Basic Information

Several folks have been interested in the basic information handed out to beginners. Some of the Korean spelling has been updated to match that in the black belt handbook.

Respect and Courtesy are part of taekwondo and this school:
>Show respect for the do jang by bowing when you enter and elve
>Show respect for your instructor and other black belts by bowing and speaking to them as "Sir" or "Ma'am"
>Show respect for other students with courtesy and safe behavior

Basic Taekwondo Terminology
Attention --- charyot
Bow --- kyung eh
Ready --- choon bi
Begin --- shi jak
stop --- keu mahn
rest --- she yeo
turn around --- duee ro do ra
break --- kalyeo
continue --- kae sok
trianing hall --- do jang
yell --- ki hap
master instructor --- sab beom neem
grand master --- kwanjang neem
uniform --- do-bok
belt --- di
blue --- chung
red --- hong

Korean Numbers
1 ---hana
2 --- tul
3 ---set
4 ---net
5 ---ta-sot
6 ---yo-sot
7 --- il-gohp
8 ---yo-dul
9 ---a-hup
10 ---yuhl
20--- sumul
30--- soren
40 ---mah-hun
50 ---schwin

Beginners are encouraged to attend a testing before they test, and informed they need to know the blocks, kicks and will break a board.