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English - Korean Terminology

Abdomen Dan Jun 
Again or repeat Dasi 
Ahnyonghee gyesipsiyo Good Bye
Ahnyong hasimnika Hello; How are you
Area between upper lip and nose In Choong 
Attack Kong Kyuk 
Attention Cha Ryut 
Back Dwi 
Back kick  Dwi Cha Gi 
Back snap kick Dwi Podo Cha Gi 
Back stance Hu Gul Jaseh 
Backfist Cap Kwon 
Backfist (Punch) Cap Kwon Kong Kyuk 
Backward movement Hu Jin 
Balance Choong Shim 
ball of the foot Bal Ahp Koom Chi 
Basic Ki Cho 
Beautiful Mi 
Begin Shi Jak 
Beginner Cho Bo Ja 
Belt Dee 
Block Mahk Kee 
bottom of the foot Bal Ba Dak Mit 
Bow Kyung Ret 
Bow to (certified) instructor Kyo Sa Nim Kay Kyung Ret 
Bow to flag Kuk Gi Bay Ray 
Bow to Judge or Examiner Shim Sa Kwan Nim Ge Kyung Ret 
Bow to Master instructor Sa Bom Nim Kay Kyung Ret 
Bow to partner (each other) Sahng Ho Kan E Kyung Ret 
Bow to senior member Sun Beh Nim Kay Kyung Ret 
Bow to the Grandmaster Kwan Jhang Nim Kay Kyung Ret 
Brotherhood, Style or Place in America Mi Guk Kwan 
By the count Ku Ryung E Mat Cho So 
change positions or assume partner's postion Kyo Deh 
Chin Tuck 
Continual or combination kicking Yeon Sok Cha Gi 
Count Ku Ryung 
Country Guk 
Crosslegged stance Kyo Cha Rip Jaseh 
Dan holder You Dan Ja 
Dan number Dan Bun 
Degree, holder of @ midnight blue belt Dan 
Double action kick, simultaneous Ssang Bal Cha Gi 
Double kick, in sequence Du Bal Cha Gi 
Eight Yo Dull 
Eighth Pahl 
Eighty Pahl Ship 
Elbow Pal Koop 
Elbow strike, front stance  Pal Koop Chi Kee Chun Gul Jaseh 
Elbow strike, side stance Pal Koop Chi Kee Sa Ko Rip Jaseh 
External power or control in exercise Weh Gung 
Fifth O 
Fifty O Ship 
First Il 
Fist Chu Mok 
Five Da Sot 
Flag of style or school of Tang Soo Do, i.e.., NE Guk Kwan Gi Kwan Gi 
Foot Jok (Chinese) or Bahl (Korean) 
Foot hold defense, palm heels together, in kyo cha rip jaseh Bal Ja Ba Mahk Kee 
Foot techniques Jok Gi 
Forefist Chung Kwon 
Forefist (Punch) Chung Kwon Kong Kyuk 
Forehead Eema 
Form Hyung 
Forty Sa Ship 
Forward movement Chun Jin 
Four Net 
Fourth Sa 
free sparing Ja Yu Dae Ryun 
Front Ahp 
Front pushing kick Ahp Mee Ro Cha Gi 
Front side kick  Yup Cha Gi 
Front snap kick  Ahp Cha Nut Gi 
Front stance Chun Gul Jaseh 
Front stretch kick Ahp Podo Oll Ri Gi 
Grade, holder of a color belt under midnight blue belt Gup 
Grandmaster, head of Mi Guk Kwan style, (Charles Ferraro) Kwan Jhang (Nim) 
Groin Ko Whan 
Ground block with knife hand, back stance Choi Ha Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee 
Gup holder You Gup Ja 
Hammer fist Kwon Do Kong Kyuk 
Hand Soo
Hand techniques Soo Gi 
heel Bal Dwee Koom Gi 
Heel of hand Jang Kwan 
High block, front stance  Sang Dan Mahk Kee 
Hello; How are you Ahnyong hasimnika
High block, side stance Hu Gul Sang Dan Mahk Kee 
High knife hand block, back stance Hu Gul Sang Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee 
High part Sang Dan 
High punch, front stance  Sang Dan Kong Kyuk 
Horse stance Kee Ma Jaseh 
Inner or outer side of wrist  Pal Mok 
Inside outside clock, front stance (also "tuel oh", twisting) Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee 
Inside outside kick  Ahneso Pahkuro Cha Gi 
instep Bal Deung 
Instructor (1st Dan through 3rd Dan)* Kyo Sa (Nim) 
Intermediate position Choong Gan Jawh 
Internal power or control in exercise Neh Gung 
Jumping E Dan
Junior member Hu Beh 
Kick Cha Gi 
Knee Moo Roop 
Knee kick Moo Roop Cha Gi 
Knife hand Soo Do 
Knife hand attack, back stance Hu Gul Soo Do Kong Kyuk 
Knuckle spear hand, all four knuckles Ban Jul Kwan Soo 
Left side Wen Jok 
Leg Da Ri 
Line of sight or focus of eyes Shi Sun 
Long back spinning kick Dwi Hu Ri Gi 
Low block , side stance Hu Gul Ha Dan Mahk Kee 
Low Block, front stance Ha Dan Mahk Kee 
Low knife hand block, back stance Hu Gul Ha Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee 
Low part Ha Dan 
Master Instructor (4th Dan and up)* Sa Bom (Nim) 
Meditation Muk Nyum 
Mental power or control in exercise Shim Gung 
Middle knife hand block, back stance Hu Gul Choong Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee 
Middle part Choong Dan 
Middle punch, front stance Choong Dan Kong Kyuk 
Movement Jin 
Movement while maintaining a reverse relationship between hand and foot Yuk Jin 
Name of the art we study Tang Soo Do 
National Flag Kuk Gi 
Nine Ah Hope 
Ninety Gu Ship 
Ninth Gu 
One Ha Na 
One finger fist, using middle knuckle or forefinger knuckle Il Ji Kwon 
One finger spear hand Il Ji Kwon Soo 
One hundred Baek 
Onestep sparring Il Soo Sik Dae Ryun 
Outer edge of foot block Bal Yup Euro Mahk Kee 
Outer edge of the foot Bal Yup Koom Chi 
Outside inside block (wrist), back stance Hu Gul Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee 
Outside Inside block, bottom of palm, back stance Hu Gul Jang Kwon Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee 
Outside Inside block, front stance (also "tuel oh", twisting) Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee 
Outside Inside kick  Pahkeso Ahnuro Cha Gi 
Outside inside sole of foot block Bal Ba Dak Euro Mahk Kee 
Palm heel Jang Kwan Kong Kyuk 
Place, Style, or Brotherhood Kwan 
Plier hand web of thumb  Jip Kye Son 
Prevention of conflict; martial Moo 
Ready Jhoon Bee 
Ready for kick Bal Cha Gi Jhoon Bee 
Ready stance Choon Bee Jaseh 
Ready Stance Jhoon Bee Jaseh 
Relax (rest) Shio 
Return Ba Ro 
Reverse knife hand Yuk Soo Do 
Reverse knife hand attack, front stance Yuk Soo Do Kong Kyuk 
Reverse punch, back stance Yuk Jin Kong Kyuk 
Reverse roundhouse kick  Peet Cha Gi 
Right side O Rin Jok 
Roundhouse kick  Dollyo Cha Gi 
Second Ee 
security, confidence Ahn 
Self defense Ho Sin Sool 
Senior Dan holder Ko Dan Ja 
Senior member San Beh (Nim) 
Senior member Sun Beh (Nim) 
Seven Il Gop 
Seventh Chil 
Seventy Chil Ship 
Short back spinning kick Dwi Ahneso Pahkuro Cha Gi 
short knife sparring Dan Do Dae Ryun 
Side Yup 
Side block, back stance Hu Gul Yup Mahk Kee 
Side hook kick Yup Hu Ri Gi 
Side punch, horse stance Wheng Jin Kong Kyuk 
Side snap kick Yup Podo Oll Ri Gi 
Side stance Sa Ko Rip Jaseh 
Sideways movement Wheng Jin 
Sir Nim 
Sit An Jo
Sit Chuk Suk 
Six Yuh Sot 
Sixth Yuk 
Sixty Yuk Ship 
Soft fist, using knuckles of first and second fingers Yoo Kwon Kong Kyuk 
Solar Plexus Myung Chi 
Sparring Dae Ryun 
Sparring Deh Ryun 
Sparring against two or more Da Soo In Dae Ryun 
Sparring in a lying down position Wa Dae Ryun 
Sparring in a sitting position Jua Dae Ryun 
Spear hand Kwan Soo 
Spear hand attack, front stance Kwan Soo Kong Kyuk 
special sparring Took Soo Dae Ryun 
star Sung 
stick sparring Bong Dae Ryun 
Stomping Kick Chit Bahl Gi 
Student member Kwan Won 
Studio Dojang 
Tang Dynasty (showing Chinese influence of our style) Tang 
Ten Yohl 
Tenth Ship 
Third Sam 
Thirty Sam Ship 
Three Set 
threestep sparring Sam Soo Sik Dae Ryun 
Turn Tora 
Turn to rear Dwi Ro Tora 
Twenty E Ship 
Twisting, (reverse) Tuel Oh 
Two Dool 
Two finger spear hand Ee Ji Kwon Soo 
Two fist low block, back stance Hu Gul Ssang Soo Ha Dan Mahk Kee 
Two fist middle block, back stance Hu Gul Ssang Soo Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee 
Two fist, low block, front stance  Ssang Soo Ha Dan Mahk Kee 
Two fist, middle block, front stance Chun Gul Ssang Soo Ahneso Phakuro Mahk Kee 
Two hand high xblock, front stance Ssang Soo Sang Dan Mahk Kee 
Uniform Do Bok 
Upper wrist Sohn Deung 
Upper wrist  Sohn Mok Deung 
Virtue Duk 
Waist Hu Ri 
Way Do 
Without count Ku Ryung Up Shi 
Yell Ki Hap 
Yes Ye (also Ne)
You’re Welcome Cheon Maeneyo
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