Taekwondo Stances ( 서기 sogi ‪)‬

Physically, taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, and stamina. The Korean martial arts has several stances (서기 sogi ) used for different activities. Practitioners must have their body weight correctly distributed during each different stance and during footwork. Each technique must be correctly aligned.


• ATTENTION STANCE ( 차렷 charyeot )

• READY STANCE ( 기본준비 junbi )

• WALKING STANCE ( 앞서기 ap sogi )

• FRONT STANCE ( 앞굽이 ap kubi )

• BACK STANCE ( 뒷굽이 dwi kubi )

• HORSE-RIDING STANCE ( 주춤서기 juchum sogi )

• CAT OR TIGER STANCE ( 범서기 beom sogi )

• FORWARD CROSS STANCE ( 앞 꼬아서기 ap koa sogi )

• REAR CROSS STANCE ( 뒤 꼬아서기 dwi koa sogi )

• LEFT SIDE STANCE ( 왼 서기 wen sogi )

• RIGHT SIDE STANCE ( 오른 서기 oreun sogi )

• PARALLEL STANCE ( 나란히서기 naranhi sogi )

• COVERED FIST READY STANCE ( 보주먹준비 bojumeok junbi )

• CRANE STANCE ( 학다리서기 hakdari sogi )

• INNER KNEE STANCE ( 오금서기 ogum-sogi )

• FIGHTING STANCE ( 겨루기준비 gyeorugi junbi )

• OVERLAPPED HAND POSTURE ( 겹손준비 gyeopson-junbi )

• LOG PUSHING POSTURE ( 통밀기준비 tongmilgi-junbi )

• TWO FIST READY STANCE ( 두주먹허리준비 dujumeok heori junbi )

• ASSISTING STANCE ( 곁다리서기 gyeotdari-sogi )

• AT EASE STANCE ( 편히서기 pyeoni-sogi )

• INWARD STANCE ( 안쫑서기 anjjong-sogi )