Counting One to Ten in Taekwondo
It will not be a surprise when you get into your first Taekwondo class and find most of the communication is done in Korean. It is super important to at least learn the basic language which will most of the time be used in the session.
The most important element is being able to count from one to ten which we will be discussing in this article.
1.One (HANA) il Jang
One in Taekwondo is pronounced as ‘ hana’ in Korean. This goes side to side with taegeuk il Jang representing the white belt a form that puts a student through simple paces that mostly consists of mostly walking stances.
2.Two ( DUL) Ee jang
‘Dul’ means two in Korean. This will be used most of the time in taegeuk two or taegeuk Ee jang, this involves low blocks, middle punches, snap kicks and couple of high punches.
The kicking part mostly consists of students being able to land the snap kicks into a solid deep stance.
3.Three (SET) Sam Jang
Three is pronounced as ‘set’. This will be used in taegeuk sam jang. This is where the student starts to learn combination techniques for example combining a kick and followed by a punch.
4.Four (NET) Sa jang
Four, pronounced as ‘net’,will be found in taegeuk four or sa jang. In terms of form, there is a lot of movement in this stage hence challenge of balance. The side kick is also introduced in this stage and also some advanced hand blocks.
5.Five (DASOT) oh jang
‘Dasot’, meaning five is the fifth taegeuk or oh jang. The form in this stage is mostly combination of different techniques and power. This is also the stage that elbow strikes and power kicks are involved.
6.Six (Yeoseot) Yuk jang
Six, which is pronounced as ‘yeoset’ is another one of the ten taegeuks in Taekwondo. In this stage which is now the blue belt stage is mainly more complicated kicking and punching combos and deeper stance.
7.Seven (ilgop) Chil jang
Seven is pronounced as ‘ilgop’ is the seventh form or taegeuk chil jang representing the brown belt, here, there is introduction of backfists, palm blocks Cresent kicks uppercuts and knee strikes.
8.Eight (Yeodeol) Pal Jang
‘Yeodeol’ is the Korean meaning for eight. This is also the final belt, this is also the most complicated stage testing both power, flexibility and balance. Here is purely level combos and higher kicking techniques like jumping kicks.
That is it for counting in Korean from one to eight according to the eight belts in ITF Taekwondo.
