Hansu
Meaning : The word "hansu" means water which is the source of substance preserving the life and growing all the creaturees. Hansu symbolizes birth of a life and growth, strongness and weakness, magnanimity and harmony, and adaptability. Especially, "han" has the various menaings, namely, the name of a country, numerousness, largeness, evenness, longness and even the heaven and the root of everything, among others. Above all, the nature of water characterized by unbreakability and flexibility, in addition to all the above significances, is the background of organizing this poomsae.
The new techniques introduced in this poomsae are sonnaldeung momtong hecho-makki, mejumeok yangyopkuri (both flanks) chigi, kodureo kahljaebi, anpalmok arae pyojeok-makki, sonnal keumgang-makki, etc. , and also modumbal as a stance. Actions should be practiced softly like water but continuously like a drop of water gathering to make an ocean. The poomsae line symbolizes the Chinese letter which means water.
The Synoptic Table of Poomsae Hansu
|
Order |
Eye dir. |
Position |
Stance |
Action |
Name of Poom |
|
jumbi |
Ga |
Na |
moa-seogi |
|
kyopson jumbi-seogi (over lapped hands ready stance) |
|
1 |
Ga |
Ga |
wen apkubi |
L.F. put forth |
sonnaldeung momtong hecho-makki (back hand blade trunk push blocking) |
|
2 |
Ga |
Ga |
oreun apkubi |
R.F. put forth |
demejumeok yopkuri-chigi (two hammer fist side hitting) |
|
3 |
Ga |
Na |
ditto |
R.F. retrieved, step |
wesanteul-makki (single hand wide open blocking) |
|
4 |
Ga |
Ga |
wen apkubi |
feet remaining, change of direction |
momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch) |
|
5 |
Ga |
Ma |
wen apkubi |
L.F. retrieved, step |
wesanteul-makki (single hand wide open blocking) |
|
6 |
Ga |
Na |
oreun apkubi |
feet remaining, change of direction |
momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch) |
|
7 |
Ga |
Ma |
ditto |
R.F. retrieved, step |
wesanteul-makki (single hand wide open blocking) |
|
8 |
Ga |
Na |
wen apkubi |
feet remainging, chage of direction |
momtong baro-jireugi (trunk right punch) |
|
9 |
Ga |
Na |
oreun apkubi |
R.F. put forth |
sonnaldeung momtong hecho-makki (back hand blade trunk push blocking) |
|
10 |
Da1 |
Da1 |
wen apkubi |
L.F. put forth |
khaljaebi (wen agwison) (arc hand) |
|
11 |
Da1 |
Da1 |
oreun kyotdari seogi |
R.F. jumps forward |
dujumeok jecho-jireugi (two fist up ward pushing away thrust |
|
12 |
Da1 |
Na |
juchum-seogi |
L.F. retrieved back, step down |
pyojeok arae-makki (target underneath blocking) |
|
13 |
Da1 |
Na |
oreun dwitkubi |
R.F. retrieved back, step down |
sonnal keumgang-makki (hand blade diamond blocking) |
|
14 |
Da2 |
Na |
oreun hakdari |
R.F. remaining, L.F. lifted up |
jageun doltzeogi (smaller hinge) |
|
15 |
Da2 |
Da2 |
wen apkubi |
L.F. yop-chagi, forth |
jebi-poom mok-chigi (swallowspoom neck hitting) |
|
16 |
Da2 |
Da2 |
dwikkoa-seogi |
R.F. ap-chagi, down |
deungjumeok ap-chagi, "kihap" (back fist front hitting) |
|
17 |
Na |
Na |
juchum-seogi |
L.F. retrieved, step |
wensonnal momtong yop-chigi(left hand blade trunk side hitting) |
|
18 |
Na |
Na |
ditto |
R.F. pyojeok-chagi, step down |
oreun palkup pyojeok-chagi (right elbow target hitting) |
|
19 |
Ra1 |
Ra1 |
oreun apkubi |
L.F. plled to modumbal, moa-seogi, R.F. forth |
right hand khaljaebi (right hand arc hand) |
|
20 |
Ra1 |
Ra1 |
wen kyotdari-s. |
L.F. jumps to step forth |
dujumeok jecho-jireugi (two fist up ward pushing away thrust) |
|
21 |
Ra1 |
Na |
juchum-seogi |
R.F. retrieved back, step |
pyojeok arae-makki (target underneath blocking) |
|
22 |
Ra2 |
Na |
wen dwitkubi |
L.F. retrieved, step |
sonnal keumgang-makki (hand balde diamond blocking) |
|
23 |
Ra2 |
Na |
wen hakdari-s. |
R.F. lifted up |
jageun doltzeogi (smaller hinge) |
|
24 |
Ra2 |
Ra2 |
oreun apkubi |
R.F. yop-chagi, step |
jebi-poom sonnal mok-chigi, "kihap" (swallow poom hand blade neck) |
|
25 |
Ra2 |
Ra2 |
dwitkkoa-seogi |
L.F. ap-chagi, step |
deungjumeok olgul ap-chigi (one hand blade trunk side hitting) |
|
26 |
Na |
Na |
juchum-seogi |
R.F. retrieved back |
hansonnal momtong yop-chigi (one hand blade trunk side hitting) |
|
27 |
Na |
Na |
juchum-seogi |
L.F. pyojeo-chagi, step forth |
palkup pyojeok-chigi (elbow target hhitting) |
|
keuman |
Ga |
Na |
moa-seogi |
R.F. pulled in |
kyopson jumbi-seogi (overlappled hands ready hitting) |
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