Terminology:

As part of the discipline, there are certain words that must be understood and spoken if the native language of Tae Kwon Do, which is Korean.

Tae Kwon Do

The art or method of kicking with feet and punching with fists.

Tae - kicking or smashing with the feet

Kwon - punching with fist

Do - art or method

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There are various other words that are used during the class, such as

Attention - Charyot

Bow - Kyung-Nae

Class Dismissed - Hae Chae

There terms will become more familiar as more classes are attended. The students vocabulary of terminology will become greater as they spend time learning the art of Tae Kwon Do.