Pukang Tang Soo Do

Pukang Tang Soo Do
Step-by-Step Forms
Descriptions

Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
TAKA HYUNG 1
1. Facing north, begin at attention position and bow.
2. Move your left foot into a ready position (shoulder width).
3. Step to your left into a left front stance (facing west) and left low block against a
low kick.
4. March into a right forward stance and right front punch to your opponent's
sternum.
5. Look over your right shoulder and pivot 180° in that direction on your left foot into
a right front stance (facing east) and right low block against a low kick.
6. March into a left forward stance and left front punch to your opponent's sternum.
7. Look over your left shoulder and pivot 90° in that direction on your right foot into
a left front stance (facing north) and left low block against a low kick.
8. March into a right front stance and right front punch.
9. March into a left front stance and left front punch.
10. March into a right front stance and right front punch and keyii.
11. Look over your left shoulder and pivot 270° in that direction on your right foot into
a left front stance (facing east) and left low block.
12. March into a right front stance and right front punch.
13. Look over your right shoulder and pivot 180° in that direction on your left foot into
a right front stance (facing west) and right low block against a low kick.
14. March into a left front stance and left front punch.
15. Look over your left shoulder and pivot 90° in that direction on your right foot into
a left front stance (facing south) and left low block against a low kick.
16. March into a right front stance and right front punch.
17. March into a left front stance and left front punch.
18. March into a right front stance and right front punch and keyii.
19. Look over your left shoulder and pivot 270° in that direction on your right foot into
a left front stance (facing west) and left low block.
20. March into a right front stance and right front punch.
21. Look over your right shoulder and pivot 180° in that direction on your left foot into
a right front stance (facing east) and right low block against a low kick.
22. March into a left front stance and left front punch.
23. Bring your left foot back up beside your right foot into a ready position.
24. Come up to attention position and bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
PYANG I
1. Attention and bow.
2. Move the left foot out into a ready stance.
3. Double punch beginning with the left hand (leave the right fist out).
4. March into a left forward stance and double punch.
5. March into a right forward stance and double punch.
6. Retreat back into a right back stance.
7. Pivot counterclockwise on the right foot, 270 degrees, into a straddle stance
facing west.
8. March into a narrow left front stance, punch block with the left fist and block with
the right arm.
9. Left side sudo towards west.
10. March into a narrow right forward stance and right side sudo.
11. Pivot 90 degrees counterclockwise on the right foot and double sudo, first right
then left.
12. March into a left forward stance, sweep with the left hand, then punch block with
the right and block in front of the body with the left.
13. March into a right forward stance and right overhand sudo.
14. Bring the left foot up to the right into attention position facing north and bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
PYANG II
1. Attention and bow.
2. Move the left foot into a ready position.
3. Right middle inward block (sudo hand), turning body.
4. Right side punch in straddle stance.
5. Right marching front kick.
6. Left marching side thrust kick, come down in a straddle stance facing north.
7-10. Repeat steps 3 to 6 on the opposite side, ending in a straddle stance facing
north.
11. March into a left forward stance and left middle outward block (sudo hand).
12. Right double punch.
13. March into a right forward stance and right roundhouse elbow.
14. Step behind with the left foot and right double backfist, first low, then high.
15. Pivot 90 degrees into a. left forward stance facing east and right elbow into the
left palm.
16. Marching right front kick, round kick (same leg). Come down in a left forward
stance facing west.
17. Right hook kick, come down in a right side stance facing west and right side
punch.
18. Left elbow into right palm (front stance).
19-20. Repeat steps 16 and 17 on opposite side, End up in a left side punch, straddle
stance facing east.
21. Bring the right leg up the left into attention position facing east. Hands on the left
hip.
22. Switch hands to right hip and look to right (towards south).
23. Right side snap kick towards south.
24. Fall into a right side stance and stomp with the right foot, and right side sudo.
25. March into a left side stance and left side sudo.
26. March into a right forward stance and right spear hand (picture N taken from
west).
27. Right double jumping front kick, come down in a right forward stance facing
south.
28. Turn 180 degrees into a left forward stance facing north, come to attention, and
bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
PYANG III
1. Attention and bow.
2. Move the left foot out into a ready position facing north.
3. Pivot into a narrow left forward stance facing west.
4. March into a narrow right forward stance and side punch.
5. Marching left front kick towards west, pivot on right leg into a right forward stance
facing east.
6. March into a narrow left forward stance and left side punch towards east.
7. Marching right front kick, come down in a ready position facing north.
8-12. Repeat steps 3 to 7 on the opposite side. End up in a ready position facing north.
13. March into a left forward stance, sweep with the left hand, reverse punch with the
right. The left hand ends up blocking in front of the face.
14. Marching right front kick.
15. Marching left side thrust kick, bring leg back and—
16. Left side sudo and stomp with the left foot.
17. March into a right forward stance and right roundhouse elbow.
18. Right overhand sudo.
19. Pivot 90 degrees counterclockwise on the right foot, into a left forward stance
facing east.
20. Double sweep (first left then right) and right round kick, come down in a left
forward stance facing west.
21. March into a right forward stance and uppercut elbow.
22. Move hands up in front of you and left high kick. Come down at attention facing
west.
23. March into a forward stance and repeat steps 20, 21, and 22 on the opposite
side. After the right high kick, bring the leg down into a right forward stance
facing south.
24. March into a left forward stance and right overhand sudo.
25. Heart shaped grab.
26. Pull down and right knee.
27. Fail into a right side stance towards west, stomp with the right foot, and right side
sudo towards west.
28. Pivot clockwise 180 degrees on the right foot and side sudo towards west.
29. Pivot counterclockwise 180 degrees on the right foot and sudo west.
30. Pivot counterclockwise 180 degrees on the left foot and sudo towards west.
31. Pivot clockwise 180 degrees on the left foot and sudo towards west.
32. March into a left forward stance and lift.
33. Right marching front kick.
34. Bring both feet together, and jumping right front kick. Come down in a right
stance facing south.
35. Turn into a left forward stance facing north, come to attention and bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
PUNJUNG 1
1. Attention and Bow.
2. Move left foot into straddle stance and bring both hands up in front of the body
and breath.
3. Exhale, and low sudo block to each side
4. Moving at a 45° angle to the left, cross step with the right foot and cross hands in
front of body, left on top of right, wrists broken and hands pointing downward.
5. Left side kick and fall into a left side sudo in a narrow front stance.
6. March to narrow right front stance and right side punch.
7. Pivot on balls of feet to a left front stance, sweep right arm in front of body, left
hand comes up to right shoulder, then shift back to right stance with a right elbow
and left palm strike.
8. Shift to left stance and right groin grab, shift back to right stance and pull.
9. Sweep with left hand as you turn the right hip back and then right punch at
opponent in front of you.
10. Four punches, then hands come hack to center of body.
11. Breathing, two low, two high.
12. Pivot on right foot 90° counterclockwise and soft sudo block to the left with both
hands, then to the right, and again to the left.
13. March into a narrow right front stance and right nado.
14. Sweep and turn right hip back (fist on hip) and punch down over right knee.
15. Sweep with the right hand as you turn your left hip back and punch down over
the left knee.
16. Sweep with the left as you turn your right hip back and punch to the center
directly in front of you. Left hand comes up on top of the right arm.
17. Hit straight out with the left palm and elbow directly behind you with the right
elbow. Palm and elbow are hitting along the same line.
18. As your left hand makes a small circle counterclockwise, move your left foot in to
the right foot and then straight out into a left front stance.
19. Push.
20 Step through with the right foot into a straddle stance and right hand circle grab.
21. Pull the opponent in and left cross body punch and then right iron fist.
22. Pivot on the left foot 90° counterclockwise and double backfist (right then left) at
targets directly beside you.
23. Hands come down in front of your chest and double elbow directly to the side.
24. Hands come back together at chest in fists, palm upward, then double punch
high and double punch low (fists are held together).
25. Pivot on the left foot 135° counterclockwise and march into a right front stance
and double push.
26. Shift into a straddle stance and double side punch.
27. Bring left foot up to right at attention position, hands come up in front of body and
breath.
28. Bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
PUNJUNG 3
1. Ready position — left fist in right palm held at chest level.
2. Push hands down in front and move left foot out to ready position.
3. Hands go up above head as knees bend.
4. Looking to the left and going to the left, cross step in front with the foot as the
hands circle down to waist level and come up in front of the chest in an X-block.
5. Turning the body to the right, step out with the left foot to the left and right middle
inward block turning the body to the left.
6 Shift to a straddle stance facing front and left. High block.
7. Six punches.
8. Turning the body all the way to the right, left hook block.
9. Move left foot up to right into a cat stance, bringing arms up above the head.
Arms form a rectangle over the head with the left fist into the right palm.
10. Step out to the top of the form into a left front stance and push the arms down
over the head and all the way around to the left hip, looking over the left
shoulder.
11. Pivot 180° clockwise into a right front stance and bring the arms back over the
head.
12. Right backfist straight down and then backfist up by right shoulder, backfist down
to the side and right backfist down to the side.
13. Look over the right shoulder and right back kick, come down in a cat stance and
double backfist first low then high (you are now facing the front of the form).
14. Step out to the left into a left front stance and left high block.
15. Pivot 180° clockwise and right high block.
16. Shift to a straddle stance facing front and left high block then four punches.
17. Extend right hand sideways at shoulder height and left sweep kick into right
palm, come down on the same line and then right sweep kick into right palm
(going from inside to outside)
18. Pivot and come down in a straddle stance facing the back of the fo:rm, right hand
remains extended, then pivot 180° counterclockwise to face the front of the form
and high X-block.
19. Step back with the left foot and double down block to each side.
20. Turn the body all the way to the right and then step forward into a left front stance
and right middle inward block.
21. Shift to a straddle stance facing to the right of the form and left high block.
22. Four punches.
23. Move the left foot in to the right foot and then drop it back and high X-block.
24. Double down block to each side.
25. Bring left foot up to the right foot to attention position and bow.
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
GINTOE
1. Attention and bow facing North.
2. Ready position — hands together in front of groin, thumbs locked.
3. Break the knees and lower the body, hands rise above the head.
4. Slowly step out with the left foot, and slowly pull the hands apart.
5. Sharply pull the hands apart to shoulder width.
6. Drop left hand in front of left groin and right backfist into left palm, upper body
bent over.
7. Double sudo block to left, double sudo block to right.
8. Right sweep, left sweep, right punch and right middle outward block turning body
into the block.
9. Left punch and left middle outward block, turning body into block.
10. Look behind over right shoulder, hands down to left hip, step with left foot around
right foot and right side snap kick. Leg comes back to the ready position, hands
on right hip, step back into left back stance and double sudo block to North.
11. March double sudo block in a back stance.
12. March double sudo block in a back stance.
13.. March spear hand.
14. Pivot on right foot to face West and right groin grab in front of left knee.
15. Step down into straddle stance and double side block (right high outward block
and left down block).
16. Pivot on left foot to face North in a right back stance and double side block (left
high and right down).
17. March left round kick, march right front kick, bring foot back to ready position,
then pivot on left foot to face West and step down to straddle stance and double
side block.
18. Draw the left foot up to right foot at attention position facing South, hands on right
hip in fists, left on top of right.
19. Look to left and left side kick and side punch, foot back to ready position, punch
stays out. Step into left front stacne and right elbow into left palm.
20. Repeat 18 and 19 on opposite side.
21. High-low double sudo block (right hand high, left hand low facing West).
22. Pivot to face South and double sudo strike.
23. Pivot on left foot to face right and right groin grab with right knee up, step into
straddle stance and double side block (right hand high, left hand low).
24. Repeat 16 through 22, ending in double sudo strike facing North.
25. March front kick and step behind backfist, supporting right elbow with left fingers
(facing North).
26. Pivot on left foot 180° counterclockwise to face South, bring right knee up and
break over knee (right hand in fist, left hand in sudo).
27. Drop into LOW right front stance, and low sudo block to each side.
28. Pivot on right foot 180° counterclockwise into LOW left back stance and double
sudo block (flying side kick block).
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Pukang Tang Soo Do: Step-by-Step Forms Descriptions
29. March Into right back stance and double sudo block, right stutter step and right
spear hand into a right front stance.
30. Left stutter step, and move back to right back stance and right middle outward
block.
31. Pivot on right fot 180° counterclockwise into straddle stance and double iron fist,
then hop double iron fist.
32. Shift Into left front stance and right elbow into left palm, grab above head and—
33. Pivot on right foot 180° clockwise into right front stance and pull hands down.
34. Double jumping front kick and right roll over back fist, supporting right elbow with
left hand.
35. Turn on right foot up to ready position, hands break to sides and bow.
Variation: Instead of the kicks in steps 16 and 17, two jumping groin grabs may be
done up and down the center.
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