tkdBill Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 I wish I was shorter so just ONCE somebody would try to do that to me. You have never had someone even attempt a jump kick to your head? How tall are you? In my style of TKD, it's a 3 point kick, so it's worth learning to do well. Connecting a jump spin kick in competition is a thing of beauty!! -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzychicano Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 wow you must be pretty tall or very scary looking or both What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kickKO Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 If I were you don't worry about his height...go for speed. Normally they have a longer reach, but close them up, go aroudn them, get them dizzy, and attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzychicano Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 Spin them around like people spin kids before hitting a pinata then hes yours! What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted February 19, 2005 Share Posted February 19, 2005 "In my style of TKD, it's a 3 point kick, so it's worth learning to do well. Connecting a jump spin kick in competition is a thing of beauty!!" in TKD being the key words there. i don't bash on jump kicks, i know a lot of them myself. and the UFC people can't even bash on them, as there was a KO by a jump kick to the head in UFC 49. still, chances are it's not your best bet. rairly do you want both feet off the ground, since it's easy to just get bowled over. plus they telegraph a lot and you're extremely vulnerable when you're landing. they're great in point sparring, but other forms of sparring and street fighting are a different kind of game. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdBill Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 in TKD being the key words there. i don't bash on jump kicks, i know a lot of them myself. and the UFC people can't even bash on them, as there was a KO by a jump kick to the head in UFC 49. still, chances are it's not your best bet. rairly do you want both feet off the ground, since it's easy to just get bowled over. plus they telegraph a lot and you're extremely vulnerable when you're landing. they're great in point sparring, but other forms of sparring and street fighting are a different kind of game. Of course I'm not referring to street fighting, I would never attempt a jump kick or even a head kick in that situation. The original post was about sparring someone tall, and my answer was meant to be a little tongue-in-cheek. I do, however, teach my students to use jump kicks properly in sparring. Most importantly, how to disguise them so that their opponent doesn't see it coming, and also how to land properly, and to execute an effective follow-up attack. -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kickKO Posted February 20, 2005 Share Posted February 20, 2005 Today I had a tournament and got a jumpkick in, everybody said I scored but the judges didn't call it...but ohh well that comes with the territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdBill Posted February 21, 2005 Share Posted February 21, 2005 Unfortunately, it's the judges who are the ones who have to see it. Since most tournament judges are very experienced, they likely had a valid reason for not scoring it. -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ64 Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 u don't want to gain weight u want to gain muscule by lifting weights and use your head to batte this guy as sone as he's done his attack conter attack use you speed as a advantege tire him out and thats when u attack good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
writerlady04 Posted March 11, 2005 Author Share Posted March 11, 2005 thank you guys so much- i feel better about myself! Life is a book, you have to read it to achieve it- invent your own novel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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