Taekwondo Terminology - Choi's Martial Arts USA

Literally translated it means 'top stop', suggesting the wisdom of knowing where and when to stop. Gan urges us to lose our vanity, selfish ... Skiptocontent TaekwondoTerminology Home/StudentInfo/TaekwondoTerminology TaekwondoTerminologymausa_wp2015-10-09T20:01:50-04:00 TaeKwonDoTerminology TAE‘tokick’,KWON‘fist’,DO‘discipline/art’ Commands English Korean (Pronounced) 1.Attention Cha-ryot [Chair-REE-ut] 2.Ready Joonbi [June-BEE] 3.Finish/Return Barro [BAA-row] 4.Yell Ki-hop KEY-op 5.Bow Kyong-ye [Key-young-Ney Counting 1.Hana 6.Yasot 2.Dul 7.Elgub 3.Set 8.Yodol 4.Net 9.Ahop 5.Dasot 10.Yol SparringCommands English Korean (Pronounced) 1.Start(Begin) Si-jack [She-jack] 2.Stop Gu-mahn [Goo-maun] 3.Separate(Break) Kalyeo [Caa-LEE-o] 4.Continue Kae-sok [KAY-sock] Tae‘Great’  Geuk‘Eternity’  Poomse‘Forms’ BeltColor KoreanName KoreanNumber Name Meaning #ofHapkido Yellow TaeGeuk1 Il-Jong Keon ‘Universe/Heaven’ 8 Theuniverseisconstantlychangingandsoistheultimatecreativeenergy.Keonteachesustobeliketheuniverse;creative,activeanddiligent. Orange TaeGeuk2 Ee-Jong Tae ‘Lake/Joy’ 6 Somejoysaresuperficial,whileothersarelasting.Taeteachesustolookforthelastingjoythatcanbefoundinfirmcorrectness,truthandlearning. Green TaeGeuk3 Sam-Jong Ri ‘Fire/Sun’ 9 Justasfireclingstowoodandsunlightclingstotheearth,ourlightmustclingtoouridealsifothersaretoseeit.Itisinterpretedasthecreativepassion.Riteachesustohavestrongfaithandfirmprinciplestoadheretointheconductoflife. Lt.Blue TaeGeuk4 Sa-Jong Jin ‘Thunder’ 8 Jinrepresentsthunder,noisewithoutstubstance.Tosome,thunderisfrighteningwhiletoothersthunderisjoyful,especiallyifitheraldsarenewingrain.Jinteachesustolearnproperunderstandingofthingsandasaresult,youcanremaincalmandpeacefuleveninthefaceofdanger. Dk.Blue TaeGeuk5 O-Jong Seon ‘Wind’ 7 Seonrepresentswind,substancewithoutnoise.Thewindactsininvisiblewaysandachievesresultsevenwithoutbeingseen.Apersoncanbelikethewindbymeditatingongoalsandconstantlyreinforcingthem.Seonteachesustouseourmindsaswellasourbodiesinallofourendeavors. Purple TaeGeuk6 Yuk-Jong Gam Water’ 7 Wateristheweakestofallsubstances,thoughwhenmovingitcanweardownmountains.Waterflowsthroughandovereverythinginitspath,absorbinganddissolvingobstacles.Gamteachesustobelikewater,constant,flowingandgentlebutfirminourpurpose. Brown TaeGeuk7 Chil-Jong Gan ‘Mountain’ 7 Nothingismoregrandandnoblethanthemountain,thesymbolofstillnessandcalm.Onlywhenapersonisatrestandpeacefulcantheirtruenaturebeseen.Literallytranslateditmeans‘topstop’,suggestingthewisdomofknowingwhereandwhentostop.Ganurgesustoloseourvanity,selfishthoughtsandyearnings,andindoingsoattainultimatefreedom. Red TaeGeuk8 Pul-Jong Gon ‘Earth’ 8 Gonislastofthenaturesymbols.Whiletheuniverseistheultimatecreativeforce,theearthistheultimatereceptiveforce,takingeverythingin,nurturingthemandachievinggreatresultsthroughitsnatureratherthanitseffort.Gonteachesustobereceptivetothelawsofheavenandnature,andtoworkwithandthroughthem,notagainstthem. OppositePairs:Keon/Gon,Tae/Gan,Ri/Gam,Jin/Seon StudentInfoClassSchedule iCalFeeds iCalFeeds–HowTo StudentCreed TaekwondoTenCommandments TaekwondoTerminology RulesofEtiquette HowtoTieBelt EquipmentandSupplies ColorBeltFormVideos WhiteBelt–BasicForm YellowBelt–TaeGuek1 OrangeBelt–TaeGeuk2 GreenBelt–TaeGeuk3 LightBlue–TaeGeuk4 DarkBlue–TaeGeuk5 Purple–TaeGeuk6 Brown–TaeGeuk7 Red–TaeGeuk8 Pageloadlink