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TERMINOLOGY
Our dojo is influenced by different cultures. Though we primarily speak English, we also use some of the Korean and Japanese terminology listed below.
Korean Terminology
Terms of Rank:
Terms of Rank:
Terms of Rank:
- Kwan Jang Nim: Grand Master (7th Dan and Above)
- Sa Bum Nim: Master Instructor (4th to 6th Dan)
- Kyo Bum Nim: Instructor ( 2nd Dan & 3rd Dan – Degree)
- Kyo Sa Nim: Training Instructor High Belts (1st Dan)
- Sun Bae Nim: Senior Dan Holder (4th Dan and above)
- Dan: Black Belt Degree Levels
- Gup: Yellow Belt to Red Belt ( Lower TKD Levels)
Commands
Terms of Rank:
Terms of Rank:
- Chariot: Attention
- Kyong Ne: Bow
- Choonbi: Ready
- Shijak: Start (for instance, to commence fighting at a tournament)
- Kooman: Stop
- Kallyo: Separate (no grappling in Taekwondo tournaments)
- Kyesok: Continue
Basic Korean Terms
Basic Korean Terms
Basic Korean Terms
- Tae: Foot (balance, mobility, stability, and to kick)
- Kwon: Fist
- Do: The WAY (the principles)
- Poomsae: Pattern
- Dojang: Training Hall (Dojo in Japanese)
- Dobok: Uniform (Gi in Japanese)
- Hogu: Chest protector for sparring
- Chung: Blue
- Hong: Red
- Kiai or Kiap: Spirit yell (to release energy)
Counting in Korean
Basic Korean Terms
Basic Korean Terms
- Hana: one
- Dool: two
- Set: three
- Net: four
- Da-sot: five
- Ya-sot: six
- Ilkop: seven
- Yodol: eight
- Ahop: nine
- Yol: ten
Japanese Terminology
Terms of Rank:
Basic Japanese Terms
Basic Japanese Terms
- Dan: Ranks of black belt
- Kyu: Ranks below black belt
- Sempai/Senpai: Senior student
- Sensei: Teacher
- Shodan: First degree black belt
- Nidan: Second degree black belt
- Sandan: Third degree black belt
- Yondan: Fourth degree black belt
- Godan: Fifth degree black belt
Basic Japanese Terms
Basic Japanese Terms
Basic Japanese Terms
- Budo: Martial arts
- Bunkai: Analysis - breakdown
- Bushido: The way of the warrior
- Dojo: Place to learn the way
- Kata: Form or pattern
- Ki: Energy
- Kiai: Spirit yell
- Obi: Karate belt
- Gi: Uniform
- Uke: Person who "receives" a technique
- Tori: Person who "gives" a technique
- Ne-Waza: Ground techniques
- Nage-Waza: Throwing techniques
Commands
Basic Japanese Terms
Commands
- Kiotsuke: Attention
- Rei: Bow
- Matte: Wait
NAGE-WAZA (throwing techniques)
TE-WAZA (hand techniques)
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
- Seoi-nage
- Ippon seoi-nage
- Seoi-otoshi
- Tai-otoshi
- Kata-guruma (hardest technique)
- Sukui-nage
- Obi-otoshi
- Uki-otoshi
- Sumi-otoshi
- Yama-arashi
- Obi-tori-gaeshi
- Morote-gari
- Kuchiki-taoshi
- Kibisu-gaeshi
- Uchi-mata-sukashi
- Ko-uchi-gaeshi
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
- De-ashi-harai
- Hiza-guruma
- Sasae-tsurikomi-ashi
- O-soto-gari
- O-uchi-gari
- Ko-soto-gari
- Ko-uchi-gari
- Okuri-ashi-harai
- Uchi-mata (amazing technique)
- Ko-soto-gake
- Ashi-guruma
- Harai-tsurikomi-ashi
- O-guruma
- O-soto-guruma
- O-soto-otoshi
- Tsubame-gaeshi
- O-soto-gaeshi
- O-uchi-gaeshi
- Harai-goshi-gaeshi
- Uchi-mata-gaeshi
KOSHI-WAZA (hip techniques)
ASHI-WAZA (feet/leg techniques)
YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA (side sacrifice techniques)
- Uki-goshi
- O-goshi
- Koshi-guruma
- Tsuri-komi-goshi
- Sode-tsuri-komi-goshi
- Harai-goshi
- Tsuri-goshi
- Hane-goshi
- Utsuri-goshi
- Ushiro-goshi
YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA (side sacrifice techniques)
YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA (side sacrifice techniques)
YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA (side sacrifice techniques)
- Yoko-otoshi
- Tani-otoshi
- Hane-makikomi
- Soto-makikomi
- Uchi-makikomi
- Uki-waza
- Yoko-wakare
- Yoko-guruma
- Yoko-gake
- Daki-wakare
- O-soto-makikomi
- Uchi-mata-makikomi
- Harai-makikomi
- Ko-uchi-makikomi
- Kani-basami
- Kawazu-gake
MA-SUTEMI-WAZA (rear sacrifice techniques)
YOKO-SUTEMI-WAZA (side sacrifice techniques)
MA-SUTEMI-WAZA (rear sacrifice techniques)
- Tomoe-nage
- Sumi-gaeshi
- Hikikomi-gaeshi
- Tawara-gaeshi
- Ura-nage
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