Nopunde Doo Palmok Makgi
Literally: high double forearm block
Also known as: High Double Forearm Block
A high double-forearm block in ITF Taekwon-Do: the rear fist rests against the front arm and supports it.
Quick Facts
💡 Key Tip
At the moment of impact, the thumb of the upper arm should be level with the eye, the lower arm above the solar plexus, and the body in half facing.
Katas containing this technique
About
Nopunde doo palmok makgi is, in ITF terminology, a high double forearm block (high double forearm block). The tool is doo palmok, the doubled forearms, and the level is nopunde, the upper level. The rear fist rests against the front arm and supports it. According to the itftkdtheory guide, at impact, the thumb of the upper arm is level with the eye, the lower arm is above the solar plexus, and the body is in half facing. Reinforcement with both forearms, according to Taekwondo Nation, allows an immediate response to a second attack. In the ITF tuls it occurs in five forms, among others as the 20th and 23rd movement in Joong-Gun and the 37th and 38th movement in Yul-Gok; it is also contained in Choong-Moo (23rd movement), Toi-Gye (30th) and Ge-Baek (28th).