Korean Terms to learn for promotion to Yellow Belt (8^th Kup)

It is important to incorporate the Korean terms from your last grading with the following terms:

 

 

Sections of the body

Nopunde     -           High – from shoulder level and above

 

Kaunde       -           Middle – from shoulder level to the umbilicus

 

Najunde      -           Low from waist level and below

 

Parts of foot

Ap kumchi            -           Ball of foot (Turning kick)

 

Stances – Sogi

Niunja sogi             -           L stance

 

Kick – Chagi

Dollyo chagi            -           Turning kick

 

Block – Makgi

Chookyo makgi        -           Rising block

 

The use of obverse and reverse for blocking and punching

 

Baro makgi                              -           Obverse block, blocking over primary leg

Bandae makgi                        -           Reverse block, blocking opposite the primary leg

Baro jirugi                                -           Obverse punch, punching over primary leg

Bandae jirugi                          -           Reverse punch, punching opposite the primary leg

 

CHON-JI TUL is the first of the twenty-four Taekwon-Do Patterns and forms part of the grading

 

Key Korean terms are:

Narani junbi sogi                             -           Parallel ready stance

Bakat palmok najunde makgi        -           Outer forearm low section block

Kaunde ap jirugi                              -           Middle section punch

An palmok kaunde makgi              -           Inner forearm middle section block

 

Counting in Korean:

One                1          Hanna

Two                2          Dool

Three             3          Set

Four               4          Net

Five                5          Tasau

Six                  6          Yosau

Seven            7          Ilgop

Eight              8          Yodol

Nine               9          Ahop

Ten                10        Yol