Dosan

도산

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Revised Romanisation: Dosan

McCune-Reischauer Romanisation: Tosan

Sometimes written: Do-san, Do San, To-san, To San

Floor Diagram for Dosan

Movements of Dosan

Dosan has 24 movements.

Form a parallel ready stance towards A.

1. Turn to the left and step towards E with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards E. Block to the high section with the left outer-forearm.
2. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
3. Perform a two-step turn to the right, moving the left foot first, to form a right walking stance towards C. Block to the high section with the right outer-forearm.
4. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
5. Move the left foot to the right foot, 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.
6. Step towards A with the right foot, forming a right walking stance towards A. Thrust to the mid section with the right spear-hand, with the fingertips of the left hand beneath the right elbow, with the left palm facing downwards.
7. Perform a release move; thrust the right hand forwards and downwards, while twisting it inwards. Turn to the left, pivoting on the right foot, and step towards A with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards A. Perform a side strike to the high section with the left back-fist.
8. Step towards A with the right foot, forming a right walking stance towards A. Perform a side strike to the high section with the right back-fist.
9. Turn to the left and step towards B with the left foot, forming a left walking stance towards B. Block to the high section with the left outer-forearm.
10. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
11. Perform a two-step turn to the right, moving the left foot first, to form a right walking stance towards C. Block to the high section with the right outer-forearm.
12. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
13. Move the left foot to the right foot, turn to the left, and step towards C with the left foot, approximately 10 degrees to the left of the axis AD, forming a left walking stance towards C. Perform a wedging block to the mid section with the outer-forearm.
14. Perform a front snapping kick to the mid section with the right foot.
15. Lower the right foot towards C, forming a right walking stance towards C. Punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
16. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
17. Move the right foot to the left foot, turn to the right, and step towards E with the right foot, approximately 10 degrees to the right of the axis AD, forming a right walking stance towards E. Perform a wedging block to the mid section with the outer-forearm.
18. Perform a front snapping kick to the mid section with the left foot.
19. Lower the left foot towards E, forming a left walking stance towards E. Punch to the mid section with the left fore-fist.
20. Without changing stance, punch to the mid section with the right fore-fist.
21. 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 rising block to the high section with the left outer-forearm.
22. Step towards D with the right foot, forming a right walking stance towards D. Perform a rising block to the high section with the right outer-forearm.
23. Turn to the left and step towards E with the left foot, forming a sitting stance towards A. Strike towards E with the left knife-hand.
24. Move the left foot to the right foot, and then step towards C with the right foot, forming a sitting stance towards A. Strike towards C with the right knife-hand.

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

Korean terminology relevant to Dosan

English	Korean
spear-hand (lit. fingertips)	손끝 sonkut
straight	선 son
thrust	뚫기 ttulgi
straight spear-hand thrust (straight fingertip thrust)	선 손끝 뚫기 son sonkut ttulgi
back-fist	등주먹 dungjoomok
back-fist strike	등주먹 때리기 dungjoomok ttaerigi
back-fist side strike	등주먹 옆 때리기 dungjoomok yop ttaerigi
wedging block	혜쳐 막기 hyechyo makki
kick	차기 chagi
snapping kick	차부수기 chabusugi
front snapping kick	앞 차부수기 ap chabusugi
double punch	두 지르기 doo jirugi
sitting stance	앉는 서기 annun sogi

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.