Two-handed thrust

Two-handed thrust (두손 찌름, duson jjireum) is the kumdo thrust in which the tip of the 죽도 (jukdo, bamboo sword) is driven at the opponent's neck with the sword held in both hands. The Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) calls it yangson jjireum (양손 찌름). The name 두손 찌름 appears in a collaborative Korean-language encyclopedia.

According to the Association, the jjireum (찌름, thrust) is performed by pushing off the left foot and stepping in with the right, wringing both fists inward, extending both arms and thrusting at the opponent's neck. It can be made from the left, right, above or below the opponent's 죽도. There are two forms: the two-handed thrust (양손 찌름, yangson jjireum) and the one-handed thrust (한손 찌름, hanson jjireum).

• It starts from the middle stance (중단세, jungdanse) and is an extension of the pressure (공세, gongse) applied to the opponent.
• The 죽도 is held lightly, with shoulders and arms relaxed. The thrust uses the strength of the lower abdomen with the waist upright. It is made with the waist (허리, heori), not with the arms alone.
• After the thrust the left foot is brought up quickly to restore a correct posture.
• The Association's manual gives two basic forms of the two-handed thrust: bakkat jjireum (바깥 찌름) and an jjireum (안 찌름).
• In kumdo matches, the thrust to the throat is one of the four scoring targets.

Safety. The Association's manual warns that the thrust can injure the opponent and should be attempted only after enough practice. It adds that middle-school students and younger currently do not practise it, for educational reasons. A collaborative Korean-language encyclopedia also mentions an unwritten rule in Korea that those of 2nd dan (2단) or below refrain from thrusting.