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  ■ Basic Commands

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
차렷	Cha-Rot	Come to attention
경례	Gyong-Nye	Bow
바로	Pa-Ro	Relax (return to ready stance) / 'At ease'
준비	Chun-Bi	Get ready
시작	Si-Jak	Start
그만	Gue-Man	Stop
발도	Pal-Do	Draw sword
착검	Chak-Gum	Sheathe sword. Note:   There are various ways of sheathing a sword and   they are referred to by the pattern that they appear in, for example,   ssangsu chakkom 2-pon
견적	Kyon-Jok	Centre ready or centre aim
기합	Ki-Hap	Short exhalation of breath, often in combination with a cut
자세 바꿔서	Chase pak-kuseu	Change stance to face the rear
뒤로 돌아	Dui-ro-dol-a	Turn around
도복 정리	Dobok Jung-ni	Fix the dobok

  ■ Stances

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
기마세	Kima-se	Horse-riding stance
대도세	Taedo-se	Long or high stance (lit: great stance
금계독립팔상세	Kumgye dongnip p'alsang-se	Stand on one leg (normally left)   Raised foot should point down   The sword is normally held vertical on the right side
자연세	Chayon-se	Standing in a natural (short stance) posture
소도세	Sodo-se	Short or low stance (Lit: small stance)
조천세	Choch'on-se	Upper ready stance
지하세	Chiha-se	Lower ready stance
범세	Pom-se	Tiger stance aka back stance
복호세	Pokho-se	Crouching Tiger Stance

  ■ Cuts

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
정면 베기	Chungmyon begi	Straight or centre cut
(좌/우)횡단 베기	Hwengdan begi	Horizontal cut
(좌/우)대각선 내려베기	Daegaksun nae-ryo begi	(left/right) diagonal downward cut
(좌/우)대각선 올려베기	Daegaksun Oll-yo begi	(left/right) diagonal upward cut
(좌/우)올려 베기	Oll-yo begi	Upward cut
(좌/우)내려 베기	Nae-ryo begi	Downward cut
(좌/우)상단 막기	Sangdan Mak-gi	(left/right) Defending the head
찌르기	Chirugi	Thrust / stab

  ■ Sword

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
검	Gum	Sword
검코	Gum ko	Tip of the sword
검날	Gum nal	Blade, the sharp edge
검등	Gum tung	Back of the sword
검막이	Gumm mak-iee	Hand Guard
손잡이	son chap-iee	Handle of the sword
검머리	Gum mu-ri	Sword head
검집	Gum Jip	Scabbard

  ■ Movements

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
풍차돌기	P'ungch'a-Dol-gi	Cartwheel
점프/뛰기	Jump'u / ttwigi	Jump
구르기	Gu-ru-gi	Rolls, only forwards it seems
좌로/우로	Joa-ro / woo-ro	To the left / to the right
앞으로/뒤로	A-pu-ro / dui-ro	Forward / backward
천천히	Chun-chun-hee	Slowly
빠르게	Bba-ru-ge	quickly
힘있게	Him-i-ge	powerfully
부드럽게	Bu-du-rub-ge	Softly

  ■ Cuttings

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
촛불끄기	Ch'otbul KKugi	Candle extinguishing
대나무베기	Taenamu pegi	Bamboo cutting
짚단베기	Jip-dan-begi	Straw cutting
신문지 베기	Sinmunji pegi	Newspaper cutting
각목자르기	Kagmok charugi	Board breaking
던져베기	Dun-jia-begi	Cutting objects in the air

  ■ Greetings

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
안녕 하세요	An-nyong- Ha-se-yo	Hello (when you enter Dojang)
수고 하셨습니다	Su-go- ha-syo-ssum-ni-da	You worked hard (usually at the end of practice,   to the fellow students)
감사 합니다	Kam-sa- ham-ni-da	Thank you (usually at the end of practice,   to the Sabum-nim or Kwanjang-nim)
안녕히 계세요	Annyonghee-Gae-seyo	Good night
안녕히 가세요	Annyonghee-Ga-seyo	Good bye. Safe home
처음 뵙겠습니다	Cha-um-baek-ge-sum-ni-da	Nice to meet you
내일 뵙겠습니다	Nae-il-baek-ge-sum-ni-da	See you tomorrow
다음에 뵙겠습니다	Da-um-e- baek-ge-sum-ni-da	See you next time. / See you again.
잘했습니다	Jal-hae-sum-ni-da	Excellent / Well-done

  ■ Titles(Position)

한글 Korean	Romanised	Translation / explanation
총재님	Chong-jae(nim)	President
회장님	Hae-jang(nim)	Chairman
총관장님	Chong-kwanjang(nim)	National technical director (Over 4th Dan)
부 총관장님	Bu-chong-kwanjang(nim)	Regional technical director (Over 4th Dan)
관장님	Kwanjang(Nim)	Master/ Head of dojang (Over 4th Dan)
사범님	Sabom(Nim)	Instructor (Over 3rd Dan)
부 사범님	Pu-sabom(Nim)	Assistant instructor (Over 2nd Dan)
교범	Kyobom(Nim)	Junior assistant instructor (Over 1st Dan)
고단자	Kodanja	3rd dan or higher
초단	Ch'odan	1st dan
유단자	Yudanja	A black-belt of any grade
스승님	Seuseung(Nim)	My Master (teacher)