Taekwondo poomsae · Yudanja · 4th black-belt form
Pyongwon 평원
Vast plain
About the form
Pyongwon means a vast plain: wide, open land that sustains all life. The form expresses the plain's majestic yet friendly spirit, built on the idea of peace alternating with struggle.
Pyongwon is number 4 of the nine Yudanja forms, the black-belt curriculum of World Taekwondo. It follows Taebaek. It precedes Shipjin.
Level
4th Dan
Movements
21
Kihap
2
Step by step
The 21 movements of Pyongwon in Kukkiwon order, each named in romanized Korean and English, with the stance it is performed in. A single count can perform more than one technique.
00 
Gyeopson 겹손
Overlapped-Hand
Ready Stance (Junbi)
Beginning
01 
Sonnal-arae-hecheo-makgi 손날 아래 헤쳐막기
Low Knifehand Opening Block (slow)
Parallel Stance
02 
Tongmilgi 통밀기
Pushing Hands (slow)
Parallel Stance (same)
03 
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Low Knifehand Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
04 
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Middle Knifehand Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
Main · Going Left
05 
Palgup-ollyeo-chigi 팔굽 올려치기
Elbow Uppercut
Front Stance (left foot forward)
06 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking (left foot fixed)
Dwidora-yeop-chagi 뒤돌아 옆차기
Turning Side Kick
Kicking
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Double Knifehand Block
Left Back Stance (right foot forward)
07 
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Low Knifehand Block (big circle)
Back Stance (same)
08 
Geodeureo-eolgul-yeop-makgi 거들어 얼굴 옆막기
Augmented High Side Block
Horse Stance (looking right)
09 
Danggyeo-deungjumeok-teok-chigi 당겨 등주먹 턱 치기
Pulling Backfist Jaw Strike
Horse Stance
Danggyeo-deungjumeok-teok-chigi 당겨 등주먹 턱 치기
Pulling Backfist Strike
Horse Stance (same)
10 
Du-palgup-yeop-chigi 두 팔굽 옆치기
Double Elbow Side Strike
Ap-kkoa-seogi (left foot in front of right)
11 
Hecheo-santeul-makgi 헤쳐 산틀막기
Opening Mountain Block
Horse Stance
12 
Keumgang-makgi 금강막기
Diamond Block (left arm high)
Crane Stance (right leg raised)
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Crane Stance (same)
13 
Yeop-chagi 옆차기
Side Kick
Kicking
Main · Going Right
13 
Palgup-ollyeo-chigi 팔굽 올려치기
Elbow Uppercut
Front Stance (right foot forward)
14 
Ap-chagi 앞차기
Front Kick
Kicking
Dwidora-yeop-chagi 뒤돌아 옆차기
Turning Side Kick
Sonnal-momtong-makgi 손날 몸통막기
Double Knifehand Block
Right Back Stance (left foot forward)
15 
Sonnal-arae-makgi 손날 아래막기
Low Knifehand Block (big circle)
Back Stance (same)
16 
Geodeureo-eolgul-yeop-makgi 거들어 얼굴 옆막기
Augmented High Side Block
Horse Stance (looking left)
17 
Danggyeo-deungjumeok-teok-chigi 당겨 등주먹 턱 치기
Pulling Backfist Jaw Strike
Horse Stance
Danggyeo-deungjumeok-teok-chigi 당겨 등주먹 턱 치기
Pulling Backfist Strike
Horse Stance (same)
18 
Du-palgup-yeop-chigi 두 팔굽 옆치기
Double Elbow Side Strike
Ap-kkoa-seogi (right foot in front of left)
19 
Hecheo-santeul-makgi 헤쳐 산틀막기
Opening Mountain Block
Horse Stance
20 
Keumgang-makgi 금강막기
Diamond Block (right arm high)
Crane Stance (left leg raised)
Jageun-doljjeogwi 작은 돌쩌귀
Small Hinge
Crane Stance (same)
21 
Yeop-chagi + Jireugi 옆차기 + 지르기
Side Kick with Punch
Kicking
Ending
21 
Palgup-pyojeok-chigi 팔굽 표적치기
Elbow Target Strike
Front Stance (left foot forward)