Throwing the body
In kumdo, mom deonjigi is throwing one's whole body into a strike the moment an opening is seen in the opponent, without thinking about being countered.
How to say it
- Korean
- 몸 던지기mom deonjigi
- Spanish
- Lanzar el cuerpo con decisión
- English
- Throwing the body
- Japanese
- 捨て身すてみsutemi
Throwing the body (Korean 몸 던지기, mom deonjigi) is defined in the glossary of the Korea Kumdo Association as closely observing and judging the opponent's actions and, the moment an opening is found, immediately throwing one's body into the strike. The same source calls it a very important part of kumdo.
Once the decision is made, the practitioner should not think about being countered or having the strike dodged and answered. The practitioner must leap in with a mind ready to abandon the body, because only then can an excellent strike be made.
- Throwing oneself in without discernment when the opponent shows no opening is reckless and is not true mom deonjigi.
- One should advance when it is time to advance, retreat when it is time to retreat, and strike boldly at once when an opening appears.
- Hesitating out of excessive fear of a counterattack is also a fault.
- In Korean the term is also called sasin (사신).
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