평안 초단

Pyung Ahn Cho Dan

Peaceful confidence, first

Where it usually sits

Often orange belt

Floor pattern

Line, then a new middle section

In the set

Form 4 of 14

Pyung Ahn means peaceful confidence. The five forms come from the Okinawan Pinan series (called Heian in Shotokan) and were reordered in many Korean schools, so “Cho Dan” here is not always the same number as Heian Shodan. This first one still feels like the basics, then adds a backfist and knife-hand work.

Steps

One common Moo Duk Kwan reading, counted from the first technique. Ready stance comes before step 1. If your instructor splits or joins a count, use theirs.

1. 1Turn 90° left, left front stance. Left low block.
2. 2Step forward, right front stance. Right middle punch.
3. 3Turn 180° right, right front stance. Right low block.
4. 4Roll the right wrist, palm turning out, and draw the fist toward the groin as the right foot slides into a short stance.
5. 5Circle the right arm into a hammerfist, then step through to a left front stance and left middle punch.
6. 6Turn 90° left. Left low block, then cross the hands into a left knife-hand middle block, front stance.
7. 7Step forward, right front stance. Right high block.
8. 8Step forward, left front stance. Left high block.
9. 9Step forward, right front stance. Right high block. Kihap.
10. 10Turn 270° left, left front stance. Left low block.
11. 11Step forward, right front stance. Right middle punch.
12. 12Turn 180° right, right front stance. Right low block.
13. 13Step forward, left front stance. Left middle punch.
14. 14Turn 90° left, left front stance. Left low block.
15. 15Step forward, right middle punch.
16. 16Step forward, left middle punch.
17. 17Step forward, right middle punch. Kihap.
18. 18Turn 270° left into a left back stance. Left low knife-hand block. The other open hand sets by the ear as the knee lifts, then settles into the guard.
19. 19Turn 45° right, right back stance. Right low knife-hand block.
20. 20Turn 135° right, right back stance. Right low knife-hand block.
21. 21Turn 45° left, left back stance. Left low knife-hand block.
22. 22Return to ready.

What to watch for

• Moving from a closed fist into an open knife hand
• A short backfist without over-rotating the hip
• Keeping the Kibon pattern while adding one new idea

YouTube examples

Performances differ by organization. Use them to remember the shape, then match your instructor’s version.