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Double Forearm Block - This is a more advanced Taekwondo block, designed to be used against a strong attack to the center of the body. Standing sideways, the lead forearm blocks the attack with the fist closed. The second arm provides further support, linking into the crook of the arm so both forearms are at a 90-degree angle to the body.
In Korean martial arts such as taekwondo, these techniques are referred to as makgi (막기), with some examples being chukyeo makgi (rising block) and onkal daebi makgi (knifehand guarding block). Some martial arts, such as Capoeira , reject blocking techniques completely as they consider them too inefficient.
Rhee Jhoon-goo (Korean: 이준구; Hanja: 李俊九, January 7, 1932 – April 30, 2018), commonly known as Jhoon Rhee, was a Korean-American taekwondo practitioner. He is widely recognized as the "father of American taekwondo" for introducing the Korean martial art to the United States when he immigrated in the 1950s.
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Stefan Takov (born 6 August 2002) [1] is a Serbian taekwondo practitioner. He is a two-time medalist in the men's 74 kg at the World Taekwondo Championships. [2] [3] He also won the gold medal in his event at the 2022 European Taekwondo Championships held in Manchester, United Kingdom.