Full point
In kumdo, the full point (hanpan) is the score awarded for a valid strike (yuhyogyeokja): full spirit, correct posture, an accurate hit with the bamboo sword (jukdo) and jonsim. Merely touching the target does not score.
How to say it
- Korean
- 한판hanpan
- Spanish
- Punto completo
- English
- Full point
- Japanese
- 一本いっぽんippon
Hanpan (한판), the «full point», is the unit of scoring in a kumdo match. A match is a contest to see who first earns a hanpan with the bamboo sword (jukdo, 죽도). The term corresponds to Japanese 一本 (ippon), literally «one full point».
- What counts: the rules define a valid strike (yuhyogyeokja, 유효격자) as one made with full spirit and correct posture, using the striking part of the jukdo on a valid target with the blade edge properly aligned, and with jonsim (존심).
- Unity of spirit, sword and body: only a strike in which will, sword handling and body movement coincide (gigeomche ilchi, 기검체 일치) meets the condition for a hanpan. Merely touching the target does not score.
- Shout: a strike without a shout (gihap, 기합) is not recognized as valid.
- Targets: the head, the wrist, the waist, and a thrust to the throat.
- Judging: one main referee and two assistants signal with flags, and a point counts when at least two of the three acknowledge it.
- Match format: a club source says the first to two points wins within the time limit. If no point is scored, the next point wins in the extension.
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