FREE STYLE / RECOGNIZED POOMSAE INFO

Vertical Front Kick (Ap-chagi) – Gaze & Head Position
- Minor Accuracy Deduction (-0.1): Applied if the athlete looks straight forward while in the same direction of the movement, instead of focusing directly at the kicking target.
- Major Accuracy Deduction (-0.3): Applied if the athlete looks in the completely wrong direction or looks away from the kicking direction.
- No Accuracy Deduction – Presentation only: Lifting the chin/head during the vertical kick does not trigger an accuracy penalty. However, it may lower the Expression of Energy presentation score.
Pair Event – Boundary Regulations
- Exempt from boundary penalties.
- Although the pair performs in a side-by-side format, no boundary-line crossing penalties (-0.3) will be assessed during the performance.

Jumping Turning Kick – Skill 3
- Minimum rotation: 540°.
- The mandatory spinning kick must begin with at least a 540-degree gradient of turn.
- The strike may be executed with either the instep or heel.
Consecutive Sparring Kicks – Skill 4
- Counted as Technical Rules.
- Double/triple kick counting:
  - Double kick = 1 kick
  - Triple or more consecutive kicks = 2 kicks
- Minimum 7 kicks must be performed in immediate succession.
- Kicks are counted as one continuous sequence toward the total requirement.
- Target kick count: 7–10 kicks.
- No penalty if the athlete performs more than 10 consecutive kicks.
Mixed Team – Event Assistance Regulations
- Physical boosting is prohibited — stepping on a teammate or physically launching an athlete to achieve greater height is not allowed.
- Piggybacking is permitted for the shoulders and backside of board-holding poles, but the athlete being elevated must remain fully active and maintained.
Acrobatic Sequence – Timing Limits
- In-Music Restriction: The strict limit of one 3-second acrobatic sequence applies only within the duration of the music (between the start and end of the track).
- No Penalty Outside Music: Acrobatic actions performed outside the music’s duration — such as during the Jeon-bi (Ready) or Baro (Return) commands — will receive no penalty.

1st occurrence: Verbal warning
2nd occurrence / continued behavior: Kyeong-go (no deduction from the score)
3rd occurrence / aggressive behavior: Yellow Card (no deduction from the score)
4th occurrence / extreme behavior: Red Card — immediate expulsion from the Field of Play and tournament disqualification for the athlete.