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Instructor Titles

Instructor TitlePositionRequired Rank
Boo Sah-bum NimInstructor TraineeNone
Sah-bum Nim Instructor2nd dan
Seon-bae Sah-bum Nim Senior Instructor2nd dan
Tae-sah Nim Master Instructor6th dan
Baub Sah-boo Nim Senior Master Instructor7th dan
Jong Sah-boo Nim Chief Master Instructor8th dan
Dae Sah-boo Nim Grand Master9th dan

Commands

KoreanEnglish
Chah-reotAttention
Kyeong-nehBow
She-jakhBegin
Bah-roAt ease (assume june-bee position)
ChoStop (forms) or 'beginner' (as in ’cho dan’)
Keu-mahnStop (drills and excercises)or break (sparring)
Kahlee-eohBreak (sparring)
Shi-uhAt ease

Common Words

EnglishKorean
BeltThee
UniformDo-bok
Place of trainingDo-jahng
TestingShim-sah
YellKi-hap
Self-defenseHo-shin-sool
SparringGyeo-roo-gi
FormPoome-sae
1-step sparringIl-bo Gyeo-roo-gi
Rank (colorbelts)Geup (white belt is 9th geup, red belt is 1st geup)
Rank (blackbelts)Dan (1st dan är is 'beginner', 9th dan is Grand Master)
Schooldojang
Uniformdobok
Koreanhanguk
Americanmeeguk
Pine tree & rocksongham
Black Beltdan-thee
FistJoo-meok (kwon)

Counting

#Korean
1hana
2dul
3set
4net
5dosot
6yosot
7ilgulp
8yodul
9ahup
10yul