Techniques
- Stance - sogi
- Walking stance - gunnun sogi
One leg is forward with the knee bent; the other leg is back and
straight. The shoulders and both feet face directly forward.
- L-stance - niun sogi
The shoulders face 90 degrees to the side, while the head faces directly
forward. Both knees are bent; the front foot points directly forward,
while the back foot points to the side.
- Sitting stance - annun sogi
Also known as horse stance. The shoulders face directly forward, with the
body vertical (not leaning forward); the feet point directly forward,
separated by two shoulder widths and with the knees bent.
- X-stance - kyocha sogi
- Closed stance - moa sogi
The feet are together and the legs are straight; the shoulders face
directly forward.
- Ready stance - junbi sogi
- Parallel ready stance - narani junbi sogi
- Fighting stance
This is a case of the L-stance. The front arm is bent, with the fist
facing outward at about chin level; the elbow protects the ribs. The back
arm is also bent, with the fist facing upward in front of the abdomen.
- Kick - chagi
- Front kick - ap chagi
Executed from a walking stance. The kicking leg is brought up and bends
at the knee, then is straightened with a snap. Contact is made with the
ball of the foot, with the toes bent upward.
- Side kick - yop chagi
Executed from an L-stance. The rear leg is brought up and
bends at the knee while the body is turned on the other leg. As the body
completes a 180 degree turn, then kicking leg is pushed forward with a
snap. Contact is made with the heel and outside edge of the foot (not the
sole or instep).
- Roundhouse kick - dollyo chagi
Executed from an L-stance. Similar to a side kick, except that as the
body completes the 180-degree turn, the leg is snapped around in the same
direction, striking the target from the side instead of from the front.
Contact is made with the ball of the foot, with the toes bent upward.
- Back kick - dwi chagi
Executed from a walking stance.
- Bubble kick - pandal chagi
Also called a crescent kick, "bob" kick, half-moon kick. Executed from a
walking stance.
- Punch - jirugi
- High punch - nopunde jirugi
- Midsection punch - kaunde jirugi
- Low punch - najunde jirugi
- Strike - taerigi
- Knife-hand strike - sonkal taerigi
- Elbow strike - palkup taerigi
- Backfist - joomuk taerigi
- Thrust - tulgi
- Finger thrust - sonkut tulgi
- Block - makgi
- Head block (rising block) - chookyo makgi
Arms are crossed in front of the chest, with fists facing inward; the
blocking arm is closest to the body. The blocking arm moves up while the
fist rotates to face outward; simultaneously, the other arm moves
downward, the elbow moving straight back and the fist ending up at the
side at belt level, facing up.
- Down block - najunde palmok makgi
- Inside forearm block - an palmok yop makgi
- Outside forearm block - pakkat palmok yop makgi
- Double forearm block - sang palmok makgi
- Double knife-hand block - sonkal daebi makgi
- Spreading block - hechyo makgi
- Swing block - dollimyo makgi
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