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TaeKwonDo Terminology

Stances (Soh-Gi)

Joon-bi Soh-gi -------------------------------Ready Stance
Ap-ku-bi Soh-gi --------------------------------Front Stance Dwi-Ku-bi Soh-gi ------------------------------Back Stance Ju-Choom Soh-gi --------------------Horseriding Stance
Ap Soh-gi -----------------------------------Walking Stance

Blocking Techniques (Mak-Ki)

Ah-re (A-Le) Mak-ki ------------------------------Low Block
Mom-tong Mak-ki -----------------------------Middle Block
Ol-gool Mak-ki ------------------------------------High Block
Sohn-Nal Mak-ki --------------------------Knifehand Block
Pak-ket Mak-ki -----------------Outside Block (in-to-out)
Ahn Mak-ki -------------------------Inside Block (out-to-in)

Arm Techniques

Ban-De Ji-ru-ki ----------------------------------Front Punch
Pal-Lo (Ro) Ji-ru-ki -----------------------Reverse Punch
Sohn-Nal Ji-ru-ki -------------------------Knifehand Strike
Mom-tong Ji-ru-ki ----------------------------Middle Punch
Me-Chu-Mok Chi-ki --------------------Hammerfist Strike
Doong-Chu-Mok Chi-ki --------------------Backfist Strike
Pal-Kup Chi-ki ----------------------------------Elbow Strike

Kicking Techniques

Ap Cha-ki -------------------------------------------Front Kick
Yop Cha-ki -------------------------------------------Side Kick
Dol-Rio Cha-ki --------------------------Roundhouse Kick
Dwi Cha-ki -------------------------------------------Back Kick
Nae-Ro Cha-ki -----------------------Ax Kick (Downward)
Dwi-Dol-Rio Cha-ki ------------------Spinning Hook Kick
Tdwi-Yo Cha-ki -----------------------------------Jump Kick
Nal-La Cha-ki -------------------------------------Flying Kick
Jun-Jin Cha-ki -----------------------Shuffle-forward Kick
Hwoo-Jin Cha-ki -----------------Shuffle-backward Kick
Il-bow Jun-jin Cha-ki ------------------Step-forward Kick
Il-bow Hwoo-jin Cha-ki ------------Step-backward Kick
Olympic Sparring (Kyo-roogi)

Joon Bi --------------------------Ready (Sparring Stance)
Shi-Jak -------------------------------------------Start (Begin)
Koo-Man ----------------------------------------------------Stop
Kal-Lyo -------------------------------------Separate (Break)
Kye-Sok -----------------------------------------------Continue
Chong --------------------------------------------------------Blue
Hong ----------------------------------------------------------Red Sung-----------------------------------------Win (Hong-Sung) Duk-Jeom----------------------------------Award One Point Kyong-Go----------------1/2 Point Deduction (Warning) Gom-Jeom-------------------------1 Full Point Deduction Pada Cha-ki------------------------------------------Slip Kick Fast Kick (Front Legged Roundhouse Kick) Cut or Stop Kick (Front Legged Stomp Kick) Stomp or Push Kick (Rear Legged Cut Kick) Double Kick (Double Jump-Roundhouse Kick/rear leg first) Draw Kick (Basic Step-back Roundhouse Kick Counter-attack)
Cover (Basic Arms-block against a Kick) Checking (Feint to "check" an opponent's reaction) Open Stance ("Matched" Sparring stance with an Oponent) Closed Stance ("Un-Matched" Sparring stance with an Oponent)
Training School (Do-Jang)

Do-Bok --------------------------------------------------Uniform
Di ---------------------------------------------------------------Belt
Chary-ut -------------------------------------Attention Stance
Kyung-nae --------------------------------------------------Bow
Ki-Yop ---------------------------------------------------------Yell
Hana ----------------------------------------------------------One
Dool -----------------------------------------------------------Two
Set ----------------------------------------------------------Three
Net ------------------------------------------------------------Four
Ta-Sot --------------------------------------------------------Five
Ya-Sot ---------------------------------------------------------Six
Il-Gop -----------------------------------------------------Seven
Yoo-Dul -----------------------------------------------------Eight
A-Hope ------------------------------------------------------Nine
Yool -----------------------------------------------------------Ten
Sa-Bum-Nim ----------------------------------------Instructor Poomse------------------------------------Forms (Patterns) Kyuk-Pa------------------------------------------------Breaking Poom------------Junior Black belt (Children's Degree) Dan----------------Senior (Age 15+) Black belt Degree
Kam-Sam-Ni-Da ----------------------------------Thank You
Chun-Ma-Nay-0 --------------------------You're Welcome

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