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
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Taekwondo Vocabulary
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Taekwondo Vocabulary
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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
ready stance - chunbi sogi
low block - arae makki
inside block (from inside to outside) - momtoong an makki
high block - eul gool makki
front kick - ap chagi
return - parot
back stance, backward stance – twit kubi, dwit koobi
body block – momtong makki
side kick – yop chagi
hammer fist downwards strike – me chumok naeryo chigi
back fist strike – dung chumok ap chigi, deung jumok ap chigi
elbow middle strike – pal gup momtong chigi
elbow middle target strike – palgup momtong pyojok chigi
single knife hand side block – hansonnal momtong yop makki
cross stance – kkoa sogi
ready stance, ease stance, natural stance – pyong hi sogi
StanceMovementsPoom
ready stance  
forward stance,
natural stance
Turn 90° to the left. Left low block in left forward stance, move left foot back into ready stance and then left hammer fist downwards strike (arm swings from inside to outside and arm ends parallel to the floor). 1, 2
forward stance,
natural stance
Turn 180° to the right. Right low block in right forward stance, move right foot back into ready stance and then right hammer fist downward strike3, 4
forward stanceTurn 90° to the left into left forward stance:
When you execute the front kicks, your hand goes downward to groin level and then goes up towards your waist so that the back fist can begin at the waist level.
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 5left body block
  right inside block
 6right front kick and into right forward stance
  right back fist in forward stance
  left inside block in forward stance
 7left front kick and the left foot remains forward (left forward stance)
  left back fist
  right inside block in left forward stance
 8step forward with the right foot into right forward stance
  right back fist strike with kiyap
5, 6,
7, 8
back stance ,
forward stance
Turn 270° to the left, left single knife hand side block in right back stance, right elbow middle strike while stepping forward right forward stance.9, 10
back stance,
forward stance
Turn 180 ° to the right, right knifehand block into left back stance, left elbow strike while stepping forward. Left forward stance. 11, 12.
forward stanceTurn 90 ° to the left, left low block, right inside block in left forward stance. Then right front kick, keep foot forward, then right low block, left inside block in right forward stance.13, 14
forward stanceTurn 90 ° to the left, left high block in left forward stance, right side kick into right forward stance, then left elbow middle target strike. 15, 16
forward stanceTurn 180 ° to the right, right forward stance, then right high block, left side kick into left forward stance, then right elbow target strike. 17, 18
forward stance,
walking stance
Turn 90 ° to the left into left forward stance, left low block, right inside block, and then right front kick so that both feet spring forward and the right lands in front. right cross stance with right back fist and kiyap. For the cross stance, the legs are crossed, the knees are pressed together, and the heel of the back foot is lifted. 19, 20
parallel stancereturnKuman




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