Just about every TKD class has some drills, so what're your favorites? One of my favorites is a kicking drill to get the cardio going. Start in a fighting stance left foot forward, throw a rear leg front kick (R) stepping down in front, then a rear leg roundhouse kick (L), rear leg axe kick (R), rear leg side kick (L) landing 180 degrees (i.e., facing the opposite direction from when you began the drill). Repeat, now with same kicks but opposite legs.
Mine is right jab left reverse right body hook right body hook right head hook and if you pull it off in comp it is as ive been told SWEET!
Standing jumping front leg front kicks across the hall switching left and right foot each time. When you get a rythm going its awesome. And knackering. Same leg axe kick switching to side kick without the foot touching the floor.
From what I've seen in the TAGB it's a no-no, which was why I was surprised as superscouse is a member of the same org. Anyway, sorry Kwang, I'll take it over to the TAGB thread! As for my favourite drill, you can't beat side kicking your way across the dojang without dropping your foot.
My particular favorite is the front-round-hook-side kick w/same leg without putting leg down.... to all corners and walls (32 kicks total I believe) and then switch to other leg ... total of several times each leg. .... a rather good balance, strength & endurance drill
Really any sort of Hogu drill is my favorite. Mainly because it will give the conditioning workout as well as practical application (for olympic tkd) as well. My favorites are typically counter drills that work three seperate combinations using double and triple kicks.
Sparring where only techniques within a certain striking range count: close-in, middle distance, or longer distance.
Odd man, we train those pretty much every lesson, and I've also never been told off for using them in competition. Although in Olympic rules you can't punch to the face with any technique which is maybe what you were thinking? But even then you can still use them to the body.
My favourite drill in the ITF was where we waited 10 mins while the kids stopped talking and hitting each other and whined loudly when given press-ups.
Basically it is very similar to step sparring with the difference that hogus are worn (helmets if kicking to the head is being done) and contact is heavy (with exception to the head since then you'll only get one rep). An example of a sequence would be having the pair being in closed stance. Attacker initiates with a round kick to the short side, defender shuffles back @ 45 degree angle and returns a round kick to the open target of the defender. This is a simple and basic one. A more advanced version may include the beginning of this basic and then . . . Attacker then gains distance with a straigh punch to the chest of the defender and initiates double round kick starting with back leg. Defender regains distance and during the double kick attack raises an axe kick straight up to land on the face of attacker. Essentiallly if you can come up with a scenerio, you can drill the sequence. To add a little variety you can do this where there are groups of people. Person at the start of the line starts as the defender and the line are the attackers. Work through the sequence as many times as there are people in line, then switch out the defender. This creates more of a dynamic way of training since each individual is not going to vary in the way, speed, power, entry of the techniques. This forces the defender to adapt to the circumstance.
I really enjoy a sparring drill we did yesterday. We stay within 4 to 6 squares of the mat and start with only hands. Then about two minutes later our instructor adds a round kick. We can use any form of that kick, leading, turning, spinning, ect. Then we replace the round kick with the side. So now it's all hand techniques and any form of a side kick. Then we replace the side with any form of hook kick. Then he opens it up to free sparring. After we free spar we move to a whole new partner and do it all again. It averages to about 6 or 7 minutes with each partner. Great workout and it always helps me come up with different combos.
jab cross jab jab cross hook jab cross uppercut roundhouse cross jab elbows & knees basic kicks basic blocks all with footwork.
