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Dwijibun Sonkut Tulgi

Literally: thrust with the reversed fingertips

Also known as: Upset fingertip thrust

A thrust with the fingertips reversed, palm turned the opposite way; in the ITF tul Toi-Gye the practitioner performs it low already in the 2nd movement.

Quick Facts

Martial Arts
CategoryStrikes (Uchi/Tsuki)

Katas containing this technique

Toi-GyeStep: 2, 5Choong-MooStep: 20Sam-IlStep: 7

About

Dwijibun sonkut tulgi is in ITF Taekwon-Do a thrusting strike (tulgi) with the reversed fingertips (dwijibun sonkut), that is, with the hand turned palm the opposite way. In the tul Toi-Gye (ITF) it is the 2nd and 5th movement. The breakdown gives it in the full form gunnun sogi dwijibun sonkut najunde bandae tulgi, that is, a low reverse-direction thrust with the reversed fingertips in a walking stance. In Choong-Moo it is the 20th movement.

Further sources on this topic (2)
  1. Toi-Gye – technická zostava (taekwondo.sk)
  2. Kildare Taekwondo – manuál s rozpisy tulů ITF