Kyocha Joomok Naerjo Makgi
Literally: downward block, crossed fists
Also known as: X-fist Downward Block, Kyocha Joomuk Naeryo Makgi
Downward block with crossed fists (kyocha joomok); in the ITF tul Eui-Am it is movements 5 and 18, each time in a walking stance.
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Kyocha joomok naerjo makgi, literally downward block with crossed fists (in English X-fist downward block), is in ITF Taekwon-Do a block directed downward (naeryo) with fists crossed into an X shape (kyocha joomok). The ITF Taekwon-Do Terminology spells it naerjo; the Slovak breakdown of the tul Eui-Am gives it as gunnun sogi kyocha joomuk naeryo makgi. In the tul Eui-Am it is movements 5 and 18. According to the dotaekwondo.net breakdown, the block is performed while stepping into a walking stance (gunnun sogi): the left foot in movement 5, the right foot in movement 18.