Self Defense -- Are One Steps Enough?

[unDertow]

What i meant about the blocking was that if you are fast enough to block a straight on punch you should have no problem seeing a haymaker coming. You should deal with them differently but to a martial artisr with any kind of experience a haymaker should be no problem

[SBN Doug]

Here's another old thread I enjoyed. I like how it shows more the positive aspects of TKD and the incorporation of self defense.

 

Not being TKD, it might not be fair for me to say that we spend a large amount of time on locking, trapping, falling etc. However, I would like to hear more about your schools.

[karatekid1975]

No, I don't think one-steps are enough. Not the way they are taught in my dojang. I just learned one that you do three hand techniques and switch stance all three times. To me, that isn't realistic. The hand techniques used are cool (punch, punch, palm heel strike), but I think if we stayed in more of a "natural back stance," and fire off the hand techniques quickly, it would be better. Specially if they concentrate more on using "hip" than trying to switch stance all the time.

 

One steps aren't made to be "self defense." They teach distance and all (so I'm told). But I feel they should, at least, be a bit more realistic.

[OldRookie]

Laurie-I gotta go with you on this. At my Dojang one steps are learned by lower ranking colored belts & are part of testing, but....as a tool for self defense,Nahhh......just my opinion of course. I personally think sparring helps to a greater degree & its fun! Unfortunately, in the "real world" I don't think the attacker will have pads on Or help you up after he/she clocks you!

[karatekid1975]

LOL I agree.

[AndrewGreen]

One steps are quit useless beyond introducing basic technique. Take another activity, let's say football.

 

Now apply the same teaching method. We create a bunch of plays, map out what everyone does, when they do it, and how they do it. Then rehearse. Never actually playing the game, or even watching others play and learning from them, afterall they are missing out on the "art".

 

Are we now ready to play against another team?

 

Or do we create drills which isolate specific skills to develop them then work them, against each other, not planned out, (who what when and how for everyone) just isolating a specific element

 

and then actually play the game for practice.