Taekwondo Theory for Yellow Tag →
Korean Terminology
General Training
| English |
Korean |
| training hall |
dojang |
| training clothes |
dobok |
| belt |
ti |
| instructor |
sabom |
| student |
jeja |
Commands
| English |
Korean |
| ‘Stand to attention’ |
charyo |
| ‘Bow’ |
kyongnye |
| ‘Ready’ |
joonbi |
| ‘Start’ |
shijak |
| ‘Stop’ |
kuman |
| ‘Return to the ready position’ |
baro |
| ‘Dismissed’ |
haesan |
| ‘Turn around’, ‘About turn’, ‘Turn to face the rear’ |
dwiro dora |
Counting
For white belt in Taekwondo, you only need to learn how to count up to 10 in Korean.
If you’d like to hear how the Korean words listed below are pronounced, or if you’d like to learn numbers above 10, check out this video series: Counting in Korean.
| English |
Korean |
| one |
hana |
| two |
dool |
| three |
set |
| four |
net |
| five |
dasot |
| six |
yosot |
| seven |
ilgop |
| eight |
yodol |
| nine |
ahop |
| ten |
yol |
Stances
If you’d like to hear how the words below are pronounced, or you’d like to practise them, check out this video series: Basic Stances in Taekwondo.
| English |
Korean |
| stance |
sogi |
| sitting stance |
annun sogi |
| walking stance |
konnun sogi |
| parallel stance |
narani sogi |
| attention stance |
charyot sogi |
Anatomy and Striking Surfaces
| English |
Korean |
| fist |
joomok |
| fore-fist |
ap-joomok |
| arm |
pal |
| forearm |
palmok |
| inner-forearm |
an-palmok |
| outer-forearm |
bakkat-palmok |
Height Sections and Directions
| English |
Korean |
| low section |
najunde |
| mid section |
ka-unde |
| high section |
nopunde |
| front |
ap |
| side |
yop |
| rear |
dwi, dwit |
| forwards, in front |
apuro |
| backwards, behind |
dwiro |
| forward motion |
apuro kagi |
| backward motion |
dwiro kagi |
| inner, inside |
an |
| outer, outside |
bakkat |
Basic Techniques
| English |
Korean |
| punch |
jirugi |
| obverse punch |
baro jirugi |
| reverse punch |
bandae jirugi |
| block |
makki |
| inner-forearm block |
an-palmok makki |
| outer-forearm block |
bakkat-palmok makki |
| middle-section inner-forearm block |
ka-unde an-palmok makki |
| low-section outer-forearm block |
najunde bakkat-palmok makki |
| kick |
chagi |
| front kick |
ap chagi |
| front snapping kick |
ap cha-boosoogi |
| front rising kick |
ap cha-olligi |
| side kick |
yop chagi |
| side rising kick |
yop cha-olligi |
Forms
| English |
Korean |
| ‘Punching in Four Directions’ |
sajoo jirugi |
| ‘Blocking in Four Directions’ |
sajoo makki |
Use Memrise to learn Korean
If you find memorising vocabulary difficult (as many people do), there are a number of apps available online that make it easier - a good one is Memrise. Here is a course on Memrise that will take you through Korean terminology for Taekwondo: www.memrise.com/course/114713/korean-in-taekwondo/ (some of the spellings are different to what's on this page).
Buy a colour belt handbook
Changheon-yu Taekwondo: Foundation Syllabus is a short handbook for colour belt students in Changheon-yu Taekwondo (ITF Taekwondo). It contains movement descriptions, floor diagrams, and relevant Korean terminology for all of the colour belt patterns.
How is Korean text romanised on this page?
The romanised Korean on this page may look different to how you have seen it elsewhere. It may also be different to how it is romanised on other parts of this website. Find out more about this here.