
7th Gup
Do-San
24Â Movements
📖 Meaning
Do-San – is the pseudonym of the patriot Ahn Chang-Ho (1876-1938). The 24 movements represent his entire life which he devoted to furthering the education of Korea and its independence movement.
ⓘ Details
Ready Stance
Parallel Ready Stance
Starts With
Left Foot
Returns With
Right Foot
🧠Diagram

â–¶ Video
👣 Movements
- Move the left foot to B, forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high side block to B with the left outer forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to B with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward B.
- Move the left foot on line AB, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward A while executing a high side block to A with the right outer forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to A with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward A.
- Move the left foot to D, forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
- Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle thrust to D with the right straight fingertip.
- Twist the right knife-hand together with the body counter-clockwise until its palm faces downward and then move the left foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the left back fist.
- Move the right foot to D, forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a high side strike to D with the right fist.
- Move the left foot to E, turning counterclockwise to form a left walking stance toward E while executing a high side block to E with the outer forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to E with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward E.
- Move the left foot on line EF, and then turn clockwise to form a right walking stance toward F while executing a high side block to F with the right outer forearm.
- Execute a middle punch to F with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward F.
- Move the left foot to CE, forming a left walking stance toward CE, at the same time executing a high wedging block to CE with the outer forearm.
- Execute a middle front snap kick to CE with the right foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 13.
- Lower the right foot to CE, forming a right walking stance toward CE while executing a middle punch to CE with the right fist.
- Execute a middle punch to CE with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward CE. Perform 15 and 16 in a fast motion.
- Move the right foot to CF, forming a right walking stance toward CF while executing a high wedging block to CF with the outer forearm.
- Execute a middle front snap kick to CF with the left foot, keeping the position of the hands as they were in 17.
- Lower the left foot to CF, forming a left walking stance toward CF while executing a middle punch to CF with the left fist.
- Execute a middle punch to CF with the right fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward CF. Perform 19 and 20 in a fast motion.
- Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward C, at the same time executing a rising block with the left forearm.
- Move the right foot to C, forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm.
- Move the left foot to B, turning counterclockwise to form a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to B with the left knife-hand.
- Bring the left foot to the right foot, and then move the right foot to A, forming a sitting stance toward D while executing a middle side strike to A with the right knife-hand.
End: Bring the right foot back to the ready position.
💡Master’s Tips
- Fast motion Sine Wave, Heel off the ground then returns on second punch.
- Very small angle on moves 13 & 17.
- Doing the pivot turns (ex: step 2 to 3) foot goes on line at an angle.
- Straight finger tip thrust the hand under the elbow is also a block.
- Move 7 is a releasing motion from a grab, push forward while bring the palm down while raising on balls of the feet.
- Wedging Block is high section, keep elbows in front of body.
