Three killing methods
A basic kumdo principle for overpowering an opponent by killing three things: the sword (geom), the technique (gisul) and the spirit (gi), so that the opponent cannot attack freely.
How to say it
- Korean
- 삼살법samsalbeop
- Spanish
- Matar la espada, la técnica y la energía del oponente
- English
- Three killing methods
- Japanese
- 三殺法さんさっぽうsansappō
Samsalbeop (삼살법, 三殺法) is a kumdo principle that can be read as the "three killing methods". It means killing three things in the opponent: the sword, the technique and the spirit. The Korea Kumdo Association (대한검도회) describes it as the first step of the principle of subduing an opponent.
- Killing the sword (검, geom): striking the opponent's sword to the left or right, or pressing it down, so that its function is paralysed.
- Killing the technique (기술, gisul): attacking continuously so that the opponent's attack cannot arise.
- Killing the spirit (gi, 기): overpowering the opponent's spirit with one's own full spirit. A page from a kumdo club says that for beginners this spirit starts with the shout (기합, gihap).
A general Korean dictionary defines it as a technique of striking or pressing the sword aside to paralyse the opponent and keep attacking.
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