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Terminology

Taekwondo

Tae:  foot;leg  Kwon: fist;fight Do:  way;discipline

 

 

commands

 

cha-ryot

attention

dorra

about-face

joonbi

ready

gu-man

stop/hold

kalyeo

break/pause

kyorugi

sparring/spar

kyung-rye

bow

magki

block

pyongi seogi

ready stance

si-jak

begin

 

 

Sections

 

ahre

low section

eolgul

high section

 

 

Actions

 

barro

return

ba-quo

switch

cha-gi

kick

chi-gi

strike(with hand or arm)

churugi

thrusting motion

ki-hop

yell(to collect and focus energy)

 

 

Nouns

 

Do

art;Way(of life)

Dobok

uniform

Dojang

training area

Guk-ki

Korean flag

Him

internal energy

Kwan

school(of martial arts)

Poomse

form, pattern, formal exercise

seogi

stance

Taeguk

specific forms

 

 

Politeness

 

chonmaneyo

you are welcome

gamsa hamnida

thank you

onyonghe asayo

hello

onyonghe gasayo

goodbye

 

 

honorifics

 

Dan

degree(black belt only)

Gup

rank(colored belts only)

Jokyo-nim

instructor(third degree or below)

kwanjangnim

grandmaster instructor(sixth degree and above)

sabomnim

master instructor(fourth degree and above)

 

 

Stances

 

soghi

Stance

anjun sohgi

Sitting Stance

ap sohgi

Walking (front short) Stance

ap kubi sohgi

front long stance

bom sohgi

Cat Stance

chagi sohgi

kicking stance

dwi kubi soghi

back stance

juchoom sohgi

horse stance

kima sohgi

riding stance

mot sohgi

fighting stance

onnoon sohgi

sitting stance

kibon junbi sohgi

ready stance

don yuk sohgi

dynamic stance

cha yun sohgi

natural stance

 

 

Kicks

 

chagi

kick or snap kick

cha olligi

streching kick

ap chagi

front kick

bandal chagi

45() roundhouse kick

pyojuk chagi

crescent kick

dwi chagi

back kick

dollyo chagi

roundhouse kick

bandae dollyo chagi

reverse round kick 'hook kick'

dwi dollyo chagi

hook kick

nakko chagi

hooking kick

naeryo chagi

axe kick

an chagi

inside axe kick

bakkat chagi

outside axe kick

yup chagi

side kick

bitureo chagi

twisting kick

mireo chagi

push kick

twio chagi

ump kick

huryo chagi

thrashing kick

 

 

Hand Attacks

 

chirugi

punch

chigi               

strike

sonnal              

knife-edge

joomok              

fist

doong joomuk        

back fist

yup joomuk          

side fist

me joomuk           

hammer fist

sanbadak chigi      

palmhand strike

sontong chigi       

backhand strike

sonnal mok chigi    

overhead knife-edge strike

doo bun chirugi     

double punch

sae bun chirugi     

triple punch

kwon su chirugi     

spearfinger thrust

sonkut chirugi      

finger thrust

sewo chirugi        

vertical punch

dollyo chirugi      

round punch

dwijubo chirugi     

upset punch

 olliyo chirugi       

upward punch

 bandae chirugi     

front punch

baro chirugi        

reverse front punch

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