Taekwondo (Korean) Terminology
KOREAN | ENGLISH | NUMBERS | COUNTING |
| Sabum nim | Master Instructor | One | Hana |
| Sabum nim ke – kyung ye | Bow To Master Instructor | Two | Tul |
| Jokyo nim | Assistant Instructor | Three | Set |
| Seonbae nim | Senior | Four | Net |
| Hubae | Junior | Five | Tasot |
| Kukki adae hayeo | Salute The National Flag | Six | Yasot |
| Dobok | Uniform | Seven | Il-gup |
| Dojang | Gym/School | Eight | Yoh Dul |
| Kukki | National Flag | Nine | A Hop |
| Moo nye | Meditation (Empty Thoughts) | Ten | Yul |
| An young hasayeo | How Are You? | Eleven | Yul-hana |
| Kum sum ni da | Thank You! | Twenty | Sumul |
| Kihap | Yell (Power & Confidence) | Twenty-one | Sumul-hana |
| Poomse | Pattern (Form) | Thirty | Sulhun |
| Kyor ugi | Sparring | Thirty-one | Sulhun-Hana |
| Hoshinsul | Self-Defense | ||
| Hanbeon Kyorugi | One-Step Sparring | First | Il |
| Kyok pa | Breaking | Second | Ie |
| Third | Sam | ||
| Basic Commands | Fourth | Sa | |
| Charyot | Attention | Fifth | Oh |
| Kyung ye | Bow | Sixth | Yook |
| Joonbi | Ready | Seventh | Chil |
| Si jak | Begin | Eighth | Pal |
| Baro | Return | Nineth | Gu |
| Geuman | Finish/Stop | Tenth | Sip |
| Shiyo | End (At Ease) | ||
| 0 Gup – WB | 5th Gup – BS | ||
| Dan Black Belt | Students 15 years of age and older | 9th Gup – YS | 4th Gup – BB |
| Poom Black Belt | Students under the age of 15 | 8th Gup – YB | 3rd Gup – RS |
| Gup Belt | Colored Belt Students | 7th Gup – GS | 2nd Gup – RB |
| 6th Gup – GB | 1st Gup – BLK ST. |