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i am about 5'4-5'5 in height. i am average, but what if i spar someone taller than me like, say, in a tourney? How am i supposed to kick them in the head :dodgy: , because that is like the only sure point in continous contact. just wondering :-? thanks!

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Here's a few topics on sparring that might be of help:

 

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=1777

 

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3258

 

http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=2637

 

I'm going to move this to Strategies/Tactics. You may get more help there.

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I`m 5`6 and when I am sparring with a guy in my dojo who is 6`2 I never even tried for a head kick as I figured there was no way I could do it. :bawling: I`m really not that flexible.

 

Last week I practiced with a new guy who is 6`6 :( and we were practicing head kicks with the big mits and I thought there was no way I would get even close but I thought what the heck and tried. I and got pretty close in the end :) After when I sparred with the 6`2 guy I found his height was less of a problem and he was a lot less intimidating.

 

I think a lot of the height problem may by psychological (in my case anyway :wink: ) I suggest you practice training on the punch bag and practicing kicking higher and higher. I think in some ways it is easier to kick the bigger guys in the head because they tend not to protect themselves as well.

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Trying to kick someone in the head who is much taller than you is suicidal!!! :o :o :o

 

It is very easy to block a high kick from a smaller person who in order to get that kick up will have to sacrifice their balance and leave themself exposed to a counter. Definately not for self defence!!!! For that I would use the Tom method :brow: :brow: :brow:

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