TKD.........

[Little Dragon 117]

hello
, I have noticed that there are a lot of TKD practitioners on this site, yet alone everywhere i go, and I would like to get some help from you all!
the thing is that i am a little nervous to go up against a TKD practitioner, and though I have studied the style myslelf up until my green belt, I am wondering if there are any tips against going up people who master the kicks!

[Chapel]

If he likes him his kicks, move in and take them away. Of course it matters what he does well. You want to find what area you can beat him in and then beat him in it.

"Know yourself and your opponent and you will be the victor of all your battles." - Paraphrased from some notes made on the back of an ancient Chinese pizza box by Sun Tsu

[Little Dragon 117]

so by taking his legs away i would feint or combo or footwork my way in so i can sweep or kick his legs, but then again TKD ists have those vicious knockouts that if anyone comes near them then they'd destroy them.

Also, i heard to not kick with a kicker and not box with a boxer so should i box the TKDist?
but then that would mean he has more reach and power because of his legs right?

[complete]

Because TKD concentrate so much on kicking, they tend to be not so versatile with their punches and when you are close to them. Always keep an eye on the distance between you and your opponent. It's hard to kick when you are body to body in touch with them.

[Little Dragon 117]

Originally Posted by complete

Because TKD concentrate so much on kicking, they tend to be not so versatile with their punches and when you are close to them. Always keep an eye on the distance between you and your opponent. It's hard to kick when you are body to body in touch with them.

ok and then that is when knees, elbows, and joint locks/ throws come in right?

oh yeah and the thing is i sparred a TKD high green before, and i took him down with back fists and sweeps.

[Majis0422]

Are you doing a rules sparring match (point system) or more like the UFC? If so, you must remember the TKD ist (well at least my form) also knows joinlocks/pressure points/sweeps. But I do agree we dont have as much punching tech. as other MA's like boxing lol. But dont get think you can auto win by getting close up and punching, because we TKDist (at least my form) also have vicious punches as well. I would just have to say, use your strong points... if you are good with kicks too I dont see why not kick some with him... test him out... see if he is actually all that. If your more confident w/ punches then do that, and so on.

[Little Dragon 117]

yes, I see, but what style of TKD do you study because the style i studied was traditional and we learned punches and knife hands, and went through excersices like the feet in cement and we had to defend against attackers.
we had katas like Chon-Ji, Tan Gun, Yul Kok, Toe San,etc.

anyways, my strong points are kicking, punching, and footwork. Also parrying
the way we sparred and still spar is all padding besides mid section, and we use anything besides groin, eyes, kicking the knees, and breaking techniques unless it is JJ.

I know my weak points also, so i am going to work on those just incase they are his strong points.
Thanks for the tips still

[daveren]

Hm... you're going fight a tkd? what a kawinkadink! So am i! so is there any other advice? I'm not sure how he fights, and i haven't sparred in a reallly really long time. Anything else to help me get prepared?

[Little Dragon 117]

Originally Posted by daveren

Hm... you're going fight a tkd? what a kawinkadink! So am i! so is there any other advice? I'm not sure how he fights, and i haven't sparred in a reallly really long time. Anything else to help me get prepared?

what I do to get prepared before a fight or sparring match is a lot of cardio workouts and techniques. I am not oging to know if I am going to be able to take him out in one blow or if he is going to be a challenge, so those are the two major things i work on non stop until i spar or fight.
other than that , know yourself and your limitations and strenghts, and also study TKD if you haven't already, and look more into that style, so you are not surprised with most of the techniques he throws at you

[Majis0422]

I just recently fought a 2nd Degree Black Belt in TKD and here is what I noticed... maybe this will help. (This is different for different people but this is a couple moves I see TKD's do alot) Watch out for inner and outter cresent kicks, these can get through a block and hit you in either the head or the chest (depending on their leg length and which cresent he used) also there are the basic kicks such as front kick, side kick and so forth. However one that is hard to judge is if they start to spin be careful because I found that they can throw multiple kicks while spinning which in turn is hard to hit him cuz of the spin. You probably know most of this but I hope this helps some. Umm another kick is the spinning hook kick... this is very dangerous because you might think your safe that you "blocked" the spin kick but when the hook is released it will smash you in the back of the head. And the last two I see happen alot is the butterfly kick and the very very quick spinning side kick... this hurts quite a bit and is almost too fast to block if your not "watching" for it.

Well that probably sounded like I named off every kick there is... but hopefully it helped some!

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by complete

Because TKD concentrate so much on kicking, they tend to be not so versatile with their punches and when you are close to them. Always keep an eye on the distance between you and your opponent. It's hard to kick when you are body to body in touch with them.

I dont completeLY agree.

Two TKD Korean instructors I know can close the gap and take you down fast.

[Majis0422]

Originally Posted by 47MartialMan

I dont completeLY agree.

Two TKD Korean instructors I know can close the gap and take you down fast.

Correct. My instructor is one of those smaller compact type of guys. So he uses his speed to quickly get inside and destroy you w/ a barrage of punches/elbows and the likes.

I dont understand why people think TKD is a kicking only type of MA. They teach various punches/elbows and knee strikes. Its not pure kicks.

[47MartialMan]

Originally Posted by Majis0422

Correct. My instructor is one of those smaller compact type of guys. So he uses his speed to quickly get inside and destroy you w/ a barrage of punches/elbows and the likes.

I dont understand why people think TKD is a kicking only type of MA. They teach various punches/elbows and knee strikes. Its not pure kicks.

Because they are used to seeing high flashy kicks for demos.

Because, some people are trained poorly and didnt get a proper teacher.

[Doneal7]

They can't throw kicks if they are moving backwards. Push them really hard and keep them away from.

[jorgetkd]

Originally Posted by Hajilee

They can't throw kicks if they are moving backwards. Push them really hard and keep them away from.

where did you take that from?
or where do you train TKD?
as far as I know, lot of TKD techniques are counter attacks and backwards kicks!
it's not really up on the style as much as it's on the artist and his or her skills and training level, if he or she is rounded or not, or how fast can react.