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General Tae Kwon Do Information
This page is for learning about
TKD and as a study guide for the Black belt tests
The Meaning
of Tae Kwon Do
Tae- To smash or destroy with the foot or
knee
Kwon- To smash or destroy with the hand,
fist, or elbow
Do- art or the way of life
Uniform - The reason for the white uniform
is to present yourself as a clean piece of paper upon which Master
writes his/her knowledge.
Ten
Commandments Of Tae Kwon Do
- Be loyal to your country
- Be good Son/Daughter to your
parents
- Be faithful to your spouse
- Be on good terms with your
brothers and sisters
- Always help and stand by your
friends
- Respect the elders
- Respect and trust your
teachers
- Use good judgment before
killing any living things
- Never retreat in battle
- Always finish what you start
The
Tenets of Tae Kwon Do
- Courtesy
- Integrity
- Perseverance
- Self-control
- Indomitable spirit
- Victory
- Loyalty
- Patience
- Confidence
- Respect
Numbers and Placings
1- Hana
1st- Ir
2- Dol
2nd- E
3- Set
3rd- Sahm
4- Net
4th- Sa
5- Da Sut
5th- O
6- Yau Sut
6th- Yook
7- Ir Gob
7th- Chir
8- Yau Dur
8th- Par
9- A-hop
9th- Goo
10-Yaur
10th-Ship
Common
Terms
Master- Sa Bum Nim
TKD school- Do Jang
TKD uniform- Do Bock
Flag- Gook-Gi
Attention- Cha-Ryut
Ready- Joon Be
Begin- Shi-Jock
Return- Ba-Ro
Bow- Kyung Nae
Relax- Shi-Ut
The
Flag
South Korea's flag was adopted on January
25, 1950. The flag is called Taegukki, which means
"Great Extremes". South Korea's flag pictures a red and
blue Yin-Yang symbol with Um (red) on top and
Yang (blue) on the bottom in the center of a white field.
The white in this philosophical flag
represents peace and purity. Symbolically, the Yin-Yang
symbol represents opposites; it is the belief that all things in the universe
have two opposite aspects that cannot exist without the other. Four groups
of three long and short black bars, called Kwae, surround the central circle.
The Kwae trigrams are from the I Ching; the broken bars symbolize yin/um (dark
and cold) and the unbroken bars symbolize yang (bright and hot). The Kwae
trigrams are placed in such a way that they balance one another, heaven is
placed opposite Earth, and fire is placed opposite water. This ratio of the
height to the width of the flag is 2:3.
The four Kwae represents
the following: Heaven- upper left
Water- upper right
Fire- lower left
Earth- lower right
Seoul is the capital of South Korea and
Pyongyang is the capital of North Korea.
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