| English | Korean | Notes |
| Taekwondo practitioner, Taekwondo player (US) | taekwondo-in | This term can be used to refer to any Taekwondo practitioner / practitioners of any grade. |
| Taekwondo student | jeja | Used mainly for colour belt students. |
| Senior Taekwondo student | sonbae | Used to refer to any student with a higher rank than you. |
| Junior Taekwondo student | hoobae | Used to refer to any student with a lower rank than you. |
| Colour Belt Taekwondo student | mudanja, yugupja | Used to refer to a colour belt Taekwondo student of any grade. |
| Black Belt Taekwondo student | yudanja | Used to refer to a black belt Taekwondo student of any grade. |
| Assistant Instructor | boosabom | |
| Instructor | sabom | |
| Grandmaster | kwanjang | This word technically means ‘the leader of a training hall or school’, and should only really be used to refer to the head of a Taekwondo organisation. |
| Master | sahyon | This term is only used in Changheon-yu Taekwondo. |
| Grandmaster | sasong | This term is only used in Changheon-yu Taekwondo. |
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