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DEFINITION OF TAEKWONDO
The art (or way) of hand and foot.
Tae = Foot Kwon = Hand Do = The art or The way
KOREAN TERMINOLOGY
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General: |
Counting (Numbers) |
(Forms) |
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Exercise Area |
– Dojang |
One |
– Ha-na |
One |
– Il |
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Uniform |
– Dobok |
Two |
– Dool |
Two |
– Yi |
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Attention |
– Char-yut |
Three |
– Set |
Three |
– Sam |
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Bow |
– Kyong – yae |
Four |
– Net |
Four |
– Sa |
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Ready |
– Jhoon –bi |
Five |
– Da-sot |
Five |
– Oh |
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Begin |
– Si-jak |
Six |
– Ya-sot |
Six |
– Yuk |
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Turn |
– Dwito dur-ra |
Seven |
– Il-gob |
Seven |
– Chil |
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Return |
– Ba-ro |
Eight |
– Yol-dle |
Eight |
– Pal |
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Relax |
– Shi-ut |
Nine |
– A-hop |
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Ten |
– Yol |
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Eleven |
– Yol ha-na |
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Twenty |
– Su-mul |
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Thirty |
– So-run |
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Hand Techniques: |
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Down Block – |
Ha-dan-Maki |
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Middle Block – |
Mon-tong-Maki |
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Rising Block – |
Chuk-kyo-Maki |
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Middle Punch – |
Choon dan-chiki |
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High Punch – |
Sang -dan chi-ki |
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Reverse Knife Hand Strike – |
Sohn-nal-mok-chi-ki |
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Side block – |
Yup Maki |
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Knife Hand Guarding Block – |
Sto-ta-bi-mak-ki |
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Knife Hand Strike – |
Sto-yup-tae-ri-ki |
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Foot Techniques: |
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Rising Kick – |
Ap-cha-ol-li-gi |
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Crossing kick – |
Ap-cha-dol-ri-ki |
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Front snap kick – |
Yup cha-gi |
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Side Kick – |
Ap-cha-dol-ri-ki |
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Roundhouse Kick – |
Tol-lyo-cha-gi | |
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