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bushidomartialarts

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nice kick. there's a similar video from the 2004 olympic tae kwon do where a little korean guy just mows down this huge competitor from turkey or someplace like that.
 

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masterfinger said:
I guess in TKD they don't teach ya to keep your hands up :rolleyes:

In tkd that guy sucks. Guys with experience wouldn't have been there to get hit, hence dont need to have your hands up.
 

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Laborn said:
In tkd that guy sucks. Guys with experience wouldn't have been there to get hit, hence dont need to have your hands up.

Goodness..........that was negative. I have 21 years experience and I keep my hands up at all times.
 

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lol i think thats like the 5th link to it on the board but cool none the less
 

The Kai

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Man the guy did'nt have time to get his hands up
 

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It was a nice kick... a little too much power for the target, unless a KO was what he was after - but as far as his opponent - anyone who fights with his hands down like that deserves to get kicked. I've been in TKD for 19 years, and no one I know keeps their hands down like that - not even the white belts - because they've all been popped in the head (lightly) enough times to know it's a bad idea to fight like that.
 

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My understanding is that some people will fight with their hands low to low them to use their hands/arms as a counterbalance for some types of kicking. The thinking is that they think they will be able to get their hands up to block in time if needed


I fight with my hands up because I think that's a pretty risky tradeoff...
 

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