Terminology

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Counting
1
 Hana 1st il
2
 Dooll 2nd ee
3
 Set 3rd sam
4
 Net 4th sar
5
 Dasut 5th oh
6
 Yusut 6th yuk
7
 Ilgope 7th chil
8
 Youdul 8th pal
9
 Ahope 9th koo
10
 Yaul 10th ship
 
Basics
Uniform dobok Flag kuk gi
Instructor sabeem nim Grade kup
Training Hall dojang Degree dan
Chief Instructor kwan jang nim Left Den
School kwan Right Oreun
Belt tee Reverse bandae
Attention charyot Basic kibon
Bow kyong-ye Dismiss hae-san
Ready joonbi Free sparring Kyoruki
Start sijak Breaking kyukpa
Stop geuman Self defense hosinsul
Shout kihap 1 Step hanbeon kyoreugi
Return baro 3 Step sebeon kyoreugi
Turn Around Juro Trust Pre arranged machueo kyoreugi
At ease shiu    
 
Parts of the Body
Body mom Hammerfist me joomok
Hand Son Reverse Knifehand sonnal deung
Foot Bal Palm batang son
Wrist Palmok Two finger strike gawison keut
Head Meo ri Ball of Foot apchook
Chin Teok Back of Heel dwikoomchi
Nose ko Instep baldeung
Mouth ip Toe palgarak
Chest Kasum Backfist deung joomok
Arm Pal Knifehand sonnal
Elbow Palkup Arc Hand ageum son
Leg Dari Spear fingers pyonson keut
Knee Mureup Single finger strike hanson keut
Neck Mok Base of heel dwichook
Eye Nun Side of foot balnal
Ear Kwi Inside of foot balbadak
Forehead Ima Finger songarak
Fist Joomok    
 
Sections of the Body
Low arae
Middle momtong
Face Eolgool
 
Techniques
Stance seogi Punch jireugi
Thrusting chireugi Strike chigi
Kick chagi Block makki
Inner an Outer bakkat
 
Stances - seogi
Ready joonbi Walking stance apseogi
Long walking stance apkoobi Back stance dwikoobi
Horse riding stance joochum seogi Tiger stance beom seogi
Attention stance charyot seogi Easy stance pyeonhi seogi
One leg stance haktari seogi X stance koa seogi
Closed stance moa seogi Parallel naranhi seogi
 
Kicks - chagi
Front kick ap chagi Side kick yeop chagi
Turning kick dollyo chagi Back kick dwi chagi
Axe kick chikyo chagi Half turning kick bit chagi
Reverse kick bandae dollyo chagi Push kick milyo chagi
Hooking kick hooryo chagi Front leg hook kick ap hooryo chagi
Crescent kick bandal chagi Jumping kick twieo chagi
 
Strikes - chigi
Punch jireugi Double punch duebon jireugi
Downward punch naeryo jireugi Uppercut punch chi jireugi
Upturned punch jeochyo jireugi "C" punch digeut jireugi
Side punch yeop jireugi    
 
Blocks - makki
High block eolgul makki Mid block momtong makki
Low block arae makki Palm block batangson
Guarding block geoderao makki Inner block an makki
Wedging block hechyo makki Outer bakkat palmok makki
Scissor block gawi makki Mountain block santeul makki
"X" block eotgeoreo makki Single knifehand block hansonal makki
 
Competition Terminology
Red hong Blue chung
Start shi jak Break kalyeo
Warning kyong go Deduction point gamjum
Body protector hogoo Continue kyesok
 
Basic Taekwondo Knowledge

Taekwondo is a Martial Art originating from Korea. The word Taekwondo means literally the foot and hand way/art.

Tae - Foot Techniques
Kwon - Hand Techniques
Do - Way / Art

The governing body for Taekwondo worldwide is the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF).
In Europe it is the European Taekwondo Union (ETU).
In the UK it is the British Taekwondo Control Board (BTCB).
The headquarters of the WTF is in Seoul, Korea and is called the Kukkiwon.
The president of the WTF is Dr. Un Yong Kim.
The president of the BTCB is Grand Master Park Soo Nam.
Taekwondo is a fully programmed Olympic sport.
The tenents of Taekwondo are : etiquette, modesty, perseverance, self control and indomitable spirit.