The internal energy "Ki" in Taekwondo

Much have been emphasized on the techniques of Taekwondo. There is however one aspect of Taekwondo that is behind or rather blend with these techniques mentioned. The "ki" which is the internal energy, often seen in martial art "Kung fu" films that with this energy they called it as "Qi" when summoned emits great strength, it is the same in a way when practising Taekwondo, we should also uses this "ki".

This is why we shout when we kick. Every time when we shout and kick, we train up our "ki". It does affects the strength of the kick. The energy emitted is much more when combined together with our body movement that is the hip power. It has to be focus, very focus on the target and when we kicked out, the shout will help channeled the energy from our body or to be specific our abdomen area and emits out via our kicking technique.


There are various ways of shouting and training of the "ki" in Taekwondo. These can posted later on. Of course, "ki" is not only channeled via shout but also without shout but requires the correct breathing. It is thus not necessary to shout but shouting does gives not only the explosion but more that affects the sport of Taekwondo. The Taekwondo "ki" is something important that we should consider when practising and training.