Won Park Institute of Tae Kwon Do
Tae Kwon Do Terminology
General Terms
 
Jo Kyo Neem assistant instructor (1st degree black belt)
Kyo Sa Neem instructor (2nd degree black belt)
Seon-Im Kyo Sa Neem  senior instructor (3rd degree black belt)
Sa Bum Neem  chief instructor (4th degree black belt)
Sa Bum Neem Master (5th - 7th degree black belt)
Kwan Chang Neem Grand Master (8th - 10th degree black belt)
   
Ahn-nyong ha-shim-nee-ka?  How do you do?
Gahm sa ham-nee-da! Thank you very much!
   
do-chang martial arts school
poom-se form or pattern
do-bock martial arts uniform
   
gyo-ruh-kee free sparring (fighting)
kook-ye flag
mook-nyum meditation
kee-hop power yell

Commands
 
cha-ryot attention
kyong-ye bow
ahn-jeo sit down
choon-bee ready
bah-roh return to ready 
bara-bah-kuo switch
due-ro turn around 
shee-oh at ease
shee-jak begin
kal-yeo break
kae-sok continue
gu-mahn stop

Numbers
 
ha-na one
dool two
set three
net four
da-sut  five
yeo-sut six
il-gorp seven
yo-dorp eight
ah-hop nine
yol  ten
yol-ha-na eleven
yol-dool twelve
yol-set thirteen
yol-net fourteen
yol-da-sut fifteen
yol-yeo-sut sixteen
yol-il-gop  seventeen
yol-yo-dorp  eighteen
yol-ah-hop nineteen
soo-mool twenty
   
ill first
yi second
sahm third
sah fourth
oh fifth
yook sixth
chil seventh
pahl eighth
koo ninth
ship tenth

Stances

Ahp gup hee-kee front stance
Twid gup hee-kee back stance
Gyorugi seo-kee fighting stance
Bahl cha-kee seo-kee kicking stance
Choon-bee seo-kee ready stance
Joo-choom seo-kee horseback stance
 

Kicks

ahp cha-ol li-kee front stretch-up kick
bahn dahl bakhu-ro cha-kee inside to outside stretch-up kick
bahn dahl anhu-ro cha-kee outside to inside stretch-up kick

ahp cha-kee front snap kick
dol-ryo cha-kee roundhouse kick
yop cha-kee side thrust kick
twee-ro yop cha-kee turning back side kick
hyeo-chun cha-kee spin kick

kuhl-ro ahp cha-kee sliding front snap kick
kuhl-ro dol-ryo cha-kee sliding roundhouse kick
kuhl-ro yop cha-kee sliding side kick

twee-myo ahp cha-kee jumping front snap kick
twee-myo dol-ryo cha-kee jumping roundhouse kick
twee-myo yop cha-kee jumping side kick
twee-myo hyeo-chun cha-kee jumping spin kick
twee-myo twee-ro yop cha-kee jumping turning back kick

e-dan ahp cha-kee flying front snap kick
e-dan dol-ryo cha-kee flying roundhouse kick
e-dan yop cha-kee flying side kick
e-dan twee-ro yop cha-kee flying turning back side kick
 

Blocks

ah-rae mak-kee low block
mom-tong ahn mak-kee outside-to-inside middle block
mom-tong bah-ku-ro mak-kee inside-to-outside middle block
eol-kool mak-kee high block
son-nal ah-rae mak-kee knife-hand low block
son-nal eol-kool mak-kee knife-hand high block
 

Attacks

Mom-tong jee-ruh-kee middle punch
Eol-kool jee-ruh-kee high punch
Son-nal ahn-hu-to chi-kee outside-to-inside knife-hand strike
Son-nal bak-hu-ro chi-kee inside-to-outside knife-hand strike
Chang kwon jee-ruh-kee palm heel attack
Son-kuht jee-ruh-kee spear hand thrust
Pahl-keup jee-ruh-kee elbow attack
Yok soo jee-ruh-kee ridge hand attack

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