BeomDoh

Strengthening heap joints & lower body, and developing side abdomens

BeomDoh (So: general, Doh: step) means a general stance.

BeomDoh was 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.” It may benefit people with limb length discrepancies (LLD)

How to Do BeomDoh

One turns the left foot outward to a 45 degree angle.
Advance the right foot two and a half or three steps (considering the proportion of one's height and leg length) forward from the left big toe.
Angle the right heel outward to a 45 degree angle.
Lifting the right heel, bend the right knee and turn it to 45 degree angle to the left, so that only the tip of the right big toe (or if one can't, most of the right toes) is touching the floor.
Shape the left leg into an inward 90 degree angle, creating a triangle that extends from the navel to the ankle.
Arch the left back by pushing out the left buttocks, and perform WonBahnJang to the right (70 to 80 % of one's weight should be put on the rear foot and the rest on the front big toe or toes).
The gaze should be focused at the middle fingertip and the feet are firm against the floor with power focused at the toe tips.
Do abdominal breathing in the static pose (& hold it as long as possible as one advances)

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.

It also helps normalize (or correct) underdeveloped lower limb or buttocks.