SOAR Training: Soo Ki (수기) & Jok Ki (족기) Basics

Happy Labor Day weekend. No class on Monday.

We will work on hand and foot techniques and their associated one-steps this week.

Stances: 자세 (Jah Se)

Our three basic action stances are Front Stance, Horseriding Stance, and Fighting Stance. From these stances, we can perform all of our hand and foot techniques.

Hand Techniques: 수기 (Soo Ki)

For hands, we will work on Low Block, High Block, Outside-In Block, Inside-out Block, and Center Punch. Most hand techniques have a twisting motion in them from the loaded position to the striking point. When you combine the twisting motion with hip rotation in your stance, you can generate great power.

Foot Techniques: 족기 (Jok Ki)

For Kicking, we will work on Front Kick, Side Kick, Roundhouse Kick, and Back Kick. These are the 4 basic kicks, and 90% of the advanced kicking techniques we perform are based on these four kicks. They can be performed from any of our stances.