Hai Dong Gumdo Basic Terms

Bacic Stances (jase) kemasae = horse stance

so-do-sae = low stance (short sword stance)

tae-do-sae = front stance (long sword stance)

Geum-ge-dok-lip pal sang sae = Golden Rooster

stands on one leg (Crane stance)

Jo chun-sae = upper ready stance

Jiha sae = lower ready stance

Bum sae = Tiger stance

Bok ho sae = Multiple arc stance

Sword terms Gum - sword

Gum ko - point/tip of the sword

Gum pae - flat of the blade

Gum nahl - edge of the blade

Gum deung - dull edge /back of the blade

Gum mag-gae - guard

Gum goot - pommel/bottom of handle

Gum sohn jahb ee - sword handle

Gum jib - scabbard, sword bag

Mok gum - wooden practice sword

Gah gum - blunt metal practice sword

Jim gum - real sword

Juk do - bamboo sword

Yook gak do – six-edged sword

Sam gak do – triangular sword

Cutting baegi

Continuous cutting yun-sok baegi

Forward/Backward cutting chon-hoo baegi

Defensive posture w/sword down ji-ha sae (earth stance)

Drawing the sword pal-do

Gibon Donjak: 1-10 basic movements

#1 - Straight cutting jung-myon baegi

#2 - Left/Right cutting Jua Wu baegi

#3 - Three way cutting sahm-dan baegi

#4 - Left-Right horizontal cut hweng-dan il gum

#5 - Six way cutting kwang-ja baegi

#6 - Front/back tae-do sae chon-hoo baegi

#7 - Crane stance geum-ge dok-lip sae

(geum-ge-dok-lip pal sang sae)

#8 - Natural stances cha-yon sae

moving, cutting, continuous cutting

go left = cha-ro, go right = oo-ro, go back = twee-ro, go forward = ap-ro

#9 - Front/back so-do-sae chon-hoo baegi

#10 – High sword stance cho-chon sae

Sheathing the sword ch’ak-gum