Termination techniques <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n Many martial arts teach techniques to end a fight. Taekwondo is no exception. Termination techniques are extremely powerful and can be very useful. Knowing how to use them can help you feel strong and in control. These techniques can help you gain confidence and respect in situations that could threaten you. Termination techniques include joint locks, also known as kwan jyel sul, which can be applied to any joint on the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This technique is particularly useful against armed attackers, as it can control an opponent who is on the ground. The ‘four-finger strike’ can also be used to strike at vital points on the neck or torso. A powerful thumb-protruding fist is also used to target vulnerable areas. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
One of the most powerful skills in taekwondo is the side kick. Side kicks are made by extending the leg and rotating your body 90 degrees. Then strike with the outside edge. This kick can be done in several variations, including the heel kick which is more effective in sparring. The roundhouse kick, which can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":28179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[258],"tags":[9509,9508],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28177"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28180,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28177\/revisions\/28180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zaratechs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}