When you come to grade, as part of your examination, you will need to know the Taekwon-Do Terminology for your grade. The following information and the grading study sheets should help you prepare for these questions.
General
A Taekwon-Do student typically wears a white uniform (dobok), with a belt (ti) tied once around the waist.
The belt colour indicates the student's rank. Belts are White, Yellow, Green, Blue, Red and Black.
The school or place where training is given is called the dojang.
Grades
A Grandmaster is called a Sasung-nim (9th Dan), Senior Master is called a Sonim Sa-Hyung-nim (8th Dan), Master is called a Sa-Hyung-nim (7th Dan), Instructor is called Sabum-nim (4th, 5th, 6th Dan), Assistant Instructor is called Bo-Sabum-nim (1st, 2nd, 3rd Dan).
Black belt students also wear black piping around the edge of their Doboks, this is symbolic of the Korean royal dress code during the Koguryo, Baekje and Silla Dynasties.
Commands and Counting
| Cha-ryeot | - | Attention |
| Gyeong-nye | - | Bow |
| Ba-ro | - | Return |
| Shwi-yo | - | At ease(relax) |
| Hae-san | - | Dismiss |
| ki-hap | - | Shout(yell) |
| Junbi | - | Ready |
| Shi-jak | - | Begin(start) |
| Hechyeo | - | Break(seperate) |
| Gyeh-sok | - | Continue |
| Geu-man | - | Finish(stop) |
| Dwiro-dora | - | Turn around(180 degrees) |
| Hae-san | - | Dismiss |
| One (1) | - | Hanna |
| Two (2) | - | Dool |
| Three (3) | - | Set |
| Four (4) | - | Net |
| Five (5) | - | Dasot |
| Six (6) | - | Yasot |
| Seven (7) | - | Ilgop |
| Eight (8) | - | Yadul |
| Nine (9) | - | Ahop |
| Ten (10) | - | Yul |
Study guides
Grading Guide - Download
Full book of theory sheets - Download
| 10th Kup |  |
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| 9th Kup |  |
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| 8th Kup |  |
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| 7th Kup |  |
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| Three Step Sparring Guide | Download | |
| 6th Kup |  |
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| Two Step Sparring Guide | Download | |
| 5th Kup |  |
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| 4th Kup |  |
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| 3rd Kup |  |
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| 2nd Kup |  |
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| 1st Kup |  |
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| All Dan Grades |
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