Kyocha Joomuk Chookyo Makgi
Literally: rising block with crossed fists
Also known as: X-Fist Rising Block
A rising block with fists crossed into an X shape, protecting the head against strong attacks from above; in ITF Taekwon-Do at 4th gup.
Quick Facts
⚠️ Common Mistakes
The fists are too close to the face, the arms do not work evenly, or the block drifts off the centre line.
💡 Key Tip
Cross the wrists in the middle at forehead height, about 7 cm from it, and keep the body facing the opponent.
Katas containing this technique
About
Kyocha joomuk chookyo makgi, literally rising block with crossed fists (kyocha means crossed, joomuk fist, chookyo rising), is in ITF Taekwon-Do a block in which the fists cross into an X shape in front of the body and are driven upward. The crossed structure of the arms protects the head against strong attacks from above. In the grading syllabus of the New Zealand club Tiger Taekwon-Do it belongs to blue belt level (4th gup). The wrists cross in the middle at forehead height, about 7 cm from it, the body faces the opponent, and the arms form an angle of about 45° with the shoulder line. ITF terminology distinguishes from it kyocha joomuk najunde noollo makgi, a low pushing block, and kyocha joomuk naeryo makgi, a block with crossed fists directed downward. In the tul Joong-Gun (ITF) it is the 13th movement.