Essential Korean Terminology with Pronunciation
| BODYPARTS | |
| Forearm | Palmok (Pal-Muck) |
| Palm | Sonbadak (Sun-Baduck) |
| Fist | Joomuk (Jum-uck) |
| Knee | Moorup (Mur-up) |
| Ball of foot | Ap Kumchi (Ap-Kum-Chi) |
DIRECTIONS & HEIGHT
| Front | Ap |
| Back | Dwi (Dwee) |
| Reverse | Bandae (Ban-day) |
| Direct | Bakat (Back-a) |
| Inner | An |
| Inward | Anuro (An-aro) |
| Outward | Bakuro (Back-aro) |
| Low | Najunde (Na-jun-day) |
| Middle | Kaunde (Kai-un-day) |
| High | Nopunde (Nap-un-day) |
ARM TECHNIQUES
| Punch Strike Thrust Elbow strike Block Hooking Double… Twin… Downward… Flying…. Front… Vertical… Horizontal…. High… Middle… Low… Direct… Reverse… Side… Upward… Turning… U-Shaped… Outward… Inward… Rising… Pushing… Angle… Knifehand… Checking… Guarding… Cicular… Pressing… Wedging… W Shape… | Jirugi (Jur-ugi) Taerigi (Ter-eegi) Tulgi (Tul-gee) Palkup Taerigi (Pal-Kup…Ter-eegi) Makgi (Mack-ee) Golcho (Gul-cho) Doo… (Duu) Sang… Naeryo… (Nare-ee-o) Twimyo… (Tweem-yo) Ap… Sewo… (See-wo) Soopyong…(Sup-young) Nopunde… (Nap-un-day) Kaunde… (Kai-un-day) Najunde… (Na-jun-day) Baro… Bandae… (Ban-day) Yop… Ollyo… (Oll-yo) Dollyo…(Dul-yo) Digutja.. (Dig-ut-cha) Bakuro… (Bak-uro) Anuro…(An-oro) Chookyo…(Chok-yo) Miro…(Mir-o) Giokja…(Giuk-ja) Sonkal..(Sun-kal) Momchau…(Mom-cho) Daebi…(Debbie) Dollymo…(Dul-eem-yo) Noollo…(Nool-yo) Hechyo…(Hetch-yo) San… |
FOOT TECHNIQUES
| Front kick Side kick Turning kick Back kick Hooking kick Back Reverse Downward kick Rising kick Hooking kick Flying kick | Ap Chagi (Ap-Cha-gi) Yop Chagi (Yop-cha-gi) Dollyo Chagi (Dul-yo-cha-gi) Dwit Chagi (Dwit-cha-gi) Goro Chagi (Go-ro-cha-gi) Bandae Dollyo Chagi (Ban-day-dul-yo-cha-gi) Naeryo Chagi (Nay-ree-o-cha-gi) Cha Olligi (Cha-lee-gi) Golcho Chagi (Gul-cho-cha-gi) Twimyo Chagi (Tweem-yo-cha-gi) |
STANCESStance Sogi (Sogee)
| Attention stance Walking stance L-stance Closed stance Parallel stance Fixed stance Sitting stance X-stance Bending stance Vertical stance Rear foot stance Low stance Ready stance Parallel ready stance | Charyot Sogi (Cha-ree-ot) Gunnun Sogi (Gun-un) Niunja Sogi (Nee-un-ja) Moa Sogi (Moe) Narani Sogi (Nar-anee) Gojung Sogi (Go-jung) Annun Sogi (Ann-un) Kyocha Sogi (Kai-o-cha) Guburyo Sogi (Gub-or-eeo) Soojik Sogi (Sue-Jick) Dwitbal Sogi (Dwit-bal) Nachuo Sogi (Nacho) Junbi Sogi (Jun-bee) Narani Junbi Sogi (Nar-anee) |
DOJANG TERMININOLOGY & TITLES
| Training hall Practice suit 1st – 3rd Degree instructor 4th – 6th Degree instructor 7th – 8th Degree master 9th Degree grandmaster | Do Jang (Do-Jang) Do Bok (Do-Buk) Boo-Sabum (Boo-sab-um) Sabum (Sab-um) Sahyun (Sai-un) Sasung (Sas-ung) |