Tae Guek Oh Jang

There are many sites on the Internet which offer instruction on performing the forms of taekwondo. They vary widely, partly because instructors refer to the same techniques by different names, but mostly because people just write things differently. I am intrigued at the notion that although we are all doing these forms exactly the same way, we are all talking and writing about them very differently. It's really easier to learn forms in class than it is to learn them from written text, but I think this is helpful. I wrote this out to help me study for my test, and I offer it up to anyone who might find it useful. If you note any errors, please let me know. Thanks.

Tae Guek Oh (5th) Jang is represented by the symbol for wind.

From the Joon Be (ready) position:

1. Turn 90* to the left, stepping with the left foot in front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
2. Turn 90* to the right, returning to ready position, look left, and perform a hammer fist strike to the left with the left hand.
3. Turn 90* to the right, stepping with the right foot in front stance and perform a low block with the right hand.
4. Turn 90* to the left, returning to ready position, look right, and perform a hammer fist strike to the right with the right hand.
5. Step forward with the left foot into front stance and perform an outside-in middle block with the left hand followed immediately by an outside-in middle block with the right hand.
6. Perform a front kick with the right foot, coming down in front stance and perform a back fist strike with the right hand and an outside in middle block with the left hand.
7. Perform a front kick with the left foot, coming down in front stance and perform a back fist strike with the left hand and an outside in middle block with the right hand.
8. Step forward with the right foot into front stance and perform a back fist strike to the face. KI HAP! (yell)
9. Turn 270* to the left (so that you are facing 90* to the right) and step with the left foot in back stance and perform a double knife hand block with the left hand.
10. Step forward with right foot into front stance and perform an elbow strike with the right hand (left hand holds right fist).
11. Turn 180* the right and into back stance and perform a double knife hand block with the right hand.
12. Step forward with left foot into front stance and perform an elbow strike with the left hand (right hand holds left fist).
13. Turn 90* to the left and step with the left foot in front stance and perform a low block with the left hand followed by and outside-in middle block with the right hand.
14. Perform a front kick with the right foot, land in front stance, and perform a low block with the right hand and and ouside-in middle block with the left hand.
15. Turn 90* to the left without moving the right foot and slide the left foot forward into front stance and perform a high block with the left hand.
16. Perform a sidekick with the right foot and a face high punch with the right hand, landing in front stance then perform an elbow strike with left hand (right palm holds left elbow).
17. Turn 180* to the right and step into front stance and perform a high block with the right hand.
18. Perform a sidekick with the left foot and a face high punch with the left hand, landing in front stance then perform an elbow strike with right hand (left palm holds right elbow).
19. Turn 90* to the left, stepping with the left foot into front stance and perform a low block with the left hand.
20. Perform a front kick with the right foot and leap forward into cross stance (left behind right) and perform a face-high back fist strike with the right hand. KI HAP! (yell!)