Momtong Bandae Jileugi

Momtong Bandae Jileugi (몸통 반대 지르기) is a strike in taekwondo: front leg punch (jab). Bandae jileugi (반대 지르기) is the direct punch delivered with the fist on the same side as the forward leg (fist = chumeok, striking surface = the first two phalanges), the other fist returning to the hip. The fist starts from the hip and follows a straight path forward, most often at the middle level (momtong, plexus), in ap kubi (forward position) or ap seogi (walking position). Faster but less powerful than the baro…

Bandae jileugi (반대 지르기) is the direct punch delivered with the fist on the same side as the forward leg (fist = chumeok, striking surface = the first two phalanges), the other fist returning to the hip. The fist starts from the hip and follows a straight path forward, most often at the middle level (momtong, plexus), in ap kubi (forward position) or ap seogi (walking position). Faster but less powerful than the baro jileugi (carried with the rear fist), it serves as a direct attack in poomsae as well as in combat (kyorugi).