Vocabulary and terms for belt ranks
White, Yellow, and Orange Belts: Signify innocence, as that of a
beginning student who has no previous knowledge of Taekwondo.
Green & Purple Belts: Signify the Earth from which a plant sprouts
and takes root as the Taekwondo foundation is being laid.
Vocabulary for White to Purple Belt
Courtesies
- Kookie yea tae hye yo kyungyea:
- Bow to the flag
- Kwanjangnym kae kyungyea:
- Bow to the Master
Class Terminology
- Chariot :
- Attention
- Shaw:
- Rest
- Kookie:
- Flag
- Kwanjangnym:
- Master
- Saboomnym:
- Instructor
- Kee ahp:
- Yell
- Shejak:
- Begin
- Baro:
- Return to ready position
Counting
- Ill gop:
- Seven
- Yo dourl:
- Eight
Stance
- Juchum sogee 주춤 서기:
- Horse riding stance
Basic Kicks
- Ahp chagee:
- Front snap kick
Close
Blue & Blue w/ White Strip Belts: Signify the plant's growth as the
Taekwondo skill begins to develop.
Brown & Brown w/ White Strip Belts: Signify the Heaven, towards which
the plant matures into a towering tree as training in Taekwondo
progresses.
Vocabulary for Blue to Brown Belt
Class Terminology
Stances
- Bal chagi:
- Kicking stance
- Dwit gup yee:
- Back stance
Counting
Blocks
- Ahi ghoul maki:
- High block
- Mome tong an maki:
- Inside body block
- Mome tong liagkat maki:
- Outside body block
Hand Techniques
- Mome tong ji roogi:
- Middle punch
- Ahl ghoul ji roogi:
- High punch
- Son nal mok chigi:
- Neck strike
- Soon goot ji roogi:
- Hand spear
Stances
- Bal chagi:
- Kicking stance
- Dwit gup yee:
- Back stance
Kicks
- Ahli dolyo chagee:
- Round-house kick
- Dwit chagee:
- Turning back kick
- Ban dal chagee:
- Crescent kick
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Red & Red w/ White Strip Belts: Signify danger, cautioning the
student to exercise control and warning the opponent to stay away.
Black (Dan) Belt: Opposite of white, therefore, signify the
maturity and proficiency in Taekwondo. It also indicates the wearer's
imperviousness to darkness and fear.
Vocabulary for Red to Black Belt
Sparring
- Jwa woo hyang woo:
- Turn and face
- Koo man:
- Stop
- Chung:
- Blue
- Hong:
- Red
- Kyong go:
- Warning
Blocks
- Son nal maki:
- Knife-hand block
- Ka wi maki:
- Scissors block
- Kau be poom mok chigee:
- High block/neck strike
- Nul luh maki:
- Press block
- He choh maki:
- Double back-first block
- Aht guhl oh maki:
- Crossed wrist block
Kicks
- Dwit oh yop chagi:
- Sliding side kick
- Ee dan yop chagi:
- Flying side kick
- Dolyo chagi:
- Spinning heel kick
- Pyo juck chagi:
- Crescent target kick
Stance
- Hak dah ri sogee:
- Crane stance
- Gko ah sogee:
- Crossed foot stance
Hand Techniques
- Deung joo mok chigi:
- Back fist
- Baro chiroogi:
- Opposite hand punch
- Bandai chiroogi:
- Same hand punch
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