KWANG GAE is named after the famous Kwang-Gae-Toh-Wang, the 19th King of the Koguryo Dynasty, who regained all the lost territories including the greater part of Manchuria.  The diagram represents the expansion and recovery of lost territory.  (The great Korean king.)

COUNT

TURN

STANCE

MOVE

0

Parallel Ready

1

Ready

Triangle push in front of face

2

Ready

Break triangle apart, take hands up and outward in a large circle bringing the left fist into the right hand in front of your belt

3

N

Left Front Stance

Slow motion right middle upper cut (middle upset punch)

4

N

Right Front Stance

Slow motion left middle upper cut (middle upset punch)

5

N

Right Front Stance

Step with the left foot to the right foot, then step forward with the right foot into a right front stance.  Execute a Single Knife Hand Block

6

N

Right Back Stance

Step back with the right foot into a Right Back Stance while executing a Low Double Knife Hand Block

7

N

Left Front Stance

Step with the right foot to the left foot, then step forward with the left foot into a left front stance.  Execute a Single Knife Hand Block

8

N

Left Back Stance

Step back with the left foot into a Left Back Stance while executing a Low Double Knife Hand Block

9

N and S

Left Front Stance

Step with the left foot to the right foot, step with the right foot forward and to the left while turning to direction “S” into a Left Front Stance while executing an Upward Pushing Block with the Right Palm

10

S

Right Front Stance

Step forward with the right foot into a Right Front Stance and execute an Upward Pushing Block with Left Palm

11

S

Closed Stance

Bring the left foot beside the right foot.  Bring your hands above your head with the right hand in a fist and the left hand in an open palm with the fingers together.  Make a large circle with your hands slowly until your hands are about six inches from each other at the bottom of the circle which will be in front of you and below your waist.  When they are six inches apart, then bring them together quickly.

12

E

Right Back Stance

Execute a low and high side kick to your left (“E”) landing in a right back stance and executing a Right Hammer Fist.

13

E

Mini Right Back Stance

Slide the left foot back towards the right foot to form a Mini Right Back Stance and then execute a left circular downward knife hand chop.

14

W

Left Back Stance

Execute a low and high side kick to your left (“E”) landing in a left back stance and executing a Left Hammer Fist.

15

W

Mini Left Back Stance

Slide the right foot back towards the left foot to form a Mini Left Back Stance and then execute a right circular downward knife hand chop.

16

S

Left Front Stance

Palm over Palm block

17

S

Right Front Stance

Palm over Palm block

18

N

Left Back Stance

Turn towards your right to the “N” into a Left Back Stance and execute a Right Back Fist

19

N

Right Front Stance

Right Reinforced Block to the “N”.  You do not step forward for this technique, you simply move the right foot to your right to form the the Right Front Stance.

20

N

Right Front Stance

Hop or Skip backwards maintaining the same stance while bringing the left hand down to do a Left Low Outward Knife Hand Block

21

N

Right Front Stance

Don’t move your feet for this technique.  Execute a right high spear hand SLOWLY with the palm facing downward.

22

S

Right Back Stance

Turning towards your left “S” into a Right Back Stance and execute a Left Back Fist

23

S

Left Front Stance

Left Reinforced Block to the “S”.  You do not step forward for this technique, you simply move the left foot to your left to form the Left Front Stance.

24

S

Left Front Stance

Hop or Skip backwards maintaining the same stance while bringing the right hand down to do a Right Low Outward Knife Hand Block

25

S

Left Front Stance

Don’t move your feet for this technique.  Execute a left high spear hand SLOWLY with the palm facing downward.

26

S

Right Front Stance

High Double Punch

27

E

Left Front Stance

Low Double Punch (Palms Upward)

28

E

Right Front Snap Kick—Land forward, step forward with the left foot (Step, Step)

29

W

Fighting Stance

After doing the Step, Step in the previous technique, turn your body 180 degrees to your right, but leave your feet where they are.  You will end up in a fighting stance facing the opposite direction.

30

W

Left Front Stance

Left High Punch

31

W

Right Front Stance

Low Double Punch (Palms Upward)

32

W

Left Front Snap Kick—Land forward, step forward with the right foot (Step, Step)

33

E

Fighting Stance

After doing the Step, Step in the previous technique, turn your body 180 degrees to your left, but leave your feet where they are.  You will end up in a fighting stance facing the opposite direction.

34

E

Right Front Stance

Right High Punch (Kiyap)