Jitjjigi + Deung Jumeok Ap Chigi

Jitjjigi + Deung Jumeok Ap Chigi (짓찧기 + 등주먹 앞 치기) is a technique in taekwondo: smashing + backfist front strike. This movement from the poomsae Hansu combines two actions. In Jitjjigi, the foot stamps on the instep of the opponent, who can no longer move or escape. Deung Jumeok Ap Chigi is a Forward Strike with the Back Fist (deung jumeok): the elbow bends, then the fist travels forward along a curved path. The fist aims at the nose or the philtrum, the groove between the nose and the lip.

This movement from the poomsae Hansu combines two actions. In Jitjjigi, the foot stamps on the instep of the opponent, who can no longer move or escape. Deung Jumeok Ap Chigi is a Forward Strike with the Back Fist (deung jumeok): the elbow bends, then the fist travels forward along a curved path. The fist aims at the nose or the philtrum, the groove between the nose and the lip.