Yopcha Momchoogi
Literally: side checking kick
Also known as: Side Checking Kick
Side checking kick; in the ITF tul Moon-Moo it opens movements 50 and 53, followed by a middle side thrust kick.
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Yopcha momchoogi, in English side checking kick, is in ITF Taekwon-Do a checking kick directed to the side. The International Taekwon-Do (NZ) dictionary gives the Korean form cha momchugi for the English checking kick, and yop for side. In the tul Moon-Moo it is the first part of movements 50 and 53. Per dotaekwondo.net, it is followed with the same leg by a middle side thrust kick (kaunde yopcha tulgi), in movement 50 with the left leg while blocking with the forearm, in movement 53 with the right.