Mo Ap Kubi

Mo Ap Kubi (모 앞 굽이) is a stance in taekwondo: diagonal long stance. Mo Ap Kubi is a Forward Stance (Ap Kubi) oriented diagonally, with the body turned about 45 degrees (toward a corner of the poomsae floor pattern) instead of facing the front. The feet are placed as in a classic Ap Kubi: the front foot about 2 to 2.5 foot lengths ahead, the feet one foot length apart sideways, the front foot pointing forward and the rear foot turned out (about 30 degrees), the front knee bent (front…

Mo Ap Kubi is a Forward Stance (Ap Kubi) oriented diagonally, with the body turned about 45 degrees (toward a corner of the poomsae floor pattern) instead of facing the front. The feet are placed as in a classic Ap Kubi: the front foot about 2 to 2.5 foot lengths ahead, the feet one foot length apart sideways, the front foot pointing forward and the rear foot turned out (about 30 degrees), the front knee bent (front shin vertical) and the rear leg straight, with most of the weight (about 70%) on the front leg. It is used mainly in poomsae to attack or move forward in a diagonal direction.