Tae Kwon Do Terminology
Definition of Tae Kwon Do
“Tae” means “foot” or “to strike with the feet”. “Kwon” means “hand”, or “to strike with the hand”. “Do” means discipline, art, or way. Hence Tae Kwon Do (foot-hand-way) means literally “the art of the feet and the hands” or “the art of kicking and punching”.
Numerals
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
hanah | dool | set | net | dasot | yasot | ilgop | yadol | ahop | yool |
Basic Commands
- choon bi: ready
- bah ro: return to starting position (relax)
- cha ryuht: attention
- kyung nae: bow
Basic Stances
- sohgi: stance
- ahnjun sohgi: sitting stance
- ahp sohgi: walking stance
- niun ja sohgi: ‘L’-stance
Basic Techniques
- chagi: kick
- ahp chagi: front kick
- yup chagi: side kick
- dolrya chagi: round (roundhouse) kick
- dwi chagi: back kick
- chirugi: punch
- bahro chirugi: straight (return) punch
- bahndae chirugi: reverse punch
- sahnkeut chirugi: spearfinger thrust
- mahki: block
- bahkat palmahk mahki: outer forearm block
- ahn palmahk mahki: inner forearm block
- ahnuro mahki: inward block
- bahkuro mahki: outward block
- ahrae mahki: low block
- cho kyo mahki: rising block
Other Terms
- dobok: uniform
- dhee: belt
- tul: patterns
- dojang: place where one trains