11.Chagi = Kicking | |
Chagi stands for all attacks with the foot. For the attack several parts of the foot can be used: Apchook,Dwichook, Dwikumchi, Balnal, Baldeung en Balbadak. | |
The direction of the kick is an important feature: | |
Ap Chagi | Front kick. Several varieties: |
Apchook Ap Chagi | Front kick with the bal of the foot. 1 |
Dwichook Ap Chagi | Front kick with the bottom of the heel. |
Baldeung Ap Chagi | Front kick with the instep. |
Dollyeo Chagi | Turning kick or circling kick: |
Apchook Dollyeo Chagi | Turning kick with the bal of the foot 6 |
Baldeung Dollyeo Chagi | Turning kick with the instep. |
Bandal Chagi | “Half moon” kick This is an in between kick: Ap Chagi and Dollyeo Chagi (45 degrees Dollyeo) |
Yeop Chagi | Sidekick The most common one is: |
Balnal Yeop Chagi | Sidekick with the knife hand side of the foot. 4 |
Naeryo Chagi | Ax kick. There are 2 possibilities: |
Dwikumchi Naeryo Chagi | Ax kick, using the back of the heel (Achilles heel) |
Balbadak Naeryo Chagi | Ax kick, using the sole of the foot. |
PS. 1 Bij Naeryo Chagi: 2 varieties can be defined: An Naeryo Chagi = ax kick from the outer to the inner. Bakat Naeryo Chagi: reverse direction. | |
PS. 2 A synonym for Naeryo Chagi is Ojikeo Chagi = ”Heel” kick. | |
Dwit Chagi | Backkick: |
Dwichook Dwit Chagi | Backkick with the back part of the sole of the foot. |
Balnal Dwit Chagi | Backkick with the knife hand side of the foot. |
Bandae Dollyeo Chagi | Reversed turnung kick. |
This kick is more or less the reverse Dollyeo Chagi, There are 2 varieties: | |
Dwikumchi Bandae Dollyeo Chagi | Reversed turning kick using the using the back of the heel (Achilles heel) |
Balbadak Bandae Dollyeo Chagi | Reversed turning using the back part of the sole of the foot |
Hooryeo Chagi | “Whipping” kick; Almost the same as Bandae Dollyeo Chagi |
Nooleo Chagi | “Pushing” kick. This kick is only performed to attack the lower legs. There are 2 possibilities: |
Balnal Bakat Nooleo Chagi | Using the knife hand side of the foot |
Balbadak An Nooleo Chagi | Using the sole of the foot. |
PS. Here is another type of pushing kick: Mileo Chagi (=Dwithook Chagi), this one is manly used to attack the middle section of the body. | |
Pyojeok Chagi | “Target” kick. Like Dollyeo Chagi this is a kick from the outer to the inner. The difference however is that the attacking foot leaves the ground and immediately attacks instead of being withdrawn/lifted to perform the movement. The leg starts and ends in a slight bended position. There is only one possibility: |
Balbadak Pyojeok Chagi | Target kick with the sole of the foot. |
Biteuro Chagi = | “Twisting” kick. This kick follows the reverse direction of Balnal Chagi, that is to say from the inner to the outer. We can distinguish: |
Apchook Biteuro Chagi | Twisting kick performed with the bal of the foot |
Baldeung Biteuro Chagi | Twisting kick performed with the step in of the foot |
Balnal Biteuro Chagi | Twisting kick performed with the knife hand side of the foot |
Momdollyeo Chagi | All kicks, where one turns the body through the back. |
There are three possibilities: | |
Momdollyeo Yeop Chagi | All kicks while spinning the body fully (towards the backside) 12 |
Momdollyeo Bandae Dollyeo Chagi | Reversed turning kick, while spinning the body (pivoting on one leg) |
Momdollyeo Dwit Chagi | Backkick while spinning the body (pivoting on one leg) |
Twieo Chagi | All jumping kicks: |
Twieo Ap Chagi 8 | |
Twieo Yeop Chagi 17 | |
Twieo Dollyeo Chagi | |
Twieo Momdollyeo Chagi | |
Twieo Momdollyeo Bandae Dollyeo Chagi | |
Twieo Momdollyeo Dwit Chagi | |
Twieo Doobal Ap Chagi | Two kicks Ap Chagi, performed simultaneously with right as well as the left foot. |
Doobaldangsan 8 | Performing two different kicks while jumping |
F.i. Left leg - Twieo Ap Chagi / Right leg -Twieo Dollyeo Chagi |