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What is Knockdown and count in Taekwondo?

When a fighter is downed by a legal attack, the referee calls kalyeo and administers a count, exactly as in boxing. A fighter who cannot recover in time loses by RSC — referee stops contest.

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Gam-jeomHoguDobokPSS (Protector and Scoring System)KyorugiPoomsaeChagiDollyo chagi (round kick)
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