Taekwondo Terminology

1. Numbers

	For Cadence	For Ranking Order
One	Hana	Il
Two	Dool	Yi
Three	Set	Sam
Four	Net	Sa
Five	Dasut	Oh
Six	Yasut	Yook
Seven	Ilgop	Chil
Eight	Yadul	Pal
Nine	Ahop	Koo
Ten	Yool	Ship
Eleven	Yool-hana	Ship-il
Twenty	Sumul	Yi-ship
Twenty-one	Sumul-hana	Yi-ship-il
Thirty	Sorun	Sam-ship
One Hundred	Baik	Baik
One Hundred and one	Baik-hana	Baik-il

2. Technical Terms
1. Fist (Joo-mok):

English	Korean
Backfist	Tung-joomok
Covered fist	Po-joomok
Fore-fist	Joo-mok
Hammer-fist (Bottom fist downward)	Me-joomok
Side Hammer-fist (Bottom fist sideways)	Yop-joomok

2. Hand (Son-nal):

Knife Hand	Son-nal
Palm Heel	Ba-tang-son
Spearhand	Son-kut
Tiger mouth	Kal-je-bi

3. Elbow (Pal-kup)
4. Wrist (Son-mok)
5. Forearm (Pal-mok):

Outer forearm	Pakkat-palmok
Inner Forearm	An-palmok

6. Foot (Bal):

Ball of Foot	Ap-chook
Foot edge	Bal-nal
Heel	Dwi-chook
Instep	Bal-dung

7. Head (Mo-ri)
8. Knee (Moo-roop)
9. Stance (So-gi):

At ease stance	Pyon-hi so-gi
Attention stance (open toe)	Cha-ryut so-gi
Back Stance	Dwit goop-yi
Closed-toe stance	Moa so-gi
Crane stance	Hak-dari so-gi
Crossed-foot stance	Kkoa so-gi
Front stance	Ap goop-yi
Horseback stance	Joo-choom so-gi
Kicking ready stance	Bal cha-gi joon-bi
Punching ready stance (horseback stance w left hand punch)	Ki-ma-je-se joon-bi
Ready stance	Joon-bi so-gi
Sparring ready stance	Kyo-roo-gi joon-bi
Tiger stance	Bom so-gi
Walking or natural stance	Ap so-gi

10. Kick (Cha-gi):

Ax kick	Ne-ryo chagi (Jik-gi cha-gi)
Back kick	Dwit cha-gi
Crescent kick	Ban-dal cha-gi
Front kick	Ap cha-gi
Hook kick	Ho-ryo cha-gi
Knee kick	Moo-roop cha-gi
Roundhouse kick	Dol-ryo cha-gi
Side kick	Yop cha-gi
Spin hook kick	Dwi ho-ryo cha-gi

11. Block (mak-gi):

Augmented block	Ko-duro mak-gi
Diamond block	Keum-gang mak-gi
Double knife hand block	Dool han son-nal mak-gi
High (face) block	Ol-gool mak-gi
Inner forearm in-to-out middle block	An-palmok momtong pakkat makgi
Low (down) block	A-re mak-gi
Middle (body) block	Mom-tong mak-gi
Mountain block	San-tul mak-gi
Outer forearm in-to-out middle block	Pakkat palmok momtong pakkat makgi
Outer forearm out-to-in middle block	Pakkat palmok momtong an-makgi
Push block	Pa-tang-son mak-gi
Scissors block	Kawi mak-gi
Side block	Yop makgi
Single knife hand block	Han son-nal mak-gi
Wedge block	Hech-yo mak-gi

12. Punches and Strikes (Chirugi and Chigi):

Body Punch	Momtong chirugi
Body side punch	Yop momtong chirugi
Elbow strike	Pal-kup chigi
Face punch	Ol-gool chirugi
Hammer fist blow (Bottom fist downward)	Me-joomok chigi
Knife hand side strike	Son-nal pakkat chigi
Knife hand strike	Son-nal chigi
Palm Heel Strike	Batangson Tok Chigi
Reverse punch	Ban-de chirugi
Swallow shape neck strike	Che-bi-poom mok-chigi
Uppercut punch	Joomok tangyo-tok chigi
Big Hinge	Koon-tolt-chogwi

13. Footwork:

Fighting stance, move forward in same leg position	Chunjin step
Fighting stance, move backward in same leg position	Whojin step
Fighting stance, move forward changing leg position	Ilbo Chunjin step
Fighting stance, move backward changing leg position	Ilbo Whojin step

3. Basic Terms

English	Korean
High	Ol-gool
Inside	An
Left	Oen (wen)
Low	A-re
Middle	Mom-tong
Outside	Pakkat
Rear	Dwi
Reverse	Ban-de
Right	Orun
Side	Yop

4. Terms Used in the training Hall