Well as you seen in the 2017 new tkd rules pushing out of an area or pushing hard enough that the opponent falls is a penalty against the pusher so just need to back off that tactic a little I suppose.
If you arenāt landing them, power is likely not the issue. Some issues that might contribute:So recently I was in a tournament and I realized that I tried some punching but never landed any of them. So I was wondering what some good punching routines are. To help strengthen my upper body and arms, or just in general any information on punching.
I am taught in my class the basics of punching, but it being taekwondo we don't use our fists that much. I know a friend of mine who does taekwondo and it seems everytime he went for a punch he would get a point. So I thought there is definitely something wrong with the way I'm doing it. All information would be helpful
Not what I meant, I was just stating the new rules are what gave me a victory in my last tournament. I wasn't saying that that was all that mattered.
Can you explain telegraphing?
Unfortunately those rules will stunt your growth in terms of TKD as a self defense. Many of the things that people would recommend in terms of improving your punching would be considered illegal based on those rules. For example, feinting a kick to draw your opponent's hands down, which leaves their upper body open for a punch would be illegal under the rules. Pushing to get your opponent off balance would be illegal, but in terms of self-defense are key strategies.
Yeah, Iād be screwed.
But not everyone has the same goals, DD. If someone chooses to approach TKD like I approached soccer, I see nothing wrong with that.
To keep a good winning record is important.
I'm on the other side of this statement. If I'm in a formal competition where there are winners and losers then I want to either win or do my best. When I was a kid and teenager, many of the non organized sports that I played had the rule of "Winner Stays." When playing basketball in the park, the winner would stay while the loser had to sit out and watch the challengers until their rotation came up. Winning meant that I could play more games and play longer.
Only if you joined because you want to begood at SD, or effectively utilize the system as a whole. If you saw a TKD competition and thought it looked cool, so you learned in order to compete, then it makes sense for that to be your focus. Even if other people may dislike the rule set.
Q.. What happens when referees are titled masters outside the ring and decide they should be the stars of the show.
