Sonkal Ap Taerigi
Literally: front strike with the knife-hand
Also known as: High front strike with knife-hand
A high front strike with the knife-hand to the neck, temple or jaw; in the ITF pattern Choong-Moo it is the 2nd movement.
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In ITF Taekwon-Do, sonkal ap taerigi is a high front strike with the knife-hand (sonkal) aimed at the neck, temple or jaw. It differs from the reverse strike sonkal dung ap taerigi in the surface used: that one is delivered with the reverse knife-hand. Choong-Moo: movement 2 — a strike with the right knife-hand while taking the right walking stance gunnun sogi, the left hand placed in front of the forehead.