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Useful Information |
| The Songahm Spirit*Korean Vocabulary*
Life Skills*Uniforms*ATA Symbols*ATA Tournaments |
| The Songahm Spirit of
Taekwondo At the beginning of a
taekwondo event:
Sir/Ma'am
I will practice in the spirit of taekwondo
With courtesy for fellow students
Loyalty for my instructor
And respect for my juniors and seniors, Sir/Ma'am
At the completion of a taekwondo event:
Sir/Ma'am
I shall live in perseverance in the spirit of taekwondo
Having honor with others
Integrity within myself
And self control in my actions, Sir/Ma'am
When bowing into a taekwondo class, the senior
student in the class will ask the class to face the flags. When the
class, the instructor, and all other students present are facing the
flags, the senior student will call the class to attention with "Charyot"
then call for a bow with "Kyungnae". The class should not say
"ATA" when bowing to the flags. When the instructor turns to face the
class, the senior students will say "Recite the first half of the
Songahm spirit of taekwondo, sijahk". After the spirit of taekwondo is
complete, the senior student will call for a second bow with "Kyungnae"
and the class will simultaneously respond with a bow and "ATA".
When bowing out of a taekwondo class, the
senior student will call for attention and a bow with "Charyot, Kyungnae"
followed by "recite the second half of the Songahm spirit of taekwondo,
sijahk". After the spirit of taekwondo, the next to highest ranking
student in the class will ask the class to face the senior ranking
student and bow with "Kyungnae" and "ATA". |
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| Korean Vocabulary |
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Bahroh - Return to ready position
Sijahk - Start
Kohmahn - Stop
Shiuh - At ease
| Charyot - Attention
Kyungnae - Bow
Junebee - Ready Position
Dojahng - training space
Dobok - Uniform
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Kihap - Yell
Poomsae - Forms
Kick - Chah-gi
Strike - Chi-gi
Punch - Je-ru-gi
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1 - Hana (Hah-nah)
2 - Dul (Dool)
3 - Set
4 - Net
5 - Dosut (Dah-seot)
6 - Yosut (Yeo-seot)
7 - Ilgulp (Il-geup)
8 - Yodul (Yeo-deol)
9 - Ahup (Ah-heop)
10 - Yul (Yeol) |
11 - Yul-hana
12 - Yul-dul
13 - Yul-set
14 - Yul-net
15 - Yul-dosut
16 - Yul-yosut
17 - Yul-ilgulp
18 - Yul-yodul
19 - Yul-ahup
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20 - Sumol (Soo-mool)
30 - Suron (Soo-reun)
40 - Mahon (Mah-heun)
50 - Schwin (Schwee-heun)
60 - Yesun (Yea-seun)
70 - Ilheun (Ee-reun)
80 - Yeodeun (Yeo-deun)
90 - Aheun (Ah-heun)
100 - Beck |
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| Life Skills |
| Life skills are the most important part of martial arts for the majority of the members of our school.
There are nine core life skills that we teach on a regular basis. The life skill that we focus on changes every
training cycle, approximately very two months. |
Respect . . . . . Treating people and things right.
1. Bow to your seniors (and juniors!) as a sign of respect.
2. Use proper manners to show others that you care about them.
3. Follow the rules so that everybody can have a pleasant time training.
4. Be thoughtful of other peoples thoughts and feelings.
Discipline . . . . . Always doing what you are supposed to do.
1. Know what you are supposed to do and when you are supposed to do it.
2. Set a good example for others by doing things right yourself.
3. Be responsible for your thoughts and actions.
4. Maintain self-control in all aspects of your life.
Confidence . . . . . Believing in ME!
1. Practice hard and improve every aspect of your life.
2. Maintain a positive self-image and project it to others.
3. Visualize your goals and proceed toward them in a positive way.
4. Improve your self by helping others improve their selves.
Perserverence . . . . . Never give up, no matter what!
1. Pay attention to what you are doing now.
2. Always reach to achieve your goals and don't abandon them.
3. Do your best every time you do something.
4. People don't trip on mountains, they trip on pebbles - work to step over the pebbles.
Integrity . . . . . Choosing right over wrong, always!
1. Always show honesty by telling the truth.
2. Maintain a high level of character and show it to others.
3. Be somebody that others can depend on.
4. Trust your thoughts and beliefs, and use them to guide your actions.
Focus . . . . . Keeping my goals in sight.
1. Put your thoughts and actions to work to achieve your current goal.
2. Look to the outcome, and make your path lead you to it.
3. Work as hard as you can to make your actions count.
4. Make sure that you're aiming at your target for it is the only way to reach it.
Self-esteem . . . . . Feeling good about myself!
1. Believe that your uniqueness is an asset.
2. Endeavor to be the best "you" that you can be.
3. Make yourself a person that is deserving of the respect of others.
4. Use your special talents to make your dreams come true.
Goals . . . . . Plan for the future in a SMART way.
1. Make your goals Specific - know exactly what you want and how to get it.
2. Make your goals Motivating - if you don't enjoy the journey, you will not reach the destination.
3. Make your goals Achievable - reach for the sky, but don't try to get there in one leap.
4. Make your goals Relevant - make sure that you want what you shoot for.
5. Make your goals Trackable - plant some signposts along the way to your goal.
Attitude . . . . . Feeling good about what you are doing
1. Keep your thoughts positive.
2. Enjoy your meal and desert will taste much sweeter!
3. Your mind controls your actions - Bad thoughts = bad actions.
4. Maintain your standards and happiness will accompany them.
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| The Songahm Spirit*Korean Vocabulary*Life Skills*
Uniforms*ATA Symbols*ATA Tournaments |
Uniforms
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Patch Information
The ATA Shield worn on the right breast of the uniform represetns the students
loyalty to the American Taekwondo Association and thier promise to represent the ATA as Black Belt Leader wherever they go.
The School patch worn on the left breast of the uniform represents the students affiliation to a specific school or instructor.
Tiny Tigers and Karate Kids will wear a Victory patch in place of a school patch. The Victory patch is used to collect stars that will
allow the student to advance to the next patch and ultimately earn their own school padge.
The Black Belt Club patch is given only to students who have been invited into the Black Belt Club Program and continually
demonstrate their Black Belt Discipline, this patch is worn on the student’s left sleeve.
The Leadership patch can only be worn by students currently in the Leadership Program and is worn opposite of the Black Belt Club patch on the students right sleeve.
The A-team patch is worn on the student’s left sleeve below the SWAT patch for those students who recieved strait A's on a report card.
The Delta patch is centered just above the SWAT Patch.
The SWAT patch is worn by students who have been accepted into the SWAT Program it is centered at least 1 1/2 inches below the black belt club patch.
SWAT Program Specifications
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| The Songahm Spirit*Korean Vocabulary*Life Skills*
Uniforms*ATA Symbols*ATA Tournaments |
The Korean Flag
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The flag, called "Tae Kuk," symbolizes the thought, philosophy, and mysticism of the Far East.
The circle in the center, red upper half and blue lower half, represents absolute, or the essential unity of all being.
The Yang (positive) and the Yin (negative) divisions within the circle represent duality. Examples of duality are heaven
and hell, fire and water, life and death, good and evil, or night and day.
The four trigrams also indicate the duality of opposites and balances. In the upper left trigram, three unbroken lines
symbolize Heaven; opposite them in the lower right, three broken lines represent Earth.
In the upper right trigram, two broken lines separated by an unbroken line is the symbol of Water; opposite them is
Fire, symbolized by two unbroken lines separated by a broken line. Symbolic of the nation is the white background (the land),
the circle (people), and the four trigrams (the government). All three make up the essential elements of the nation. |
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The Songahm Star
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The "Songahm Star" is the pattern that is formed on the
ground if all 18 forms of the Songahm system are completed. In a perfect Songahm Star,
the distance from the center point of the star to the top point is nine feet ("feet"
being the student's foot length). The total distance from the top point to the bottom
point equals 18 feet, representing the number of forms in the Songahm system. |
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| The Songahm Spirit*Korean Vocabulary*Life Skills*
Uniforms*ATA Symbols*ATA Tournaments |
Tournaments
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ATA Tournaments are the most dynamic and fun aspect
of Songahm taekwondo. They are conducted in a controlled environment with an atmosphere
of mutual respect and safety. ATA members participate for the thrill of the competition
rather than the desire to win a trophy at any cost. Competitors often see old friends at
tournaments as well as make new ones. Tournaments also allow students from the hosting school to show off their skills
by putting on a demonstration a.k.a. a Demo to kick off the start of almost every tournament, as seen above in the 2008 Lee's Regional Tournament. To assure safety and fairness at all tournaments,
a set of rules has been established by the ATA. These rules are available for download below.
ATA Tournament Rules
Combat Weapons Rules
ATA Xtreme Tournament Rules
ATA Creative Forms and Weapons Rules
ATA Special Abilities Competition Form
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