General
CHI (KI) = Physical and
mental strength combined to create a great force
CHUNG = Blue
DAN = Degrees of Black belt,
1st - 9th
DO
[doe]
= Way of life
DOBOK
[doe-boek]
= Uniform
DOJANG
[doe-jung]
= Taekwondo training hall
GUP = Levels of rank earned
below Black belt
HOGOO
[hoe-gu]
= Chest guard
HONG = Red
HOSINSOOL
[hoe-sin-sul]
= Self defence practice
HYUNG
[hee-ung]
= Forms
JOKYONIM = Assistant
KIHAP
[key-hop]
= Yell
KUKKIWON
[kook-key-one]
= Headquarters for the WTF
KWANJANGNIM = Director of
training hall
KYOK PA
[kyuk-pa]
= Breaking techniques
KYOLUGI
[kyo-lew-gee]
= Sparring
KYOSUNNIM = Assistant
instructor, 1st Dan - 3rd Dan
POOM = Junior Black belt, 15
years old and below
POOMSE
[poom-se]
= Formation
PYOJEOK
[pyo-jeoke]
= Target
SABUMNIM = Instructor, 4th
Dan and up
SUNG = Winner
TAEGEUK
[te-guk]
= One of official WTF form system, consists of eight forms
TAEKWONDO
[te-kwon-doe]
= A Korean martial art, meaning "The way of defending with the feet
and hands"
YUDANJA = Blackbelt holder
from any style of martial arts
Commands
BARO
[ba-ro]
= Return to ready stance
CHARYEOT
[cha-ryut]
= Attention
DIRO DORA
[dee-roe-doe-ra]
= About face
JOONBE
[june-bee]
= Ready
JWA WOO HYANG WOO
[jaow-oo-young-oo]
= Face to the right and left respectively
KAESOK
[kay-soek]
= Resume
KALYO = Break
KU KI E
[koo-key-ay]
= Face to flags
KUMAHN
[koo-man]
= Stop
KYEONG YE
[kee-young-e]
= Bow
SHIJAK
[she-jak]
= Begin
SHO = At ease
Anatomy
APCHOOK = Ball of foot
BAL = Foot
BALDEUNG
[bal-dung]
= Top of foot
BALNAL = Foot edge
BAM JOOMEOK
[bam-jew-moke]
= Joint of one finger, or strike using a joint of one finger
BATANG SON
[ba-tung-son]
= Palm
DARI
[da-ree]
= Leg
DEUNG JOOMEOK
[dung-jew-moke]
= Back fist, or strike using back fist
DWICHOOK
[dwee-chook]
= Bottom of heel
DWIKOOMCHI
[dwee-kome-chee]
= Heel back
JOOMEOK
[jew-moke]
= Fist
MOK
[moke]
= Neck
MOM
[mom]
= Body
MOOREUP
[moo-rup]
= Knee
PAL = Arm
PALKOOP = Elbow
PALMOK
[pal-moke]
= Forearm
PYON JOOMEOK
[pee-on-jew-moke]
= Finger joints, or strike using the finger joints
SON
[son]
= Hand
SONKEUT = Finger Tips
SONMOKE
[son-moke]
= Wrist
SONNAL
[son-nal]
= Knife hand
SONNAL DEUNG
[son-nal-dung]
= Ridge hand
TEOK
[toke]
= Chin
Stances
AP KUBI
[ap-koo-bee]
= Front or long stance
AP SOGI
[ap-so-gee]
= Walking or short stance
APJOOCHOOM SOGI
[ap-jew-chum-so-gee]
= Forward horse stance
BEOM SOGI
[beom-so-gee]
= Tiger or cat stance
CHARYEOT SOGI
[cha-ryut-so-gee]
= Attention stance
DWIT KUBI = Back stance
HAKTARI OGEUM SOGI
[hak-da-ree-oh-gum-so-gee]
= Crane stance, foot behind knee of support leg
HAKTARI SOGI
[hak-da-ree-so-gee]
= Crane stance, foot on side of knee of support leg
JOOCHOOM SOGI
[jew-chum-so-gee]
= Horse stance
KOA SOGI
[go-ah-so-gee]
= Cross or Twisted stance, one leg behind the other
MOA SOGI
[moe-ah-so-gee]
= Standing with feet together
PYEONHI SOGI
[pee-yun-hee-so-gee]
= Ready stance
Kicks
AP CHA OLLIGI
[ap-cha-oh-lee-gee]
= Rising kick, knee straight
AP CHAGI
[ap-chagi]
= Front kick
BANDAL CHAGI
[ban-dal-chagi]
= Half front, half round kick, used frequently in sparring
BITEUREO CHAGI
[bee-two-ree-oh-chagi]
= Reverse round kick
CHAGI
[chagi]
= Kick
DOLLYO CHAGI
[dole-yo-chagi]
= Turning kick
DOOBALDANGSANG
[due-bal-dung-sung]
= Jumping double kick
DWIT CHAGI = Back kick
DWIT DOLLYO CHAGI
[dwee-dole-yo-chagi]
= Hook kick
GOOLLEO CHAGI
[gool-yo-chagi]
= Hopping forward kick
HURIO CHAGI
[who-ryeo-chagi]
= Swing kick, knee straight
JAPKO CHAGI
[jap-ko-chagi]
= Holding while kicking
MODEUBAL CHAGI
[moe-dew-bal-chagi]
= Jumping kick with both feet hitting the target at
the same time
MOMDOLLYO CHAGI
[mom-dole-yo-chagi]
= Body turn kick or spin kick
NALLA CHAGI = Kick while
jumping in a forward motion
NOPI CHAGI
[no-pee-chagi]
= High kick
TWIEO CHAGI
[twee-oh-chagi]
= Jumping kick
YUP CHAGI = Side kick
Strikes
AGEUM SON
[ah-gum-son]
= Throat strike
AN CHIGI
[ahn-chigi]
= Inward strike
APE CHIGI
[ah-pe-chigi]
= Forward strike
BAKKAT CHIGI
[ba-kkat-chigi]
= Outward strike
BAM JOOMEOK
[bam-jew-moke]
= Joint of one finger, or strike using a joint of one finger
BAWI MILGI
[bow-wee-mill-gee]
= Rock push, performed at the beginning of Koryo
BO JOOMEOK
[boe-jew-moke]
= To hide or cover one fist
CHIGI
[chigi]
= Strike using swinging arms
CHIREUGI
[che-rue-gee]
= Strike by thrusting or stabbing
DEUNG JOOMEOK
[dung-jew-moke]
= Back fist, or strike using back fist
DIGEUT = "C" punch
DOOBEON JIREUGI
[do-beon-chi-rue-gee]
= Double strike
GAWISON KEUT
[ga-wee-son-gut]
= Attack to eyes with two fingers
JEBIPOOM MOK CHIGI
[jay-bee-poom-moke-chigi]
= Knife hand head block and neck strike done together
JIREUGI
[chi-rue-gee]
= Thrusting strike using fist; punch
KAL JAEBI
[kal-jay-bee]
= Tiger mouth
ME JOOMEOK
[may-jew-moke]
= Hammer fist
MOOREUP CHIGI
[moo-rup-chigi]
= Knee strike
NAERYO CHIGI
[ne-ryeo-chigi]
= Downward strike
PALKOOP CHIGI = Elbow
strike
PYOJEOK CHIGI
[pyo-jeoke-chigi]
= Target strike
PYON JOOMEOK
[pee-on-jew-moke]
= Finger joints, or strike using the finger joints
PYONSON KEUT
[pee-un-son-gut]
= Striking with the tips of the fingers
PYONSON KEUT EOPEO CHIREUGI
[pee-un-soon-gut-oh-poe-che-rue-gee]
=
Thrusting strike with the tip of fingers (spear hand strike) with palm
facing down
PYONSON KEUT JEOCHYO CHIREUGI
[pee-un-soon-gut-jae-cho-che-rue-gee]
=
Thrusting strike with the tip of fingers (spear hand strike) with palm
facing up
PYONSON KEUT SEWEO CHIREUGI
[pee-un-soon-gut-se-woe-che-rue-gee] =
Thrusting strike with the tip of fingers (spear hand strike) with palm
facing side way
Blocks
AN MAKKI
[ahn-makki]
= Blocking toward the body
ARAE MAKKI
[ah-re-makki]
= Low block
BAKKAT MAKKI
[ba-kkat-makki]
= Blocking away from the body
EOLGOOL MAKKI
[ohl-gul-makki]
= High block
EOTGEOREO MAKKI
[ut-gul-yeo-makki]
= "X" block, wrist cross each other
GAWI MAKKI
[ga-wee-makki]
= Scissors block, two arm block (one middle - one low, reverse)
GEODEURO MAKKI
[gul-drow-makki]
= Supporting block
HAN SONNAL MAKKI
[han-son-nal-makki]
= One side knife hand block
HECHYO MAKKI
[heh-cho-makki]
= Both side forearm block
KEUMGANG MAKKI
[koom-gang-makki]
= Two arm block, two arm head block
MAKKI
[makki]
= Block
MOMTONG MAKKI
[mom-tong-makki]
= Middle block
SANTUL MAKKI
[san-tul-makki]
= Mountain block, two arm head block
SONBADAK NULER MAKKI
[son-baa-dack-nul-ler-makki]
= Down palm block
SONNAL MAKKI
[son-nal-makki]
= Knife hand block
1=HANNA,
2=DUL, 3=SET, 4=NET, 5=DASOT,
6=YASOT,
7=ELGUB, 8=YODOL, 9=AHOP, 10=YOL.
