Nereo Chagi

[stoneheart]

I came across this term on the web, and I was hoping someone could tell me what it means. Chagi means kick, so it is a kick of some type. A google search only turned up some Dutch(?) sites. Thanks.

[luckorskill007]

nereo- front

chagi- kick

it was a long process finding out lol

[stoneheart]

Thanks, Luck. May I ask the source of your information? The discussion I read made nereo chagi seem to be much more potent than a front kick, although yes, I know the front kick is considered to be the superior kick by many Okinawan systems. Specifically some Wado-ryu guys were discussing kicks from TSD or TKD. One brought up nereo chagi as a technique that would add value to Wado, and I know Wado has a front kick already, so that leads me to believe he meant something else. The Wado-Ryu discussion I refer to is an old one, otherwise I would ask the original author.

[luckorskill007]

i went through various sites in other languages and just kept translating them. Sorry i dont know the sites, but search it under yahoo and use babel fish. thats all i got man

[bushido_man96]

Thanks, Luck. May I ask the source of your information? The discussion I read made nereo chagi seem to be much more potent than a front kick, although yes, I know the front kick is considered to be the superior kick by many Okinawan systems. Specifically some Wado-ryu guys were discussing kicks from TSD or TKD. One brought up nereo chagi as a technique that would add value to Wado, and I know Wado has a front kick already, so that leads me to believe he meant something else. The Wado-Ryu discussion I refer to is an old one, otherwise I would ask the original author.

Does it possibly refer to a front pushing kick, like the Thai version? Just a thought.

[Kill Jill]

I searched for the term 'Nereo Chagi' and I saw the German site on which it was printed. I think they got confused how to Romanize the Korean pronunciation.

I would suggest that they mean 'Narooh' Chagi which is the axe/cutdown kick, or 'Nayrooh Chagi' which is the double turning kick.

[stoneheart]

Thanks, Kill Jill. I was hoping you would chime in as someone currently in S. Korea.

[karatekid1975]

When I did TSD, I was taught that "Ahp chagi" was front kick. Different terms for different dojangs, I'm guessing.

[isshinryu5toforever]

Ahp chagi is a front kick, ahp(ae for correct context) in Korean means to the front.

[bushido_man96]

I figured it out. In the ATA handbooks, it is written as neh-reyo chagi, and the translation is axe kick.

Hope this helps!