Separate

Call made by the chief referee (jusim) in kumdo when the guard-to-guard clinch (kodeungi ssaum) stalls: both competitors part and the bout resumes at once.

Heeojyeo (헤어져, «separate») is one of the calls a referee makes in kumdo. In the Korean refereeing rules I consulted, the referees' declarations cover start, end, resumption, stoppage, «heeojyeo», valid strike, result, conference and foul.

It is used when the guard-to-guard clinch (kodeungi ssaum, 코등이 싸움) stalls. The chief referee (jusim, 주심) calls «heeojyeo» and the two competitors are parted, after which the bout resumes immediately. The separation must take place inside the court.

With the call, the chief referee raises both flags (gi, 기) forward and splits the two in place. With the call «gyesok» (계속, «continue») the flags are lowered.
If one competitor has the boundary line behind him or her, the referee quickly adjusts the positions of both.
On hearing it, the competitors move apart at once, take the middle guard (jungdanse, 중단세), and continue on the referee's call.

Korea Kumdo Association (Daehan Kumdohoe) texts warn referees not to call it lightly, because competitors may come to rely on it. The same texts treat attacking while pretending to separate as a foul. They also treat as fouls separating while lowering or spreading the point of the jukdo (죽도, bamboo sword), and striking, pressing or pushing aside the opponent's jukdo.

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