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I agree with Ryan. In the ring or while sparring, TKD has a few good kicks that you could add to your arsenal. Sidekick (thrown from the front kick chamber), hook kick, axe kick, spinning back kick and spinning hook kick. The only kick that you can use repeatedly is the side kick; the others should only be used sparringly as any fighter will catch on to what you just did and either take out your supporting leg with a kick, push you or if they are a good boxer, they will get inside fast and smash you. So when do you use these kicks?
You sparingly add them into your combos once you can tell your opponent is tired (i.e. breathing heavily, gaping for more air) or not expecting it. In Pride, Sakuraba landed a perfect spinning back kick into Belfort that sent him onto his back. From time to time fancy kicks work, but not allways. For you MT guys with tkd try this drill. Have your partner throw a rear leg round house. As the kick speeds to your L thigh, go into a switch like your about to throw a L cut kick (the kick should barely miss your thigh). Instead of returning the cut kick, bring your leg up and around and accelerate it down onto your partner's shoulder (axe kick).
TKD is not an art for the streets. If you could kick like Bill Superfoot Wallace, you would be effective at defending yourself-then agin its the individual attributes. TKD has been watered down over the years. Yes I've seen and participated in board/brick breaking, but like B.Lee says in Enter the Dragon "Boards not hit back". TKD is not street tough.
You sparingly add them into your combos once you can tell your opponent is tired (i.e. breathing heavily, gaping for more air) or not expecting it. In Pride, Sakuraba landed a perfect spinning back kick into Belfort that sent him onto his back. From time to time fancy kicks work, but not allways. For you MT guys with tkd try this drill. Have your partner throw a rear leg round house. As the kick speeds to your L thigh, go into a switch like your about to throw a L cut kick (the kick should barely miss your thigh). Instead of returning the cut kick, bring your leg up and around and accelerate it down onto your partner's shoulder (axe kick).
TKD is not an art for the streets. If you could kick like Bill Superfoot Wallace, you would be effective at defending yourself-then agin its the individual attributes. TKD has been watered down over the years. Yes I've seen and participated in board/brick breaking, but like B.Lee says in Enter the Dragon "Boards not hit back". TKD is not street tough.
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