TaeGeuk Il Jang | First W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Ee Jang | Second W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Sam Jang | Third W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Sa Jang | Fourth W.T.F. PoomSae
TaeGeuk Oh Jang | Fifth W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Yuk Jang | Sixth W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Chil Jang | Seventh W.T.F. PoomSae TaeGeuk Pal Jang | Eighth W.T.F. PoomSae
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Taekwondo Vocabulary
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Taekwondo Vocabulary
From English to Korean
Korean Lessons: Taekwondo Vocabulary


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parallel stance - naranhi sogi
left/right front stance, walking stance - oen /orun ap sogi
left/right forward stance – The feet are wider apart than for the front stance - oen /orun ap kubi
low block - arae makki
front kick - ap chagi
return - parot
middle punch - momtoong chirugi
middle double strike – momtong tubon chirugi
knife neck chop, knife strike – sonnal mok chigi
single knife-hand middle outside block (from outside to inside) – hansonnal momtong pakkat makki
back stance, backward stance – twit kubi
StanceMovementsPoom
Chunbi  
walking stance,
forward stance
Turn 90° to the left while executing left low block in walking stance, right front kick, right middle punch, left middle punch in forward stance. 1, 2
walking stance,
forward stance
Turn 90° to the right while executing right low block in walking stance, left front kick, left middle punch, right middle punch in forward stance. 3, 4
walking stanceTurn 90° to the left while executing right knife strike. Step forward right side, left knife strike in walking stance.5, 6
back stance,
forward stance
Turn 90° to the left while executing left outside knife block. You pivot on your left foot and your right foot remains facing outwards as you move into the back stance. Your feet are at a 90° angle to each other. Move your right foot forward into forward stance (just twist the foot, don't step forward) and then right middle punch.7, 8
back stance,
forward stance
Turn 180° to the right, while executing right outside knife block and end in back stance. Move your left foot forward into forward stance (just twist the foot, don't step forward) and then left middle punch.9, 10
walking stanceTurn 90° to the left while executing right inside block. Step forward right side while executing the left inside block in walking stance. 11, 12
walking stance,
forward stance
Turn 270° to the left while executing left low block in walking stance. Right front kick, right middle punch, left middle punch in forward stance. (After turning 270°, this is the same as Poom 1 and 2.)13, 14
walking stance,
forward stance
Turn 180° to the right while executing right low block in walking stance, left front kick, left middle punch, right middle punch in forward stance.(This is the same as Poom 3 and 4.) 15, 16
walking stanceTurn 90° to the left while executing left low block in walking stance. Right middle punch. While stepping forward right side, execute the right low block. Left middle punch. 17, 18
walking stanceLeft front kick, left low block, right middle punch. Right front kick, right low block, left middle punch.19, 20
parallel stanceReturn. Turn 180° to the left. Kuman




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