Pyeonsonkkeut Sewo Jileugi

Pyeonsonkkeut Sewo Jileugi (편손끝 세워 찌르기) is a strike in taekwondo: spear Hand Vertical Thrust. The pyeonsonkkeut sewo jileugi (vertical piercing, "hand-lance") strikes with the tips of the joined fingers (index, middle, ring, little fingers aligned, middle finger slightly lowered, thumb folded), open hand held vertically like a sonnal edge. He launches himself with a straight forward thrust, like a vertical jileugi but with an open hand, at the middle level towards the solar plexus. In Taegeuk Sa Jang, he…

The pyeonsonkkeut sewo jileugi (vertical piercing, "hand-lance") strikes with the tips of the joined fingers (index, middle, ring, little fingers aligned, middle finger slightly lowered, thumb folded), open hand held vertically like a sonnal edge. He launches himself with a straight forward thrust, like a vertical jileugi but with an open hand, at the middle level towards the solar plexus. In Taegeuk Sa Jang, he performs in ap kubi (long front position), the other hand placed under the elbow to support him. Precision strike reserved for poomsae, breakages and self-defense (vulnerable points…