8 - Taegeuk Pal-Jang

Attention (Cha-Riut)
Bow (Kyung-Nyeh)
Ready Position (Joon-Bee)

1. Step forward, augmented palm out middle block in right back stance, move left foot, right middle punch in left front stance.
2. Left scissor front kick. YELL! (Ki-Hap) Left out-to-in middle block followed by right middle punch then left middle punch in left front stance.
3. Step forward, right middle punch in right front stance.
4. Turn left 270 degrees, simultaneous left down block and right in-to-out high block in right diagonal stance.
5. Move left foot, slow right pulling uppercut high punch with tension in left front stance.
6. Turn 180 degrees right, double step forward (bringing left foot along side right foot - not crossing feet), simultaneous right down block and left in-to-out high block in left diagonal stance.
7. Move right foot, slow left pulling uppercut high punch with tension in right front stance.
8. Move right foot turn left 270 degrees, left double knife hand middle block in right back stance, move left foot, right middle punch in left front stance.
9. Right front kick, place right foot in back then step back again, right downward palm block in left tiger stance.
10. Turn left 90 degrees, left double knife hand middle block in right tiger stance.
11. Left front kick, right middle punch in left front stance.
12. Move left foot, left downward palm block in right tiger stance.
13. Turn right 180 degrees, right double knife hand middle block in left tiger stance.
14. Right front kick, left middle punch in right front stance.
15. Move right foot, right downward palm block in left tiger stance.
16. Turn right 90 degrees, right double fist down block in left back stance.
17. Left front kick, (without replacing left foot) right scissor front kick. Right out-to-in middle block followed by left middle punch then right middle punch in right front stance. YELL! (Ki-Hap)
18. Turn left 270, left single knife hand middle block in right back stance.
19. Move left foot, right elbow strike in left front stance.
20. Right backfist strike followed by left middle punch, maintaining left front stance.
21. Turn right 180 degrees, right single knife hand middle block in keft back stance.
22. Move right foot, left elbow strike in right front stance.
23. Left backfist strike followed by right middle punch, maintaining right front stance.

Pivoting on right foot, turn left 180 degrees

Return to Ready Position (Bah-Roh)
Attention (Cha-Riut)
Bow (Kyung-Nyeh)

Symbol
Kohn (Earth) North, Mother. The assosiated trigram of this TaeGuk is Yin: the end of the beginning, the evil part of all that is good. Even in this darkness, there is still some light. The symbol Kohn means the Earth. The earth is the foundation of the growth for all life. It is this beginning of the life and all lives must return to where they began. Taegeuk Pal-jang is the last poomse before becoming a black belt. The end means a new beginning. If pride, confidence, and dignity were the results of the training, honesty and humbleness are the prerequisites for the black belt stage. It is required to perfect Taegeuk Il-jang through Taegeuk Pal-jang to be eligible to apply for the 1st Dan black belt test.
Movement
Perfection of all basic Taekwondo skills and maturity of character is the goal at this stage. Performing this TaeGuk, one should be aware that this is the last TaeGuk to be learned, it also is the end of a circle, and therefore it is also the first, the second etc.
Techniques
New techniques are jump front kick, elbow strike, single mountain block, and uppercut. Accurate footwork is required for combinations.