Dollyeo Chagi

Dollyeo Chagi (돌려 차기) is a kick in taekwondo: roundhouse Kick. Dollyo Chagi (돌려차기), the roundhouse kick: we arm the knee, we pivot on the supporting foot and we rotate the hip to whip the leg forward in a horizontal semi-circle, the foot coming from the side hitting the target. The striking surface is the instep (baldeung), more rarely the front of the foot (apchuk), and we aim at the trunk (middle section) or the face (high section). Launched from the combat guard (gyeorugi…

Dollyo Chagi (돌려차기), the roundhouse kick: we arm the knee, we pivot on the supporting foot and we rotate the hip to whip the leg forward in a horizontal semi-circle, the foot coming from the side hitting the target. The striking surface is the instep (baldeung), more rarely the front of the foot (apchuk), and we aim at the trunk (middle section) or the face (high section). Launched from the combat guard (gyeorugi seogi), it is the most used kick in World Taekwondo competition, and it is also present in poomsae.