrams, and relevant Korean terminology for all of the colour belt patterns.