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I was curious, how many Tae Kwon Do fighters combine fighting styles with other martial arts? Another question is, when fighting in TKD do you think that combinations of kicks are the single most important deciding factor in a fight?
What do you think?
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I was curious, how many Tae Kwon Do fighters combine fighting styles with other martial arts? Another question is, when fighting in TKD do you think that combinations of kicks are the single most important deciding factor in a fight?
What do you think?
I am no TKD fighter, but I utilize my kicks just as much. I tend to want to use kicks for everything. I like to intimidate, destabilize, and finish opponents with my legs. But I have learned better. If you just go all kicks, and the fight drags to long, the opponent will catch on, and you will find yourself on the ground. I would say the best time to kick is after you get a good shot to the face, or anything else that destabilizes the opponent. Kicks are so much more devastating when the opponent is off balance.
Second best to finishing the opponent with kicks is when you need room. You can unleash a couple kick jabs, and then an actual kick to back them off.
I was curious, how many Tae Kwon Do fighters combine fighting styles with other martial arts? Another question is, when fighting in TKD do you think that combinations of kicks are the single most important deciding factor in a fight?
What do you think?
Well in WTF, you can only score point with your legs...( You get 1 point if you Punch HARD in the trunk, but this is really hard to do...)
Personally, I try to use all the correct blocks, kicks and stances in fight... I never do "halve-way blocks and stances", because there is a reason why the blocks and stances are made like they are...
If you make the correct combination of kicks, you can easily take out your foe of you are focused(Dont use the same combs. every time! The foe will then work you out!)
But I have no idea about ITF rules and how the fighting works...
Combinations of kicks is everything in Tae Kwon Do. Sometimes even really slow people will probably block a single kick, the best bet is to always follow it up with something else. (I think this generalizes to most arts however, something in the realm of always have a backup plan.)
I have found that TKD can come together pretty well with a lot of boxing techniques once you understand the link between your arms and legs. In fact, you really end up using your hands and feet in many of the same ways. For an example about how this works, take a fighting stance: first do a jab-cross then do a front leg front kick and a back leg turning kick. Notice how you hips twist in a very similar way. We can put these together fairly well now with a front leg front-job-cross-back leg turning combination. Additionally, kicks can serve as a distraction while you close the distance to get a good power punch in.
I think that the link between Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido can go almost without saying. It isn't surprising that a lot of Tae Kwon Do grandmasters have a decent amount of training in Hapkido and vice versa. (Personal story: my grandmaster has a 9th Dan Tae Kwon Do and a 8th Dan Hapkido. One of his friends has just the opposite. They both encourage each other to "just finish" the 9th Dan requirements for their secondary art. For whatever reason, neither is interested in "just finishing".)
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I find that blending the Kicks and Sparring methods of TKD with Ninjutsu makes a good combination.
its not really neccessary. but i grew up doing TKD before training in Ninjutsu so kicking is a natural part of my fighting. and Part of Ninjutsu is developing your unique way of doing Striking or Taijutsu
TKD is also a good combination with Army Combatives cause Caombatives emphasizes more on grappling. though theres some who say its a bad mix
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I've said it before on here ... my surprise at how many people do not use their hands that much in sparring. I use my hands alot, and land them alot. As I have progressed in rank (skill) I have been able to get my legs to somewhat do what I ask of them.
For me, a typical combo (favorite) is a #1 front kick, jab, punch, #2 round (or side) kick. If I miss with the round kick they should be moving backwards at this point and I will attempt a spin side kick or even a 360 (not a jump 360, the accuracy just isn't there yet).
When we spar at our school it is encouraged to get your opponent all covered up, down in a ball. So we engage with a certain level of aggression. I believe that this is a good thing as it will carry out on the street just a bit better than lovey dovey sparring.
TDK = hand and foot fighting. Somehow there has been more emphasis on the foot than the hand.
Totally off-topic ... and I just wanted to tell you all cause it was so cool:
There is a 4th BB instructor at our school. He's a young guy, fit and trim, full of life ... and I would consider him a friend. We like to spar each other because we can go a bit harder than with some of the other folks. Now, I'm just a Sr. blue but I'm older .. wiser ... well, older. So, I am not prone to be intimidated. Meaning, I'm not afraid to tangle with much better skilled BB as long as I learn something in the process.
So .. we're facing each other and it begins. We both have our hands up, kinda moving around when he just jumps up in the air at me (I think he was attempting a jump side or front kick). I got my leg up and performed what can only be the sweetest slide side kick every witnessed and caught him up in the air. My foot connected with his midsection and brought him down into a ball onto the ground. It was AWESOME!!
Now, when he got back to his feet he made me pay something fierce! But it was SOOO worth it. That is the second time thus far that I have been truly amazed at what practice and training can actually get done. It motivates me to dedicate myself even more to this art I have chosen.
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I've said it before on here ... my surprise at how many people do not use their hands that much in sparring. I use my hands alot, and land them alot. As I have progressed in rank (skill) I have been able to get my legs to somewhat do what I ask of them.
For me, a typical combo (favorite) is a #1 front kick, jab, punch, #2 round (or side) kick. If I miss with the round kick they should be moving backwards at this point and I will attempt a spin side kick or even a 360 (not a jump 360, the accuracy just isn't there yet).
When we spar at our school it is encouraged to get your opponent all covered up, down in a ball. So we engage with a certain level of aggression. I believe that this is a good thing as it will carry out on the street just a bit better than lovey dovey sparring.
TDK = hand and foot fighting. Somehow there has been more emphasis on the foot than the hand.
Totally off-topic ... and I just wanted to tell you all cause it was so cool:
There is a 4th BB instructor at our school. He's a young guy, fit and trim, full of life ... and I would consider him a friend. We like to spar each other because we can go a bit harder than with some of the other folks. Now, I'm just a Sr. blue but I'm older .. wiser ... well, older. So, I am not prone to be intimidated. Meaning, I'm not afraid to tangle with much better skilled BB as long as I learn something in the process.
So .. we're facing each other and it begins. We both have our hands up, kinda moving around when he just jumps up in the air at me (I think he was attempting a jump side or front kick). I got my leg up and performed what can only be the sweetest slide side kick every witnessed and caught him up in the air. My foot connected with his midsection and brought him down into a ball onto the ground. It was AWESOME!!
Now, when he got back to his feet he made me pay something fierce! But it was SOOO worth it. That is the second time thus far that I have been truly amazed at what practice and training can actually get done. It motivates me to dedicate myself even more to this art I have chosen.
Anyways .. that's it ... sorry for the long post!
LOL that was cool.
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... well, older. So, I am not prone to be intimidated. Meaning, I'm not afraid to tangle with much better skilled BB as long as I learn something in the process.
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