Terminology

Tenets Defined

Courtesy: You must respect and care for your own body and mind before considering better relations with other people.  This may mean improved personal hygiene, a change in habits or perhaps a drastic career move.  You should strive to achieve personal happiness to sustain your physical and mental health. Only then can you concentrate on giving the same respect to others.

Integrity: To have integrity is to be honest with yourself and with others.  To be totally honest with yourself you must know yourself and use this knowledge to make objective decisions about your life and how you affect other people.

Perseverance: "Stick-to-it-iveness" or tenacity is the hardest tenet to maintain.  You must concentrate on 3 steps:  1) Make a conscious decision whether to accept a task (integrity); 2) Make a plan of action that will help you achieve this goal; and 3) Commit to carry out this goal through to the end regardless of sacrifices.  The first phase may be the most difficult because sometimes you must say NO to an opportunity.

Self-Control: Learn to maintain a smooth level (physical and mental) in all your activities, and others will perceive you as a more solid, reliable person.  Control your good and bad moods, minimize excess and maintain consistency in home, work, and school.  Demonstrate grace and composure under pressure, and know when to stop.  As a martial artist, it will take self-control to use the physical and mental techniques you have learned.

Indomitable Spirit: Unconquerable spirit is what ties the other four tenets together.  It comes from your center.  When an athlete is nearing exhaustion and he reaches deep to find that last bit of strength, he stands firm for an unshakable belief.  This sprit is the refusal to allow defeat.  This is the strength to stand up for what you believe, no matter the odds.  Respect yourself and the odds.  Know what you're up against.  Finish what you start. 

Korean Terms

Baro: Return to starting position
Cha Ryot: Attention
Dan: Degree/Rank Black-Belt
Di: Belt
Do: "Discipline" or "art"
Dobok: Uniform
Dorah: Turn
Dojang: Training hall
Dwi Rro Dora: About face
Gup: Grade/Rank Color-Belt
Joonbi: Ready position
Kihap: Yell
Ku Ki: Flag
Ku Mahn: Stop
Kwan: School
Kwon: Literally translated, "fist" or "to strike with the hand".
Kyong Ye: Bow
Sabumnim: Master Instructor
Si Jak: Begin
Sho: Relax / At ease
Tae: Literally translated, "to kick" or "to strike with the foot".
Tae Kwon Do: Literally translated, "the art of kicking and punching" -- "the art of unarmed combat."

Korean Numbers

1. Hana
2. Dul
3. Set
4. Net
5. Da-sut
6. Yah-sut
7. Il-gop
8. Yuh-deul
9. Ah-hop
10. Yul

20. Semul
30. Sarun
40. Mahun
50. Shwin