| 10.MAKKI = DEFENCES | |
| There are two categories of defenses: | |
| a. Most of them aim to redirect the attacks. | |
| b. Some have the intention to stop or slow down the attack. Blockings/defenses with the arms are called Makki. Whereas defenses with the legs are named differently. | |
| Hand-/arm defences can be performed with: | An Palmok, Bakat Palmok, Sonnal and Batangson. |
| There are several directions: | |
| An Makki | Inward blocking |
| Bakat Makki | Outward blocking |
| Yeop Makki | Blocking sideways, performed as An Makki or Bakat Makki. |
| Examples: | |
| Bakat Palmok Arae Bakat Makki | Lower section outward blocking with the outer side of the forearm. 1 |
| Sonnal Momtong Yeop Bakat Makki | Sideway middle section open hand blocking. 4 |
| Bakat Palmok Momtong An Makki | Inward middle section blocking with the outside of the forearm. 1 |
| Bakat Palmok Momtong Yeop An Makki | Sideway middle section blocking with the outside of the forearm. |
| Bakat Palmok Eolgool Makki | Upward high blocking with the outside of the forearm 1 |
| Sonnal Arae Yeop Bakat Makki | Lower section sideway blocking to the outer with knife hand 7 |
| Geodeuro Bakat Palmok Arae Bakat Makki | Supporting lower section blocking to the outer with knife hand. 8 |
| Geodeuro An Palmok Momtong Yeop Bakat Makki | Supporting sideway middle section blocking with the inner part of the forearm. |
| An Palmok Momtong Yeop Bakat Makki | Outward sideway middle section blocking with the inner part of the forearm. |
| Bakat Palmok Arae Yeop Bakat Makki | Outward sideway lower section blocking with the inner part of the forearm. 4 |
| An Palmok Momtong Bakat Makki | Outward middle middle section block with the inner part of the forearm 14 |
| Geodeuro An Palmok Momtong Bakat Makki | Supporting middle section inward block with the inner part of the forearm. 15 |
| Han Sonnal Momtong Yeop An Makki | Sideway inward middle section block with one knife hand. |
| Han Sonnal Momtong Yeop Bakat Makki | Sideway outward middle section block with one knife hand. 3 |
| Sonnal Arae Bakat Makki | Sideway outward lower section block with open hands. 7 |
| In case a blocking is performed with the palm of the hand, in most cases it is a pushing movement. | |
| It can be performed downward, sideways (mostly inwardly). | |
| The name of this pushing block is Nooleo Makki, f.i.: | |
| Batangson Nooleo Makki | Pushing block downward. 9 |
| Apart from these, there are other defenses performed with the arm or hand consisting of double blockings. F.i., there are: | |
| Keumgang Makki | Diamond block: |
| Keumgang Momtong Makki | Double block consisting of Eolgool Makki and An Palmok Yeop Bakat Makki. 11 |
| Keumgang Arae Makki | Double block consisting of Eolgool Makki and Arae Makki. 10 |
| PS Keumgang Makki can also be performed with the knifehand side: Sonnal Keumgang Makki. 16 | |
| Gawi Makki | Scissors block, consisting of An Palmok Momtong Bakat Makki en Arae Makki 7 |
| PSB. In case An Palmok Momtong Bakat Makki is performed while having the same leg in the front, it is called Bandae Gawi Makki: Reversed, it is called Baro Gawi Makki! 7 | |
| Hechyo Makki | Wedging block, f.i. |
| Bakat Palmok Momtong Hechyo Makki | Simulataneously right and left arm performing Bakat Palmok Momtang Bakat Makki. 7 |
| An Palmok Momtong Hechyo Makki | Same but now An Palmok Momtong Bakat Makki. 10 |
| Bakat Palmok Arae Hechyo Makki | Simultaneously left and right performing an Arae-Yeop Makki. 6 |
| PS. Bakat Palmok Hechyo Makki cn also be performed with the knife hand, in that case it is called Sonnal Hechyo Makki. | |
| Eotgereo Makki | Cross blocking, f.i. |
| Arae Eotgereo Makki | Defense of the lower section body with crossed forearms. 7 |
| Eolgool Eotgereo Makki | Defense of the head by crossed forearms, 17 |
| PS. Eotgereo Makki can also be performed with the knife hand: Sonnal Eotgereo Makki. | |
| Santeul Makki | Mountain shape Block, bv.) Chinese for Mountain is山 (= SHAN). |
| Santeul Makki | Double blocking: simultaneously left and right: An Palmok Yeop Bakat Makki at Eolgool height. 10 |
| Oesanteul Makki | This is a variety of the Santeul Makki. It is a combination of An Palmok Yeop Bakat Makki (Eolgool) and Arae Yeop Makki. |
| PS. Santeul Makki can also be performed with the knife hand: Sonnal Oesanteul Makki. 15 | |
| Milgi | Defense that stops and pushes the attack(er), performed with both palms of the hand. F.i.: |
| Tong Milgi Defense of the throat | |