Single-strike techniques
In kumdo, offensive techniques made with a single strike: after pressing (gongse) with the sword tip from jungdanse, the player hits the head (meorichigi), wrist (sonmokchigi) or waist (heorichigi), or thrusts (jjireum).
How to say it
- Korean
- 한번치기hanbeon chigi
- Spanish
- Técnicas de un solo golpe
- English
- Single-strike techniques
- Japanese
- 一本打ちの技いっぽんうちのわざippon-uchi no waza
Single-strike techniques (한번치기, hanbeon chigi; in Korean texts also 한번치기기술, hanbeon chigi gisul) is the name of a group of techniques in kumdo. A popular article lists them among the pre-emptive attack techniques (선제공격기술, seonje gonggyeok gisul), alongside retreating-strike techniques (퇴격기술, toegyeok gisul) and wrapping-strike techniques (감아치기기술, gamachigi gisul). Response techniques (대응기술, daeung gisul) are a separate group.
According to materials from the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) and affiliated dojos, these techniques start from the middle guard (중단세, jungdanse). The player presses on the opponent's center with the sword tip (칼끝, kalkkeut) with strong energy; this pressure is called gongse (공세). The variants are:
- Head strike (머리치기, meorichigi): when the opponent lowers the tip or leaves the center, the player uses the opening to strike the front of the head sharply.
- Wrist strike (손목치기, sonmokchigi), with the same pressure from jungdanse.
- Waist strike (허리치기, heorichigi), with the same pressure.
- Thrust (찌름, jjireum): when the opponent lowers the tip or leaves the center, the player uses the opening to thrust at the throat with both hands or one.
Points to watch, according to those materials: keep the one-step, one-strike distance (일족일도, iljogildo) exactly, and apply the pressure with a soft wrist rather than shoulder strength.
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