Agenda: June 7th, 2001

• In-to-Out Block
• Out-to-In block
• Palm-Heel Block
• Palm-Heel Strike

In-to-Out Block

• Wrist is straight
• Block starts at hip opposite to the final block position
• Block starts with knuckles pointing away from body
• Non-blocking arm starts with fist in front of blocking-arm shoulder and knuckles facing body
• Block past the center line
• Block ends in front of same-side shoulder
• Block ends with knuckles pointing away from body
• Non-blocking arm twists fist onto waist opposite block
• Wrist twists hand into final position at the end
• Plane of block is across the body
• Propel block with hip, not the shoulder

Out-to-In Block

• Wrist is straight
• Block starts at the same side of the head as the block
• Block starts with knuckles pointing towards the head
• Non-blocking arm starts in front of face with knuckles pointing up
• Block past the center line
• Block ends with knuckles pointing away from body
• Non-blocking arm twists fist onto waist opposite block
• Wrist twists hand into final position at the end
• Propel block with hip, not the shoulder

Palm-Heel Block

• Chamber blocking arm straight in the opposite direction
• Blocking hand is opened with fingers together and slightly curled
• Block moves across body and stops past the body (Plane of block is across body)
• Non-blocking arm starts same side of the body as blocking arm with knuckles pointing up
• Ending position of hand has fingers pointing up and forearm is straight across body
• Ending angle between hand and arm is almost 90-degrees
• Non-blocking arm twists fist onto waist opposite block
• Hand locks into final position at the end
• Propel block with hip, not the shoulder

Palm-Heel Strike

• Pull back elbow of striking hand to chamber
• Plane of strike is forward almost 90-degrees to the body
• Striking hand is opened with fingers together and slightly curled
• Striking surface is the palm-heel of the hand
• Ending angle between hand and arm is almost 90-degrees
• Propel strike with hip, not the shoulder
• Exert force at the end of the strike, not throughout

Additional Notes on Down Block

• Non-blocking arm starts crossed in front of blocking arm with knuckles facing body
• Non-blocking arm twists fist onto waist opposite block

Additional Notes on Face Block

• Non-blocking arm starts with fist in front of face and knuckles facing body
• Non-blocking arm twists fist onto waist

Korean Terms

 

Begin	Shi Chak
Stop	Kal Yeo
End	Geu Man
Forms	Poomsae
Sparring	Kyoorgi
In-to-Out Block	Yeop Makki
Out-to-In Block	Momtong Makki
Palm-Heel Block	Batangson Anmakki
Palm-Heel Strike	Batangson Teok Chigi