Ge-Baek
Movements-44
Ready Posture-Parallel Ready Stance

Ge-Baek is named after Ge-Baek, a great general in the Baek Je Dynasty (660 AD). The diagram represents his severe and strict military discipline.
The illustrations for this pattern assume that the student is standing on line AB and facing D.
1. Move
the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D while executing a
checking block D with an X-knife-hand.
2. Execute a low twisting kick to D with the right foot keeping
the position of the hands as they were in 1.
3. Lower the right foot to D forming a right walking stance
toward D while executing a middle punch to D with the right fist.
4. Execute a middle punch to D with the left fist while
maintaining a right walking stance toward D. Perform 3 and 4 in a fast
motion.
5. Move the right foot to C forming a left walking stance toward
D while executing a rising block with the left forearm.
6. Execute a low block to D with the left forearm while
maintaining a left walking stance toward D. Perform 5 and 6 in a
continuous motion.
7. Execute a high block to AD with a double arc hand while
looking through it maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
8. Turn the face toward D while forming a right bending ready
stance A toward D.
9. Lower the left foot to AD to form a sitting stance toward AC
while executing a scooping block to AC with the left palm.
10. Execute a middle punch to AC with the right fist while
maintaining a sitting stance toward AC. Perform 9 and 10 in a connecting
motion.
11. Execute a front strike to AC with the left back fist while
maintaining a sitting stance toward AC.
12. Move the right foot on line AB and then move the left foot to
C forming a right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding
block to C with a knife-hand.
13. Execute a low side front snap kick to C with the left foot
keeping the position of the hands as they were in 12.
14. Lower the left foot to C forming a left low stance toward C
while executing a high thrust to C with the left flat finger tip.
15. Execute a high thrust to C with the right flat finger tip
while maintaining a left low stance toward C.
16. Execute a middle side piercing kick to C with the right foot
while pulling both hands in the opposite direction.
17. Lower the right foot to C forming a right L-stance toward D
while executing a middle guarding block to D with the forearm.
18. Move the right foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a
right L-stance toward C while executing a middle guarding block to C
with the forearm.
19. Move the left foot to D turning counter clockwise to form a
right L-stance toward D while executing a middle guarding block to D
with a knife-hand.
20. Move the left foot on line CD to form a sitting stance toward
A while executing a right 9-shape block.
21. Move the right foot to D, turning counter-clockwise to form a
left walking stance toward C while executing a low block to C with the
left knife-hand.
22. Execute a middle turning kick to BC with the right foot and
then lower it to C.
23. Execute a flying side piercing kick to C with the right foot.
Perform 22 and 23 in a fast motion.
24. Land to C to form a right walking stance toward C while
executing a high vertical punch to C with a twin fist.
25. Execute a high block to AC with a double arc-hand while
looking through it maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
26. Execute an upset punch to C with the left fist while
maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
27. Move the right foot on line CD, forming a left walking stance
toward D while striking the left palm with the right front elbow.
28. Jump to D, forming a right x-stance toward BD while executing
a high block to D with the right double forearm.
29. Move the left foot to BC to form a sitting stance toward BD,
at the same time executing a scooping block to BD with the right palm.
30. Execute a middle punch to BD with the left fist while
maintaining a sitting stance toward BD. Perform 29 and 30 in a
connecting motion.
31. Execute a front strike to BD with the right back fist while
maintaining a sitting stance toward BD.
32. Move the left foot to C, forming a left walking stance toward
C, at the same time executing a high front strike to C with the right
reverse knife-hand.
33. Move the left foot to A about half a shoulder width while
executing a middle turning kick to C with the right foot.
34. Lower the right foot to C, and then turn counter-clockwise to
form a left walking stance toward D, pivoting with the right foot while
executing a high vertical punch to D with a twin fist.
35. Execute a middle punch to D with the right middle knuckle
fist, bringing the left side first in front of the right shoulder while
forming a right L-stance toward D pulling the left foot.
36. Move the right foot to D to form a sitting stance toward B,
at the same time executing left 9-shape block.
37. Execute a low guarding block to C with a reverse knife-hand
while maintaining a sitting stance toward B.
38. Execute a low guarding block to D with a knife-hand while
maintaining a sitting stance toward B. Perform 37 and 38 in a continuous
motion.
39. Move the left foot to D in a stamping motion to form a
sitting stance toward A while executing a W-shape block with the outer
forearm.
40. Move the left foot to C in a stamping motion to form a
sitting stance toward B while executing a W-shape block with the outer
forearm.
41. Move the right foot to C forming a right walking stance
toward C while executing a rising block with the right forearm.
42. Execute a middle punch to C with the left fist while
maintaining a right walking stance toward C.
43. Move the right foot on line CD forming a left walking stance
toward D while executing a rising block with the left forearm.
44. Execute a middle punch to D with the right fist while
maintaining a left walking stance toward D.
END: Bring the right foot back to a ready posture. 