Naeryo Chagi
Literally: downward kick
Also known as: Downward Kick
Downward kick, from above down; in the ITF tul Tong-Il it is movement 16, a kick with the right foot with the hands left in position from the previous movement.
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CategoryKicks (Geri-waza)
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Naeryo chagi, literally downward kick (in English downward kick), is in ITF Taekwon-Do a kick directed from above downward; naeryo means downward, chagi kick. The ITF Taekwon-Do Theory overview also lists it under the English name downward (axe) kick. The ITF Taekwon-Do Terminology names the heel (dwitchook) as its striking surface. In the tul Tong-Il it is movement 16. The dotaekwondo.net breakdown describes it as a kick with the right foot, in which the hands remain in the position from movement 15.