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Sang Inji Joomuk Nopunde Bandal Jirugi

Literally: twin high crescent punch

Also known as: Twin Fore-knuckle Fist High Crescent Punch, Sang Inji Joomuk Bandal Jirugi

High crescent punch with both fists, knuckle of the index finger extended; in the ITF tul Choong-Jang it is movement 48 in a close stance.

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Martial Arts
CategoryStrikes (Uchi/Tsuki)

Katas containing this technique

Choong-JangStep: 48

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Sang inji joomuk nopunde bandal jirugi, in English twin fore-knuckle fist high crescent punch, is in ITF Taekwon-Do a high (nopunde) crescent (bandal) punch with both hands at once (sang), each clenched into a fist with the index-finger knuckle extended (inji joomuk). It is recorded this way by the Slovak breakdown taekwondo.sk; the Cardiff Martial Arts overview lists it in the shortened form sang inji joomuk bandal jirugi. In the tul Choong-Jang, per the dotaekwondo.net breakdown, it is movement 48: the practitioner draws the right leg to the left into a close stance (moa sogi) facing C, while performing a high crescent punch with both fists.

Further sources on this topic (5)
  1. Športový klub TAEKWONDO (ITF Slovensko) – rozpis tulu Choong-Jang
  2. Cardiff Martial Arts – Taekwondo theory, 2nd degree
  3. dotaekwondo.net – rozpis tulu Choong-Jang
  4. ITF Taekwon-Do Theory – Practice guide
  5. TKD Hub – Taekwondo terminology