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Kaunde Dollyo Jirugi

Literally: middle turning punch

Also known as: Middle Turning Punch

Turning punch to middle level; in the tul Eui-Am the breakdown lists it in the 13th and 26th movement, in the parallel stance, performed slowly.

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Martial Arts
CategoryStrikes (Uchi/Tsuki)

Katas containing this technique

Eui-AmStep: 13, 26

About

Kaunde dollyo jirugi, in English middle turning punch, is a turning punch to middle level in ITF taekwondo; kaunde means middle level, jirugi punch and dollyo turning, as in the name of the turning kick dollyo chagi. The Czech ITF Taekwon-Do Union gives it in the sequence narani so dollyo jirugi, with the parallel stance. In the tul Eui-Am it is, according to the dotaekwondo.net breakdown, the 13th and 26th movement, both performed slowly. In movement 13 the practitioner punches with the left fist and takes the parallel stance (narani sogi) by drawing the right leg in, in movement 26 punches with the right fist and draws the left leg in. The Slovak breakdown calls both movements narani sogi kaunde dollyo jirugi.

Further sources on this topic (4)
  1. ITF Taekwon-Do Theory – Practice guide
  2. Český svaz Taekwon-Do ITF – Plány pro tréninky a zkoušky 10. kup – 3. dan (Mistr Hwang Ho-jong)
  3. Športový klub TAEKWONDO (ITF Slovensko) – rozpis tulu Eui-Am
  4. dotaekwondo.net – rozpis tulu Eui-Am (ITF)