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Korean- English Terminology

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