N=No Belt, B=Beginners (W+Y), I=Intermediate (G+B+P), A=Advanced, Bk=Black, T=Tounament Team
| Level |
Korean Words |
English Words |
| N |
TAE KWON DO |
THE WAY OF THE HAND AND FOOT |
| B |
Tae |
Foot or to strike with the foot |
| B |
Kwon |
Fist or to strike with the fist |
| B |
Do |
The way |
| N |
Sa Bum Nim |
Teacher or Instructor |
| N |
Kwan Jang Nim |
Master |
| A |
Nim |
Sir or Honorable |
| Bk |
Sun Bae Nim |
Senior Member |
| Bk |
Hoo Bae |
Junior Member |
| N |
Dobok |
Uniform |
| N |
Ti |
Belt |
| B |
Hugo |
Chest Protector |
| N |
Gup |
Degree or level under Blackbelt |
| N |
Dan |
Blackbelt degree |
| N |
Poom |
Blackbelt degree for an individual aged under 15 |
| N |
Dojang |
Training Area |
| I |
Kwan |
School - Tae Kwon Do School |
| Bk |
Ki |
Flag |
| N |
Tae Gyuk |
Inside the (Korean) flag, representing any 2 opposites |
| I |
Pal Gue |
Outside the (Korean) flag, representing the 4 elements |
| I |
Kicho |
Traditional |
| Bk |
Koreo |
Korea |
| N |
Poomsae or Hyung |
Form |
| I |
Joon Bee Un Dong |
Warm up Exercises |
| B |
Kyuk Pa |
Breaking |
| B |
Simsa |
Testing - Promotion testing |
| A |
Si Bum |
Demonstration |
| Bk |
Honsinsool |
Self Defense |
| B |
Kyorooki |
Sparring |
| T |
Chong |
Blue |
| T |
Hong |
Red |
| T |
Sung Ni |
Victory |
| T |
Kyongo |
Warning - two warnings result in a point deduction |
| T |
Kam Jeum |
A full point deduction |
| T |
Jeum |
Point |
| T |
Jeon |
Round |
| T |
Shi Gan |
Time |
| T |
Ipjang |
Come to starting position in the ring |
| T |
Jawawoohyungwoo |
Turn to face each other - or turn to face head of court |