Defend against a lead leg side kick in an open stance by scooping the leg with one hand, following up with a strike by the other.
Defense | Sparring | Point Karate | Sport Karate | Point Fighting
The fourth step in this progression adds a reverse punch follow up. The hook-round is used to approach the opponent, with the reverse punch aiming to score.
Sparring | Point Sparring | Point Fighting | Kicking | Punching
The second step of this progression is to add the limb speed and a faster chamber to the basic hook-round technique. This upgrade makes the technique even more viable for sparring competition.
Sparring | Point Sparring | Point Fighting | Kicking | Speed
We don't often think of punching in Tae Kwon Do sparring. However, punching can be an effective way to create distance to score with kicking.
Olympic TKD | TKD | Tae Kwon Do | Sparring | Punching