Sponsored Content SportsEngine, a brand from NBC Sports Next is the leading provider of Sport Relationship Management (SRM) software, empowering athletes, parents, coaches, and sports organization administrators with tools and services to manage their organizations and sports lives. Read SportsEngine stories Taekwondo: Terms to Know March 27, 2021 | 2 minutes, 18 seconds read Jump to a section General terms Types of attacks Referee signals Parts of the body General terms Dobok The white, V-neck uniform worn during taekwondo matches. The style is based on traditional peasant garb Dojang A training gym or school where a student develops his body and mind Hogu A padded chest protector. In international competition, the hogus must be marked red (chung) or blue (hong) Gyoroogi Sparring or competing against an opponent. This is the type of competition that is practiced during the Olympics Jeon One round of competition Jeum A point scored during competition Joo Sim A referee Kyeong-rye Bow. Contestants bow to each other and to the officials before and after the match Poomsae A pattern of techniques used against an imaginary opponent. In some competitions, an athlete's poomsae is scored and specific moves are required, similar to the compulsory round in figure skating Types of attacks Ahp cha-gi A front kick, performed by thrusting the foot to the target in a linear motion Cha-gi Kick Dolryo cha-gi A frequently used roundhouse kick Dui-hooryo cha-gi A spin whip kick, performed by pivoting on one leg, spinning the body around and release the kicking leg in a circular motion. The sole of the foot is used to strike the opponent's face Dwi cha-gi A back kick, used mainly for counter-attacking Guligi cha-gi A hook kick Naeryo cha-gi An axe kick, performed both with a bent knee and a straight leg. When executed with a bent knee, the knee is unfolded in a downward direction, beginning at the highest point of the kicking path. The straight leg kick is performed by lifting the leg straight up at a slightly off-center angle and dropping it on the target Twi-o cha-gi: A jump kick Yop cha-gi A side kick Chi-gi A punch Dung-joomock chi-gi A back fist punch Guligi chi-gi A hook punch Me-joomok chi-gi A hammer fist punch Pyon-joomock chi-gi A knuckle fist punch Sob-nal chi-gi A knife hand punch Referee signals Cha-ryeot Attention. The referee shouts this prior to the start of a match to both competitors Counting If a knockdown occurs, the referee will count from 1 ("ha-nah") to 10 ("yeol") in Korean to give the downed athlete time to recover. Even if the downed contestant stands up and wants to resume, he or she must wait while the referee continues counting to 8 ("yeo-dul") Kalyeo The referee's order to break Keuman Stop. The match ends when the referee declares this Shijak Start. The competition does not begin until the referee says this Parts of the body Baal Foot Dari Leg Eolgul Face Joomock Fist Mok Neck Mo-li Head Moo-rup Knee Momtong The middle part of the body, or trunk Palmmock Forearm Son Hand Sonmock Wrist sports in this article Taekwondo tags in this article Athlete New to Sports Parent SportsEngine