ULTKD: Table of Contents
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University of Leicester Taekwon-Do Club

TECHNIQUES CLARIFICATION
& DISAMBIGUATION

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While Taekwon-Do is generally fairly self explanatory and simple to comprehend, nevertheless every now and then students who, through no fault of their own, may have skipped lessons, perhaps, or been otherwise occupied while their instructor was explaining some of the finer points of theory, may find themselves having missed some small yet vital point of understanding. In order to allow those students to catch up without embarrasing themselves too much during class, some of the more important points they may have missed are presented herein.

Front & Side - In & Out - Up & Down

Front (Ap) Techniques
Front techniques are those where the body is full facing the opponent, and the blocking or attacking tool reaches the centre line while performing the technique.
Examples:
Walking Stance Forearm Rising Block (gunnun so palmok chookyo makgi) from Dan-Gun
Walking Stance Middle Front Punch (gunnun so kaunde ap jirugi) from Chon-Ji

Side Front (Yobap) Techniques
Side front techniques are those where the body is full facing the opponent, and the blocking or attacking tool reaches the shoulder line while performing the technique.
Examples:
Close Stance Inner Middle Forearm Side Front Block (moa so an palmok kaunde yobap makgi) from Hwa-Rang

Side (Yop) Techniques
Side techniques are those where the body is half or side facing the opponent; the position of the blocking or attacking tool varies according to the technique being performed.
Examples:
Walking Stance Outer Forearm High Side Block (gunnun so bakat palmok nopunde yop makgi) from Do-San
L-Stance Knife-hand Middle Side Strike (niunja so sonkal kaunde yop taerigi) from Dan-Gun

Side Back (Yopdwi) Techniques
Side back techniques are those where the body is full facing with the back towards the opponent, and the blocking or attacking tool reaches the shoulder line while performing the technique.
Examples:
Close Stance Back Fist Side Back Strike (moa so dung joomuk yopdwi taerigi) from Toi-Gye

Front & Side - In & Out - Up & Down

Inward & Outward
Inward - describes the direction of movement from the shoulder line towards the center line (anuro)
Outward - describes the direction of movement from the center line towards the shoulder line (bakuro)

NB: Inward techniques performed while full facing the opponent and reaching the centre line are referred to as Front techniques, not inward.

Inner & Outer
Inner - describes the attacking or blocking tool, e.g. inner forearm (an palmok)
Outer - describes the attacking or blocking tool, e.g. outer forearm (bakat palmok

Inside & Outside
Inside - describes a block directed to the inside of the opponent's attacking limb
Outside - describes a block directed to the outside of the opponent's attacking limb

Front & Side - In & Out - Up & Down

Upward (Ollyo)
Upward techniques move from low to high. For upward blocks, the point of focus is the solar plexus level. For upward attacks, the target depends on the technique used but generally attack the face and head.


Downward (Naeryo)
Downward techniques move from high to low. All downward blocks except for twin palm have the solar plexus level as the point of focus, while the twin palm downward block has the chest level as the point of focus. All downward strikes have the shoulder level as the point of focus, while the downward kick is used to attack the skull or clavicle, and a downward punch is aimed vertically at the floor to attack an opponent who has fallen down.

Techniques Clarification | Terms Clarification | Kicks Clarification | Describing Techniques