Baro Jireugi
바로 지르기
Literally: straight punch
Also known as: Baro Jirugi, Momtong Baro Jireugi
In Kukkiwon terminology, baro jireugi is a direct hand strike on the side of the rear leg; ITF uses the terms baro and bandae the other way round.
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Baro jireugi (바로 지르기) is a direct fist strike in taekwondo. Kukkiwon-based teaching defines it as an arm strike on the side of the rear leg, its middle-level form momtong baro jireugi aiming at the chest, sternum, abdomen or ribs. Power comes from rotating the body, not just the arm, with an exhale on impact, aimed a few centimetres beyond the target surface; used from the ap kubi and ap seogi stances and from a sparring stance. The same source lists the front-hand strike as momtong bandae jireugi. In ITF it is the other way round: Trident TKD gives baro jirugi as the direct strike, bandae jirugi as the reverse strike, and dotaekwondo.net translates baro jirugi as obverse punch. nbtkda.com translates baro jireugi as a strike with the opposite hand.