Use your knowledge of back kick to understand spacing for the back hook kick. Use a Kiyah to cue the students when to kick and develop proper timing.
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Progression drills can develop both offensive and defensive strategies and skills. The flow from one technique right into the next makes this teaching format easy to follow and learn from.
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This drill combines the concepts of distance and direction, which you can learn about from other MADrills with Master Perez. Ultimately, your students will execute a front leg round kick followed by a back kick.
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These distance drills are very effective for controlling the spacing between you and your opponent through the lens of both offense and defense.
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These distance drills focus on only the rear leg for both offense and defense. You can use one paddle for speed and two paddles for power.
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This difficult round kick drill is great for cardio and agility training. Be sure to train in time increments to make the drill easier for your students, with clear goal-setting.
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This drill works offense and defense by combining front and rear leg distance drills. Use a two-kick combo in a variety of ways to take your sparring skills to the next level.
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This drill will help your students use the back kick for offense and defense, instead of just one or the other. Remind your students the importance of distance and spacing.
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Air drills have different benefits than kicking pads and shields all the time. This allows your students to practice distance and control.
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Changing the height, direction, and speed of your kicks will keep your opponents guessing and give you the upper hand. Make your students better Tae Kwon Do fighters with this drill.
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A progression is any series of techniques that builds on the motion learned before it. This drill combines the round kick and the back kick, then expands to several more advanced variations.
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This is not only a drill, but a strategy for competition. The goal is to strike the target, then exit the striking zone very quickly by landing a bit short.
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These techniques will use the front leg roundhouse kick to adjust distance in a sport Tae Kwon Do match.
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This drill upgrades the idea of striking from one stance, now using double kicks instead of single kicks.
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This mentality uses the boxing principles of performing all techniques from one stance that you are most comfortable with. Add movement to account for distance.
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In order to land strikes on your opponent, you are going to have to get their hands moving around using a variety of kicks in combination.
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This combination is great for beginner and intermediate students to set up a head kick. These set ups are very important as head kicks are worth three points.
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This drill will help your students recognize their opponents' movement so they can respond by changing the level of their kick. The swiping motion of the kick should score to the head.
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Your opponent will likely be focused on defending against the 3-point face kick. Therefore, a fake to the head followed by an attack to the body can be very effective.
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This drill will help your students land the very tricky rear leg round kick. Bait your opponent into a front leg kick, which opens up the body for the rear leg kick.
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This drill is great for all levels and works an essential combo to Tae Kwon Do sparring. You’ll put together side kicks, round kick and back leg round house kicks.
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Keeping your hands up isn't always a good thing! Using the hands to counter balance can be a much more efficient way to move during a match.
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This stance is specifically designed for modern Tae Kwon Do with lead leg kicking and electronic scoring. Every time your students kick, have their leading hand go down to protect the body.
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Punching can score points in sport Tae Kwon Do, but it doesn't help if your opponent is landing a kick while you are landing punch. Lock the opponent's front leg so that only you can score.
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