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Taekwondo hand strikes can be separated into two distinct styles: Closed hand strikes (jireugi) Open hand techniques (chigi) Various surfaces of the hand may be engaged as the striking surface depending on which area of the opponents body which is being targeted. This leads to a large array of hand positions.
Command position; In this stance, the legs are straight, with toes pointing straight forward, feet shoulder width apart. The arms are held in front of the body, with closed fists and elbows slightly bent, hands about six inches away from the navel. This is the position that all poomsae forms start from, and return to.
Tegatana (手刀 : てがたな, Japanese for hand-sword) is a term from Japanese martial arts like aikido and Chinese-Okinawan martial arts like karate and Shorinji Kempo referring to a hand position that resembles that of the blade of a sword.
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In martial arts, stances are the distribution, foot orientation and body positions (particularly the legs and torso) adopted when attacking, defending, advancing, or retreating. In many Asian martial arts, the most widely used stance is a shallow standing squat. This position is generally employed as it is a neutral and agile position from ...
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Jōdan-no-kamae is a guard stance in Naginata. Both hands are above the head, and the naginata is lined up against the opponent, roughly parallel to the ground. The ishiziku (the blunt end) is pointed towards the enemy, while the kissaki is back, away from your opponent. From this position, the naginata can be brought down to strike your opponent.
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