kicked in the head

[RODAN]

thank you all for your repelys,everthing helps..hehe I just came home from class and i feel great,durring sparring with a blackbelt tagged me twice in the head.wow I learned so much from that,theres no messing around you have to work hard.I gained so much respect for blackbelts,not only because of there skills in tae kwon do there really good people..

[KickChick]

In TKD blackbelts usually tag lower belts with control in order to show them that they are leaving themselves open and not blocking properly. When two blackbelts spar one another look out!

 

I am sure you were wearing head gear RODAN.

 

 

[Prodigy-Child]

u just got tagged? jesus when we are sparring at the dojo we let eachother know that our hands are down or our elbows are flaring by hitting eachother there as hard as we can

 

ive learned better this way.......back in the day when i was doing TKD our instructor used to just tag us to let us know there is an opening much like you were saying but in kickboxing we take advantage of that oppurtunity and pummel eachother

[taezee]

were all real impressed by that im sure..however..if i was to slap my students in the head hard to let them know there guard was down..how many would i have left at the end og the month

 

 

[Deathcometh]

I think that by fighting harder and more expereinced fighters you can become better and not just by fighting them but also by watching there movement and moves (what do they use more blocks, kicks, etc.?) and by doing this you could with hard work be able to beat them.

[MichiganTKD]

Good point Tae Zee.

 

It is not the Instructor's job to contact us if our hands are down or if we are too close. His job is to instruct us in technique and guide us. It is our fellow students' job to keep us honest if we drop our hands. Likewise, no legitimate instructor would allow students, whether higher-lower or same rank, to beat on each other. Students are there to learn, not get injured or break bones. Black belt to black belt however, especially those who are practicing with each other aside from class, have more leeway. They are responsible for themselves, within reason.

[granmasterchen]

if i kicked someone in the head full force they wouldnt be able to come back to class, there is no sense going full force on fellow students, save that for the streets. Unless you want to kill each other before you ever get a chance to use it in the street. Just my two cents.

[equaninimus]

What he said.

[The Saint]

Training against a more experiance fighter is always god for both parties, i always try to spar and compete with the black belts at my dojo. The suddle kicks and jabs to the head are to point out weaknesses in your fighting style if you learn from the light taps to the side of the face it's a good thing. I see no problem with light head contact to let your opponent know if their guard is down.

[Sasori_Te]

The Saint has a good signature to sum up this thread. "Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class." Choi Hong He, ITF Founder. Just thought I'd point it out.