Doo Palmok Makgi
Literally: block with both forearms
Also known as: Double Forearm Block, Twin Forearm Block
A block with both forearms at once, combining a rising block and a front block to protect the middle and high level; in ITF Taekwon-Do at 5th gup.
Quick Facts
⚠️ Common Mistakes
The pressure in both arms is not equal, or the rising and front components are not timed correctly.
💡 Key Tip
Hold the rising arm bent at about 45° roughly 7 cm from the forehead, and leave the main work to the front block.
Katas containing this technique
About
Doo palmok makgi, literally block with both forearms (doo means two; in English double or twin forearm block), is in ITF Taekwon-Do a block in which both forearms work at once. One arm blocks with a rising motion, the other with a front block, so the technique protects the middle and high level together. In the grading syllabus of the New Zealand club Tiger Taekwon-Do it belongs to blue stripe level (5th gup). According to the guide ITF Taekwon-Do Theory, the rising arm is bent at about 45° and roughly 7 cm from the forehead; the front block is the dominant component, and the arm on the front-leg side crosses along the inner side. It differs from nopunde doo palmok makgi, a high double block, and doo palmok najunde mirro makgi, a low pushing double block, in that it does not specify the level and direction. In the tul Kwang-Gae (ITF) it is the 24th and 28th movement.