Basic Terminology

POOMSAE

  • TAEGUK NO.1 – TAEGUK ILL JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.2 – TAEGUK EE JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.3 – TAEGUK SAM JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.4 – TAEGUK SAH JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.5 – TAEGUK O JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.6 – TAEGUK YUK JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.7 – TAEGUK CHILL JANG
  • TAEGUK NO.8 – TAEGUK PAL JANG

DOJANG – TRAINING HALL
DOBOK – UNIFORM
DEE – BELT
AP – FRONT
YUP – SIDE
DWIT – BACK
CHAGI – KICK
MAKKI – BLOCK
KIAHP – YELL
CHARYUT – ATTENTION
KYUNG-NE – BOW
JUMBI – READY
KEUMAN – FINISH
AP SEOGI – WALKING STANCE
AP KUBI – FRONT BENDING STANCE
DWIT KUBI – BACK BENDING STANCE
JUCHUM SEOGI – HORSE-RIDING STANCE
BOM SEOGI – TIGER STANCE
POOMSAE – FORM
KYORUGI – FREE SPARING
DIRO DORA – ABOUT TURN
AHP-CHA-OLIGI – LEG RAISING
AHP-CHAGI – FRONT KICK
YUP CHAGI – SIDE KICK
DOLLYO CHAGI – ROUNDHOUSE KICK
DE DOLLYO CHAGI – BACK ROUNDHOUSE KICK
DOLLYO NAERYO CHAGI – AXE KICK
OLGUL CHIGI – HIGH PUNCH
MOMTONG CHIGI – MIDDLE PUNCH
AREA CHIGI – LOW PUNCH
JIREUGI – PUNCHING
JOOMEOK – FIST
EOLGOOL MAKI – HIGH BLOCK
AREA MAKI – LOW BLOCK
MOMTONG MAKI – MIDDLE BLOCK
SONNAL – KNIFE HAND
BATANG SON – PALM
CHI JIREUGI – UPPERCUT
DON JUMEOK – BACKFIST
PALKUP – ELBOW
HAN BUN KYORUGI – ONE STEP SPARRING
HOSINSUL – SELF DEFENCE
HANA – ONE
DOOL – TWO
SET – THREE
NET – FOUR
DASOT – FIVE
YUSOT – SIX
ILGOP – SEVEN
YEODUL – EIGHT
AHOP – NINE
YEOL – TEN