Korean Vocabulary for TaeKwonDo ******************************* Basic and Miscellaneous _______________________ High Eolgool or Sangdan Middle Momtong or Chungdan Low Arae or Hardan Punch Jireugi a strike delivered with a or Ji-lu-ki closed fist Thrust Chireugi hand thrust or stab with something or Jji-lu-ki other than closed fist Strike Chigi strike with other part of body Block Makki Kick Chagi or Cha-ki Bow Kyong-ye Attention Cha-riot At ease (relax) Shi-o Ready Joon-bi Start (begin) Shi-jak Stop Geuman Separate Kal-yo Continue Kye-sok Form Poomse or Hyung Body (mom) Parts and Striking Surfaces ________________________________ Hands: son (close-fisted): Forefist joomeok or, choo-mok Backfist deung-joomeok or, doong choo-mok Hammerfist me-joomeok or, me choo-mok Forefinger One-knuckle Fist In-ji joomeok Middlefinger One-knuckle Fist Ban joomeok Two-knuckle Fist Doo-bam joomeok Four-knuckle Fist Pyun joomeok Thumb-knuckle Fist Om-ji joomeok (open-handed): Spearhand Pyonson-keut or, Pyun-sohn-koot done w/ hand vertical (i.e. upright) Pyonson-keut Sewochireugi done w/ hand palm-down Pyonson-keut Eopeochireugi done w/ hand palm-up Pyonson-keut Jeochyochireugi Two-finger spear thrust Kawi-sohn keut One-finger spear thrust In-ji Sohn-keut "Tiger mouth" hand A-kum-sohn "Chicken beak" hand Sohn-keut-jo-ki Knifehand Sonnal or, sohn-nal RIdgehand Sonnal-deung or, sohn-nal doong Palm heel Batang-son or, ba-tang-sohn "Bear hand" Ageum-son or, gom-sohn Backhand Son-deung or, sohn-doong "Eagle claw" Gal-kwi-son (wrists) Ox-jaw Sohn-mok (forearms) (palmok) back of forearm (i.e. "top") Deung-palmok or, Wi-palmok front of forearm (palm side) Mit-palmok inner-edge (thumb/radius side) An-palmok outer-edge (ulna side) Bakat-palmok (elbow) (palkoop) (knee) (mooreup, or moo-roop) (head) (moh-ri) (feet) (bal) Ball of foot Ap-chook Heel (bottom) Dwi-chook Heel (back) Dwi-koom-chi Knife of foot Bal-nal Instep Bal-deung, or bal-doong Arch Bal-ba-dak, or bal-bong-o-ri Stances (seogi) Attention stances Normal (feet forward) Joon-bi Seogi Open (feet point outward) Pyeon-hi Seogi, or Pal-ja Seogi Closed (feet point inward) An-jong Seogi Informal stances (i.e. feet together) (feet pointing forward) Moa Seogi (feet pointing outward) Charyot seogi Front stance (deep) Ap-koobi or, chungul Front stance (high) Ap-seogi Horseback stance Joochoom seogi or, kima-se Hourglass stance Ap-joochoom seogi Back stance Dwit-koobi or, fugul Cat stance Beom-seogi Cross (or "X" stance) Koa-seogi Crane stance Haktari-seogi, or hak-da-ri so-ki Blocks (makki) ______________ Low forearm block Arae-makki, or hardan palmok makki High (rising) block Eol-gool makki, or sangdan makki Middle block Mom-tong makki, or chungdan makki (outside to inside) ahn-makki (inside to outside) bakat-makki Knifehand block Sonnal makki, or sohn-nal makki Double-hand block ("supported" block) Gho-du-lo makki Scissors block Gawi-makki Double-fist X-block Eotgeoreo makki, or ot-ko-lo mak-ki Knifehand X-block Sonnal eotgeoreo makki Spreading block Hechyo makki, or he-cho makki Knifehand spreading block Sonnal hechyo makki Side block Yeop-makki Palm-heel block Batang-son makki Wrist (ox-jaw) block Son-mok makki Backhand block Son-deung makki Ridgehand block Sonnal-deung makki Hammerfist block Me-joomeok makki Knee block Mooreup makki Kicking blocks (Chagi-lo makki) front kick block Ap-chagi-lo makki side kick block Yeop-chagi-lo makki crescent kick block Pyeojok chagi-lo makki Punches (jireugi) and other strikes (chireugi, chigi) _____________________________________________________ Straight forefist punch Joomeok jireugi, or chu-mok ji-lu-ki (high) Eol-gool jireugi, or sangdan jireugi (chin) Tok jireugi (neck) Mok jireugi (middle) Mom-tong jireugi, or chungdan jireugi (low) Arae jireugi, or hardan jireugi (downward) Ne-rio jireugi (side) Yeop jireugi Walking punch (regular) Bandae-jireugi Reverse punch Baro-jireugi Vertical fist punch Got-jang jireugi Round punch Dollyo jireugi Hook punch Koon-dol jireugi Uppercut punch Chi jireugi Backfist strike Deung-joomeok chigi Hammerfist strike Me-joomeok chigi Thumb-knuckle punch Om-ji joomeok jireugi Forefinger, one-knuckle punch In-ji joomeok jireugi Middle-figer, one-knuckle punch Bamjoomeok jireugi Two-knuckle fist punch Doo-bam joomeok jireugi Four-knuckle fist punch Pyeon-joomeok jireugi Double fist punch Doo-joomeok jireugi C-punch Digeut Jireugi, or di-koot ji-lu-ki Double uppercut punches So-sum jireugi Double hammerfist strike Ho-li chigi Spearhand thrust Pyeonson-keut chireugi or, pyon-sohn-koot jji-lu-ki vertical (upright) Pyeonson-keut sewo-chireugi palm-downward Pyeonson-keut eopeo-chireugi palm-upward Pyeonson-keut jeochyo-chireugi two-finger Kawi-son-keut chireugi one-finger In-ji-son-keut chireugi Tiger mouth thrust Ageum-son chireugi, or a-koom-sohn jji-lu-ki Chicken-beak strike Son-keut jo-ki Palm-heel strike Batang-son chigi Knifehand strike Sonnal chigi (palm-up) sonnal jeochyo chigi (palm-down) sonnal eopeo chigi, or sohn-nal o-po chigi vertical (i.e. delivered downward) sonnal sewo-chigi Ridgehand strike Sonnal-deung chigi Bearhand strike Gom-son chigi Eagle-claw thrust Gal-kwi-son chireugi Open backhand strike Son-deung chigi Wrist (ox-jaw) strike Son-mok Chigi Elbow strike Palkoop chigi (around) dollyo palkoop chigi (upward) olly-o palkoop chigi (sideways) yeopeuro palkoop chigi (backward) dwiro palkoop chigi (downward) naeryo palkoop chigi Head strike moh-ri chigi Knee strike mooreup-chigi Kicks (chagi, or cha-ki) ______ Front kick Ap chagi Side kick Yeop chagi Round kick Dollyo chagi Back kick Dwi chagi Hook kick Dwi dollyo chagi Wheel kick Hooryo chagi , or hu-rio cha-ki (motion is exactly like that of a crescent kick, but strike with the back of the heel or side of heel) Turning kicks (i.e. "reverse" or "spinning" kicks) Dol-myo chagi Turning back kick Mom-dollyo dwi-chagi Turning hook kick Mom-dollyo dwi-dollyo chagi Turning wheel kick Mom-dollyo hooryo chagi Turning side kick Mom-dollyo yeop chagi 360-degree turning kick Wan-jon-mom-dollyo chagi Crescent kick Pyojeok chagi (inward) An-pyojeok chagi (outward) Bakat-pyojeok chagi Half-moon kick Bandal chagi also called a "short" roundhouse kick (bi-chagi) Grab & kick combo Jop-ko chagi Slide (hop) "___" kick Gool-lo "___" chagi Step & slide (hop) "___" kick Dit-ko gool-lo "___" chagi Jumping "___" kick Tdwi-o "___" chagi Standing, jumping "___" kick Tdwi-o han-bal "___" chagi Flying "___" kick Nal-la "___" chagi Jump, turning "___" kick Tdwi-o mom-dollyo "___" chagi Standing, jump, turning "" kick Sun che tdwi-o mom-dollyo "___" chagi Jumping, two-footed kick (in rapid sequence) Doo-bal Dang-san Jumping, two-footed kick (simultaneous) Tdwi-o mo-dum-bal chagi Heel kick ("stomp") Dwi-chook chagi Handstand double-foot kick Ko-ku-lu chagi Falling (dropping) "___" kick Eopeo "___" chagi, or, O-po cha-ki Drop turning "___" kick Na-chu-o mom-dollyo chagi