Terminology

Please note that not every technique is listed here.

Counting
ONE HANA
TWO DUL
THREE SET
FOUR NET
FIVE DASOT
SIX YASOT
SEVEN ILGOLP
EIGHT YODOLP
NINE AHOP
TEN YOL
 
FIRST IL
SECOND EE
THIRD SAM
FOURTH SA
FIFTH O
SIXTH YUK
SEVENTH CHIL
EIGHT PAL
NINTH GU
TENTH SHIP

Commands
ATTENTION CHARYOT
READY JUNBI
BREAK GALYO
CONTINUE KESOK
REST SHYO
 
BOW GYONGRE
START SHIJAK
RETURN TO START BARO
FINISH GUMAN
TURN DORA

Directions
INSIDE AN
LOW ARAE
DOWNWARD NULLO
FRONT AP
SIDE YOP
LEFT WEN
 
OUTSIDE BAKGAT
HIGH NOPI
UPWARD OLYO
BACK DIT
BODY MOMTONG
RIGHT ORUN

Parts of the Body
FACE OLGUL
NECK MOK
LEG DARI
FOOT BAL
BLADE OF THE FOOT BALNAL
SOLE OF THE FOOT BALBADAK
HEEL DITCHUK
ELBOW PALGUB
OUTSIDE WRIST BAKGAT PALMOK
BACK OF THE WRIST DUNG PALMOK
PALM SONBADAK
REVERSE KNIFEHAND SONNAL DUNG
ONE FINGER SPEAR HAND HAN SONGUT
FIST JUMOK
HAMMER FIST ME JUMOK
CHESTNUT FIST (KNUCKLE) BAM JUMOK
FIST IN HAND BO JUMOK
 
CHIN TOK
BODY (TRUNK) MOMTONG
KNEE MURUP
INSTEP BAL DUNG
INSIDE EDGE OF THE FOOT BALNAL DUNG
BALL OF THE FOOT APCHUK
BACK OF THE HEEL DIGGUMCHI
WRIST PALMOK
INSIDE WRIST AN PALMOK
HAND SON
KNIFEHAND SONNAL
SPEAR HAND PYON SONGUT
TWO FINGER SPEAR HAND GAWI SONGUT
REVERSE FIST DUNG JUMOK
FLAT FIST PYON JUMOK
HEEL OF THE HAND BATANGSON
CROSSED HANDS GYOP SON

Stances
FEET TOGETHER MOA SOGI
PARALLEL STANCE (JUNBI) NARANHI SOGI
LEFT STANCE WEN SOGI
HORSEBACK STANCE JUCHUM SOGI
LONG STANCE AP GUBI
CAT STANCE BOM SOGI
FRONT CROSSING STANCE AP GOA SOGI
TWISTED LONG STANCE BITURA AP GUBI
 
ATTENTION CHARYOT SOGI
EASY STANCE PYONI SOGI
RIGHT STANCE ORUN SOGI
SHORT STANCE AP SOGI
BACK STANCE DIT GUBI
CRANE STANCE HAKDARI SOGI
BACK CROSSING STANCE DIT GOA SOGI

Hand Techniques
PUNCH JIRUGI
STRIKE CHIGI
BODY PUNCH MOMTONG JIRUGI
DOWNWARD PUNCH NULLO JIRUGI
CURVING PUNCH DOLYO JIRUGI
UPRIGHT PUNCH SEWO JIRUGI (thumb up)
IRREGULAR PUNCH BANDAE JIRUGI
SPEAR HAND STRIKE PYON SONGUT DJIRUGI
HAMMER FIST STRIKE ME JUMOK CHIGI
KNIFEHAND TO NECK SONNAL MOK CHIGI
HEEL OF HAND STRIKE BATANGSON CHIGI
ELBOW TO CHIN STRIKE PALGUB TOK CHIGI
KNEE STRIKE MURUPCHIGI
ONE FINGER SPEAR HAND HAN SONGUT DJIRUGI
KNUCKLE STRIKE BAM CHIGI
FACE KNUCKLE STRIKE OLGUL BAM CHIGI
INSIDE STRIKE AN CHIGI
SIDE STRIKE YOP CHIGI
PULLING CHIN STRIKE DANGGYO TOK CHIGI
REAR FACE PUNCH OLGUL DIT JIRUGI
SWALLOW STRIKE TO NECK JEBI PUMMOK CHIGI
SWALLOW STRIKE TO CHIN JEBI PUM TOK CHIGI
ELBOW STRIKE UPWARD TO CHIN PALGUB OLYO TOK CHIGI
HEEL OF HAND CHIN STRIKE BATANGSON TOK CHIGI
OUTWARD KNIFEHAND STRIKE SONNAL BAKGAT CHIGI
INWARD KNIFEHAND STRIKE SONNAL AN CHIGI
 
POKE DJIRUGI
FACE PUNCH OLGUL JIRUGI
LOW PUNCH ARAE JIRUGI
SIDE PUNCH YOP JIRUGI
INVERTED PUNCH JAECHYO JIRUGI (palm up)
REGULAR PUNCH BARO JIRUGI
DOUBLE PUNCH DU BON JIRUGI
BACK FIST STRIKE DUNG JUMOK CHIGI
KNIFEHAND STRIKE SONNAL CHIGI
ELBOW STRIKE PALGUB CHIGI
ELBOW TO BODY STRIKE PALGUB MOMTONG CHIGI
ELBOW STRIKE TO TARGET PALGUB PYOJOK CHIGI
YOKE STRIKE MONG-E-CHIGI
TWO FINGER SPEAR HAND GAWI SONGUT DJIRUGI
KNUCKLE TO NECK STRIKE BAM MOK CHIGI
FORWARD STRIKE AP CHIGI
OUTSIDE STRIKE BAKGAT CHIGI
DOWNWARD STRIKE NULLO CHIGI
TARGET STRIKE PYOJOK CHIGI
KNEE STRIKE MURUP GOKGI
UPRIGHT SPEAR HAND STRIKE (TO BODY) PYON SONGUT SEWO DJIRUGI
FLAT SPEAR HAND STRIKE (TO NECK) PYON SONGUT OPO DJIRUGI
INVERTED SPEAR HAND STRIKE (TO GROIN) PYON SONGUT JAECHYO DJIRUGI
TWO HAND INVERTED WAIST PUNCH DU JUMOK JAECHYO JIRUGI
TWO HANDED REVERSE FIST TO FACE GODURO DUNG JUMOK OLGUL CHIGI

Blocking Techniques (MAKGI)
LOW BLOCK ARAE MAKGI
OUTSIDE BLOCK BAKGAT MAKGI
FACE BLOCK OLGUL MAKGI
INWARD BLOCK AN MAKGI
CLEAVING BLOCK HECHYO MAKGI
CROSSING LOW BLOCK OTGORO ARAE MAKGI
WRIST BLOCK PALMOK MAKGI
TWISTED BLOCK BITURO MAKGI
KNIFEHAND BLOCK SONNAL MAKGI
KNIFEHAND BODY BLOCK SONNAL MOMTONG MAKGI
KNIFEHAND LOW BLOCK SONNAL ARAE MAKGI
SINGLE KNIFEHAND BODY BLOCK HAN SONNAL MOMTONG MAKGI
SINGLE KNIFEHAND LOW BLOCK HAN SONNAL ARAE MAKGI
KNIFEHAND CROSSING LOW BLOCK SONNAL OTGORO ARAE MAKGI
KNIFEHAND CROSSING FACE BLOCK SONNAL OTGORO OLGUL MAKGI
REVERSE KNIFEHAND BODY BLOCK SONNAL DUNG MOMTONG MAKGI
 
BODY BLOCK MOMTONG MAKGI
MINOR OUTSIDE BLOCK AN PALMOK BAKGAT MAKGI
SIDE BLOCK YOP MAKGI
PUSHING DOWN BLOCK NULLO MAKGI
CROSSED WRIST BLOCK OTGORO MAKGI
CROSSING FACE BLOCK OTGORO OLGUL MAKGI
SCISSOR BLOCK GAWI MAKGI
MOUNTAIN BLOCK WEI SANTUL MAKGI
TWO HANDED BLOCK GODURO MAKGI
2 HANDED BODY BLOCK GODURO MOMTONG MAKGI
2 HANDED LOW BLOCK GODURO ARAE MAKGI
HEEL OF THE HAND BLOCK BATANGSON MAKGI
HEELOF THE HAND BODY BLOCK BATANGSON MOMTONG MAKGI
HEEL OF THE HAND DOWNWARD BLOCK BATANGSON NULLO MAKGI
GUMGANG MAKGI is a combination of OLGUL MAKGI and ARAE YOP MAKGI.
SONNAL GUMGANG MAKGI is the same with both hands in SONNAL.
GUMGANG MOMTONG MAKGI is a combination of OLGUL MAKGI and AN PALMOK MOMTONG BAKGAT YOP MAKGI.
GUMGANG JIRUGI is a combination of OLGUL MAKGI and JIRUGI.
SANTUL MAKGI is a combination of AN PALMOK BAKGAT MAKGI and BAKGAT PALMOK AN MAKGI.

Kicking Techniques (CHAGI)
FRONT KICK AP CHAGI
ROUNDHOUSE KICK DOLYO CHAGI
SPIN KICK HURYO CHAGI
PUSHING KICK MIRO CHAGI
AXE KICK DJIGO CHAGI
JUMPING SIDE KICK DDIO YOP CHAGI
INSIDE KICK AN CHAGI
FRONT FOOT FRONT KICK AP BAL AP CHAGI
FRONT FOOT R/HOUSE KICK AP BAL DOLYO CHAGI
SLIDING SIDE KICK MIKGURUM YOP CHAGI
SLIDING KICK MIKGURUM CHAGI
RUNNING FRONT KICK GULLO AP CHAGI
DOUBLE R/HOUSE KICK DUBON DOLYO CHAGI
180° AXE KICK MOM DOLYO DJIGO CHAGI
CONTINUOUS KICK GODUP CHAGI
HALF MOON KICK BANDAL CHAGI
BANDAL CHAGI MOMTONG CHAGI
CONTINUOUS ROUNDHOUSE KICK GODUP DOLYO CHAGI
JUMPING SPLITTING FRONT KICK ILJA CHAGI
JUMPING DOUBLE FRONT KICK DU BAL DANG SANG AP CHAGI
 
SIDE KICK YOP CHAGI
BACKSIDE KICK DIT CHAGI
HOOK KICK NAKGO CHAGI
FRONT PUSH KICK AP MIRO CHAGI
JUMPING FRONT KICK DDIO AP CHAGI
JUMPING KICK DDIO CHAGI
OUTSIDE KICK BAKGAT CHAGI
FRONT FOOT SIDE KICK AP BAL YOP CHAGI
SLIDING FRONT KICK MIKGURUM AP CHAGI
SLIDING R/HOUSE KICK MIKGURUM DOLYO CHAGI
RUNNING KICK GULLO CHAGI
RUNNING SIDE KICK GULLO YOP CHAGI
180° ROUNDHOUSE KICK MOM DOLYO CHAGI
THREE CORNER KICK SAM BANGHYANG CHAGI
TARGET KICK PYOJOK CHAGI
SCISSOR KICK GAWI CHAGI
FACE KICK OLGUL CHAGI
JUMPING DOUBLE ROUNDHOUSE KICK DU BAL DANG SANG DOLYO CHAGI
TWISTED OUTSIDE FRONT KICK BITURO BAKGAT AP CHAGI

Competition
RED HONG
ATTENTION CHARYOT
READY JUNBI
BREAK GALYO
TIME SHI GAN
CONTINUE KESOK
DEDUCTION PENALTY GAM JEOM
RED WINNER HONG SEUNG
ROUND ONE IL HWEJON
ROUND THREE SAM HWEJON
 
BLUE CHUNG
BOW GYONGRE
START SHIJAK
ONE MINUTE KYE SHI
FINISH GUMAN
WARNING PENALTY KYONG GO
BLUE WINNER CHUNG SEUNG
FACE AROUND JAWU HYANGWU
ROUND TWO EE HWEJON

Miscellaneous
UNIFORM DOBOK
VOCAL EXPRESSION KIAP
FORMWORK / PATTERN PUMSEI
ONE STEP SPARRING HAN BON GYORUGI
SELF DEFENCE HOSHINSUL
HINGE DOL DJOGI
BIG HINGE KUN DOL DJOGI
PUSHING A CAN TONG MILGI
PUSHING A MOUNTAIN TAESAN MILGI
SHUFFLING STEP JAJIN BAL
CHANGE OF DIRECTION BANG-HYANG BAKGUGI
HEAD INSTRUCTOR GWANJANGNIM
TKD HEADQUARTERS KUKKIWON
DEGREE DAN
BELT DHEE
 
TRAINING HALL DOJANG
FORM PUM
SPARRING GYORUGI
BREAKING GYOKPA
KNIFE GRIP KAL JAEBI
SMALL HINGE JAGUN DOL DJOGI
YOKE ESCAPE MONG-E-BEGI
PUSHING A BOULDER BAWI MILGI
CHANGING STEP OMGYO DIDIGI
SLIDING STEP MIKGURUM BAL
INSTRUCTOR SABOMNIM
PRESIDENT HWEJANGNIM
GRADE GUP
NUMBER JANG
SENIOR SUNBAE
TARGET PYOJOK
BASIC KIBON

Pattern Meanings.

EL Jang

Direction - South.

Father.

Element - Heaven.

The first pattern is the beginning of understanding.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Keon”, which means the Heaven and “yang”. Keon represents that which is great and originating, penetrating, advantageous, correct and firm: heaven, the sun or light. Keon is the beginning of the earth, the power of heaven, and is the source of creation. Heaven sends the rain, the sun shines so that all things will exist, live and grow. As the “Keon symbolizes the beginning of the creation of all things in the universe, so does this pumsei symbolize the beginning of training in Taekwondo. This Pumsei should be performed with the greatness of heaven.

EE Jang

Direction - South-East.

Youngest Daughter.

Element - Lake/Marsh.

In the depths of the lake are treasures and mysteries.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Tae”, which signifies the inner firmness and the outer softness. Where ones mind is kept firm, the person appears gentle and they smile and therefore happy virtues prevail; pleasure and complacent satisfaction. Therefore a person with a strong mind appears gentle, smiles and is satisfied. The movements of this pattern should be performed knowing that humans have limitations, but we can overcome these limitations. This should lead to a feeling joy, knowing that we can control our future.

SUM Jang

Direction - East.

2nd Daughter.

Element - Fire.

Fire contains a lot of energy. Fire helped man to survive, but also can have some catasrophical results.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Ra” which represents the sun, fire and light. The virtue of “Ra” is brightness and a natural intelligence, and also means to be attached to. The movements should be done with variety and passion as a result, with some outbursts of energy. This is to encourage the trainees to harbor a sense of justice and ardor for training.

SA Jang

Direction - North-East.

Eldest Son.

Element - Thunder.

Thunder comes from the sky and is absorbed by the earth.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Jin” which represents the thunder, meaning great power and dignity, the things that instill fear and panic, only to disappear and bring blue skies and sunshine. Thunder is one of the most powerful natural forces, circling, gyrating. This shows that the actions of this Jang are to be carried out even in the face of danger and fear. You should keep this in mind when performing these patterns.

OH Jang

Direction - South-West.

Eldest Daughter.

Element - Wind.

Wind is a gentle force, but can sometimes be furious, destroying everything in it's path.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Son” which represents the wind and the wood, meaning both mighty force and calmness according to its strength and weakness. “Son” represents the wind because of it’s penetrating effect; able to find it’s way into every corner and cranny, and the wood because of it’s flexibility. The movements of this Jang are strong and flexible while in a humbled state of mind. This pattern should be performed like the wind: gently, but knowing the ability of mass destruction with a single movement.

YUK Jang

Direction - West.

2nd Son.

Element - Water.

Water can move a mountain, over time water can can overcome any obstacle.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Kam” which represents the water; the element that is flexible, dangerous, formless and mysterious (the symbol of persistence and fidelity) The symbol therefore shows us that the execution of the actions are to be done with a flowing and powerful movement, that danger and difficulties can be overcome, and that at times to face the enemy and fight is the most effective method. The movements of this pattern should be performed like water. Sometimes standing still like water in a lake, sometimes thriving like in a rapid river.

CHIL Jang

Direction - North-West.

Youngest Son.

Element - Mountain.

Mountains symbolize solemn majesty and tranquility by the way they stand upright in their surroundings.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Kan” which represents the mountain, meaning ponderosity and firmness. The principal teaches that a man should have good judgement, should have contemplation and should not act hastily. The principal is applied when the wisdom of knowing when to stop and when to proceed with an action is used, and the rhythm of movements and timing are attained. This set of patterns should be performed with the feeling that all movements are this majestic and deserved to be praised.

PAL Jang

Direction - North.

Mother.

Element - Earth.

The Earth is our life.

This pumsei represents the symbol of “Kon” which represents Yin and earth, meaning the root and settlement and also the beginning and the end. The earth has the advantage to accommodate everything that grows, and has the heaven above. This Jang applies the principles of positive power, passiveness over being complacent as a result. This is the last in the series of Taeguk & Palgae Pumsei and once all eight are committed to memory one may start their training for Black Belt.