First foul
The call a chief referee makes in a kumdo match when a competitor commits a first foul (banchik). A second foul by the same competitor in the match gives the opponent one point (hanpan).
How to say it
- Korean
- 반칙 한 번banchik han beon
- Spanish
- Primera falta
- English
- First foul
- Japanese
- 反則一回はんそくいっかいhansoku ikkai
Banchik han beon (반칙 한 번, “first foul”) is the call made by the chief referee (jusim, 주심) in a kumdo match when a competitor commits a first foul (banchik, 반칙).
- In the Korean rules consulted, the chief referee gathers the flags to one side, shows the number of fouls with the fingers toward the offender, announces it, and returns to the basic posture.
- Examples of conduct penalised this way: tripping or sweeping the opponent's legs, stepping out of bounds (jangoe, 장외), dropping the bamboo sword (jukdo, 죽도) and making an unjustified request to stop the match.
- Fouls are accumulated over the whole match. A second foul gives the opponent one point (hanpan, 한판).
- English-language sources add that the match stops, the competitors return to their starting positions, and the foul is usually marked with a triangle on the score record. If both competitors commit the same foul at the same time, both are told they have one foul against them.
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