How to perform Choi-Yong in ITF Taekwondo (VIDEO)

Choi-Yong is the eighteenth pattern taught to ITF Taekwondo students (after Yoo-Sin). It is one of the 3rd-degree black belt forms used in ITF Taekwondo.

Choi-Yong is named after General Choi Yong, commander of the armed forces during the 14th century Koryo dynasty. There are 46 movements in this pattern.

• Ready Posture: Closed Ready Stance C
• Step 1. Move the left foot to D to form a right rear foot stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
• Step 2. Execute a high punch to D with the left middle knuckle fist while maintaining a right rear foot stance toward D.
• Step 3. Move the left foot on line CD to form a left rear foot stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
• Step 4. Execute a high punch to C with the right middle knuckle fist while maintaining a left rear foot stance toward C.
• Step 5. Move the right foot on line CD to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a rising block with the left knife-hand.
• Step 6. Execute a circular block to AD with the right inner forearm while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
• Step 7. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
• Step 8. Move the left foot on line CD to form a right walking stance toward C while executing a rising block with the right knife-hand.
• Step 9. Execute a circular block to AC with the left inner forearm while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
• Step 10. Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
• Step 11. Move the right foot on line CD to form a right L-stance toward D while executing a low guarding block to D with a knife-hand.
• Step 12. Execute a middle turning kick to AD with the right foot and then lower it to the side front of the left foot.
• Step 13. Execute a high reverse hooking kick to D with the left foot.
• Step 14. Execute a middle side piercing kick to D with the left foot, pulling both hands in the opposite direction. Perform 13 and 14 in a consecutive kick.
• Step 15. Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
• Step 16. Move the left foot on line CD to form a left L-stance toward C while executing a low guarding block to C with a knife-hand.
• Step 17. Execute a middle turning kick to AC with the left foot and then lower it to the side front of the right foot.
• Step 18. Execute a high reverse hooking kick to C with the right foot.
• Step 19. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot, pulling both hands in the opposite direction. Perform 18 and 19 in a consecutive kick.
• Step 20. Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while striking the right palm with the left front elbow.
• Step 21. Move the left foot to C to form a left walking stance toward C while executing a pressing block with the right palm.
• Step 22. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a pressing block with the left palm. Perform 21 and 22 in a fast motion.
• Step 23. Move the right foot to D and then the left foot to D, turning counter clockwise to form a left walking stance toward D while executing a W-shape block with a knife-hand.
• Step 24. Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the right foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 23.
• Step 25. Lower the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
• Step 26. Move the right foot to D to form a right walking stance toward D while executing a W-shape block with a knife-hand.
• Step 27. Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the left foot keeping the position of the hands as they were in 26.
• Step 28. Lower the left foot to d forming a left L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C with the forearm.
• Step 29. Move the left foot to C and the right foot to C then slide to C turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
• Step 30. Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a high thrust to D with the left flat fingertip.
• Step 31. Move the left foot on line CD forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high thrust to C with the right flat fingertip.
• Step 32. Move the right foot to D turning clockwise to form a parallel stance toward B while executing a middle hooking block to B with the right palm.
• Step 33. Execute a middle punch to B with the left fist while maintaining a parallel stance toward B.
• Step 34. Turn the face toward A while forming a left bending ready stance A toward A.
• Step 35. Execute a middle side piercing kick to A with the right foot forming a forearm guarding block.
• Step 36. Lower the right foot to A in a jumping motion to form a right X-stance toward AD while executing a high side strike to A with the right back fist and bringing the left finger belly to the right side fist.
• Step 37. Execute a high reverse hooking kick to B with the right foot.
• Step 38. Lower the right foot to B in a stamping motion to form a left L-stance toward B while executing a middle outward strike to B with the right knife-hand.
• Step 39. Move the left foot to D turning counter-clockwise to form a parallel stance toward A at the same time executing a middle hooking block to A with the left palm.
• Step 40. Execute a middle punch to A with the right fist while maintaining a parallel stance toward A.
• Step 41. Turn the face to B while forming a right bending ready stance A toward B.
• Step 42. Execute a middle side piercing kick to B with the left foot forming a forearm guarding block.
• Step 43. Lower the left foot to B in a jumping motion forming a left X-stance toward BD while executing a high side strike to B with the left back fist and bringing the right finger belly to the left side fist.
• Step 44. Execute a high reverse hooking kick to A with the left foot.
• Step 45. Lower the left foot to A in a stamping motion to form a right L-stance toward A while executing a middle outward strike to A with the left knife-hand.
• Step 46. Slide to A to form a right fixed stance toward A while executing a middle punch to A with the right fist.
• End: Bring the foot back to a ready position

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