Yellow Belt

Taekwondo — Yellow Belt

6 techniques

stances

Back Stance

Dwitkubi Seogi(Dweet-goo-bee Suh-gee)

The back stance loads 70% of the weight onto the rear foot, keeping the front leg light for quick kicks — paired with knife-hand blocks in poomsae.

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Front Stance

Apkubi Seogi(Ahp-goo-bee Suh-gee)

The front stance is a deep, forward-weighted power stance used in poomsae for delivering strikes and blocks with maximum grounding and body mass behind them.

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blocks

Knife-Hand Block

Sonnal Makgi(Son-nal Mak-gee)

The knife-hand block deflects attacks using the outer edge of the open hand, executed from back stance — one hand blocks while the other guards at the solar plexus.

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punchs

Reverse Punch

Bandae Jireugi(Ban-dae Jee-ruh-gee)

The reverse punch drives the rear hand forward across the body, generating power from hip rotation — the opposite hand to the lead foot.

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kicks

Roundhouse Kick

Dollyo Chagi(Dol-yuh Cha-gee)

The roundhouse kick swings the leg in a horizontal arc, striking with the ball of the foot or instep — the signature technique of Taekwondo sparring.

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Side Kick

Yeop Chagi(Yuhp Cha-gee)

The side kick thrusts the heel and outer edge of the foot directly into the target from the side, generating power through hip extension and chamber.

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