Attentive rest with the sword (in the bon)
Pureokal (풀어칼) is a basic sword posture in kumdo, often used when practicing the bon (검도본, geomdobon). Unlike swieokal (쉬어칼), a fully relaxed rest, it is a rest posture that stays full of tension.
How to say it
- Korean
- 풀어칼pureokal
- Spanish
- Descanso atento con la espada (en el Bon)
- English
- Attentive rest with the sword (in the bon)
풀어칼 (pureokal) is one of the basic sword postures listed in the technique section of the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회, Daehan Geomdohoe). It is often used while carrying out the bon (검도본, geomdobon), the standardized forms of kumdo.
It is defined by contrast with 쉬어칼 (swieokal), the rest posture in which the sword tip (칼끝, kalkkeut) is lowered fully to the lower right in a natural stance. Pureokal is not that completely relaxed rest. It is a swieokal that stays full of tension.
- It is a low guard (하단세, hadanse).
- The sword tip rests about 1 to 2 cm below the opponent's left knee.
In the sequence of sword-handling postures it is listed after 차렷칼 (charyeotkal), 허리에칼 (heorieekal), 뽑아칼 (ppobakal), 꽂아칼 (kkojakal) and 쉬어칼 (swieokal).
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