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Sonkal Najunde Daebi Makgi

Literally: low guarding block with the knife-hand

Also known as: Low section knife-hand guarding block

A low guarding block with the knife-hand, assisted by the other hand; found in the ITF patterns Kwang-Gae, Toi-Gye and Ge-Baek.

Quick Facts

Martial Arts
CategoryBlocks (Uke-waza)

Katas containing this technique

Toi-GyeStep: 31, 33Kwang-GaeStep: 5, 7Ge-BaekStep: 38Sam-IlStep: 24Choi-YongStep: 11, 16So-SanStep: 50, 55

About

In ITF Taekwon-Do, sonkal najunde daebi makgi is a low guarding block with the knife-hand: sonkal is the knife-hand, najunde the low level, daebi makgi a guarding block assisted by the other hand. Kwang-Gae: movement 5 and 7, formed while stepping into the L-stance niunja sogi with a sliding step. Toi-Gye: movement 31 and 33, the 31st also in the L-stance niunja sogi. Ge-Baek: movement 38.

Further sources on this topic (4)
  1. United ITF – terminology: blocks
  2. Taekwondo.sk – technická zostava Toi-Gye
  3. Do Taekwondo – rozpis tulu Ge-Baek
  4. Do Taekwondo – rozpis tulu Kwang-Gae