BeomDoh

Strengthening lower body and developing side abdomens

What is BeomDoh?

  BeomDoh (Beom: general, Doh: step) named for a pose of the tiger being ready to fight against the enemy. BeomDoh is a basic pose for every attack and defense. So, it can be variously used for defense, attack, and movement forward or backward. BeomDoh is an applied position of NaeGa ShinJang. It’s also known as "BeomDoh Se" or “the tiger pose.”

How to pose

1. One turns the left foot outward to a 45 degree angle.

2. Advance the right foot two and a half steps forward from the left big toe.

3. Angle the right heel outward to a 45 degree angle.

4. Lifting the right heel, bend the right knee to a 45 degree angle, so that only the tip of the right big toe is touching the floor.

5. Shape the left leg into an inward 90 degree angle, creating a triangle that extends from the navel to the ankle.  

6. Arch the left back by pushing out the left buttocks, and perform WonBahnJang to the right.  

7. The right hand rests at eye height, fingertips leveled upward and palm perpendicular to the floor, wrist held at a 45 degree forward angle. The left hand rests palm-down in front of the lower abdomen: the left wrist is flexed to a 90 degree angle, so that the left palm makes a 45 degree angle with the floor.  

8. The gaze should be focused at the middle fingertip and the feet are firm against the floor with power focused at the toe tips.

The Benefits

 BeomDoh helps keep the Gi well circulated in JokGeun (Jok:foot, Geun:muscle) GyeongMaek (Gi channel) located outside the legs, strengthening the urinary bladder, kidney, liver, stomach, and gall bladder.