Definitions of some common terminology used in TKDTutelage lessons.

Leading

The arm, leg, or side of the body that is nearest to the opponent.

Trailing

The arm, leg, or side of the body that is farthest from the opponent.

Inner Forearm

The thumb side of the forearm.

Outer Forearm

The little finger side of the forearm.

Body Sections

For attacking and blocking purposes, the body is divided into three sections:

• High (top of shoulders and head)

• Middle (below shoulders to abdomen)

• Low (below abdomen)

Point of Focus

The point of focus is an imaginary point in space where an attack or block ends its motion. The power of a technique peaks at this point. Impact at any point before the point of focus will have less power. If point of focus is too far behind the target, the impact power of the technique will be changed into a pushing motion. This point may be:

• Just in front of the surface of target, as with no-contact sparring.

• On the surface of target, as with light-contact sparring.

• At some point beneath the surface of target, as with full-contact sparring or breaking.

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