Korean Glossary for Hwa Rang Doâ/Tae Soo Doâ

Hwa Rang Do®….“Way of the Flowering Man”

Tae Soo Do®… “The Way of the Warrior Spirit”

1. Commands, stances, and terms

2. Hwa Rang Do Meng Sae

3. Thank you at end of class

4. Instructor titles

5. Belt ranks

6. Weapons, techniques, long form names

7. Numbers

Commands, stances, and terms:

Shijak…begin

Baro…come back

Ba Koua…reverse

Cha Ryet…attention

Kyung Nae…bow

Jun Bae…set

Kae Sok…continue

Ano…hug

Ki Ma Ja Sae… horse stance

Dae Be Ja Sae…defensive stance

Gong Kyuk Ja Sae… offensive stance

Do Jang…studio

Dobok…uniform

Do Po…traditional uniform

Ki…Energy force, power

Ki Hap…Ki power yell

Ki Hap Cha Gi…Ki development techniques

Nak Bop…rolling/falling techniques

Hyung… form

Soo Gi Sul…hand techniques

Hoo Bae…younger brother

Sun Bae…older brother

Hyung…what a male calls an older brother or older male

Opa…what a female calls an older brother or older male

Nuna…what a male calls an older sister

Oni…what a female calls an older sister

Kom Sa Hap Ni Da…Thank you

Hwa Rang Do® Meng Sae: (Code of ethics)

(command that precedes this is “Hands in the proper position….Hwa Rang Do® Meng Sae”)

Hands in the proper position means: right hand fist= focused mind; left hand open=open, relaxed body; they come together at the spirit.

Il. Sa Kun E Choong…Loyalty to one’s country

E. Sa Chin E Hyo…Loyalty to one’s parents and teachers

Sam. Kyo Woo E Shin…Trust and brotherhood among friends

Sa. Im Jeon Moo Tae…Courage never to retreat in the face of the enemy

Oh. Sal Saeng Yoo Teak…Justice never to take a life without a cause

In Oui Yea Ji Shin Sun Duk Chong Yong

1.Humanity 2.Justice 3.Courtesy 4.Wisdom 5.Trust 6.Goodness 7.Virtue 8.Loyalty 9. Courage

Thank you at end of class: De dan ni, kom sa hap ni da, an yung hi, kae ship sho (title of instructor or senior student)…

A thousand thank yous and good-bye (stay in peace)

Cho Mo Ni Yo…You’re welcome

Instructor titles:

Do Joo Nim…Supreme Grand Master (this means keeper of the way)

Kuk Sa Nim…Grand Master

Kwan Jang Nim…Master (this means leader of the house)

Sa Bum Nim…3^rd degree HRD black belt instructor

Kyo Sa Nim…2^nd degree HRD black belt

Jo Kyo Nim…1^st degree HRD black belt

Sun Bae Nim…Senior student (not instr.)

Belt system:

Moo Kub…white belt

Pal Kub…orange belt

Chil Kub…yellow belt

Yuk Kub…green belt

Oh Kub…purple belt

Sa Kub…blue belt

Sam Kub…brown belt

E Kub…red belt

Il Kub…half-black belt

Cho Dan…1^st degree black belt

***a 1^st degree black belt in Tae Soo Do® allows student to also receive Chil Kub (yellow belt) in Hwa Rang Do®

Weapons, techniques, long form names:

Sang Jyel Bong… twin sticks with rope/chain

Jung Bong…bow staff

Juk Do…bamboo sword

Gum Do…way of the one true sword

Il bodidian… defensive techniques

Ho Shun Sul… joint manipulations

Tae Soo Ku Jin Hyung… white belt long form in Tae Soo Do® (all other ranks: change Ku with the name of the belt form…Pal, Chil, Yuk, Oh, Sa, Sam, E, Il)

Numbers:

Hana…one

Dool…two

Set…three

Net…four

Tacet…five

Yacet…six

Ilgop…seven

Yadol…eight

Ahop…nine

Yool…ten

Um-Yang Significance

The Um-Yang symbol is a Korean symbol representing balance. The red top and blue bottom of the circle represent the two harmonious forces pervading all of nature. These forces are revealed in the soft and hard techniques of Hwa Rang Do®. The techniques are derived in accord with the principles of Um-Yang.

Three Elements of Um, the essence of Hwa Rang Do® soft techniques:

· Yu - soft, fluid force of flowing water. The power of Yu is deceptive; relenting under force; it draws its attack into its own stream of power and re-directs it.

· Won - is movement in circular directions. Its power may be seen in the rock at the end of a sling, or the power developed from a spinning motion.

· Hwa - as the third element of Um, it represents unity and combination.

Three Elements of Yang, the essence of Hwa Rang Do® hard techniques:

· Kang - is hard like steel or stone. Its power is illustrated in the form of a closed fist in a thrust punch or a straight front kick.

· Kak - means angles. Its form is found in the correct angle of the joint when applying breaking and throwing techniques or straight angular blocks.

· Kan - means maintaining proper distance. It is the opposite aspect of Hwa or combination and its form is found in understanding the distance between two opponents.

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