Korean Terms

General Words:

SA BOM NIM – Instructor

DO JANG – Training Room/Gym

DO BOK – Tae Kwon Do Uniform

AUK HYUNG KIM – Founder of AKF

MOM-UMJIGIGI – Movement of the Body

POOM – The Resulting Action

Counting:

HANA – One (‘a’ sound pronounced as in paw)

DOOL – Two (pronounced like dual)

Set – Three

Net – Four

TASOT – Five

YASOT – Six

ILGOPE – Seven (‘Il’ sounds like eel)

YODUL – Eight (‘dul’ sounds like dull)

AHOPE – Nine (‘A’ pronounced as in at)

YUL - Ten

Competition:

CHA RYO – Attention

KYUNG YE – Bow

JOON BEE – Ready Stance

SHI CHAK – Start or Begin

CHUNG – Blue

HONG – Red

HOH GOO – Body Protector

KYUNG GO – Warning

GAM JEUM – Deduction of Point

GAM JEUM HANA – Deduction of One Point

KAE SOK – Continue

SI KAHN – Time

SEUNG – Win

The Body:

MOM TONG – Body

PAL – Arms

SON – Hands

JU MOK – Fist

PAL MOK – Wrist

PAL GUP – Elbow

DARI – Leg

BAL – Foot

MOO REUB – Knee

Stances:

SUH GI – Stance

JOON BEE SUH GI – Ready Stance

CHA RYO SUH GI – Attention Stance (Open)

AP SUH GI – Walking Stance

AP KOOB YI – Front Stance

DEUI KOOB YI – Back Stance

BUM SUH GI – Tiger Stance

GHO AH SUH GI – Twisted Stance

JU CHOOM SUH GI – Horseback stance

MO AH SUH GI – Attention Stance (Closed)

PYUN HEE SUH GI – At Ease

Arm Techniques:

CHI REU GI – Punching

BAN DAE CHI REU GI – Reverse Punch

MOM TONG CHI REU GI – Body Punch

YOP CHI REU GI – Body Side Punch

UL GUL CHI REU GI – Face (High) Punch

A RAE CHI REU GI – Low Punch

JE CHO CHI REU GI – Uppercut Punch

SE WO CHI REU GI – Vertical Punch

Kicking Techniques:

CHA GI – Kicking

AP CHA GI – Center Thrust (Front) Kick

DOL YO CHA GI – Round House

Kick YOP CHA GI – Side Kick

BAN DAL CHA GI – Crescent Kick

DEUI CHA GI – Back Kick

MOO REUB CHA GI – Knee Kick

NOP HEE CHA GI – Flying Kick

Blocking Techniques:

MAK GI – Blocking

MOM TONG MAK GI – Middle (Body) Block

UI GUL MAK GI – High (Face) Block

A RAE MAK GI – Low Block

SOHN NAL MAK GI – Knife Hand Block

SOHN NAL MOM TONG MAK GI – Knife Hand Body Block

SOHN NAL A RAE MAK GI – Knife Hand Low Block

SAN TEUL MAK GI – Mountain Block

KA WAY MAK GI – Scissor Block

YOP MAK GI – Side Block

SOHN NAL YOP MAK GI – Knife Hand Side Block

AUT-KUL-A MAK GI – Two Fist Low Block

AUT-KUL-A UI GUL MAK GI – Two Fist Face Block

HEA CHUH MAK GI – Wedge Block

GUH DEUL A MAK GI – Augmented Block

BA TANG SOHN NUL RUH MAK GI – Palm Press Block

BA GAT SOHM MOK HEA CHUH MAK GI – Fist Reverse Wedge Block