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darrianation · 04-01-2003, 07:12 PM

Well I've done MT and have 3 friends and a nephew who are black belts in tkd. I've sparred them a number of times. But it's more than just the tkd- The guy trains in MT too? Are you fighting Mt rules? How tall and how strong is your opponent? Is he a good puncher?

These things I would need to now before I could give any specific advice. Here a few things I think work well against tkd practitioners (at least work well for me).

Tkd guys like the distance game. They love to stay out of range and do hit and run attacks. They love their kicks. The best way to fight a kicker is get inside. Keep in deep. If he’s a good puncher though you may want to rethink this. Now if he’s a good puncher then get in and clinch him. Use knees to the body. Also against a good kicker try to pin him in the corner don’t let him out. I’ts hard to kick in tight spaces. As you close the gap on him expect a kick. Keep covered specially the chin.

He may lead with kicks, if he leads with a back leg kick specially the round kick– step in and r-cross. Or teep him. Also I like to do a cut kick, l-inside low kick to his l- ankle (support foot) Assuming of course he’s a righty. I like going for the support leg a lot against kickers.

Another thing I notice about tkd guys when punching they drop there jabs at the end of the punch a lot. One thing I do that works well is slide back (1/2 step) and jab over the top of his hand as it drops, but the r-cross is my fav’ for this.

One other thing I notice about some tkd guys. They like to change stances to try and disguise their kicks (attacks). They often cross there feet or bring them together. Watch for this. I like to pick them, again (step in) stiff jab. Or things like (step in) jab, r-cross.

Anyway I have know idea what type of fighter your fighting. He may not do any of these things so this stuff may not be of much use to you. I know some of these techniques may be a bit more advanced, so if you’re new to MT don’t use them if you haven’t practiced them. Tkake what you can use here dont worry about what yor can't.

One more bit of advice- What ever you do don’t be afraid of getting hit or loosing the match. This is your chance to learn. Set goals, like working the jab. R-round kick or what ever and work them while in the match. Don’t use techniques you haven’t learned. Relax and have a good time. Good luck in your match. Let us know how it went.

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darrianation Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2,161 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	fighting against tkd Well I've done MT and have 3 friends and a nephew who are black belts in tkd. I've sparred them a number of times. But it's more than just the tkd- The guy trains in MT too? Are you fighting Mt rules? How tall and how strong is your opponent? Is he a good puncher? These things I would need to now before I could give any specific advice. Here a few things I think work well against tkd practitioners (at least work well for me). Tkd guys like the distance game. They love to stay out of range and do hit and run attacks. They love their kicks. The best way to fight a kicker is get inside. Keep in deep. If he’s a good puncher though you may want to rethink this. Now if he’s a good puncher then get in and clinch him. Use knees to the body. Also against a good kicker try to pin him in the corner don’t let him out. I’ts hard to kick in tight spaces. As you close the gap on him expect a kick. Keep covered specially the chin. He may lead with kicks, if he leads with a back leg kick specially the round kick– step in and r-cross. Or teep him. Also I like to do a cut kick, l-inside low kick to his l- ankle (support foot) Assuming of course he’s a righty. I like going for the support leg a lot against kickers. Another thing I notice about tkd guys when punching they drop there jabs at the end of the punch a lot. One thing I do that works well is slide back (1/2 step) and jab over the top of his hand as it drops, but the r-cross is my fav’ for this. One other thing I notice about some tkd guys. They like to change stances to try and disguise their kicks (attacks). They often cross there feet or bring them together. Watch for this. I like to pick them, again (step in) stiff jab. Or things like (step in) jab, r-cross. Anyway I have know idea what type of fighter your fighting. He may not do any of these things so this stuff may not be of much use to you. I know some of these techniques may be a bit more advanced, so if you’re new to MT don’t use them if you haven’t practiced them. Tkake what you can use here dont worry about what yor can't. One more bit of advice- What ever you do don’t be afraid of getting hit or loosing the match. This is your chance to learn. Set goals, like working the jab. R-round kick or what ever and work them while in the match. Don’t use techniques you haven’t learned. Relax and have a good time. Good luck in your match. Let us know how it went. __________________ The law of tyranny: 1. Any power that can be abused will be abused 2. Abuse always expands to fill the limits of resistance to it. 3. If people don't resist the abuses of others, they will have no one to resist the abuses of themselves, and tyranny will prevail. Welcome to the Socialist States of Amerika . Coming soon Jan 20th 2009! Last edited by darrianation; 04-01-2003 at 08:02 PM.