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Kicks (Chagi)

Front                  Ap Chagi
Side                   Yop Chagi
Roundhouse       Dol Ryo Chagi Chagi
Cresent              Bon Dal Chagi
Hook                 Gul Chyo Chagi
Axe                    Naeryo Chagi
Reverse Round   Dee Dol Ryo Chagi
Reverse Side      Dee Yop Chagi
Reverse Hook    Dee Gul Chyo Chagi

Punches (Koung-Kyok)

High                  Ha-Dan Koung-Kyok
Middle               Jung-Dan Koung-Kyok
Low                   Sang-Dan Koung-Kyok
Knife hand         Soo Do Koung-Kyok
Ridge hand        Yuk Soo Do Koung-Kyok
Spear hand        Kwon Soo Koung-Kyok
Palm                 Chang Kwon Koung-Kyok
Elbow                Pal Kup Koung-Kyok

Blocks (Bong-O)

High                         Ha-Dan Bong-O
Middle                     Sang-Dan Bong-O
Low                         Jung-Dan Bong-O
Twin Knife hand       Soo Su Do Bong-O
Twin Forearm          Sung Pal Mok Bong-O
Knife hand               Su-do ta-bi Bong-O
Side                        Yup tae-ri-ki Bong-O

Stances (Ja-sae)

Front                  Chun-gul Jae-sae
Back                   Who-gul Jae-sae
Horse                  Ke Ma Ja-sae

Numbers

One                      Ha-Na
Two                      Tul
Three                  Set
Four                    Net
Five                    Tah-Sat
Six                      Ya-Sat
Seven                  Il-Guhp
Eight                   Yoh-Dul
Nine                   A Hop
Ten                     Yuhl
Twenty                Sumul
Thirty                  Sulhun
Fourty                 Mahun
Fifty                    She-un
Sixty                   Yeesoon
Seventy               Ilhun
Eighty                  Yoden
Ninety                 Ahun
One Hundred      Bak
One Thousand    Chun
Ten Thousand     Man

General

School                 Do-jang
Form                   Hyung
Yell                     Ke-Hap
Basic Exercise     Kebon-Dong-jak
Uniform               DoBock
Instructor             Sah-bum-nim
Korean Flag         Tae Guk Ki

Commands

Attention              Char yot
Bow                     Kyun-Nea
Ready                  Jhoon-Bee
Start                    She-Jak
Stop                    Ko-man
About face          Turo-duro
Return                 Ba-Ro
At Ease               Shuit

Tenents

Coutesy                   Ye Ui
Integrity                   Yum Chi
Perserverance          In Nae
Self-Control            Gukgi
Indomatable Spirit    Baekjul Boolgool