Sword at rest
Swieokal (쉬어칼) is the resting posture with the sword in kumdo. It is taken for a short pause in practice: the left foot beside the right, and the tip of the jukdo (bamboo sword) lowered to the lower right.
How to say it
- Korean
- 쉬어칼swieokal
- Spanish
- Descanso con la espada
- English
- Sword at rest
쉬어칼 (swieokal), "sword at rest", is one of the basic movements of kumdo (검도, geomdo). It is listed with others such as 뽑아칼 (ppobakal) and 풀어칼 (pureokal). The Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) includes it among the ways of handling the 죽도 (jukdo), the bamboo sword.
- When it is used: the association's textbook describes it for a short rest during practice.
- How it is done: from 뽑아칼 (ppobakal), the left foot is brought beside the right. The tip of the 죽도 (jukdo) is lowered completely to the lower right, and the body is in a natural state (자연체, jayeonche).
- Textbook details: the feet are side by side at about shoulder width. The 죽도 is lowered in an arc toward the lower-right diagonal, and the tip ends slightly below the knees.
- Contrast with 풀어칼 (pureokal): the association says 풀어칼 is often used in the 검도본 (geomdobon). It is described as a tense version of 쉬어칼, whereas in 쉬어칼 the tension is fully released. In the low guard (하단세, hadanse), the tip is 1 to 2 cm below the opponent's left knee.
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