Ready
Junbi (준비) means "ready" or "prepare". It is the first item in the list in the Korea Kumdo Association's match rules, ahead of sijak (시작) and meomchwo (멈춰).
How to say it
- Korean
- 준비junbi
- Spanish
- Listo (preparados)
- English
- Ready
Junbi (준비, hanja 準備) is a Korean word meaning "to prepare" or "ready". A popular article on taekwondo explains that it carries the idea of arranging what is needed, or putting oneself in order, for something expected to happen.
In kumdo, the following was found:
- The match rules page (검도경기규칙) of the Korea Kumdo Association (한국검도협회) has a numbered list: 1. 준비 (junbi), 2. 시작 (sijak), 3. 멈춰 (meomchwo).
- The same association's grading regulations use 준비세 (junbise) in the striking column. Examples are "준비세 - 머리, 손목 때리기" for the ungraded 10th kyu level and "준비세 - 빠른머리 때리기" for the 9th and 8th kyu levels.
Outside kumdo, taekwondo sources give 준비 as "ready", a command that comes before 시작 (sijak, begin). They also give the compound 준비 자세 (junbi seogi or junbi jase), the "ready stance".
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