Sun Palkup Naeryo Tulgi
Literally: straight elbow downward thrust
Also known as: Straight Elbow Downward Thrust
Thrust with the straight elbow downward (sun palkup); in the tuls Juche and Yon-Gae it is performed in a rear-foot stance.
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Sun palkup naeryo tulgi, literally thrust with the straight elbow downward (in English straight elbow downward thrust), is in ITF Taekwon-Do a strike with the elbow (palkup) directed downward (naeryo); sun means straight, extended. In the tul Juche it is movements 27 and 29, in Yon-Gae movements 7 and 18. Per the dotaekwondo.net breakdown, the strike is always performed in a rear-foot stance (dwitbal sogi): in Juche while moving, in Yon-Gae while drawing in the foot. The Slovak breakdown gives it in the full form dwitbal sogi sun palkup bandae naeryo tulgi.