Drills

[TKD-BB]

We have done this drill in many ways. One of my favorites is to let the person in the middle close his/her eyes, everyone in the circle has different pads or with breaking boards. They all take different positions, when you open your eyes, as fast and as concise as you can strike all opponents until going through all of them. The trick is for all people in circle to set up for different angle/height kicks and punches. But as with everyone else this is not for beginners.

[NewEnglands_KyoSa]

yea this is a common drill and we use it from time to time. depending on the instructor it's either 'the circel of death'(usually for adults) or 'the circle of life'(usually for kids). first we usually start with just grabs then we'll do hand strikes, then kicks. its fun and tough, i like it.

[ninjanurse]

Ahh! The "Circle of Death"...one of my favs!!! My version involves sparring...lots of sparring. One person is in the middle and must must spar EVERYONE in the circle before he can get out. Another version, equally as fun, is the "Gauntlet of Pain" where students line up in two lines and one person must travel the length of the gauntlet by sparring one after another, zigzag down the lines. Lots of fun!!! Great for endurance and reaction skills too!!

[bushido_man96]

Another version, equally as fun, is the "Gauntlet of Pain" where students line up in two lines and one person must travel the length of the gauntlet by sparring one after another, zigzag down the lines. Lots of fun!!! Great for endurance and reaction skills too!!

We used to call this one "Joe Cool," and used walking down the alley as an analogy. Upon reaching the first attacker, he jump out and attack, and then the defender would execute a quick combination, and then move onto the next person. Doing it with sparring would be fun, too.