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Nachuo Sogi

Literally: low stance

Also known as: Low Stance

A low stance of ITF taekwondo with the weight spread evenly, listed among the 4th gup stances; practised in Kwang-Gae, Joong-Gun, and Ge-Baek.

Quick Facts

Martial Arts
CategoryStances (Tachi-waza)

Katas containing this technique

Joong-GunStep: 27, 29Kwang-GaeStep: 21, 22, 26, 30Ge-BaekStep: 14, 15Choong-JangStep: 11

About

Nachuo sogi, in English low stance, is a low ITF taekwondo stance. Per the 2017 New Zealand techniques manual, it belongs among the blue-belt, 4th gup stances. The Mark Farnham Taekwondo material gives a width of one shoulder-width, a length of one and a half, and even weight on both legs. In Kwang-Gae it is the 21st, 22nd, 26th, and 30th movement, in Joong-Gun the 27th and 29th, and in Ge-Baek the 14th and 15th. In Joong-Gun and Kwang-Gae's 21st/22nd, the pushing palm block sonbadak noollo makgi is performed in it.

Further sources on this topic (5)
  1. seznam itf
  2. Techniques Handbook 2017 (ITF, Nový Zéland)
  3. Mark Farnham Taekwondo – All Stances
  4. Do Taekwondo – Ge-Baek
  5. Kildare Taekwondo – manuál