Hapkido Terminology – Key Words, Terms and Commands
This page focuses on the Korean words, terms and commands used in Hapkido terminology. For other martial arts words & commands, please visit the main Martial Arts Terminology section.
If you are looking for the Korean names for various Hapkido techniques (i.e. kicks or strikes), please visit the sections focused on Hapkido Kicks, Hapkido Punches & Hand Strikes or Hapkido Throws.
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Important Hapkido Words & Commands
- Attention – Charyut (“Chari-yut”)
- Begin – Sijak
- Block – Maggi
- Bow – Kyungnet
- Breaking – Kyukpa
- Continue – Kaesok
- Fist – Joomock
- Foot – Baal
- Forms – Poomse
- Hand – Son
- Head – Moli
- Instructor – Sabomnim (“Sah-bum-nim”)
- Kick – Chagi (“Cha-gee”)
- Joint Locks – Keuk-gi
- Leg – Dari
- Martial Arts School/Studio – Dojang
- Punch/Strike – Chigi
- Ready – Joon Bi
- Referee – Joo Sim
- Return – Baro (as in turn & face the Master at the end of your form)
- Self-Defense – Hosinsool
- Sparring – Kyorugi
- Stance – Sogi
- Stop – Kalyeo
- Thank you – Kamsa Hamnae Da (“Kamsa-ham-ni-da”)
- Throws – Dungee-gi
- Uniform – Dobok
- Yell – Kihap (“Kee-yah-p”) – word to use when you are kicking or punching for power
Hapkido – How to Count in Korean
- One – Hana (“Ha-na”)
- Two – Dul (“Dhool”)
- Three – Set (“Set”)
- Four – Net (“Net”)
- Five – Dasot (“Da-sut”)
- Six – Yasot (“Yo-sut”)
- Seven – Ilgup (“Eel-gope”)
- Eight – Yodol (“Yo-dull”)
- Nine – Ahop (“Ah-hope”)
- Ten – Yeol (“Yull”)
- For 11 through 19, add the Korean word for 10 in front of the last number. For example, eleven is Yeol Hana (“Yull Ha-na”) – the Korean words for 10 and 1.
- For more Korean numbers, please visit the section on Hapkido numbers.