Valid target areas

In kumdo, the parts of the opponent's body that can be struck or thrust at with the bamboo sword (jukdo) to score: head (meori), wrist (sonmok), waist (heori) and a throat thrust (jjireum).

Gyeokja buwi (격자 부위) are the parts of the opponent's body that may be struck or thrust at in kumdo to earn a point (hanpan, 한판). Gyeokja (擊刺) means "strike and thrust": gyeok is the strike, in other words the cut, and ja is the thrust with the sword.

Head (meori, 머리): the front (jeongmyeon meori) and the left and right sides (jwa·u meori).
Wrist (sonmok, 손목): the right and the left wrist.
Waist (heori, 허리): the right and the left side.
Thrust (jjireum, 찌름): to the throat (mok jjireum).

One source (Namu Wiki) counts eight target points in total. An article in the Korea Kumdo Association's webzine and a rules text posted on a forum add that when the opponent uses a high guard or a two-sword guard, a thrust to the chest also counts.

For a strike to be a valid strike (yuhyo gyeokja, 유효격자), it must be made with the striking part of the bamboo sword (jukdo), which is the first third from the tip. It also requires the unity of spirit, sword and body (gigeomche, 기검체) and a follow-through attitude (jonsim, 존심). The practitioner shouts the name of the area struck: "Meori!", "Sonmok!", "Heori!" or "Jjireum!".

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