What is a TKD practitioner called?

Discussion in 'Tae Kwon Do' started by Mitlov, Sep 4, 2009.

  1. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

    Someone who does karate is called a karateka.
    Someone who does judo is called a judoka.
    Someone who does boxing is called a boxer.
    Someone who does savate is called a savateur.
    Someone who does capoeira is called a capoeirista.

    Is there a word that means "someone who does taekwondo"?
     
  2. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    taekwondoin, if i'm not mistaken
     
  3. TheMadhoose

    TheMadhoose Carpe Jugulum

    Acording to the UKTA/ITF handbook a taekwon-do student is called a jeja
     
  4. johntm

    johntm TKD Beast

    been wondering this myself. a tae kwon do-er? tae kwon do-ist?
     
  5. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

    ...seriously?
     
  6. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    I believe jeja means "student". The generic term for TKDists is, I think, Taekwondoin. Or, "You up there, can you please stop spinning, land, and talk to me?"

    Mitch
     
  7. SpikeD

    SpikeD At the Frankenstein Place

    After long enough practice i think they are called limpy. :)
     
  8. Theforgotten

    Theforgotten Drifting Aimlessly

    The proper word is "Taekwondoin", with "in" meaning student or practitioner of _____. In Korean, "In" has roughly the same meaning as "Ka" in Japanese. Hence, Karate practitioner = Karateka, Taekwondo practitioner = Taekwondoin. It also works for most of the other Korean martial arts - Hapkidoin, Hwarangdoin, Tang Soo Doin, etc.
     
  9. airweaver

    airweaver Valued Member

    A tai chi man is unlabellable.

    a man who calls himself a tai chi man cannot know tai chi.
     
  10. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    What is a TKD practitioner called?

    Fodder? :evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil::evil:
     
  11. aaron_mag

    aaron_mag New Member Supporter

    Thanks for asking this Mitlov! I know books written in English (even those written by Koreans) use the -ist ending. But that appears to be a Korean-English hybrid. The -in ending seems more appropriate. Learned something new!
     
  12. aaron_mag

    aaron_mag New Member Supporter

    Heh heh. I should have known you'd show up in this thread.... ;)
     
  13. pecks

    pecks Valued Member

    wat
     
  14. Smitfire

    Smitfire Cactus Schlong

    hehehehe...I aim to please.
     
  15. carlos

    carlos MAP Hoo Flung Dung Expert Supporter

    Is it pronounced 'in' as in, er as 'in' :D
     
  16. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    No, it goes wth the o to make an oin sound, like in coin.

    There's actually a silent "g" on the end too. You know those consecutive 360's people do?

    TaeKwondoing doing, doing, doing!

    Mitch :D
     
  17. Mitlov

    Mitlov Shiny

    That's too bad, I was hoping it was pronounced like doin', as in "Hao Yuu Doin," a practitioner of the New England art of calzone-eating and racketeering.

    In all seriousness, where is the emphasis? Is it taeKWONdoin or taekwonDOIN?
     
  18. StuartA

    StuartA Guardian of real TKD :-)

    As long as its not "player" I can live with the other terms.

    Stuart
     
  19. paulol

    paulol Valued Member

    Holler, Holler player :)

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  20. Fish Of Doom

    Fish Of Doom Will : Mind : Motion Supporter

    if the tkd guy has swine flu, that g changes to a k
    taekwondoink oink, oink, oink

    :D
     

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