To the left
Jwaro (좌로) means "to the left". In Korean sword-practice texts it marks the direction of a movement, a turn or an action toward the left side.
How to say it
- Korean
- 좌로jwaro
- Spanish
- Izquierda
- English
- To the left
Jwaro (좌로) is the Korean word for "to the left". In the sources consulted it appears when describing movements, turns and actions with the sword.
- Movement: a Haedong Gumdo (해동검도) practice text lists movement forward, backward, left and right from the jayeonse (자연세) posture. It says the body's weight always stays on the foot that moved first.
- Turning: the same texts call for a 180° turn "to the left" in jeonhu begi (전후베기) and for turning the foot 45° to the left.
- Direction of an action in Kumdo: the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) describes hechyeonagagi gisul (헤쳐나가기 기술). In it, the opponent's jukdo (죽도) is brushed upward to the left or right, or pressed down diagonally, to break the opponent's gyeonumse (겨눔세).
- Exercise: in yeongyeok (연격), the head strikes alternate left and right (좌→우→좌→우).
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