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General:

TANG SOO DO - way of the Tang hand

MOO DUK KWAN - school of military virtue

KWAN JANG NIM - grandmaster instructor

SAH BUM NIM - master instructor

SAH BUM - master instructor, not head of a school

KYO SAH NIM - black belt instructor (professor)

KYO SAH - black belt instructor, not head of a school

CHUN BE - ready position

CHA RYUT - attention

KYUNG YET (use KE as conjunction for giving command) - bow

KUKEE BA RYE - salute the flags

BARO - return

SAH BUM NIM KE KYUNG YET - bow to the master instructor

SHAW - relax or at ease

SHI JAK - begin

SHI SUN - focus of eyes

CHUNG SHIM - balance

KI (or CHI) - life - force

NEH GUNG - internal power

WEH GUNG - external power

SHIM GUNG - spiritual power

KIAP - yell

AHN JO - sit

MUK YUM - meditation

DAE RYUN - fighting

IL SU SIK DAE RYUN - one step fighting

SAM SU SIK DAE RYUN - three step fighting

JA YU DAE RYUN - free fighting

HO SHIN SOOL - self-defense technique

KYO DAE - change situation or each other

DO JANG - training hall

TOEBOK - uniform (or suit)

DAN - "black" belt

GUP - color belt

Counting in Korean:

1 - 10 (1st - 10^thChinese derived)

1. HANA (IL)

2. DOL (EH)

3. SET (SAM)

4. NET (SA)

5. TASOT (OH)

6. YOSOT (YUK)

7. ILGOP (CHIL)

8. YODOL (PAL)

9. AHOP (IU)

10. YOL (SIP)

Direction:

HA DAN [technique] - low [technique]

CHOON DAN [technique] - center (or middle) [technique]

SANG DAN [technique] - high [technique]

E DAN [technique] - jumping (or flying) [technique]

DWI RO (pronounced tedo) - look back

DARA (pronounced dara or draw) - turn

AHNESO PHAKURO [technique] - inside - outside [technique]

PHAKESO AHNURO [technique] - outside - inside [technique]

TOLLYO [technique] - turning (or with back leg/hand) [technique]

Techniques:

MAKEE - block

KONG KYUCK - punch

CHAGI - kick

JASEH - stance

CHUN GUL JASEH - front stance

HUGUL JASEH - fighting stance

KI MA JASEH - side stance

PAHL CHAGI CHUN BE - ready for kick

PAHL PUTO OLY GI - take leg up forward, leg lift

JUNG KWON - fore fist

CAP KWON - back fist

SOO DO - knife hand (chop)

KWAN SOO - spear hand

KWAN DO - hammer fist

JANG KWON (also SO PA DAK MIT) - palm strike

P'AL KUP CH'I KI - elbow strike

YUK SOO-DO - ridge hand

HANG GIN KONG KYUCK - side punch

PAHL PUT KEE - punch with horse - stance

Kicks:

AHP CHAGI - front kick

TOLLYO CHAGI - round kick

YUP CHAGI - side kick

DWI CHAGI - spinning back kick

YUP HU RI GI - hook kick

DWI TOLLYO YUP HU RI GI - spinning back hook kick

PEE CHAGI - reverse round kick

AHNESO PHAKURO CHAGI - inside - outside crescent kick

PHAKESO AHNURO CHAGI - outside - inside crescent kick

TOLLYO YUP CHAGI - turning side kick

C’CHIK GI - axe kick

Blocks:

CHOON DAN STOW MAKEE - center chop in fighting stance

HA DAN STOW MAKEE - low chop in fighting stance

HA DAN MAKEE - low block

SANG DAN MAKEE - high block

AHNESO PHAKURO MAKEE - inside - outside middle block

PHAKESO AHNURO MAKEE - outside - inside middle block

HA DAN PHAKESO AHNURO MAKEE - outside - inside low block

YUK SOO - defense and punch together

HUGUL YUP MAKEE - side block fighting stance

HUGUL SANG SU MAKEE - two hand block fighting stance

CHUN GUL SANG SOO MAKEE - two hand block front stance

HA DAN SANG SOO MAKEE - low x - block

SANG DAN SANG SOO MAKEE - high x - block

PAHL LO [direction] MAKEE (AHNESO PHAKURO or PHAKESO AHNURO) - foot block (in-out & out-in)

Forms (HYUNG):

GIE CHO IL BU - basic form #1

GIE CHO E BU - basic form #2

GIE CHO SAM BU - basic form #3

PYUNG AHN CHO DAN - pyung ahn form #1

PYUNG AHN EH DAN - pyung ahn form #2

PYUNG AHN SAM DAN - pyung ahn form #3

PYUNG AHN SA DAN - pyung ahn form #4

PYUNG AHN OH DAN - pyung ahn form #5

BASSAI SO - lesser bassai form

BASSAI DAE - greater bassai form

JIN TAE - true value form

NAI HAN CHI CHO DAN - nai han chi form #1

NAI HAN CHI EH DAN - nai han chi form #2

NAI HAN CHI SAM DAN - nai han chi form #3

SIP SU - sip su form

JIN DO - jin do form

KONG SANG KUN - kong sang kun form

PYUNG AHN & T’IN MING:

PYUNG - peaceful, well balanced, calm

AHN - confident, safe, comfortable

PYUNG AHN - unafraid, without the need to fight, peaceful confidence, humble

T’IN MING - Mandate from Heaven, derived to rationalize the actions of the warrior class; consisting of loyalty, obedience, respect, consideration, perseverance, courage, concentration, endurance, honesty, humility and self - control.