Physically, taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, and stamina. The Korean martial arts has several stances (서기 sogi ) used for different activities. Practitioners must have their body weight correctly distributed during each different stance and during footwork. Each technique must be correctly aligned.
• ATTENTION STANCE ( 차렷 charyeot )
• READY STANCE ( 기본준비 junbi )
• WALKING STANCE ( 앞서기 ap sogi )
• FRONT STANCE ( 앞굽이 ap kubi )
• BACK STANCE ( 뒷굽이 dwi kubi )
• HORSE-RIDING STANCE ( 주춤서기 juchum sogi )
• CAT OR TIGER STANCE ( 범서기 beom sogi )
• FORWARD CROSS STANCE ( 앞 꼬아서기 ap koa sogi )
• REAR CROSS STANCE ( 뒤 꼬아서기 dwi koa sogi )
• LEFT SIDE STANCE ( 왼 서기 wen sogi )
• RIGHT SIDE STANCE ( 오른 서기 oreun sogi )
• PARALLEL STANCE ( 나란히서기 naranhi sogi )
• COVERED FIST READY STANCE ( 보주먹준비 bojumeok junbi )
• CRANE STANCE ( 학다리서기 hakdari sogi )
• INNER KNEE STANCE ( 오금서기 ogum-sogi )
• FIGHTING STANCE ( 겨루기준비 gyeorugi junbi )
• OVERLAPPED HAND POSTURE ( 겹손준비 gyeopson-junbi )
• LOG PUSHING POSTURE ( 통밀기준비 tongmilgi-junbi )
• TWO FIST READY STANCE ( 두주먹허리준비 dujumeok heori junbi )
• ASSISTING STANCE ( 곁다리서기 gyeotdari-sogi )
• AT EASE STANCE ( 편히서기 pyeoni-sogi )
• INWARD STANCE ( 안쫑서기 anjjong-sogi )
