Korean Martial Arts Terminology
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Korean |
English |
Korean |
| school |
dojang |
uniform |
dobok |
| attention |
charyut |
bow |
kyung re |
| ready |
choonbi |
begin |
sijak |
| stop |
kalyeo |
continue |
kaesok |
| break |
geuman |
return to start |
paro |
| rest |
shio |
yell |
kihap |
| face the flag |
kukirul hyung hayo |
free sparring |
gyroogi |
Counting
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Korean |
English |
Korean |
| one |
hanna |
first |
il |
| two |
dool |
second |
yi |
| three |
set |
third |
sam |
| four |
net |
fourth |
sa |
| five |
dasut |
fifth |
oh |
| six |
yasut |
sixth |
yuk |
| seven |
il gope |
seventh |
chil |
| eight |
yeol dul |
eighth |
pal |
| nine |
ahop |
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| ten |
yeul |
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Stances (Seogi)
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| attention |
moa seogi |
ready |
naranhi seogi |
| natural |
ap seogi |
front |
apkoobi |
| back |
dwitkoobi |
horse |
joochoom seogi |
| side |
yeop joochoom seogi |
tiger |
beum seogi |
| kicking |
bal chagi seogi |
sparring |
gyroogi seogi |
| switch stance |
bal paquo |
turn |
dwit dora |
Body Movement (Momtong umjiggi)
| English |
Korean |
| advance w/o changing feet |
chunjin |
| retreat w/o changing feet |
whojin |
| andvance while changing feet |
ilbo chunjin |
| retreat without changing feet |
ilbowhojin |
Strikes - swinging (Chigi)
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| in to out knife hand |
sonnal bakat chigi |
out to in knife hand |
sonnal anchigi |
| back knuckle |
deung-joomeok chigi |
ridge hand |
sonnal-deung andchigi |
| hammer |
me-joomeok naeryo chigi |
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Strikes - thrusting (Jireugi)
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| middle punch |
dhung dan jireugi |
upper punch |
oogool jireugi |
| palm heel |
batang-son jireugi |
vertical punch |
sewo jireugi |
Kicks (Chagi)
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| front |
ap chagi |
side |
yeop chagi |
| roundhouse |
apdollyo chagi |
back |
dwit chagi |
| in to out crescent |
bandal chagi / bakat chagi |
out to in crescent |
an chagi |
| back turning crescent |
biteuro chagi |
wheel |
momtro cahgi |
| axe |
chego chagi |
jump |
tweio chagi |
| flying |
doobal tansong chagi |
two step kicks |
eedan chagi |
Blocks (makki)
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| upper |
oolgool makki |
down |
arae makki |
| out to in middle |
an makki |
in to out middle |
bakat makki |
| turning |
dollyo makki |
open hand |
sonnal makki |
| reinforced middle |
gedeuro momtong makki |
spreading |
hechyo makki |
| reinforced down |
geodeuro arae makki |
X |
eotgeoreo makki |
Miscellaneous
| English |
Korean |
English |
Korean |
| left |
oen |
right |
oreun |
| forward leg |
bandae |
behind leg |
baro |
| body |
mom |
fist |
joomeok |
| foot |
bal |
wrist |
palmok |
| elbow |
palkoop |
bigness, eternity |
taegeuk |
| thank you |
kam sam ni da |
you're welcome |
chaman ayo |
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