Two

Two (Korean 둘, dul) is the second of the native Korean numbers: hana (하나), dul (둘), set (셋). Native numbers are used to count objects, people, hours and age, and dul becomes du (두) before a counter word.

In kumdo, dul is the count (구령, guryeong) for the second beat in basic striking drills. According to Korean dojo pages, its meaning depends on the drill:

• 3동작 머리치기 (sam-dongjak meorichigi, three-count head strike): on «dul» the head is struck, with the tip of the jukdo (죽도, bamboo sword) at the striker's own head height and the left fist stopping at chest height. On «hana» the sword is raised and on «set» the middle stance (중단세, jungdanse) is taken.
• 3동작 손목치기 (sam-dongjak sonmokchigi, three-count wrist strike): on «dul» the sword comes down to navel height, almost level.
• 3동작 허리치기 (sam-dongjak heorichigi, three-count waist strike): on «dul» the waist is struck diagonally, lowering the sword slightly between head and shoulder, while the feet move to the right.
• Two-count drills (2동작): the strike is made without a spoken count on «hana», and on «dul» the practitioner returns to the middle stance (jungdanse).

The Korea Kumdo Association textbook (대한검도회 검도 교본) states that strikes to the head, sides of the head, wrist and waist are trained in stages of three, two and one counts.