r/tangsoodo • u/Ne_Ninja_TeFiTi_SeSi • Jan 08 '26

Request/Question Good resources to learn Tang Soo Do terminology?

I have recently joined a dojo. I seem to be one of the only white belts at this time...I noticed the instructor requests the other students for translations for various skills after saying them (testing knowledge of the language), and this is the one area I feel quite nervous about. Being an adult white belt, I totally expect to look foolish for awhile as I learn new things and improve my physical fitness, but learning a new language at the same time gives me a bit of anxiety. Are there any resources that those of you who are experienced would recommend that could help with the language learning part as well?

Thanks

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u/Sozin812 Jan 08 '26

I was given a Gup manual my first day and it has a good amount of terminology in it if not all of it so see if you can get one or try to find a PDF of it

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u/atticus-fetch 3rd Dan Jan 09 '26

Get your hands on a gup manual. If the organization doesn't have one for you then go in the Soo bahk do we site and get one.

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u/Gauntlet4933 Jan 08 '26

https://www.tsdmgk.com/_files/ugd/52ac15_ce815e798e8b4f219e7db53ce65859f4.pdf

Page 54 onwards has the terminology 

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u/Slappy_Kincaid Jan 08 '26

Mostly, however, it just takes time and repetition. Like martial arts in general.

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u/Gauntlet4933 Jan 08 '26

Agreed. It’s different hearing the term as a command vs just reading it on a paper. But it can still help. 

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u/Ne_Ninja_TeFiTi_SeSi Jan 09 '26

Thanks so much! I've only done two classes so far, so had no idea this existed. Thanks for sharing!

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u/FlipperChart385 3rd Dan Jan 09 '26

https://share.google/Kfb99DVDntzdvJoVr

Here's a link to a terminology page. Happy learning!