Disclaimer: There is no direct translation between the Korean language characters and the English alphabet, so the spelling of the Korean words is an interpretaion and best guess. Because of this, you might see the same words spelled radically different, depending on the source. Keep this in mind when reading any Korean on this web site.

Commands Body Secions Actions Nouns Politeness Honorifics Stances Kicks Hand Attacks

 

Taekwondo

Tae : foot;leg Kwon : fist;fight Do : way;discipline

cha-ryot	attention
dorra	about-face
joonbi	ready
gu-man	stop/hold
kalyeo	break/pause
kyorugi	sparring/spar
kyung-rye	bow
magki	block
pyongi seogi	ready stance
si-jak	begin

ahre	low section
eolgul	high section

barro	return
ba-quo	switch
cha-gi	kick
chi-gi	strike(with hand or arm)
churugi	thrusting motion
ki-hop	yell(to collect and focus energy)

Do	art;Way(of life)
Dobok	uniform
Dojang	training area
Guk-ki	Korean flag
Him	internal energy
Kwan	school(of martial arts)
Poomse	form, pattern, formal exercise
seogi	stance
Taeguk	specific forms

chonmaneyo	you are welcome
gamsa hamnida	thank you
onyonghe asayo	hello
onyonghe gasayo	goodbye

Dan	degree(black belt only)
Gup	rank(colored belts only)
Jokyo-nim	instructor(third degree or below)
kwanjangnim	grandmaster instructor(sixth degree and above)
sabomnim	master instructor(fourth degree and above)

soghi	Stance
anjun sohgi	Sitting Stance
ap sohgi	Walking (front short) Stance
ap kubi sohgi	front long stance
bom sohgi	Cat Stance
chagi sohgi	kicking stance
dwi kubi soghi	back stance
juchoom sohgi	horse stance
kima sohgi	riding stance
mot sohgi	fighting stance
onnoon sohgi	sitting stance
kibon junbi sohgi	ready stance
don yuk sohgi	dynamic stance
cha yun sohgi	natural stance

chagi	kick or snap kick
cha olligi	streching kick
ap chagi	front kick
bandal chagi	45() roundhouse kick
pyojuk chagi	crescent kick
dwi chagi	back kick
dollyo chagi	roundhouse kick
bandae dollyo chagi	reverse round kick 'hook kick'
dwi dollyo chagi	hook kick
nakko chagi	hooking kick
naeryo chagi	axe kick
an chagi	inside axe kick
bakkat chagi	outside axe kick
yup chagi	side kick
bitureo chagi	twisting kick
mireo chagi	push kick
twio chagi	ump kick
huryo chagi	thrashing kick

chirugi	punch
chigi	strike
sonnal	knife-edge
joomok	fist
doong joomuk	back fist
yup joomuk	side fist
me joomuk	hammer fist
sanbadak chigi	palmhand strike
sontong chigi	backhand strike
sonnal mok chigi	overhead knife-edge strike
doo bun chirugi	double punch
sae bun chirugi	triple punch
kwon su chirugi	spearfinger thrust
sonkut chirugi	finger thrust
sewo chirugi	vertical punch
dollyo chirugi	round punch
dwijubo chirugi	upset punch
olliyo chirugi	upward punch
bandae chirugi	front punch
baro chirugi	reverse front punch