KOREAN TERMINOLOGY

It's important that in the Dojang you speak as much Korean Terminology as possible. Please learn the basic terminology below.

General Terms

 

SEOGI                                               STANCE

CHAGI                                               KICK

CHIGI                                                STRIKE

JIREUGI                                            PUNCH

MAKKI                                                BLOCK

CHIREUGI                                        THRUSTING

OEN                                                   LEFT

OREUN                                             RIGHT

KICKING

AP CHAGI                                    FRONT SNAP KICK

YEOP CHAGI                                   SIDE KICK

DOLLYO CHAGI                              TURNING KICK

BANDAL CHAGI                              45 DEGREE KICK

BANDAE DOLLYO CHAGI            REVERSE TURNING KICK

NAERYO CHAGI                             AXE KICK

TWIEO CHAGI                                  JUMPING KICK

DWIT CHAGI                                    BACK KICK

HOORYO CHAGI                             HOOK KICK

MILYO CHAGI                                  PUSHING KICK

BAKKAT PYOJOK CHAGI             OUTER CRESCENT KICK

AN PYOJOK CHAGI                       INNER CRESCENT KICK

AP HOORYO CHAGI                      FRONT LEG HOOK KICK

 

STANCES

JOONBI SEOGI                                READY STANCE

AP SEOGI                                             FRONT STANCE/WALKING STANCE

AP KOOBI SEOGI                            FORWARD STANCE

DWIT KOOBI SEOGI                       BACK STANCE

BEOM SEOGI                                   TIGER STANCE

JOOCHOOM SEOGI                       SITTING STANCE

 

BLOCKING

EOLGOOL MAKKI                           HIGH SECTION BLOCK

MOMTONG MAKKI                          MIDDLE SECTION BLOCK

ARAE MAKKI                                   LOW SECTION BLOCK

SONNAL MAKKI                              KNIFE HAND BLOCK

HECHYO MAKKI                             SPREADING BLOCK/WEDGING BLOCK

MOMTONG BAKKAT MAKKI         MIDDLE OUTER BLOCK

MOMTONG AN MAKKI                   MIDDLE INNER BLOCK

HANSONNAL MAKKI                     SINGLE KNIFE HAND BLOCK

KEUMGANG MAKKI                       MOUNTAIN BLOCK

SONNAL ARAE MAKKI                  LOW SECTION KNIFE HAND BLOCK               

 

PUNCHES & STRIKES

BARO JIREUGI                                OBVERSE PUNCH (OVER LEG)

BANDAE JIREUGI                          REVERSE PUNCH (OPPOSITE FRONT LEG)

NAERYO JIREUGI                          DOWNWARD PUNCH

YEOP JIREUGI                                SIDE PUNCH

CHI JIREUGI                                    UPPERCUT PUNCH

AN CHIGI                                          INNER STRIKE

BAKKAT CHIGI                                OUTER STRIKE

AP CHIGI                                           FRONT STRIKE

NAERYO CHIGI                               DOWNWARD STRIKE

PALKOOP CHIGI                             ELBOW STRIKE

MOOREUP CHIGI                           KNEE STRIKE

DEUNG JOOMEOK                         BACKFIST

ME JOOMEOK                                 HAMMER FIST

BATANG SON CHIGI                      PALM HEEL STRIKE

PYONSON KEUT CHIGI                SPEAR FINGER STRIKE

 

 

DOJANG LANGUAGE

DO JANG                                          PERMANENT PLACE OF TRAINING

SA-BOEM                                          INSTRUCTOR

SA-BOEMNIM                                  CHIEF INSTRUCTOR

KWANG JANG NIM                         DIRECTOR OF TRAINING HALL

DOBOK                                              TAEKWONDO UNIFORM

TEE                                                    BELT

CHARYOT                                        ATTENTION

KYONGRE                                        BOW

JWAWOOHYANGWOO                  TURN AND FACE

SI JAK                                                START

GOMAN                                             STOP

SHI YO                                               REST (AT EASE)

BARO                                                 RETURN TO START

KALYEO                                            BREAK

POOMSAE                                           PATTERN/FORM

SAMBO DYARONG                        3 STEP SPARRING

ILBO DYARONG                              1 STEP SPARRING

JARYOO DYARONG                      FREE SPARRING

 

COUNTING

HANA                                                 ONE               1st                                IL

TUL                                                     TWO              2nd                               EE

SET                                                    THREE           3rd                                SAM

NET                                                    FOUR             4th                                SAR

TASOT                                               FIVE               5th                                O

YASOT                                               SIX                  6th                                YUK

ILGOP                                                SEVEN           7th                                CHIL

YODOL                                              EIGHT             8th                                PAL

AHOP                                                 NINE             9th                                KU

YOL                                                    TEN                10th                             SIP

 

BODY PARTS

MOM                                                   BODY

PAL                                                    ARMS

SON                                                   HANDS

JOOMEOK                                        FIST

SONNAL                                           KNIFE HAND

PALMOK                                           WRIST

PALKOOP                                         ELBOW

DARI                                                  LEG

BAL NAL                                           BLADE OF FOOT

MOOREUP                                       KNEE

ARAE                                                 LOW SECTION

MOMTONG                                       MIDDLE SECTION

EOLGOOL                                         HIGH SECTION