Mission 9 of 10 · All ranks
The full Korean glossary
Every word a testing panel is likely to ask you, in one place.
Korean terminology is graded at every rank, and it compounds — nothing is ever dropped from the list. Read the whole page once a week and you will never be caught out on an oral test.
Romanisation varies between schools (dollyeo / dolyo / doll ryo). Learn the sound rather than the spelling, and use whatever spelling your own school hands out.
Must knowNon-negotiables for this rank
Full glossary
Commands you must react to instantly
HangulRomanizedEnglish
차렷charyeotattention
경례kyeongnyebow
준비junbiready
시작sijakbegin
갈려kalyeobreak / separate (sparring)
계속kyesokcontinue
그만geumanstop
바로baroreturn to ready position
쉬어swieoat ease
뒤로 돌아dwiro doraturn around
해산haesandismissed
기합kihapshout / spirit yell
Counting — native Korean (repetitions)
HangulRomanizedEnglish
하나hana1
둘dul2
셋set3
넷net4
다섯daseot5
여섯yeoseot6
일곱ilgop7
여덟yeodeol8
아홉ahop9
열yeol10
Counting — Sino-Korean (form numbers, ranks)
HangulRomanizedEnglish
일il1
이i / ee2
삼sam3
사sa4
오o5
육yuk6
칠chil7
팔pal8
구gu9
십sip10
Stances (seogi)
HangulRomanizedEnglish
모아서기moa seogiclose / attention stance
나란히서기naranhi seogiparallel ready stance
앞서기ap seogiwalking stance
앞굽이ap kubifront stance
뒷굽이dwit kubiback stance
주춤서기juchum seogihorse-riding stance
범서기beom seogitiger stance
꼬아서기koa seogicross stance
학다리서기hakdari seogicrane stance
Sections and directions
HangulRomanizedEnglish
얼굴eolgulhigh section / face
몸통momtongmiddle section / trunk
아래araelow section
앞apfront
옆yeopside
뒤dwitback
안aninward
바깥bakkatoutward
왼oenleft
오른oreunright
Blocks (makgi)
HangulRomanizedEnglish
아래막기arae makgilow block
몸통막기momtong makgimiddle block
얼굴막기eolgul makgihigh block
안막기an makgiinward block
바깥막기bakkat makgioutward block
손날막기sonnal makgiknifehand block
한손날막기hansonnal makgisingle knifehand block
바탕손막기batangson makgipalm-heel block
가위막기gawi makgiscissors block
산틀막기santeul makgimountain block
금강막기keumgang makgidiamond block
Hand strikes
HangulRomanizedEnglish
지르기jireugipunch
몸통지르기momtong jireugimiddle punch
얼굴지르기eolgul jireugihigh punch
두번지르기dubeon jireugidouble punch
표적지르기pyojeok jireugitarget punch
손날목치기sonnal mokchigiknifehand strike to the neck
메주먹치기me jumeok chigihammer-fist strike
편손끝pyeonsonkkeutspear hand
팔꿈치치기palkup chigielbow strike
등주먹deung jumeokbackfist
칼재비kaljaebiarc-hand throat strike
Kicks (chagi)
HangulRomanizedEnglish
앞차기ap chagifront kick
돌려차기dollyeo chagiroundhouse kick
옆차기yeop chagiside kick
뒤차기dwit chagiback kick
내려차기naeryeo chagiaxe kick
반달차기bandal chagicrescent kick
후려차기huryeo chagihook kick
뒤후려차기dwit huryeo chagispinning hook kick
밀어차기mireo chagipush kick
뛰어차기twieo chagijumping kick
두발당성차기dubal dangseong chagidouble jumping kick
무릎치기mureup chigiknee strike
People, places and things
HangulRomanizedEnglish
도장dojangtraining hall
도복dobokuniform
띠tibelt
호구hoguchest protector
호면homyeonheadgear
사범님sabeom-niminstructor
교사님kyosa-nimassistant instructor
관장님kwanjang-nimhead of the school
선배sonbaesenior student
후배hubaejunior student
국기원KukkiwonWorld Taekwondo Headquarters
품새poomsaeform
겨루기kyorugisparring
격파gyeokpabreaking
심사simsatesting
Quiz
Question 1 / 5
Which counting system numbers the Taegeuk forms?