are given in Korean and English so that our
students, particularly the newer students are
able to follow along easily.
The Korean words written on this page are
written in their English variant called
Romanisation. While there are different ways of
Romanising the Korean alphabet (Hangul), the
words as written below do not follow a
specific set of rules but are written so that it
approximates what our local students would
have the easiest time of pronouncing.
Moon's Tae Kwon Do
This is "Your" Time
There are two numerical systems used in Korea.
A pure Korean set and a Sino-Korean set. While
there are no hard or fast rules for which set gets
used, in our classes, general counting will
implement the pure Korean numbers while the
numbers associated with the Poomse are
assigned Sino-Korean numbers.
Terminology Pure Korean Numbers (1 to 10)
Hana, Dool, Set, Net, Dasot, Yosot, Ilgoop, Yudol, Ahop, Yul
Sino-Korean Numbers
Il, Ee, Sam, Sah, Oh, Yeuk, Chil, Parl, Goo, Ship
(Il is often substituted by Cho which means beginning).
common words and phrases
Training Centre
Dojang
School Owner
Kwanjangnim
Instructor
Sabumnim
Uniform
Dobok
Belt
Dee
Attention
Charyut
Bow
Kyungne
Ready
Joonbi
Start
Shijak
Rest
Shuit
Finish
Keuman
Yelling
Kiahp
Front
Ahp
Side
Yup
Back
Dwit
Front bending stance
Ahpgoobi seogi
Back bending stance
Dwitgoobi seogi
Horse riding stance
Joochoom seogi
Tiger Stance
Beom seogi
Kicking
Chagi
Punching
Jireugi
Striking
Chigi
Lifting up
Oligi
Blocking
Makki
Fist
Jumok
Knife hand
Sonnal
Turning
Dollyo
Face (high)
Olgul
Trunk (middle)
Momtong
Lower body (low)
Arae
About turn
Dwiro dora
Change feet
Bal ba kwa
Form
Poomse
Sparring
Kyrogi
One-step sparring
Han bun kyrogi
Self-defence techniques
Hoshinsool
Meditation
Mook sang
Hello
Ahn nyong haseyo
Thankyou
Kamsa hamnida
