Korean Terminology

Korean Pronunciation
Korean Counting
Hapkido Uniform
Titles
Rank
Commands
Body Parts

Korean Pronunciation:

Consonants:

Korean Counting:

Hapkido Uniform:


	Movement Directions Hand Attacks Kicks Stances Misc Han-gul


	Vowels:

Titles:

do joo nim	founder (of the martial art or style)
chong kwan jang nim	grandmaster
kwan jang nim	master level 5th dan to 7th dan
chung sah nim	chief instructor (chief master)
sah bum nim	instructor (master)
sah boo nim	more intimate and respectful form of "sah bum nim"
kyo sah nim	teacher
sun bae nim	senior student
hu bae nim	junior student
hak saeng	student
suryun saeng	trainee
jeja	pupil

Rank:

Commands:

cha ryuht	attention
choon bi	ready position
bah ro	return to starting position
dwi uro dorah	about face
dorah	turn
elosoh	stand
gomahn	stop (also "mum cho")
dobok dahnjung	fix your uniform
dhee dahnjung	fix your belt
hai sahn	class dismissed
jonglee	line up
kyung nae	bow
ahnjoe	sit
kool o angi	kneel
bah ro angi	sit in lotus position (yoga position)
bahl bah kwah	switch your stance
koo ryung op see	in your own time
seijak	begin
shiuh	relax
kalyeo	break (stop)
kae sok	continue

Body Parts:

Movement:

mom omgigi	movement of the body
mahki	block
chagi	kick
chirugi	thrust (or punch)
chigi	strike (with the hand)
jeek gi	strike (with the foot)
bahk gi	strike (with the head)
sahn ki sool	hand technique
bahl ki sool	foot technique
kyorugi	sparring
bituro	twisting
gamya	stepping
kuht neun	walking
uro	moving in a particular direction
bang hyang bakoogi	changing direction
bitkyuh surgi	escaping
tdwim yu	jumping
dora	to turn
dolmyo	spinning
mee keul myu	sliding
jupgi	holding
donzigi	throwing
goorugi	rolling (tumbling)
pyihagi	dodging
hecho	spreading
moyo	gathering
bojoo	covering

Directions:

Hand Attacks:

Kicks:

Stances:

ju mok aup ja sae	stance with fists in the front
ju mok yup ja sae	stance with fists to the side
do son mo ah ren ja sae	stance with raise hands
han son oel ren ja sae	stance with raise back hand
do son oel yo boul ren ja sae	stance with open hands
pal jang han ja sae	stance with fold arms
so do aup han ja sae	stance with knife hands

Misc:

dojang	place where one trains
gong-kyok	offense
hosinsool	self-defense
mukyum	meditation
kihap	yell
jung shin yuk	mental strength,
jung shin dong il	concentration of the mind
jung do	the "right" way
ho hyoop	breathing
shim ho hyoop	breathing control (deep breathing)
himm	force or power
ki	life-energy
dahnjun	the center of your "ki"
bokboo	the stomach area where "ki" is generated.
choong sim	center of gravity
chojum	focal point of your energy
kyuk pa	breaking
shibum	demonstration
pyugi	stretching
ye jol	etiquette
jon gyung	respect


Han-gul:

The Korean language is classified as a Ural-Altaic language, a group which also includes Mongolian, Hungarian, and Finnish. The Korean character system, "han-gul", is completely different from and independent of Chinese and Japanese. 'Han-gul' was developed by a group of scholars under the patronage of King Sejong in 1443. It is composed of 10 vowels and 14 consonants, which are used to form numerous syllabic groupings.



Table of vowels and consonants and the resulting syllable.

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