Taekwondo Terminology
Why learn Korean Terminology?
If you train Taekwondo in any country with any instructor, the language barrier is non-existent due to the fact that the martial art of Taekwondo uses the same terminology, and therefore classes performed in any country across the globe will run smoothly due to the Korean language that Taekwondo uses.
In preparing for your black belt grading regardless of dan level, you will need to explain the meaning of your current poomse and learn Korean terminology used in Taekwondo.
The following list of Korean terminology translated into English, is to help you with learning the common terms used in Taekwondo.
COMMANDS
| YELL |
GIHAP |
| YES |
YE |
| NO | ANIO |
| ATTENTION |
CHARYOT |
| BOW |
GYONGRE |
| READY |
JUNBI |
| START |
SHIJAK |
| FINISH |
GUMAN |
| REST |
SHYO |
| PATTERNS |
POOMSAE |
| SPARRING |
GYORUGI |
| COLOURED BELT GRADE |
GUP |
| JUNIOR BLACK BELT GRADE | POOM |
| BLACK BELT GRADE | DAN |
STANCES
| STANCE |
SOGI |
| FRONT STANCE |
AP GUBI |
| BACK STANCE | DIT GUBI |
| READY STANCE |
JUNBI SOGI |
| NATURAL STANCE |
PYONI SOGI |
| HORSE STANCE |
JUCHUM SOGI |
| CAT STANCE |
BOM SOGI |
| CRANE STANCE | HAKTARI SOGI |
PUNCHES
| PUNCH |
JIRUGI |
| FRONT PUNCH |
BANDAE JIRUGI |
| REVERSE FRONT PUNCH | BARO JIRUGI |
| MIDDLE PUNCH |
MOMTONG JIRUGI |
| FACE PUNCH |
OLGUL JIRUGI |
| BACK FIST PUNCH |
DUNG JUMOK |
| DOUBLE PUNCH |
DOO BUN |
| TRIPLE PUNCH | SAE BUN JIRUGI |
STRIKES
| STRIKE |
CHIGI |
| HAMMER FIST STRIKE |
ME JUMOK CHIGI |
| KNIFE HAND STRIKE | SONNAL CHIGI |
| ELBOW STRIKE |
PALGUB CHIGI |
| SPEAR STRIKE | PYEONSONKOOT CHIGI |
BLOCKS
| BLOCK |
MAKGI |
| LOW BLOCK |
ARAE MAKGI |
| INNER MIDDLE BLOCK | MONTONG MAKGI |
| OUTWARD MIDDLE BLOCK |
MONTONG BAKKAT MAKGI |
| OUTSIDE BLOCK |
BAKGAT MAKGI |
| UPPER BLOCK |
OLGUL MAKGI |
| DOUBLE BLOCK |
HECHYO MAKGI |
| CROSS BLOCK | EOTGEOREO MAKGI |
KICKS
| KICK |
CHAGI |
| FRONT KICK |
AP CHAGI |
| BACK KICK | DIT CHAGI |
| SIDE KICK |
YOP CHAGI |
| ROUNDHOUSE KICK |
DOLYO CHAGI |
| REVERSE TURNING KICK |
MOM DOLYO CHAGI |
| AXE KICK |
A CHAGI |
| PUSH KICK | MIRO CHAGI |
| JUMPING UP BACK KICK | EDAN DOLGA CHAGIBLOCK |
NUMBERS
| 1 |
HANNA |
| 2 |
TUL (“T” is pronounced as “D”) |
| 3 | SET |
| 4 | NET |
| 5 | TASOT |
| 6 | YOSOT |
| 7 | ILGOB (“B” is silent) |
| 8 | YUDOL |
| 9 | AHOP |
| 10 | YEOL |
| 11 | YEOL HANNA |
| 12 | YEOL TUL |
| 13 | YEOL SET |
| 20 | SEUMOOL |
| 21 | SEUMOOL HANNA |
| 22 | SEUMOOL TUL |
| 30 | SOREUN |
| 40 | MAHEUN |
| 50 | SHEEN |
| 60 | YESOON |
| 70 | ILHEUN |
| 80 | YUDOON |
| 90 | AHEUN |
| 100 | BAK |