Haidong Gumdo Vocabulary

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Basic Commands:   Romanised Translation / explanation Cha-Rot Come to attention Gyong-Nye Bow Pa-Ro Relax (return to ready stance) / 'At ease' Chun-Bi Get ready Si-Jak Start Gue-Man Stop Pal-Do Draw sword Chak-Gum Sheathe sword. Note: There are various ways of sheathing a sword and they are referred to by the pattern that they appear in, for example, ssangsu chakkom 2-pon Kyon-Jok Centre ready or centre aim Ki-Hap Short exhalation of breath, often in combination with a cut Chase pak-kuseu Change stance to face the rear Dui-ro-dol-a Turn around Dobok Jung-ni Fix the dobok Stances: Romanised Translation / explanation Kima-se Horse-riding stance Taedo-se Long or high stance (lit: great stance Kumgye dongnip p'alsang-se Stand on one leg (normally left) Raised foot should point down The sword is normally held vertical on the right side Chayon-se Standing in a natural (short stance) posture Sodo-se Short or low stance (Lit: small stance) Choch'on-se Upper ready stance Chiha-se Lower ready stance Pom-se Tiger stance aka back stance Pokho-se Crouching Tiger Stance Cuts: Romanised Translation / explanation Chungmyon begi Straight or centre cut Hwengdan begi Horizontal cut Daegaksun nae-ryo begi (left/right) diagonal downward cut Daegaksun Oll-yo begi (left/right) diagonal upward cut Oll-yo begi Upward cut Nae-ryo begi Downward cut Sangdan Mak-gi (left/right) Defending the head Chirugi Thrust / stab Sword: Romanised Translation / explanation Gum Sword Gum ko Tip of the sword Gum nal Blade, the sharp edge Gum tung Back of the sword Gumm mak-iee Hand Guard son chap-iee Handle of the sword Gum mu-ri Sword head Gum Jip Scabbard Movements: Romanised Translation / explanation P'ungch'a-Dol-gi Cartwheel Jump'u / ttwigi Jump Gu-ru-gi Rolls, only forwards it seems Joa-ro / woo-ro To the left / to the right A-pu-ro / dui-ro Forward / backward Chun-chun-hee Slowly Bba-ru-ge quickly Him-i-ge powerfully Bu-du-rub-ge Softly Cuttings: Romanised Translation / explanation Ch'otbul KKugi Candle extinguishing Taenamu pegi Bamboo cutting Jip-dan-begi Straw cutting Sinmunji pegi Newspaper cutting Kagmok charugi Board breaking Dun-jia-begi Cutting objects in the air Greetings: Romanised Translation / explanation An-nyong- Ha-se-yo Hello (when you enter Dojang) Su-go- ha-syo-ssum-ni-da You worked hard (usually at the end of practice, to the fellow students) Kam-sa- ham-ni-da Thank you (usually at the end of practice, to the Sabum-nim or Kwanjang-nim) Annyonghee-Gae-seyo Good night Annyonghee-Ga-seyo Good bye. Safe home Cha-um-baek-ge-sum-ni-da Nice to meet you Nae-il-baek-ge-sum-ni-da See you tomorrow Da-um-e- baek-ge-sum-ni-da See you next time. / See you again. Jal-hae-sum-ni-da Excellent / Well-done Titles (Position): Romanised Translation / explanation Chong-jae(nim) President Hae-jang(nim) Chairman Chong-kwanjang(nim) National technical director (Over 4th Dan) Bu-chong-kwanjang(nim) Regional technical director (Over 4th Dan) Kwanjang(Nim) Master/ Head of dojang (Over 4th Dan) Sabom(Nim) Instructor (Over 3rd Dan) Pu-sabom(Nim) Assistant instructor (Over 2nd Dan) Kyobom(Nim) Junior assistant instructor (Over 1st Dan) Kodanja 3rd dan or higher Ch'odan 1st dan Yudanja A black-belt of any grade Seuseung(Nim) My Master (teacher)

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