Bituro Chagi
비틀어차기
Literally: twisting kick
Also known as: Twisting Kick
Bituro chagi, the twisting kick, starts like a roundhouse kick, but at the end the shin twists the other way and strikes from the other side.
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Bituro chagi (비틀어차기), in English twisting kick, is a deceptive taekwondo kick. The kicker first signals the path of the roundhouse kick dollyo chagi by rotating the hips to one side, then twists the shin the other way and strikes the opponent from the other side. Per namu.wiki, the knee lifts straight up and the kick lands with the instep turned outward. ITF terminology names apkumchi, the ball of the foot, as the striking surface. It differs from dollyo chagi in the final twist of shin and foot, and from bandae dollyo chagi in that only the shin and foot turn at the end, not the whole body. ITF terminology also has a flying version, twimyo bituro chagi, and dotaekwondo.net lists bituro chagi in the ITF syllabus for 3rd degree black belt.