Beginners, White Belt 10th Kup
Beginners, White Belt 10th Kup
Korean terms to learn for promotion to Yellow Tip Belt (9th Kup)
General Terms
Taekwon-Do
Tae - The foot
Kwon - The hand
Do - The way
Dojang - Taekwon-Do training hall
Kup - 9 levels of rank earned below Black Belt
Dobok - Club suit
Kihap kihap - Yell
Ti Ti - Belt
In-Class Commands
Charyot - Attention
Junbi - Ready
Kyong-ye - Bow
Sijak - To begin
Baro - Return to ready stance
Haessan - Dismiss
Sections of the Body
Nopunde - High
Kaunde - Middle
Najunde - Low
Parts of Hand, Arm
Palmok - Forearm
Bakat palmok - Outer forearm (little finger side)
An palmok - Inner forearm (thumb side)
Ap Joomuk - Forefist
Sonkal - Knifehand
Parts of Foot
Ap kumchi - Ball of foot (front snap kick)
Balkal - Footsword (side kick)
Stances – Sogi
Charyot sogi - Attention stance
Annun sogi - Sitting stance
Narani junbi sogi - Parallel ready stance
Gunnan sogi - Walking stance
Kick – Chagi
Ap chagi busigi - Front snap kick
Ap chagi olligi - Front rising kick
Yop chagi - Side kick
Punch – Jirugi
Kaunde ap jirugi - Middle section punch
Block – Makgi
An palmok kaunde makgi - Inner forearm middle section block
Sonkal najunde makgi - Knife hand low section block
Bakat palmok najunde makgi - Outer forearm low section block
Palmok daebi makgi - Forearm guarding block (used in semi-free sparring)
Sparring – Matsokgi
Ban joyoo matsokgi - Semi-free sparring
SAJU JIRUGI forms part of the grading. It means FOUR DIRECTION PUNCH
Key Korean terms are:
Narani junbi sogi - Parallel ready stance
Kaunde ap jirugi - Middle section punch
Bakat palmok najunde makgi - Outer forearm low section block
SAJU MAKGI forms part of the grading. It means FOUR DIRECTION BLOCK
Key Korean terms are:
Narani junbi sogi - Parallel ready stance
Sonkal najunde makgi - Knife hand low section block
An palmok kaunde makgi - Inner forearm middle section block
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