Part and advance

헤쳐나가기 (hechyeonagagi) is a kumdo technique. It is used when the opponent holds a correct posture and gives no opening. His 죽도 (jukdo, bamboo sword) is swept up to the left or right, or pressed diagonally downward. This breaks his stance (겨눔세, gyeonumse) so that a strike (격자, gyeokja) can be made.

The Korean sources describe these variants:

• 스쳐올려 머리치기 (seuchyeoollyeo meorichigi): from the middle stance (중단세, jungdanse) one applies pressure with the sword tip (칼끝, kalkkeut). The surface of the advancing opponent's 죽도 is swept upward and, as his stance collapses, the head is struck at once.
• 눌러떨어뜨려 머리치기 (nulleotteoreotteuryeo meorichigi): against an opponent in a middle stance with a low tip, or one who lowers his tip to advance, his stance is pressed diagonally down and broken, and the head is struck.
• 스쳐올려 손목치기 (seuchyeoollyeo sonmokchigi): the opponent's 죽도 is swept up toward the upper right and his right wrist is struck immediately.
• 스쳐올려 허리치기 (seuchyeoollyeo heorichigi): the opponent's 죽도 is swept up toward the upper right to break his posture, and one enters and strikes the right side of the waist.

Points to watch, according to the same sources:

• When sweeping or pressing, work around the middle of the length of the opponent's 죽도.
• Sweeping up and striking must be a single beat.
• The parting action is done with relaxed shoulders, using the wrist snap, and sharply.
• When entering, one should feel the hips go forward first.
• The opportunity for the technique comes when the opponent is about to advance or retreat and his right foot is lifting off the floor.