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Taekwondo History

The history of Tae Kwon Do training is thought to be around the first Century on the peninsula of Korea.

World Taekwondo Federation

World Taekwondo Federation

WTF Patterns

WTF Patterns

Korean Terms

Korean Terms

Olympics and Championships

Olympics and Championships

Tenents

Tenents

Photos

Photos

Video

Video

Korean Terminology

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Formulation Of Korean Terms


Korean Taekwondo terms are usually separated into the following equation:

Part of body + Section + Technique

For example, low knifehand block would translate to:

Han Sonnal Arae Makgi
(Single) (Knifehand) (Low) (Block)

 Where World Taekwondo Federation has determined a particular technique to be the standard, then it is usually shortened. For example,

Inner knifehand strike................Sonnal An Chigi
Outer knifehand strike..............Sonnal Bakat Chigi

Inner knifehand is the standard and is referred to as ............Sonnal Chigi

 

Korean Terms

Counting
HANA - 1 YULSUT - 6
DOOL - 2 ILGOLP - 7
SET - 3 YODOL - 8
NET - 4 AHOP - 9
TASUT - 5 YUL - 10
Sino-Korean Numerals
IL - FIRST YUK - SIXTH
I (prounounced "E") - SECOND CHIL - SEVENTH
SAM - THIRD PAL - EIGHTH
SA - FOURTH GU - NINTH
O - FIFTH SHIP - TENTH
Commands
CHARYOT -ATTENTION KYUNGE -BOW
CHUMBI -READY SHIJAK -START
GOMAN -STOP SHYO -RELAX
DORA -TURN  
Tournament Commands
HONG -RED CHONG - BLUE
JAWU-HYANGWU - FACE AROUND BARO - BACK TO START
KELYEO - BREAK KESOK - CONTINUE
SHIGAN -TIME KEYSHI - INJURY TIME
SUL -WINNER  
Section of Body
EOLGUL - HIGH (FACE)
MOMTONG - MIDDLE (BODY)
ARAE - LOW
Technique
MAKGI - BLOCK
CHIRUGI - PUNCH
CHIGI - STRIKE
CHAGI - KICK
DJIRUGI - POKE
Stances
UP KOOBI - FRONT STANCE MOA SOGI - FEET TOGETHER
DWIT KOOBI - BACK STANCE NARANHI SOGI - PARALLEL STANCE
JU CHOOM SOGI - HORSE STANCE GOA SOGI - CROSSING STANCE
UP SOGI - WALKING STANCE PYONGI SOGI - EASE STANCE
BOM SOGI - CAT STANCE WEN SOGI - LEFT STANCE
HATARI SOGI - CRANE STANCE ORUN SOGI - RIGHT STANCE
Punches
BARO CHIRUGI - REGULAR PUNCH JECHYO CHIRUGI - INVERTED PUNCH
BANDAE CHIRUGI -IRREGULAR PUNCH DOO JUMOK JECHYO - DOUBLE INVERTED
MOMTONG CHIRUGI -BODY PUNCH SEWO CHIRUGI -TWIN VERTICAL
JUCHOOM CHIRUGI - HORSE PUNCH BAM JUMOK - CHESTNUT PUNCH
DOOBOOM CHIRUGI -DOUBLE PUNCH DANGYO TUK CHIGI - PULLING IN CHIN
YUP CHIRUGI - SIDE PUNCH KEUN DOLCHEOGI - LARGE HINGE
JUMOK PYOJEOK CHIGI - TARGET PUNCH JAGEUN DOLCHEOGI - SMALL HINGE
Strikes
SONNAL CHIGI - KNIFEHAND STRIKE PALGOOP CHIGI -ELBOW STRIKE
ONNAL BAKAT CHIGI - OUTSIDE KNIFEHANG PALGOOP PYOJEOK - ELBOW TARGET
SONNAL DUNG CHIGI - RIDGEHAND STRIKE PYONSONKEUT DJIRUGI -SPEARFINGER
DUNG JUMOK CHIGI - BACKFIST STRIKE PYONSONKEUT SEWO - VERTICAL SPEAR
DUNG JUMOK CHIGI - BOTTOMFIST STRIKE SONBADAK JECHYO CHIRIGI - GROIN GRAB
DUNG JUMOK BAKATCHIGI - SIDE BACKFIST MOOREUP KEOKI - KNEE BREAK
ME JUMOK CHIGI - BOTTOMFIST STRIKE JEBIPUM TUK CHIGI - SWALLOW CHIN STRIKE
YUP ME JU MOK CHIGI - SIDE BACKFIST JEEBIPUM MOK CHIGI - SWALLOW NECK STRIKE
PYON JUMOK CHIGI - SECOND KNUCKLE BATANGSON CHIGI - PALM HEEL STRIKE
KALJAEBI - ARC HAND STRIKE  
Blocks
ARAE MAKGI - LOW BLOCK SAN TUEL MAKGI - MOUNTAIN BLOCK
EOLGUL MAKGI - FACE BLOCK WIE SAN TUEL MAKGI - PART MOUNTAIN
MOMTONG MAKGI - BODY BLOCK OTGORO MAKGI - CROSSING BLOCK
ANPALMOK BAKAT MAKGI - OUTER BLOCK GAWI MAKGI - SCISSORS BLOCK
SONNAL MOMTONG -DOUBLE KNIFEHAND HECHYO MAKGI - WEDGING BLOCK
SONNAL ARAE -DOUBLE LOW KNIFEHAND ANPALMOK HECHYO - INSIDE WEDGING
HAN SONNAL MAKGI -SINGLE KNIFEHAND BATANGSON ANMAKGI - INNER PALM HEEL
HANH SONNAL ARAE - LOW KNIFEHAND BATANGSON NOOLEO MAKGI - PRESSING
ODURO MAKGI -ASSISTING BLOCK TONGMILGI - BARREL PUSH
GODURO BAKAT - ASSISTING OUTER MEONGE PAEGI - MOUNTAIN - LOW
  KEUM GANG MOMTONG - MOUNTAIN - BODY
Kicks
AP CHAGI - FRONT KICK DDIO - JUMPING
YUP CHAGI - SIDE KICK DDIO UP CHAGI - JUMPING FRONT
DOLLYO CHAGI - ROUNDHOUSE KICK GULLYO - RUNNING
DWIT CHAGI - BACK KICK GULLYO CHAGI - RUNNING KICK
NOPI CHAGI - HIGH KICK MIRO - SLIDING
AN CHAGI - INNER KICK MIRO AP CHAGI - SLIDING STAMP KICK
BAKAT CHAGI - OUTER KICK MOMDOLLYO - TURNING
BANDAL CHAGI - CRESCENT MOMDOLLYO YUP CHAGI - TURNING SIDE
NOOLEO CHAGI - AXE KICK MOMDOLLYO HURYO CHAGI - SPINNING HEEL
KODEUP - DOUBLE KICKS