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	Terminology is a very important part of our teachings. Not only does it encourage our students to exercicise in memory skills, It helps them to understand part of the discipline that goes with it.
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Terminology Translations
KOREAN to ENGLISH			ENGLISH to KOREAN
jo gyo nim	assistant instructor		assistant instructor	jo gyo nim
kon kyuk	attack		attack	kon kyuk
cha ry ut	attention		attention	cha ry ut
nae ryo cha g	axe kick		axe kick	nae ryo cha g
dit cha gi	back kick		back kick	dit cha gi
hoo gul jah sae	back stance		back stance	hoo gul jah sae
shi jahk	begin		begin	shi jahk
cho shim	beginner's mind		beginner's mind	cho shim
yoo dan ja nim	black belt holder		black belt holder	yoo dan ja nim
mahk ki	block		block	mahk ki
kyoung net	bow		bow	kyoung net
gyuk pa	breaking		breaking	gyuk pa
ko yang yi jah sae	cat stance		cat stance	ko yang yi jah sae
kung fu	Chinese martial arts (the discipline)		Chinese martial arts (the discipline)	kung fu
jung shin tong il	concentration		concentration	jung shin tong il
shin nyum	confidence		confidence	shin nyum
chook hap ni da	congratulations		congratulations	chook hap ni da
hun shin	dedication		dedication	hun shin
dan	degree or level		degree or level	dan
gyol dan	determination		determination	gyol dan
geuk gee	discipline		discipline	geuk gee
moo shim	empty mind		empty mind	moo shim
shin uee	faith		faith	shin uee
gyo ru gi	fighting		fighting	gyo ru gi
gyo ru gee ja sae	fighting stance		fighting stance	gyo ru gee ja sae
gyo ru gi ja sae / ter rien ja sae	fighting stance		fighting stance	gyo ru gi ja sae / ter rien ja sae
joo mug	fist		fist	joo mug
yi dan yup cha gi	flying side kick		flying side kick	yi dan yup cha gi
bal	foot		foot	bal
poomse	form		form	poomse
ahp cha gi	front snap kick		front snap kick	ahp cha gi
jun gool jah sae	front stance		front stance	jun gool jah sae
ahp cha oligi	front stretch kick		front stretch kick	ahp cha oligi
ahn yong yi kes sip shi yo	goodbye (formal)		goodbye (formal)	ahn yong yi kes sip shi yo
gup	grade under black belt		grade under black belt	gup
jo hwa	harmony		harmony	jo hwa
ahn young ha se yo	hello / goodbye (informal)		hello / goodbye (informal)	ahn young ha se yo
ahn young ha sip ni ka	hello / how are you? (formal)		hello / how are you? (formal)	ahn young ha sip ni ka
jung jik	honesty		honesty	jung jik
gug go cha gi	hook kick		hook kick	gug go cha gi
an tari cha gi	inside out crescent kick		inside out crescent kick	an tari cha gi
karate	Japanese martial arts (the empty hand)		Japanese martial arts (the empty hand)	karate
yee dan ahp cha gi	jump front snap kick		jump front snap kick	yee dan ahp cha gi
yee dan do lyo cha gi	jump round house kick		jump round house kick	yee dan do lyo cha gi
cha gi	kick		kick	cha gi
soo do	knife hand		knife hand	soo do
soo do kon kyuk	knife hand attack		knife hand attack	soo do kon kyuk
soo do mahk ki	knife hand block		knife hand block	soo do mahk ki
sip pal gi	Korean kung fu		Korean kung fu	sip pal gi
hap ki do	Korean self-defense (the way of harmony)		Korean self-defense (the way of harmony)	hap ki do
chool sah	line up		line up	chool sah
chyoo sah	line up		line up	chyoo sah
ha dan mahk gee	low block		low block	ha dan mahk gee
choong sung	loyalty		loyalty	choong sung
moo do	martial arts (the way of stopping the fight)		martial arts (the way of stopping the fight)	moo do
sa bum nim	martial arts instructor (3rd dan and up)		martial arts instructor (3rd dan and up)	sa bum nim
kwang jang nim	martial arts master / head of school (father in martial arts)		martial arts master / head of school (father in martial arts)	kwang jang nim
dojo	martial arts school		martial arts school	dojo
moo do jung shin	martial arts spirit		martial arts spirit	moo do jung shin
do jang	martial arts training temple		martial arts training temple	do jang
do bok	martial arts uniform		martial arts uniform	do bok
moog nyum	meditation		meditation	moog nyum
choong dan mahk ki	middle block		middle block	choong dan mahk ki
choong dan kon kyuk	middle punch	middle punch	choong dan kon kyuk
kyom soen	modesty	modesty	kyom soen
soon jong	obedience	obedience	soon jong
in nae	patience	patience	in nae
pyung hwa	peace	peace	pyung hwa
geun ge	persistence	persistence	geun ge
joon bee	ready	ready	joon bee
shi oh	relax	relax	shi oh
joen gyong	respect	respect	joen gyong
ba ro	return to ready stance	return to ready stance	ba ro
yuk soo	ridge hand	ridge hand	yuk soo
yuk soo kon kyuk	ridge hand attack	ridge hand attack	yuk soo kon kyuk
ki ma ja sae	riding horse stance	riding horse stance	ki ma ja sae
do lyo cha gi	round house kick	round house kick	do lyo cha gi
ja jeh	self control	self control	ja jeh
ho shin sool	self defense	self defense	ho shin sool
yup cha gi	side kick	side kick	yup cha gi
dee oh	skipping (add cha gi for kicks)	skipping (add cha gi for kicks)	dee oh
kwan soo	spear hand	spear hand	kwan soo
kwan soo kon kyuk	spear hand attack	spear hand attack	kwan soo kon kyuk
hwae jun cha gi	spinning wheel kick	spinning wheel kick	hwae jun cha gi
hi hap	spirit yell	spirit yell	hi hap
jah sae	stance	stance	jah sae
gum sa hap ni da	thank you	thank you	gum sa hap ni da
tae kwon do	the way of hand and foot	the way of hand and foot	tae kwon do
hap ki do	the way of harmony	the way of harmony	hap ki do
shim shin soo ryun	training of the mind and body	training of the mind and body	shim shin soo ryun
do rah	turn	turn	do rah
sang dan mahk ki	upper block	upper block	sang dan mahk ki
pal mok	wrist	wrist	pal mok
pal mok mahk ki	wrist block	wrist block	pal mok mahk ki
chun mahn eh yo	you're welcome	you're welcome	chun mahn eh yo

Counting
ENGLISH	KOREAN
Alphabetical Translation
one	hana
two	dool
three	set
four	net
five	da sut
six	yoe sut
seven	il gop
eight	yoe dul
nine	ilgop
ten	yoel
first	il
second	yi
third	sahm
fourth	sah
fifth	oh
sixth	yook
seventh	chil
eighth	pal
ninth	koo
tenth	ship

Definitions
concentration	complete mental focus or attention.
confidence	belief in yourself and your abilities.
dedication	commitment to a specific goal.
determination	strong motivation to reach a specific goal.
discipline	controlled behavior.
faith	total trust or belief.
harmony	existing together peacefully.
honesty	truthfulness.
loyalty	a feeling of devotion toward someone or something.
meditation	training, calming, or emptying of the mind.
modesty	having no showiness or feeling of superiority.
obedience	following the rules of those in authority.
patience	willingness to wait.
peace	the mind's freedom from annoyance or distraction.
perseverance	steady persistence.
persistence	continued effort in spite of obstacles.
respect	treating others the way you want to be treated.
self control	ability to manage or guide your own behaviors.

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