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Tenets of TaeKwonDo

ye ui : courtesy
yom chi : integrity
in nae : perseverance
kuk gi : self-control (also "jah jeh")
baekjool : indomitable spirit (also "boolgool eui jung shin")

 

Counting

1 : hanah
2 : dool
3 : set
4 : net
5 : dasot
6 : yasot
7 : ilgop
8 : yadol
9 : ahop
10 : yool

 

Directions

Oo : right (also "oh-ruen")
Joa : left (also "wen")
Ahp : front
Ahn : inner
bahkat : outer
bahndae : reverse
dwi : back
ahnuro : inward
bahkuro : outward
whee : high (up)
whee uro : upward
guande : middle
ulgool : high section (also "sahngdahn")
momtong : middle section (also "chungdahn")
ahrae : low section (also "hahdahn")

 

Ordinal Numbers

1 : il
2 : ee
3 : sahm
4 : sah
5 : oh
6 : ryook
7 : chil
8 : pal
9 : koo
10 : ship

 

Rank

Kagup : rank
Gup : grade
Dan : degree
Simsa : grading (or promotional) test

simsa kwan : examiner
dan gup jedo : system of rank

 

Body Movements

mom omgigi : movement of the body
mahki : block
chagi : kick
chirugi : thrust (or punch)
chigi : strike (with the hand)
jeek gi : strike (with the foot)
bahk gi : strike (with the head)
sahn ki sool : hand technique
bahl ki sool : foot technique
kyorugi : sparring
bituro : twisting
gamya : stepping (also "omkyuh didigi")
kuht neun : walking
uro : moving in a particular direction
bang hyang bakoogi : changing direction
bitkyuh surgi : escaping
tdwim yu : jumping
dora : to turn
dolmyo : spinning
mee keul my : sliding (also "mee kul gi")
jupgi : holding/grabbing
donzigi : throwing
goorugi : rolling/tumbling
pyihagi : dodging
hecho : spreading
moyo : gathering
bojoo : covering

 

Basic Body Parts

mom : body
kwanjeol : joint
ulgool : face & head
muh ree : head
noon : eye
gui : ear
ko : nose
in joong : philtrum
eep : mouth
tuhk : chin
mokoomeong : throat
mok : neck
ouka : shoulder
myung chi : solar plexus
pahl : arm
pahlkup : elbow
pahlmahk : forearm
ahn pahlmahk : inner side of forearm
bahkat pahlmahk : outer side of forearm
meet pahlmahk : palm side of forearm
wi pahlmahk : back side of forearm
deung pahlmahk : back of forearm
sahnmahk : wrist
sahn: hand
sahnkal : outside edge of hand (knifehand)
sahnkal deung : inside edge of hand (ridgehand)
sahn deung : back hand
joomok : fist
sahnkahrak: finger
sahnkeut : fingertip
momtong : trunk (middle section)
huri : waist
ahrae : lower body (low section)
noolro : groin
dahree : leg
mooreup : knee
ahp jung kang yi : shin
bahl mahk: ankle
bahl: foot (or feet)
bahldung : instep
bahlbong oh ri : arch of foot
bahl nahl : outside edge of foot
an bahl nahl : inside edge of foot
bahl badak: sole of foot
ahp chook: ball of foot
dwi koomchi : heel
dwi chook: bottom of heel
bahlkeut : toes

 

Hand Positions

Sahnkal : knifehand
sahnkal jecho : knifehand with palm up
sahnkal deung : ridgehand (also "oppun sahnkal")
sahn bahtong : palm heel (also "bahtong sahn")
sahn deung : back hand (also "deung sahn")
ah keum sahn : arc hand
galkwi sahn : ripping (or raking) hand
jipke sahn : pincers hand
joomok : fist
deung joomuk : back fist
yup joomuk : side fist
me joomuk : hammer-fist
inju joomuk : forefinger one-knuckle fist
bamchu joomuk : middle-finger one-knuckle fist
doo bam joomuk : two-knuckle fist
pyun joomuk : flat (or open) fist
omji joomuk : thumb-knuckle fist
kwan soo : spearhand (also "pyun sahnkeut")
sahnkeut : spearfinger
gawi sahnkeut : scissors-shaped spearfingers

 

Hand Attacks

bahro chirugi : straight (return) punch
bahndae chirugi : reverse punch
gullgi chirugi : hook punch
yung seuk chirugi : combination (consecutive) punch
doo bun chirugi : double punch
sae bun chirugi : triple punch
sahnkeut chirugi : spearfinger thrust
sewo chirugi : vertical punch
gotjang chirugi : vertical fist punch
dolrya chirugi : round punch
dwijubo chirugi : upset punch
soteum chirugi : spring punch
nehryuh chirugi : downward punch
chi chirugi : uppercut punch
jae chuh chirugi : upper punch (also "jae chin chirugi")
doo joomuk chirugi : doublefist punch
dikootja chirugi : `U' (or `C') shaped punch (hi-lo)
sosum chirugi : double uppercut punch
keumgang chirugi : diamond-shaped punch
nalgeh chirugi : wing-shaped punch

 

Blocks

bahkat palmahk mahki : outer forearm block
ahn palmahk mahki : inner forearm block
sahng palmahk mahki : twin forearm block
ahnuro mahki : inward block
bahkuro mahki : outward block
ahrae mahki : low block
cho kyo mahki : rising block
daebi mahki : guarding block
bituro mahki : twisting block
gahwi mahki : scissors block
keumgang mahki : diamond-shaped (Hercules) block
gutjha mahki : `9'-shaped block (cross block)
yeot pero mahki : `X'-shaped block (also "kyo cha mahki")
santeul mahki : mountain-shaped block (also "osanteul mahki")
weh santeul mahki : part mountain-shaped block
utgallruyuh mahki : cross block (also "utgiruh mahki")
hechuh mahki : scattered block (or wedge block)
hwang so mahki : ox (or "bull") block
bahtangsahn nooluh mahki : pressing down block
deuluh oll ryu mahki : upward scooping fist block

 

Kicks

cha olligi : stretching kick
jillo chagi : thrusting kick
ahp chagi : front kick
yup chagi : side kick
dolrya chagi : turning (roundhouse) kick
dwi chagi : back kick
bahndae dolrya chagi : reverse round kick
dwi dolrya chagi : back round kick ("hook kick" for some styles)
gullgi chagi : hook kick (also "golcho chagi" or "golro chagi")
bahndall chagi : crescent kick (literally "half moon kick")
hoohrio chagi : wheel kick
beet chagi : slant (or instep) kick
bahn dolrya chagi : half round kick (also "instep kick")
beakya chagi : slap kick
nehryuh jeek gi : ax kick; literally "downward foot strike"
hwe jun chagi : swing kick
mil a chagi : pushing kick (also "mil gi chagi")
gokwang i chagi : pickax kick
pyojuk chagi : target kick
dolmyo chagi : spinning kick
tdwim yah chagi : jumping kick
yung seuk chagi : combination (consecutive) kick
meekulmyu chagi : sliding kick (also "mikulgi chagi")
goollruh chagi : rolling kick
natgeh tdwim yu chagi : hopping kick
nalla chagi : flying kick (also "goong jung chagi")
gahwi chagi : scissors kick
illja chagi : linear kick
japgo chagi : holding (grasp) kick
ohpo chagi : falling kick (leg sweep)
nachu oh chagi : stooping kick

 

Stances

sohgi : stance
ahnjun sohgi : sitting stance
ahp sohgi : front stance
ahp koo bi sohgi : front bent knee stance (also just "ahp koo bi")
dwi sohgi : back stance
dwi koo bi sohgi : back bent knee stance (also just "dwi koo bi")
beom sohgi :   cat (or tiger) stance (also "goyang-i sohgi")
kuht neun sohgi : walking stance
juchoom sohgi : horseback riding stance
mot sohgi : fighting stance
kyorugi sohgi : sparring stance
choon bi sohgi : ready stance (also "pyeonhi sohgi")
gibon sohgi : basic stance
guande sohgi : middle stance
naranhee sohgi : parallel stance
niun ja sohgi : `L'-stance
gojang sohgi : fixed (lower-back) stance
sa sun sohgi : diagonal stance
gyuttari sohgi : fixed balance (or bent knee) stance
koh ah sohgi : crossed foot stance
kyo cha sohgi : `X'-stance
mo ah sohgi : close stance
joong-rib sohgi : neutral stance
dong yuk sohgi : dynamic stance
cha yun sohgi : natural stance
chagi sohgi : kicking stance
hahktari sohgi : crane stance (also "ue bal sohgi")

 

Forms

Poomse : form (pronounced "poom-say"), also "hyung"
Tul : patterns
Jang : similar to a page or a chapter
yung seuk : combination
sa bang hyang : four direction

 

Sparring

Kyorugi : (free) sparring
han bun kyorugi : one step sparring
doo bun kyorugi : two step sparring
sae bun kyorugi : three step sparring
bahn ja yu kyorugi : semi free sparring
machu oh kyorugi : arranged free sparring
jeon : round (competition segment)
shihap : bout or match
jeum : point
shi gan : time out
keum bahk : out of bounds
kyong go : warning
gam jeum : deduction of point
shil kyuk : disqualification
boo sang : injury
seung : win
bi kim : tie
chung : blue
hong : red
hin : white
jajun bahl : use of footwork to dodge a technique
nachugi : body evasion by "ducking"

 

Commands

cha ryuht : attention
choon bi : ready
bah ro : return to starting position
dwi uro dorah : about face
dorah : turn
elosoh : stand
gomahn : stop (also "mum cho")
geuk gi hyang ha yoh : face the flag
jwa woo hyang woo : face each other
sah bum nim keh : face instructor/master
sun bae nim keh : face senior student
simsa kwan nim keh : face examiner/tester
dobok dahnjung : fix your uniform
dhee dahnjung : fix your belt
hai sahn : class dismissed (also "hae cho")
jonglee : line up (also "ji hap" and "jung yul")
kyung nae : bow
ahnjoe : sit
kool o angi : kneel (kneeling)
bah ro angi : sit in lotus position (yoga posture)
bahl bah kwah : switch your stance (switch your feet)
koo ryung op see : in your own time
seijak : begin
shiuh : relax
kalyeo : break (or stop)
kae sok : continue

 

Uniform

Tee : belt
dobok : uniform
ha'I : training pants