one-step sparring

[bluepanther]

Does anyone know how one-step sparring made it into Tang Soo Do/ Taekwondo? Is it just a Korean version of Ippon Kumite from Shotokan or is it something new and unique? Shotokan only requires Kihon, Kata, and Kumite for advancement while Kukkiwon requires Poomsae, Sparring, and Breaking. So why does one-step still endure and where did it come from?

 

[Dirty Dog]

One steps are a teaching tool. Breaking things down into simple steps has been around as long as humans have been teaching other humans. It's not unreasonable to think of one steps as the Martial Arts equivalent of 'righty tighty, lefty loosey".

 

[bluepanther]

One steps are a teaching tool. Breaking things down into simple steps has been around as long as humans have been teaching other humans. It's not unreasonable to think of one steps as the Martial Arts equivalent of 'righty tighty, lefty loosey".

Thank you for responding. Why not just break the forms down and focus on the moves in the forms for self defense and attack? Sort of pull moves from the forms to make one-steps? I don't think any of the Okinawan arts have one-steps? Or maybe they do?

 

[Dirty Dog]

Thank you for responding. Why not just break the forms down and focus on the moves in the forms for self defense and attack? Sort of pull moves from the forms to make one-steps? I don't think any of the Okinawan arts have one-steps? Or maybe they do?

Forms are another teaching tool. If you want to break forms down further, do them by count. If every teaching tool used the same subset of movements, practicing them would be terribly boring.
Additionally, the TKD poomsae are, by and large, intended for solo practice and are not choreographed fight sequences. Step sparring (one- two- or three- are commonly used) are intended to be done with a partner and teach a different set of skills than poomsae.