Toi-Gye is the pen name of the noted scholar Yi Hwang (16th century), an authority on neo-Confucianism. The 37 movements refer to his birthplace on the 37th latitude, and the diagram represents "scholar."
Diagram:Scholar
Moves:37
Ready Position:Closed ready stance B
Move the left foot to B forming a right L-stance toward B while executing a middle guarding block to B with a knife-hand.
Move the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a high thrust to B with the right straight fingertip.
Move the right foot to A turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle guarding block to A with a knife-hand.
Move the left foot to A forming a left walking stance toward A while executing a high thrust to A with the left straight fingertip.
Move the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a low block to D with the left forearm.
Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
Execute a high block to D with the right forearm while forming a right fixed stance toward D, pulling the right foot.
Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the left foot.
Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
Execute a high block to D with the left forearm while forming a left fixed stance toward D, pulling the left foot.
Execute a middle front snap kick to D with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
Execute a high block to D with the right forearm while forming a right fixed stance toward D, pulling the right foot.
Execute a middle turning kick to D with the left foot.
Lower the left foot to D forming a left walking stance toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the left fist.
Move the left foot to E turning counter-clockwise to form a right L-stance toward E while executing a low block to E with the left forearm.
Execute a middle front snap kick to E with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to E forming a right walking stance toward E while executing a middle punch to E with the right fist.
Move the right foot to F turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward F while executing a low block to F with the right forearm.
Execute a middle front snap kick to F with the left foot.
Lower the left foot to F forming a left walking stance toward F while executing a middle punch to F with the left fist.
Move the left foot to C forming a left walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with the left forearm, then immediately execute a middle outward strike to C with the left knife-hand keeping the same stance.
Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a high block to C with the right forearm, then immediately execute a middle outward strike to C with the right knife-hand keeping the same stance.
Move the right foot to B turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward B while executing a middle guarding block to B with a knife-hand.
Execute a high turning kick to B with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to B forming a right walking stance toward B while executing a high thrust to B with the right straight fingertip.
Move the right foot to A turning clockwise to form a left L-stance toward A while executing a middle guarding block to A with a knife-hand.
Execute a high turning kick to A with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a high thrust to A with the right straight fingertip.
Bring the right foot to the left foot and then move the left foot to B forming a left walking stance toward B while executing a high block to B with the left forearm, then immediately execute a middle outward strike to B with the left knife-hand keeping the same stance.
Bring the left foot to the right foot and then move the right foot to A forming a right walking stance toward A while executing a high block to A with the right forearm, then immediately execute a middle outward strike to A with the right knife-hand keeping the same stance.
Move the left foot to C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle block to C with the left inner forearm.
Execute a low front snap kick to C with the right foot.
Lower the right foot to C forming a right walking stance toward C while executing a middle punch to C with the right fist.
Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
Execute a middle punch to C with the right fist while maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
End—Bring the left foot back to a ready posture.
(see Testing Requirement Notes in back for more details)
