Lowering your Opponents Guard for the Knockout technqiue

[bushido_man96]

I like to get in close, punching the body. In our TKD classes, we can kick to the head, but not punch. So, I like to bring the hands down with punches, and then try to go high. Round kick would be my high kick of choice.

A nice, hard, spin heel kick to the body will bring the guard down, too.

I like the different perspectives and suggestions, but I wondered, Bushidoman, about the dojang rule not to punch to the head, only to kick. Is this for sparring only? TKD is well-known for its high kicks, but do you practice hand strikes to the head in separate self-defense techniques/drills?

Yes, this is a sparring rule; competition sparring, for the most part. For self-defense and other drills, we will focus on strikes to the head.

[humble monk]

I like several roundhouses to the body, and when they get comfortable and confident in blocking those, I double up on the last one. Works most of the time.