Ap Seogi

앞서기

Literally: front stance (walking stance)

Also known as: Walking stance

Short WT taekwondo walking stance with weight split evenly on both legs; used to close in and retreat, and appears in Taegeuk Il Jang.

Quick Facts

Martial Arts

Taekwondo WT Taekwondo

CategoryStances (Tachi-waza)

DifficultyBasic

Stance heighthigh

Stance lengththree foot lengths

Stance purposemobility

Weight Dist.50/50

Katas containing this technique

Taegeuk Il JangStep: 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 Taegeuk Ee JangStep: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Taegeuk Sam JangStep: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Taegeuk Sah JangStep: 22, 23, 24, 25 Taegeuk Chil JangStep: 28, 29, 31, 32 Taegeuk Pal JangStep: 3, 16, 17

About

Ap seogi (앞서기), a walking stance, is a short natural stance with both legs straight. The front foot points straight ahead, the rear foot turned out about thirty degrees for balance. The feet are about three foot-lengths apart, and the weight is split evenly between both legs. The stance closes in on an opponent and covers retreat, and is widely used in forms and self-defence. It is required from yellow belt, 9. gup, and appears already in the first poomsae, Taegeuk Il Jang. It differs from the front stance ap kubi in its shorter length, straight legs, and even weight split.

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