{"id":4121,"date":"2026-05-19T01:32:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T23:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taekwon-book.com\/technique\/side-piercing-kick\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T19:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:52:33","slug":"side-piercing-kick","status":"publish","type":"technique","link":"https:\/\/taekwon-book.com\/en\/technique\/side-piercing-kick\/","title":{"rendered":"Side Piercing Kick"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The side piercing kick, <strong>Yopcha Jirugi (\uc606\ucc28 \uc9c0\ub974\uae30)<\/strong>, is a side kick. You strike with the outer edge of the heel. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is used to push back or strike an opponent who is positioned to the side or slightly in front.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This technique relies on a strong hip thrust and a direct extension of the leg to generate maximum power.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technical rules:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First, bring the knee <strong>toward the chest<\/strong> in a bent position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The body rotates <strong>sideways<\/strong> before extending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The leg strikes <strong>directly straight<\/strong> at the target.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You touch with the <strong>edge of your heel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The body remains <strong>upright and stable<\/strong> throughout the movement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The hands remain in a guard or ready position.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The leg snaps back <strong>quickly<\/strong> after the strike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The gaze is directed toward <strong>the target<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categorie-technique":[68],"ceinture":[61],"ceint_2":[],"class_list":["post-4121","technique","type-technique","status-publish","hentry","categorie-technique-techniques-de-pieds","ceinture-ceinture-blanche"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Side Piercing Kick - Taekwon | Le Taekwon-Do ITF en bandes dessin\u00e9es<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/taekwon-book.com\/en\/technique\/side-piercing-kick\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Side Piercing Kick - Taekwon | Le Taekwon-Do ITF en bandes dessin\u00e9es\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The side piercing kick, Yopcha Jirugi (\uc606\ucc28 \uc9c0\ub974\uae30), is a side kick. 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