Throat
In kumdo, the throat (mok, 목) is the target of the thrust (jjireum, 찌름), one of the valid striking areas along with the head, wrist and waist. It is hit with the tip of the bamboo sword, not cut.
How to say it
- Korean
- 목mok
- Spanish
- Garganta (blanco de la estocada)
- English
- Throat
- Japanese
- 喉のどnodo
Throat (mok, 목) is, in kumdo, the target of the thrust (jjireum, 찌름), one of the areas where a valid strike can be scored.
- The striking areas are the wrist (sonmok, 손목), head (meori, 머리), waist (heori, 허리) and throat (mok, 목). The head and wrist are struck downward, the waist is cut, and the throat is thrust.
- The thrust is made with the tip of the bamboo sword (jukdo, 죽도). Strikes are made with the third of the sword nearest the tip.
- When striking, the practitioner shouts the name of the area hit: head, wrist, waist or thrust (jjireum).
- One source states that a thrust to the chest is not recognized as a valid strike (yuhyogyeokja, 유효격자).
- The thrust has the smallest valid area, the throat guard of the mask (homyeon, 호면). Even so, it can score with little force and has the longest reach.
Updated: