Geodeureo Sonnal Arae Makgi

Geodeureo Sonnal Arae Makgi (거들어 손날 아래 막기) is a block in taekwondo: reinforced knife-hand low block. Kodureo sonnal arae makgi (손날 거들어 아래막기), the low blocking assisted in knife hand, is done with the edge of the hand (sonnal): the blocking hand starts from the opposite shoulder, palm upwards, then sweeps downwards to defend the lower area (above the thigh). The second hand, also in a knife hand, remains in support in front of the solar plexus (palm upwards) on the axis of the body to reinforce the blockage. It is…

Kodureo sonnal arae makgi (손날 거들어 아래막기), the low blocking assisted in knife hand, is done with the edge of the hand (sonnal): the blocking hand starts from the opposite shoulder, palm upwards, then sweeps downwards to defend the lower area (above the thigh). The second hand, also in a knife hand, remains in support in front of the solar plexus (palm upwards) on the axis of the body to reinforce the blockage. It is typically practiced in dwitkubi (back support position) and appears in poomsae, notably Taegeuk Chil Jang; it is mainly used in form and self-defense, not in World Taekwondo combat.