POOMSE KORYO

Koryo poomsae symbolizes "seonbae" which means a learned man, who is

characterized by a strong martial spirit as well as a righteous learned man's spirit. The
spirit had been inherited through the ages of Koguryo, Palhae and down to Koryo,
which is the background of organizing the Koryo poomsae. The new techniques
appearing in this poomsae are kodeumchagi, opeunsonnal bakkatchigi, sonnal arae
makki, khal!aebi mureup nullokkokki, momtong hechomakki, !umeok pyo!eok
!ireugi pyonsonkkeut !echotzireugi, batangson nullomakki, palkup yopchagi,
me!umeok arae pyokeokchigi, etc, which only blackbelters can practice. The !unbi
seogi is the tongmilgi which requires mental concentration by positioning the hand in
between the upper abdomen and the lower abdomen where "sin""di#ine$ and
"!eong""spirit$ con#erge. The line of poomsae represents the %hinese letter which
means "seonbae" or "seonbi", a learned man or a man of #irtue in the Korean
language.
&cak '(() &*T+ ,rkut -./K0T "'.*.1$
POOMSE KORYO'S POOMSE-LINE
&cak '(() &*T+ ,rkut -./K0T "'.*.1$
Ra1 Da1
Ra2 Da2
Na
Side
view
Ga
Joonbi
1 2-1 2-2 6-2 6-1 5
2-3 3

! " 6-3
2#-1 1$ 1!-3
2#-2
13 1-1
1-2
15
2"-1
2"-2
1" 1!-1 1!-2
16
2 25-1 25-2
23-3
23-1 22
21
23-2
2!-1
2!-2
2$-1
2$-2
3#
$-2
$-1
1#-2
1#-1
1#-3
11-2
11-1
11-3
12-1
26
12-2
2$-1 2$-2 3#
2!-2
1-2 15 2"-1
13
2!-1
2"-2
POOMSE KORYO
O%de%
E&e
di%'
Po(i)on S)an*e +*)ion Na,e o- Poo,
!unbi 2a 1a naranhiseogi
tongmilgi !unbiseogi
"pushinghand ready stance$
3 *a3 *a3
oreun
dwitkubi
Put forth foot
4onnal momtongmakki
"hand blade trunk blocking$
' *a3 *a3 oreun apkubi
5.6. kodeup yop
chagi, put forth
4onnal bakkatchigi
"hand blade outer hitting$
7 *a3 *a3 oreun apkubi same position, stance
momtong baro!ireugi
"trunk right punch$
8 *a3 *a3 wen dwitkubi
9.6. remains, 5.6.
slightly pulled
momtongmakki
"trunk blocking$
: 5a3 5a3 wen dwitkubi
5.6. mo#ed, turn
around
sonnal momtongmakki
"hand blade trunk blocking$
) 5a3 5a3 wen apkubi
9.6. kodeup yop
chagi, put forth
sonnal bakkatchigi
"hand blade outer hitting$
; 5a3 5a3 wen apkubi same position, stance
momtong baro!ireugi
"trunk right punch$
< 5a3 5a3
oreun
dwitkubi
5.6. remains, 9.6.
slightly pulled
momtongmakki
"trunk blocking$
= 2a 2a wen apkubi
turn, wen hansonnal
araemakki
khal!aebi "arc hand$
3( 2a 2a oreun apkubi
5.6. apchagi. forth.
wen hansonnal arae
makki
ditto
33 2a 2a wen apkubi
9.6. apchagi, forth.
wen hansonnal arae
makki
khal!aebi, >?kihap>@
3' 2a 2a oreun apkubi 5.6. apchagi. forth
mureupkkeokki
"knee breaking$
37 1a 1a ditto
9.6. put forth. turn
rightward
anpalmok momtong hecho
makki "inner wrist trunk push
blocking$
38 1a 1a wen apkubi 9.6. apchagi, forth
mureupkkeokki
"knee breaking$
3: 1a 1a wen apseogi 9.6. pulled slightly
anpalmok momtong hecho
makki "inner wrist trunk push
blocking$
3) *a' *a' !uchumseogi
9.6. aAis, body turns
rightward, step down
wen hansonnal momtong yop
makki "left one hand blade trunk
side blocking$
3; *a' *a' ditto same stance
oreun!umeok pyo!eok!ireugi
"right fist target punch$
&cak '(() &*T+ ,rkut -./K0T "'.*.1$
3< 5a' 5a' oreun apkubi
5.6. apkkoaseogi,
"change step$,
9.6. yopchagi and
steps down on >?*a
'>@, changed stance
toward >?5a '>@
pyonsonkkeut arae !echo
tzireugi "flat finger tips
underneath re#erse thrusting$
3= 5a' 5a'
oreun ap
seogi
9.6. remains,
5.6. pulled in slightly
araemakki
"underneath blocking$
'( 5a' 5a' !uchumseogi
9.6. one step forward,
batangson nullo
makki, 5.6. forth
oreunpalkup yopchigi
"right elbow side hitting$
'3 5a' 5a' !uchumseogi same position, stance
oreun hansonnal momtong yop
makki "right one hand blade
trunk side blocking$
'' 5a' 5a' !uchumseogi same stance
wen!umeok pyo!eok!ireugi
"left fist target punch$
'7 *a' 5a' wen apkubi
9.6. apkkoaseogi "by
foot change$,
5.6. yopchagi and
steps down on >?5a
'>@, stance toward
>?*a '>@
pyonsonkkeut arae !echo
tzireugi "flat finger tips
underneath pushout punch$
'8 *a' 5a' wen apseogi
5.6. remains,
9.6. pulled slightly
araemakki
"underneath blocking$
': *a' 5a' !uchumseogi
5.6. one step forward,
oreun batangson nullo
makki, 9.6. put forth
wenpalkup yopchigi
"left elbow side hitting$
') 2a 2a moaseogi
9.6. remains, 5.6. to
modumbal
wenme!umeok arae pyo!eok
chigi "left fist underneath target
hitting$
'; 1a 1a wen apkubi
5.6. remains, turn
leftward, hansonnal
bakkatchigi, then
hansonnal araemakki "one hand
blade underneath blocking$
'< 1a 1a oreun apkubi
5.6. put forth, oreun
sonnal mokchigi
hansonnal araemakki ">?$
'= 1a 1a wen apkubi
9.6. put forth, oreun
sonnal mokchigi
hansonnal araemakki ">?$
7( 1a 1a oreun apkubi 5.6. put forth khal!aebi, >?kihap>@ "arc hand$
keuman 2a 1a naranhi seogi
9.6. pulled, body
turned leftward
tongmilgi !unbiseogi
"pushinghand ready stance$
&cak '(() &*T+ ,rkut -./K0T "'.*.1$
Joonbi
E&e di%' . 2a
Po(i)ion . 1a
S)an*e . 1aranhi seogi
Bunbi C >?1a>@ position, looking
toward >?2a>@, tongmilgi !unbi
seogi
Poo, . Tongmilgi
!oonbi seogi
1
E&e di%' . *a3
Po(i)ion . *a3
S)an*e . &reun
dwitkoobi
3. >?*a>@"3$ direction, left foot
forth, oreun dwitkubi, sonnal
momtongmakki
Poo, . 4onnal
momtong makki
2-1/ 2-2 and 2-3 0(ee view(1
E&e di%' . *a3
Po(i)ion . *a3
S)an*e . &reun apkoobi
'. >?*a>@"3$ direction, double yop
chagis by the right foot "first arae
yopchagi, then momtong yop
chagi$, oreun apkubi. sonnal
bakkatchigi "'3, '' and '7$
Poo, . 4onnal bakkat
chigi