Yeop Chagi

Yeop Chagi (옆 차기) is a kick in taekwondo: side Kick. Percussive side kick: raise the bent knee in front of the body, rotate the hip to position yourself in profile, then relax the leg in a straight line (push, not circular movement). The striking surface is the edge of the foot (balnal, 발날) in poomsae, or the heel (dwichuk) for more power, the target being the torso, ribs or head. He appears in poomsae from Taegeuk 4 then Taegeuk 5, and often launches from a combat…

Percussive side kick: raise the bent knee in front of the body, rotate the hip to position yourself in profile, then relax the leg in a straight line (push, not circular movement). The striking surface is the edge of the foot (balnal, 발날) in poomsae, or the heel (dwichuk) for more power, the target being the torso, ribs or head. He appears in poomsae from Taegeuk 4 then Taegeuk 5, and often launches from a combat guard (gyeorugi junbi) to stop the opponent from a distance.