Dijita Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 From the result of a post to a different thread, I had a question.... How do TKD fighters block their legs? From what I understand a TKD's fighting stance is more sideways. I'm curious to know. In Kyokushin we fight preety much facing our opponent, with hips preety much faced forward. If someone is kicking at our outer thigh for example, we raise our knee up and outward and block with our shins (with the same leg that's being kicked at). It's hard to describe, but hopefully you get the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 How do TKD fighters block their legs? From what I understand a TKD's fighting stance is more sideways. I'm curious to know. Actually, TKD faces their opponent squarely. I don't know about traditional, but the non traditional guys do leg checks like you describe for low line kicks. For higher kicks, the primary defense is to move. They teach blocks for kicks, but if you don't move and put an angle of deflection on the block you'll probably do more dammage to yourself than to them. I just don't think you'd do any good with something like a 90' downward block to a roundhouse kick if you just stand there. Even to a front kick, I doubt you'd completely deflect it in time. Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dijita Posted May 21, 2004 Author Share Posted May 21, 2004 Hrmm, that's interesting. We have a guy in our class who is a black belt in TKD. He admits to his bad habit of always putting his hips to the side in a fighting stance because of his previous TKD training. Though he did TKD many many years ago (20-30 years), so maybe it's changed since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delta1 Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 He may have been from a non traditional system as well. And I'm not that familiar with traditional TKD, so it could be that they don't emphasize it as much as your system does. But if you get a book on TKD and look at their stances, you'll see that they are square on to their opponent. Then again, he might have been in a McDojang that didn't emphasize anything that much. Hard to say. Freedom isn't free! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Donkey Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 When I trained TKD it was as delta1 said leg checks and footwork. For some reason it's really hard to get rid of that sideways stance now that I train MT. We also do alot of modified clinching in TKD were u move in to get inside the kick. Don't discount the stance though. It alllows for very powerful application of certain kicks such as side, spin, back and axe.It also presents a lot less body area to attack. Like u MT prefers the square approach but because everyone uses it this makes the side attack a good method of temporarily confusing your opponent. Donkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 My 2 pennies: The Korean systems I have studied all use a somewhat "square on" fighting stance. In contrast, the Japanese systems I have studied use a stance angled away from front. However, within each system are opportunities to use various stances depending on the situation. Each has its own merits...and downfalls. "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy_Mendiola Posted May 23, 2004 Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yeah, I check kicks with my leg or shin part and yeah it's really hard because it's a sidewards stance instead of a Muay Thai traditional stance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJS Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Funny 90% of the TKD guys I have watched or spared with fight in a sideways or bladed stance and will have no defense for leg kicks. It'd good for point sparring not real fighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorba Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 When i done TKD we were taught to stand nearly side on. It gives the opponent about half the target that standing square has. i used a lot of leg checks in sparring but must admit that we didnt do a lot of kicking to the legs (if thats what you mean by leg kicks) however, bocking/deflecting/evading regular kicks is something i never really had a problem with. It takes a big man to admit when he's wrong, and I am NOT a big man.Tae Kwon Do (ITF) - 1st Dan Black BeltShotokan Karate - 6th Kyu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
granmasterchen Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 i use the sideways stance....yet i manage to block kicks with my shins with no problem, its just something that you get used to doing , you learn to adapt to what ever stance that you are comfortable with.....i have fought individuals that use the straight on boxer stance and i have been able to fight very effectively using that stance even with the low kicks....it may just be me, but it is something that i simply got used to over the years of training i supposse/. That which does not destroy me will only make me stronger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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