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| |  TERMS AND FORMS Common Korean Terms used in Class
Command Terms:
Cha Rutt Attention
Kyung Yet Bow
Choon Bee Ready Position
Say Jak Begin
Par Row Return to Ready Position
Shee Yoe Rest
Doe Rha Turn
Dee Row Doe Rha Turn 180 Degrees
Salutations:
Con Sa Hom Nee Dha Thank You
Chun Mun A Yoe You Are Welcome
Names and Titles:
Taekwondo The Way of the Hand and Foot
Poom Sae Form or Pattern of Movement
Dan Degree (Black Belt)
Gup Grade (Rank Below Black Belt)
Sa Bum Nim Instructor
Forms are a series of kicks, strikes, blocks, and stances that are combined to demonstrate the abilities of the martial artist. The moves demonstrate physical and mental skills such as focus, balance, timing, coordination, targeting and discipline. The movements of the martial artist are performed as if against an imaginary opponent of similar size to the person performing the form.
When the American Taekwondo Associate (ATA) began in 1969, students were taught the Chahng-hun style of forms. While a fundamentally sound and accepted style within the taekwondo community, then Grand Master H. U. Lee believed that Chahng-hun fell short of reflecting the true beauty of taekwondo and did not expect students to demonstrate the kicking techniques they were expected to learn. An oft quoted example is that, white belts were expected to know front kicks and side kicks, but front kicks were not used in forms until the third form, and side kicks were not used until the forth form. As a result of this concern, from 1983 to 1990, Grand Master Lee and his Advisors developed and introduced eighteen new forms now known as the Songahm forms.
The licensed Songahm forms increase in intensity to show the student’s developing skill. Balance is emphasized to allow for the student’s skills to develop equally on the right and left side of the body. Each form repeats moves of the right and left side of the body to demonstrate strength, flexibility and consistency of techniques. Students are encouraged to show progression, both right and left, in their techniques as they practice, develop, compete and test with their newly learned skills.
(Information adapted from ataonline.com)  | |
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