to the right
Uro (우로) is a Korean direction word meaning "to the right". In kumdo texts it appears in pairs with 좌로 to say which way a strike goes, the sword is twisted, or the body turns.
How to say it
- Korean
- 우로uro
- Spanish
- Derecha
- English
- to the right
우로 (uro) is a Korean direction word. An online learner's dictionary glosses it as "right".
- In the Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) glossary, the principle of 삼살법 (samsalbeop) speaks of striking or pressing the opponent's sword to both sides, using the phrase "좌·우로".
- In Haedong kumdo (해동검도) material, the side cuts 좌·우 베기 (jwa·u begi) are made by twisting the sword to one side or the other ("좌 또는 우로 틀어 벤다"). The text adds that the shoulders should not turn more than 30° to 40°.
- In the same school's change of posture (자세전환, jasejeonhwan), after lowering the sword to the left side, the practitioner turns around to the right (우로 뒤돌아) and cuts horizontally to the rear.
For moving toward that side, the Korea Kumdo Association manual uses the phrase 오른쪽으로 이동 (oreunjjogeuro idong). In the step 벌려걷기 (beolryeogeotgi), when moving right the right foot goes first diagonally forward or back and the left foot follows.
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