1 step, 2 step, and 3 step sparring allow Taekwondo practitioners to repeatedly practice defensive techniques.
Cael McCabe and David Howard provide a demonstration:
http://www.youtube.com/?v=9-lorE4xYj8
At the blue belt level, students are expected to free-fight with protective gear. This takes a great deal of courage, confidence, and self-control.
http://www.youtube.com/?v=h0jQlfNf2GA
Our school emphasizes disciplined free-fighting. There are many opportunities to demonstrate powerful kicking and punching. During sparring with classmates however, we look for students to demonstrate controlled accuracy with only a few permitted targets. Only kicks to the chest guard or side of the head are permitted. Punches are permitted to the chest guards as well.
Many thanks to Tom McCabe for providing the videos!
John Buck breaks 2 boards with a back kick.
Priscilla McCabe breaks 2 boards with a back kick
The Hill family and Terri Graig demonstrate basic kicking, blocking, and punching techniques during Oneonta Taekwon-do promotion test in March, 2009.
Mr. Mannion returns
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