Two-motion basic movement
Idongjak (이동작, 二動作, "two motions") is listed among the basic movements (gibon dongjak, 기본동작) of kumdo, alongside forward-backward movement (jeonhu idong), samdongjak, ildongjak and strikes to the head, wrist and waist.
How to say it
- Korean
- 이동작idongjak
- Spanish
- Corte en dos tiempos
- English
- Two-motion basic movement
Idongjak (이동작, 二動作, literally "two motions") is one of the basic movements (gibon dongjak, 기본동작) of kumdo, the Korean combat sport in which opponents compete by striking each other with a bamboo sword (jukdo, 죽도).
According to a newspaper article on kumdo, the basic movements include:
- forward and backward movement (jeonhu idong, 전후이동);
- samdongjak (삼동작, 三動作, "three motions");
- idongjak (이동작, 二動作, "two motions");
- ildongjak (일동작, 一動作, "one motion");
- strikes to the head (meori chigi, 머리치기), wrist (sonmok chigi, 손목치기) and waist (heori chigi, 허리치기), and continuous combinations of them.
The source consulted does not explain how each movement in the series is performed.
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