| Korean Term |
English Description |
| Stances: |
| Cha-ryut |
Attention |
| Jun-bi |
Ready position |
| Ba-ro |
Return to ready position |
| Chun-gool-jaseh |
Front stance |
| Hu-gul-jaseh |
Cat stance/back stance |
| Kee-mah jaseh |
Horse stance |
| Dae-ryun-jaseh |
Fighting/sparring stance |
| Blocks (Defenses): |
| Ha-dan-mak-ki |
Down defense |
| Sang-dan-mak-ki |
Upper defense |
| Ahn-ero-mak-ki |
Inside defense |
| Pak-ero-mak-ki |
Outside defense |
| Joong-dan-soo-do |
Knife hand middle defense |
| Ha-dan-soo-do |
Knife hand down defense |
| Joong-dan-sang-soo-mak-ki |
Double fist middle defense |
| Ha-san-sang-soo-mak-ki |
Double fist down defense |
| Yup-mak-ki |
Side defense in cat stance |
| Hand Attacks: |
| Joong-dan-kong-kyuk |
Middle punch |
| Sang-dan-kong-kyuk |
High punch |
| Hweng-jin-kong-kyuk |
Side attack (punch) in horse stance |
| Kwan-soo-kong kyuk |
Spear hand thrust |
| Kicks: |
| Ap-uro-oligi |
Front stretch kick |
| Ap-cha-kee |
Front snap kick |
| Yup-cha-kee |
Side kick |
| Dol-ryo-cha-kee |
Round house /swing kick |
| Dwee-cha-kee |
Back kick |
| E-dan |
Jumping (all jumping kicks start with this term) |
| Gul-lah |
Sliding (all sliding kicks start with this term) |
| Miscellaneous: |
| Ki-hap |
Yell, shout |
| Kuk-gi |
Korean national flag |
| Kwan-jang-nim |
Grand Master/Chief Instructor |
| Bu-kwan-jang-nim |
Master/Chief Instructor |
| Sa-bum-nim |
4th degree or higher instructor |
| Cho-kyo-nim |
1st, 2nd, or 3rd degree instructor |
| Kyung-yet |
Bow |
| Kyuk-pa |
Breaking Techniques |
| Muk-nyum |
Meditation |
| Kuk-gi-e-dae-ha-yau-kung-net |
Salute the flag |
| Go-mop-sum-ni-da |
Thank you |