TKD    Terminology
Stances - Blocks - Punches - Kicks - Counting - The    Body - Competiiton - Disciplines - Tenets - Directions
Stances (Sohgi)          Blocking          techniques (Maggi)
Naranhi sohgi - 'Parallel' stance Ahre maggi - Low block
Pyonhi soghi - Ready stance (i.e. in the poomse's) Momtong maggi - Middle block
Moa sohgi - 'Closed feet' stance Eolgul maggi - High block
Ahp sohgi - Walking stance Geodeureo maggi - Fist of one arm supports
Akpkubi sohgi - Forward stance the other arm by the elbow
Dwi-gibi sohgi - Backward stance (we call this 'dwit-kubi') Son-nal bakat
maggi - Block with knifehand,
Juchoom sohgi - 'Horseriding' stance
from the inside to the outside
Bum sohgi - 'Tiger' stance
Gawi maggi - 'Scissors' block: with one arm arae maggi,
Koa sohgi - 'Twisted' stance
with the other a momtong bakat maggi
Eotgeoreo maggi - 'X' block
Hechyo maggi - 'Wig' block
Bituro maggi - Twisting block
Arm techniques          Kicking          techniques (Chagi)
Eolgul jireugi - High punch Ahp-cha-gi - Front kick
Momtong jireugi - Punch at body Dolryo-cha-gi - Round kick
Sonnal mok Naeryo-cha-gi - Downward kick/ Axe kick
anchigi - With knifehand strike at the neck Yop-cha-gi - Side kick
Pyeonsonkoot Dwi-cha-gi - Backward kick
jireugi - Spear fingers Horyo-cha-gi - Hook kick
Doobeon jireugi - Double punch Bandae-dolryo - Spinning hook kick
Kaljaebi - 'Strangle'-punch
Counting The following words are of chines origin and are mostly used as          "1st, 2nd etc." (The first TaeGuk: Poomse TaeGuk Il Jang)
1. Hana - one
1. Il - 1st
2. Tul - two
2. Ee - 2nd
3. Set - three
3. Sam - 3rd
4. Net - four
4. Sah - 4th
5. Tasot - five
5. Oh - 5th
6. Yosot - six
6. Yook - 6th
7. IlGob - seven
7. Chil - 7th
8. Yudol - eight
8. Pal - 8th
9. Ahop - nine
9. Koo - 9th
10. Yeol - ten
10. Sip - 10th
11. Yeol Hanna - eleven
11. Sip Il - 11th
12. Yeol Tul - twelve
20. Ee sip - 20th
13. Yeol Set - thirteen
21. Ee sip il - 21st
20. SeuMool - twenty
30. Sam sip - 30th
21. SeuMool hanna - twentyone
31. Sam sip il - 31st
22. SeuMool tul - twentytwo
40. Sah sip - 40th
30. SoReun - thirty
50. Oh sip - 50th
40. MaHeun - forty
60. Yook sip - 60th
50. Sheen - fifty
70. Chil sip - 70th
60. YeSoon - sixty
80. Pal sip - 80th
70. IlHeun - seventy
90. Koo sip - 90th
80. Yudoon - eighty
100. Il Bak - 100th
90. AHeun - ninety
100. Bak - hundred
The body  Competition         
Mom - body Gyorugi - sparring
Eolgool - upper body (i.e. head and neck) HohGoo - body protector
Momtong - "middle" body (trunk) Charyeot - attention stance
Ahre - lower body (i.e. legs and feet) Kyeongre - bow
Mo-li - head Joonbi - ready
Mok - neck Jeon - round
Myung chi - solar plexus (centre of body) Il-hoejeon - first round
Pal - arm Shijak - start fight
Palkoop - elbow Kallyo - pause
Palmok - forearm Kuman - end fight
Son - hand Kam-Jom-Hana - penalty point
SonMok - wrist Kyeongo-Hana - warning
JuMok - fist Hong - redChong - blue
Nulro - groin Boo Sang - injury
Dari - leg
Murup - knee
Baal - foot
Apchook - ball of foot
The          disciplines of TaeKwonDo Tenets of          TaeKwonDo
Poomse - style-forms Ye ui - courtesy
Hosinsul - self-defenseGyorugi - sparring Yom chi - integrity
Kyepka - breaktest In nae - perseveranceJahJeh - self-control
Baekjool - indomitable spirit
Miscellaneous Directions         
Kibon dongjak - fundamental practise Ahp - front
Poomse/ Hyong - style figures Dwi - back
Daeryon - stepsparring Bandae - reverse
Sajoe - four-corner movement Bakat - outer
Pan ja yu - semicontact fight An - inner
Gyorugi - fullcontact fight Anuro - inward
Hosinsool - self-defence Bakuro - outward
Paegi - freeing techniques OhReun - right
Kihap - powerful yell, to collect and Wen - left
focus internal energy
Chagi - kick
Chigi - attack with hand
Jiroegi - punch
Dan - black belt: 1st - 10th degree
Gup - coloured belt: 10th (white) -
1st (red-black)
Tobok - TaeKwonDo uniform
Tie - belt
Dojang - practise gym
Kwan - school
Sabeom Nim - instructor
Kam sa hamnida - Thank you
CheonMaNeYo - You're welcome
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