Terminology

General Terminology

Korean	English
Soo Bahk Do	Hand strike way
Moo Duk Kwan	School of martial virtue
Do Jang	Training hall
Do Bok	Uniform
Dee	Belt
Kuk Gi	National flag
Kwan Gi	Flag of school or style
Dan Bon	Dan number
Kang	Hard
Yu	Soft
Jo	Short staff
Bong	Long staff
Tanto	Knife
Shim Sa	Test / grading

Counting

#	Korean	Chinese
1	Hana	Il
2	Dul	Ee
3	Set	Sam
4	Net	Sa
5	Dasot	Oh
6	Yosut	Yook
7	Ilgop	Chil
8	Yo dull	Pal
9	Ahop	Ku
10	Yohl	Ship

Conversational

Korean	English
Kahm Sa Ham Ni Da	Thank you
An’nyong Haseyo	Hello (informal)
An’nyong Ha Shim Ni Ka	Good morning
An’nyong’hi Chu Mu Ship Sio	Good night
An’nyong’hi Ka Ship Sio	Goodbye

Commands

Korean	English
Cha Ryut	Attention
Kuk Gi Bay Ray	Bow to the flags
An Jo	Sit
Il uh sut	Stand up
Kyung Ret	Bow
Jhoon Bee	Ready
Shi Sun	Line of sight (focus)
Si Jak	Begin
Ba Ro	Return
Shio	Relax (rest)
Dasi	Again or repeat
Ku Ryung	Counting
Ku Ryung E Mat Cho So	By the count
Ku Ryung Up Shi	Without count
Tora	Turn
Dwi Ro Tora	Turn to rear
Bal Cha Gi Jhoon Bee	Ready for kicking
Jin	Movement
Bal Pakwa	Switch feet
Dwee ro	Look

Titles

Korean	English
Nim	A term of respect similar to ‘sir’ or ‘honourable; esteemed’
Kwan Jang (Nim)	Grandmaster; head of the Moo Duk Kwan
Sa Bom	Master instructor (literally ‘master model’)
Kyo Sa	Instructor
Jok Kyo	Assistant instructor
Sun Beh	Senior member
Hu Beh	Junior member
Dan	Holder of a midnight blue belt (meaning ‘degree’ or ‘level’)
Gup	Holder of a coloured belt (meaning ‘grade’)
Ko Dan Ja	Master (4th Dan and above)
Yo Dan Ja	Dan holder (1st to 3rd Dan)
You Gup Ja	Gup holder
Kwan Won	Student member
Cho Bo Ja	Beginner
Sahng Dae	Partner
Shim Sa Kwan Nim Ge	Judge or examiner

Ranks (belts)

Belt	Colour meaning
White	Winter (emptiness, innocence, hidden potential, purity)
Orange	Period of time between winter and spring (growth beginning to push through the snow)
Green	Spring (growth, spreading, advancement)
Red	Summer (ripening, heat, Yang, active)
Midnight Blue	Autumn (maturity, calm, Um, passive, harvest)
Midnight Blue with a red stripe	Master (fourth Dan and above)

Training Terms

Korean	English
Muk Nyum	Meditation
Myung Sang	Deep thinking
Choong Shim	Balance
Kyuck Pa	Breaking strike
Ho Hoop	Breathing (inhale/exhale)
Hyung	Form
Dae Ryun	Sparring
Ho Sin Sool	Self defence
Il Soo Sik	One step sparring
Ki Hap	Yell “create energy”
Soo Gi	Hand techniques
Jok Gi	Foot techniques
Mahk Kee	Block
Kong Kyuk	Attack
Cha Gi	Kick
E Dan	Jump
Ha Dan	Low part
Choong Dan	Middle part
Sang Dan	High part
Ahp	Front
Yup	Side
Dwi	Back
O Rin Jok	Right side
Wen Jok	Left side
Teul Oh	Twisting

Stances

Korean	English
Jhoon Bee Jaseh	Ready stance
Chun Gul Jaseh	Front stance
Hu Gul Jaseh	Back stance “cat stance”
Kee Ma Jaseh	Horse stance
Sa Ko Rip Jaseh	Side stance
Kyo Cha Rip Jaseh	Cross-legged stance

Body Parts

Region	Korean	English
The Head	Meoli	The Head
	Eema	Forehead
	Gwi	Ear
	In Choong	Between mouth and nose
	Tuck	Chin
	Mok	Neck
The Torso	Myung Chi	Solar plexus
	Hu Ri	Waist
	Dan Jun	Abdomen
	Hu Ri	Waist
	Ko Whan	Groin
The Arm	Eog Gae	Shoulder
	Pahl	Arm
	Pal Koop	Elbow
The Hand	Sohn (Chinese Soo)	Hand
	Chu mok	Fist
	Pahl Mok	Wrist
	Son Deung	Upper wrist
	Ban Jul Kwan Soo	Fore Knuckle Hand
The Leg	Da Ri	Leg
	Heo Bokji	Thigh
	Moo Roop	Knee
	Jeong Gangi	Shin
The Foot	Bahl (Chinese Jok)	Foot
	Bal Ba Dak Mit	Bottom of foot
	Bal Yup Koom Chi	Side heel (outer edge of the foot)
	Bal Ahp Koom Chi	Ball of the foot
	Bal Deung	Instep
	Bal Dwi Koom Chi	Heel
	Bal Ahp Buri Yup	Front Outer Side of Foot
	Bal Dwee Koom Chi Yup Ba Dak	Side of Heel Under the Foot

Click here to download a PDF diagram of Soo Bahk Do anatomy.

Techniques

Region	Korean	English
Jok Gi (foot)	Pahkeso Ahnuro Bal Cha Mahk Kee	Outside/inside foot block
	Ahneso Pahkuro Bal Cha Mahk Kee	Inside/outside foot block
	Ahp Cha Nut Gi	Front thrust kick
	Yup Cha Gi	Front side kick
	Ahp Podo Oll Li Gi	Front stretch kick
	Yup Podo Oll Li Gi	Side stretch kick
	Yup Podo Cha Gi	Side thrust kick
	Dullyo Cha Gi	Roundhouse kick
	Dwi Cha Gi	Back kick
	Dwi Podo Cha Gi	Spinning back kick
	Ahneso Pahkuro Cha Gi	Inside/outside kick
	Pahkeso Ahnuro Cha Gi	Outside/inside kick
	Dwi Ahneso Pahkuro Cha Gi	Spinning inside to outside kick
	Yup Hu Ri Gi	Side hook kick
	Moo Roop Cha Gi	Knee kick
	Chit Pahl Gi	Stomping kick
	Ahp Mee Ro Cha Gi	Front pushing kick
	Peet Cha Gi	Reverse roundhouse kick
	Du Bon Cha Gi	Double kick, in sequence
	Ssang Bal Cha Gi	Double kick, same time
	Yeon Sok Cha Gi	Continual or combination kicking
Soo Gi (hand)	Ha Dan Mahk Kee	Closed fist low block, front stance
	Sang Dan Mahk Kee	Closed fist high block, front stance
	Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee	Inside/outside block
	Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee	Outside/inside block
	Chun Gul Ssang Soo Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee	Two fist middle block
	Ssang Soo Ha Da Mahk Kee	Two fist low block
	Hu Gul Ha Dan Mahk Kee	Closed fist low block, back stance
	Hu Gul Sang Dan Mahk Kee	Closed fist high block, back stance
	Hu Gul Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee	Closed fist middle block, back stance
	Hu Gul Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee	Outside/inside block (wrist), back stance
	Hu Gul Ssang Soo Ahneso Pahkuro Mahk Kee	Two fist middle block, back stance
	Hu Gul Ssang Soo Ha Dan Mahk Kee	Two fist low block, back stance
	Ssang Soo Sang Dan Mahk Kee	Open hand two hand high block (X block), front stance
	Hu Gul Jang Kwon Pahkeso Ahnuro Mahk Kee	Open hand outside/inside block, heel of palm, back stance
	Choi Ha Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee	Ground block with knife hand, back stance
	Hu Gul Ha Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee	Low knife hand block, back stance
	Hu Gul Sang Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee	High knife hand block, back stance
	Hu Gul Choong Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee	Middle knife hand block, back stance
	Bal Ja Ba Mahk Kee	Open hand foot holding defense (palm heels together), cross-legged stance
	Choong Dan Kong Kyuk	Closed fist middle punch, front stance
	Sang Dan Kong Kyuk	Closed fist middle punch, front stance
	Hweng Jin Kong Kyuk	Closed fist side punch, horse stance
	Yuk Jin Kong Kyuk	Closed fist reverse punch, back stance
	Pal Put Ki	Fist punching exercise, horse stance
	Kwan So Kong Kyuk	Spear hand attack, front stance
	Soo Do Kong Kyuk	Knife hand attack, front stance
	Yuk Soo Do Kong Kyuk	Reverse knife hand attack, front stance
	Hu Gul So Do Kong Kyuk	Knife hand attack, back stance
	Jip Kye Son	Plier hand, web of thumb
	Jang Kwon	Palm heel
	Sohn Mok Deung	Upper wrist
	Pal Mok	Inner or outer side of wrist
	Chung Kwon	Forefist
	Cap Kwon	Backfist
	Ban Jul Kwan Soo	Knuckle spear hand (all four second knuckles)
	Yoo Kwon	Soft fist
	Kwon Do	Hammer fist
	Il Ji Kwan Soo	One finger spear hand
	E Ji Kwan Soo	Two finger spear hand
	Il Ji Kwon	One finger fist (using middle knuckle or forefinger knuckle)
	Chun Gul Jaseh Pal Koop Kong Kyuk	Elbow attack, front stance
	So Ko Rip Jaseh Pal Koop Kong Kyuk	Elbow attack, side stance