Yul-Gok Tul (Yul-Gok pattern)
 
38 moves         parallel ready stance (narani junbe sogi)
 

1. Move the left foot. Step sideways into a sitting stance bringing your left arm up onto the shoulder line.
2. In your sitting stance, execute a middle punch with the right fist.
3. In your sitting stance, execute a middle punch with the left fist.
4. Move your left foot. Bring your feet together and then move your right foot into a sitting stance bringing your right arm up to the shoulder line.
5. In your sitting stance, execute a middle punch with the left fist.
6. In your sitting stance, execute a middle punch with the right fist.
7. Move the right foot. Turn 45 degrees to the right into a right walking stance. Execute a middle side block with the right inner forearm.
8. Execute a low front snap kick with the left foot. Keep the hands as they were in #7.
9. Step into a left walking stance. Execute a middle obverse punch.
10. Stay in your left walking stance. Execute a middle punch with the right fist.          (9 and 10 to be done in fast motion)
11. Move the left foot. Turn 90 degrees to the left into a left walking stance. Execute a middle side block with the left inner forearm.
12. Execute a low front snap kick with the right foot. Keep the hands as they were in #7.
13. Step into a right walking stance. Execute a middle obverse punch.
14. Stay in your right walking stance. Execute a middle punch with the left fist         (13 and 14 to be done in fast motion)
15. Move the right foot. Turn 45 degrees to the right into a right walking stance. Execute a middle hooking block with the right palm.
16. Stay in your right walking stance. Execute a middle hooking block with your left palm.
17. Stay in your right walking stance. Execute a middle punch with your right fist.   (16 and 17 to be done in a connecting motion)
18. Move the left foot into a left walking stance. Execute a middle hooking block with the left palm.
19. Stay in your left walking stance. Execute a middle hooking block with your right palm.
20. Stay in your left walking stance. Execute a middle punch with your left fist.     (19 and 20 to be done in a connecting motion)
21. Move the right foot into a right walking stance. Execute a middle obverse punch.
22. Move the left foot. Form a right bending ready stance.
23. Execute a middle side piercing kick with the left foot.
24. Move the left foot into a left walking stance. strike the left palm with the right front elbow.
25. Move the right foot. Turn 180 degrees to the right. Form a left bending ready stance A.
26. Execute a middle side piercing kick with the right foot
27. Move the right foot into a right walking stance. strike the right palm with the left front elbow.
28. Move the left foot. turn 90 degrees to the left into a right L-stance.    Execute a twin knife-hand block.
29. Move the right foot into a right walking stance. Execute a middle straight fingertip thrust with the right hand.
30. Move the right foot. Turn 180 degrees to the right into a left L-stance. Execute a twin knife-hand block.
31. Move the left foot into a left walking stance. Execute a middle straight finger tip thrust with the left hand.
32. Move the left foot. Turn 90 degrees to the left into a left walking stance. Execute a high side block with the left outer forearm.
33. Stay in your left walking stance. Execute a middle reverse punch.
34. Move the right foot into a right walking stance. Execute a high side block with the left outer forearm.
35. Stay in your right walking stance. Execute a middle reverse punch.
36. Jump forward to a left X-stance. Execute a high side strike with the left back fist.
37. Move the right foot. turn 270 degrees to the right into a right walking stance. Execute a high double forearm block.
38. Move the right foot. Bring your feet together and then move your left foot into a left walking stance. Execute a high double forearm block.

 
Interpretation: Yul-Gok is the pseudonym of a great philosopher and scholar Yi I (1536-1584), nicknamed the “Confucius of Korea “. The 38 movements of this pattern refer to his birthplace on the 38 latitude and the diagram represents “scholar”.
 
Notes:
                Yul-Gok
                Move 1 and move 4 are similar in that you must place your arm on the shoulder line.  Moves 2, 3, 5 and 6 are all on the solar plexus line.  After your side piercing kick, maintain balance, lower foot to just above the floor, and then step out to your elbow strike.