Prodigy-Child Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 i just saw some full contact TKD on tv and i noticed that they were wearing that big chest pad and a helmet........now i can understand why they wear the helmet but doesnt the chest pad take away the "full contact" idea? You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 The chest pad has the little targets on it so that they judges can score points. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prodigy-Child Posted September 3, 2001 Author Share Posted September 3, 2001 well in boxing or kickboxing they judge points but they dont have those little target things..... You can boo me if you want, You know I'm right!-Chris Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysteffee Posted September 3, 2001 Share Posted September 3, 2001 The target pads sounds good. Well...only if it doesn't hurt. I don't like pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KickChick Posted September 4, 2001 Share Posted September 4, 2001 ...some tournaments require that you wear the full chest protector that has colored circled targets for point sparring. I use one of those "madonna-looking" chest protectors that honestly doesn't protect the ribs....(I know because I've had bruised ribs from sparring even with this type of protector) Deby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taezee Posted September 6, 2001 Share Posted September 6, 2001 the "chest protecters" or hogu in korean is just for keeping score it really offers very little protection its basically a thin peice of canvas or leather with a thin foam on the inside...so you do feel those kicks..the older hogus had the dots some companies still make them but for official events its basically the red or blue stripe and this is the scoring or target area..as for the head gear the same thing not much protection it is a thin foam material and is actually worn to avoid further injury when a competitor is knocked out..preventing him/her from cracking thier skull open on the gym floor..(i actually witnessed this happen to a guy in the days before head gear was mandatory)official events now require a mat surface ring similar to those used in wrestling macthes...groin cup..mouthpiece..shin..and elbow guards are now mandatory equipment... Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaiboxerken Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 I read in the TKD rules of my brother's place while he was training. One rule really struck me as strange "no kicking with the shin". Is this true in olympic TKD? I guess they must know that the shin really hurts to get kicked with. Just kick 'em, they'll understand.- Me Apprentice Instructor under Guro Inosanto in Jun Fan Gung Fu and Filipinno Martial arts.Certified Instructor of Frank Cucci's Linxx system of martial arts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taezee Posted September 7, 2001 Share Posted September 7, 2001 yes that is true the only areas allowed to strike are the entire foot and only reverse punch with the fist and at that only to the midsection of the body Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakmak52 Posted October 24, 2001 Share Posted October 24, 2001 The full contact bouts I've attended didn't require that type of safety gear, I've only seen it used in POINT matches.. Best regards,Jack Makinson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foreverlearning Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 Question, how will you ever learn how to defend yourself if you never get hit? Jujitsu is all about pain, i couldn't imagine a class without tapping out (unless we spar ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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