page_title: Gwonbeop
section_title: Muye Dobo Tong Ji (“Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts”)
hierarchical_section_title: Gwonbeop / Contents and structure / Muye Dobo Tong Ji (“Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts”)
caption_attribution_description: English: 30th Page of Commentary and Illustrations
context_page_description: Gwonbeop is a system of unarmed methods in Korean martial arts which was developed during the Joseon era. It is the Korean rendition of the Chinese quan fa.
context_section_description: The following pages are taken from Book 4, Chapter 1 of the “Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts” published in 1795. It is possible to identify similar method titles and illustrations between this material and that of the Muye Jebo and General Qi's Boxing Canon. However, there are also a number of methods which do not bear the same name and may be methods introduced by the Korean administration of the time. In similar fashion one cannot be sure that a method bearing the same title as that designated by General Qi was executed in the same fashion or was even the same method. This manual retained use of the same images, making it reasonable that at least some of the methods were identified and functioned in the original manner identified by General Qi. However, once again, the Korean listing provides only the title and does not characterize the nature of the method. Since this list includes the total number of methods mentioned in the Muyedobotongji, each individual method is noted in bold representing 32 unique methods with repetition not found in General Qi's catalog. In addition the methods have been rearranged, to include a number of engagements between two individuals. In deference to the Neo-Confucian beliefs of the Korean nation at the time, these encounters between two individuals were intended to produce a kind of stalemate rather than the victory of one individual over another. The final two page also show the methods of the chapter organized into a continuous series or Form (K. Hyung) providing a kind of mnemonic device by which individuals were able to recall the requisite methods and, by extension, techniques associated with the methods. 
  1. Scouting Horse Posture  Tammase (탐 마 세) 探 馬 勢
  2. Breaking Bird Elbow Yoranjuse (요 란 주 세) 拗 鸞 肘 勢 
  3. False Prey Posture Hyunkak Huheese (현 각 허 이 세) 顯 脚 虛 餌 勢 
  4. Docile Bird WingSunranjuse (순 란 주 세)順 鸞 肘 勢 
  5. Seven Star Fist Posture Chil Sung Kwonse ( 칠 성 권)七 星 拳
  6. High Four levels Posture Kosapyeongse ( 고 사 평 세) 高 四 平 勢
  7. Throwing Posture Dosahpse (도 삽 세) 倒 揷 勢
  8. Lightning-Step Posture Ilsahpbose (일 삽 보 세) 一 霎 步 勢 
  9. Single Whip Posture Yodanpyunse (요 단 편 세) 拗 單 鞭 勢
  10. Prone Tiger Posture Bokhose (복 호 세) 伏 虎 勢
  11. False Prey Posture 
  Hyunkak Huheese (현 각 허 이 세)
  顯 脚 虛 餌 勢
  12. Pinning Posture Hasahpse
  13. High Block Posture Dangdupose
  14. Flag Beating Posture Kigose
  15. Middle Four Levels Posture Joongsapyeongse (중 사 평 세) 中 四 平 勢
  16. Throwing Posture Dosahpe
  17. Falling and Riding the Dragon Posture Dokiryongse
  18. Single Whip Posture
  Yodanpyunse (요 단 편 세) 
  拗 單 鞭 勢
  19. Ambushing Posture Maebokse
  20. False Prey Posture 
  Hyunkak Huheese (현 각 허 이 세)
  顯 脚 虛 餌 勢
  21. Pinning Posture
  Hasahpse
  22. High Block Posture
  Dangdupose
  23. Flag Beating Posture
  Kigose
  24. Four levels Posture
  Kosapyeongse ( 고 사 평 세)
  高 四 平 勢
  25. Throwing Posture
  Dosahpse
  26. Drizzling Walking Posture
  Ilsahpse
  27. Single Whip Posture
  Yodanpyunse (요 단 편 세) 
  拗 單 鞭 勢
  28. Five Flowers Winding Around the Body Posture Ohwa Junshinse
  29. Goose Wing Posture Ahnshi Chukshinse
  30. Straddling Tiger Posture Koahose
  31. False Prey Posture 
  Hyunkak Huheese (현 각 허 이 세)
  顯 脚 虛 餌 勢
  32. Focus and Winning Posture Kooyuse
  33. Goose Wing Posture
  Ahnshi Chukshinse
  34. Straddling Tiger Posture
  Koahose
  35. False Prey Posture 
  Hyunkak Huheese (현 각 허 이 세)
  顯 脚 虛 餌 勢
  36. Focus and Winning Posture
  Kooyuse
  37. Goose Wing Posture
  Ahnshi Chukshinse
  38. Straddling Tiger Posture
  Koahose
  39. Prone Tiger Posture
  Bokhose
  40. Arresting Posture
  Kumnase
  41. Prone Tiger Posture
  Bokhose
  42. Arresting Posture
  Kumnase
  43. Throwing Shelf Posture Pogase
  44. Picking Elbow Posture Jumjuse
  45. Low Encountering Posture Nachaluichoolmun
  46. Single Leg Throwing Posture Kumkye Doklip Jugi Jangtoi
  47. Spring Railing Posture Jungranse
  48. Ghost Kicking and leg striking Posture Kichuk Kakchange
  49. Open Finger Attacking Posture Ji Dang Se
  50. Beast Head Shield Posture Soodoose
  51. Heavenly Fist Posture Shin kwon
  52. Whipping Lunging Posture Iljo Pyunhweng Se
  53. Dragon Prey Snatching Posture Jakjiryong Habantoibup
  54. Slanting Hero Hand Posture Joya
caption: 30th Page of Commentary and Illustrations
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