Which term denotes the Side Punch?

• A. Pahl Put Ki
• B. Sang Dan Mahk Ki
• C. Choong Dan Hang Jin
• D. Ha Dan Mahk Ki

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is recognizing how Korean terms describe where and how a strike is delivered. Choong Dan Hang Jin combines two ideas: Choong Dan means the midsection (the torso around the solar plexus area), and Hang Jin refers to a hammer-fist strike. When you execute this strike to the side from the torso line, the motion and target align with what many call a side punch—a strike aimed from the side toward the midsection. The other terms are blocks or different kinds of strikes that don’t match the side, mid-torso punch concept: Pahl Put Ki represents a palm or thrust-type strike not specific to a side punch; Sang Dan Mahk Ki and Ha Dan Mahk Ki are blocking techniques at mid-upper and low levels, respectively. So Choong Dan Hang Jin best denotes the side punch.