Taekwondo words · Intermediate

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Taekwondo terms

Dwi chagi

The back kick. It counts as a turning kick, and scores double, only if the head and shoulders turn as the kick is delivered.

Bandal chagi

The Korean term for a roundhouse kick, one of the most common scoring kicks.

Also called: roundhouse kick

Ap chagi

A basic front kick used both offensively and to keep an opponent at distance.

Sensing socks

Socks worn with the electronic protector. They detect kicks and punches with the foot, and the referee may check that they work before the contest.

Also called: sensor socks
See also: Contest, Referee

Head kick

A kick to the head, worth 3 points. A valid turning kick to the head is worth 6.

Gam-jeom

A penalty declared by the referee for a prohibited act. It gives the opponent 1 point, or 2 points for passive behaviour in the last ten seconds of a round. Ten gam-jeom lose the contest.

Kyorugi scoring and penalties

Prohibited acts

Acts that bring a gam-jeom include crossing the boundary line, falling down, avoiding or delaying, grabbing or pushing, kicking below the waist, hitting the head with the hand, butting or kneeing, attacking a fallen opponent, and attacking after Kal-yeo.

Win by point gap

The referee stops the contest when one athlete leads by 20 points after the second round or at any point in the third. It is not used in senior semi-finals and finals.

Also called: PTG
See also: Contest, Referee

Referee stops contest

A win when the referee stops the contest, for example when a knocked-down athlete cannot continue by the count of eight, when one disregards the command to continue three times, or when the doctor stops the contest.

Also called: RSC
See also: Contest, Referee

Knock down

When a legitimate scoring technique makes an athlete touch the floor with anything but the soles, or leaves them staggered and unable or unwilling to go on. The referee calls Kal-yeo and counts to eight, and to ten if the athlete cannot continue.

Superiority

How a tied contest is decided when the golden round does not produce two points. It goes first to the athlete who scored by a punch, then to more hits registered by the system, more rounds won, fewer gam-jeom, and finally to the judges' view of the round.

Instant video replay

A review of a video by a review jury. A coach can request it for some situations. The electronic system's decision on whether a kick is valid cannot be reviewed, but the referee may ask for a replay when a head kick was delivered and no point was awarded.

Also called: IVR
See also: Head kick, Referee

Contest procedure

Best of three

A format used in some competitions in which the winner is the athlete who wins two of three rounds, and there is no golden round. A round tied on points goes to superiority, starting with the points scored by turning kicks.

Poomsae

Poomsae scoring

A recognised poomsae is scored out of 10: accuracy 4.0 and presentation 6.0. Presentation is 2.0 for speed and power, 2.0 for rhythm and tempo and 2.0 for expression of energy. The highest and lowest scores for each part are dropped and the rest averaged.

Poomsae deductions

Accuracy loses 0.1 for each small mistake in a movement and 0.3 for each big one. Finishing early or late, or crossing the boundary line, costs 0.3 from the final score. Presentation is scored for the whole performance, not deducted mistake by mistake.

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Poomsae ties

A tie goes to the athlete with more points in presentation for recognised poomsae, or in technical skills for freestyle.