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Yul-Gok Pattern

The X-stance being described is move #36 on this page.

A lot of times in application analysis, we need to look at the previous move and the next move to grasp the context of the application. The X stance/backfist could be read as a setup for a hip throw (yes, TKD has throws), while the turn to the supported block (move #37) could be read as the throw itself. For those unfamiliar with the form, this is a turn from the X-stance at 12 o'clock to a front stance at 9 o'clock. Essentially, you are grabbing the opponent's gi (or dobak), and turning your body 270 degrees to throw him on the ground behind you.

In any kind of application analysis, there are multiple analyses to any one movement, and many of them are correct. One movement can have several meanings.

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In ITF Taekwon-do, in pattern Yul Gok, there is an x-stance with a high left back-fist side strike; the student gets into the stance by jumping from the previous move. When I learned the pattern, the jump was explained as either jumping over a fallen attacker to strike the next attacker, or jumping a small stream or low wall to close with an attacker. The x-stance helps you stop the motion of the jump in a narrower stance than (for instance) walking stance. It also gives you the flexibility to turn out of the x-stance to perform another technique.

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