Terminology


Directions
Levels
Parts of body
Knock surfaces of the hand
Knock surfaces of the leg
Stances/Seogi
Defences/Makki
Commands
Miscellaneous
Numbers

 

Directions

Ap

Forward

Yeop

Sideways

Duit

Backward

Ollyo

Upward

Naeryo

Downward

Dollyo

Circling, turning

Bakat

Outward (with respect to one self)

An

Inward (with respect to one self)

Bandae

Opposite position (with respect to the back leg)

Baro

Equal position (with respect to the back leg)

Momdollyo

Turning around the body axis via the back

Nooleo

Pushing from top to bottom

Sewo

Hand vertically

Hechyo

Aport

Deung

Back

Levels

Arae

Part below the belly button

Momtong

Part from collar bones down to the belly button

Eolgool

Part above the collarbones (throat, neck, head)

Parts of body

Mom

Body

Mok

Throat, neck

Mori

Head

Pal

Arm

Dary

Leg

Knock surfaces of the hand

Joomeok

Fist

Ap-Joomeok

Front of the fist

Deung-Joomeok

Top of the fist

Me-Joomeok

Hammer fist

Bam-Joomeok

'Knuckle fist'

Sonnal

'Knife hand' (side of the little finger)

Sonnal deung

'Inner knife hand' (side of the thumb)

Batangson

Back palm of the hand

Pyonsonkeut

'Spearhand'

Pyonson

Open hand

Agumson (Kaljaabi)

'Tiger mouth' or 'Bow hand'

Sonmok

Wrist

Sonkeut

Finger tips

Palmok

Underarm

Palkoop

Elbow

Knock surfaces of the leg

Bal

Foot

Apchook

Ball of the foot

Duitchook

Bottom of the heel

Balnal

'Knife foot'

Duitkumchi

Back of the heel (hamstring)

Balbadak

Foot sole

Baldeung

Instep

Balkeut

Tips of the toes

Mooreop

Knee

Balmok

Ankle

Stances/Seogi

Moa seogi

Stand to attention!

Naranhi seogi

Parallel position

Joochoom seogi

Horse rider's position

Ap seogi

Walking position

Ap koobi

Forward leaning position

Duit koobi

Backward leaning position

Koa seogi

Cross position

Jaebipoom seogi

Swallow shape position

Beom seogi

Tiger position

Hakdari seogi

Common crane position

Defences/Makki

Arae makki

Underside defence

Bakat palmok makki

Outward defence by underarm

An palmok makki

Inward defence by underarm

Eolgool makki

Upper defence

Gawi makki

Scissors defence

Santeul makki

Mountain shape defence

Hechyo makki

Apart defence

Keumgang makki

Name of Korean mountain

Batangson makki

Defence with back palm of the hand

Eotgeuro makki

Crossed defence

Hwangso makki

Arm technique, defence in the shape of bull horns

Commands

Charyot

Stand to attention!

Kyongle

Bow

Joonbi

Stand-by

Si jak

Start

Geuman

Complete, finish, stop

Gesok

Forward

Miscellaneous

Biteuro

Twisted

Dobok

Taekwondo suit

Doobeon

Twice

Dojang

Exercise room

Geudeuro

Companion

Geup

Name of 10 degrees until the first dan

Ki hap

The cry during power concentration

Poomse

Style exercise

Poom

Name of degrees (1-3 Poom) for children under 16. Black belt for child.

Pyojeok

Shield

Twio

Jumped foot technique

Tie

Belt

Numbers

Hana

1

Tul

2

Set

3

Net

4

Tasot

5

Yosot

6

Ilgop

7

Yodol

8

Ahop

9

Yul

10