Strike to the left and right sides of the head
Jwaumyeon meori (좌우면 머리치기) is the kumdo strike to the left or right side of the opponent's head, delivered at roughly 45 degrees. It uses the same action as the front head strike and is drilled in yeongyeok.
How to say it
- Korean
- 좌우면 머리jwaumyeon meori
- Spanish
- Golpe a los costados de la cabeza
- English
- Strike to the left and right sides of the head
- Japanese
- 左右面さゆうめんsayūmen
Jwaumyeon meori (좌우면 머리치기) is a head strike (meorichigi) in kumdo aimed at the left side (jwamyeon, 좌면) or right side (umyeon, 우면) of the head. The Korea Kumdo Association textbook describes it as a diagonal strike at about 45 degrees, with the cut descending in a straight line from the temple to the philtrum (injung, 인중).
- It uses the same technique as the front head strike (jeongmyeon meorichigi). The jukdo (죽도, bamboo sword) is raised in the same way and only the angle differs, at about 45 degrees to each side.
- Both fists must stay on the body's centre line (jeongjungseon, 정중선). On impact only the blade angle changes.
- Scoring area: under the competition rules, the head target includes the front and the left and right sides above the temple.
Practice. It is drilled mainly in yeongyeok (연격, a continuous-strike exercise). The attacker strikes the front of the head, then alternates left and right strikes while moving with mireogeotgi (밀어걷기, sliding step): 4 strikes forward and 5 backward. The textbook says the sequence starts on the partner's left side and ends on the left side.
The partner who receives holds the jukdo vertically. Beginners move both fists left and right to absorb each strike.
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