Korean Terminology

Cha-ryut – Attention

Jun-bi – Ready position

Ba-ro – Return to ready position

Chun-gool-jaseh – Front stance

Hu-gul-jaseh – Cat stance/back stance

Kee-mah-jaseh – Horse stance

Dae-ryun-jaseh – Fighting/Sparring stance

Ha-dan-mak-ki – Down defense

Sang-dan-mak-ki – Upper defense

Ahn-ero-mak-ki – Inside defense

Pak-ero-mak-ki – Outside defense

Joong-dan-soo-do – Knife hand middle defense

Ha-dan-soo-do – Knife hand down defense

Joong-dan-sang-soo-mak-ki – Double first middle defense

Ha-san-sang-soo-mak-ki – Double fist down defense

Yum-mak-ki – Side defense in cat stance

Joong-dan-kong-kyuk – Middle punch

Sang-dan-kong-kyuk – High punch

Hweng-jin-kong-kyuk – Side attack (punch) in horse stance

Kwan-soo-kong-kyuk – Spear hand thrust

Ap-uro-oligi – Front stretch kick

Ap-cha-kee – Front snap kick

Yup-cha-kee – Side kick

Dol-ryo-cha-kee – Round house / swing kick

Dwee-cha-kee – Back kick

E-dan – Jumping (all jumping kicks start with this term)

Gul-lah – Sliding (all sliding kicks start with this term)

Ki-hap – Yell, shout

Kuk-gi – Korean national flag

Kwan-jang-nim – Grand Master / Chief instructor

Bu-kwan-jang-nim – Master / Chief instructor

Sa-bum-nim – 4th degree or higher instructor

Cho-kyo-nim – 1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree instructor

Kyung-yet – bow

Kyuk-pa – Breaking techniques

Muk-nyum – Meditation

Kuk-gi-e-dae-ha-yau-kung-net – Salute the flag

Go-mop-sum-ni-da – Thank you