TAN-GUN

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Holy Tan-gun, the legendary founder of Korea



Tan-gun or Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first ever Korean kingdom, around present-day Liaoning, Manchuria, and the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. He is said to be the "grandson of heaven" and "son of a bear", and to have founded the kingdom in 2333 BC.

All punches in this form are high section punches, symbolizing Tan-gun scaling a mountain to return to the heavens.

This form has 21 movements with kihaps on 9, 17, and 21. Its diagram is in the shape of the letter "I". Middle section gauarding block, twin forearm blocks, and outward knife hand are introduced in this form.