FearlessFreep
Senior Master
All, I'm going to be involved in helping a Tae Kwon Do class with practical applications to form motions. So I was just brainstorming some different ideas about (modifications to) existing motions that could be practical although not necessarily what is considered
One early motion is called a "down block" it's basic 'official' usage is a block against a strike mostly to the thigh as you bring the arm down to use the forearm to block. ( it can also provide some midline defense against lower strikes)
What ran through my mind was to use the sweeping motion of the arm to sweep the arms of a single-leg or double leg (shoot) takedown attempt, basically to redirect the grab before you can get the hands behind the thighs
So I thought I'd ask those who train this a lot of that seemed a reasonable defense against a trained or untrained attacker.
Note 1- I have had some BJJ training so some concepts of shoots and sprawls is familiar to me
Note 2 - I'm willing to take seriously mechanical modifications to what it normally done with a down block as we often consider modifications to form motions for sake of practical application
Thanks
One early motion is called a "down block" it's basic 'official' usage is a block against a strike mostly to the thigh as you bring the arm down to use the forearm to block. ( it can also provide some midline defense against lower strikes)
What ran through my mind was to use the sweeping motion of the arm to sweep the arms of a single-leg or double leg (shoot) takedown attempt, basically to redirect the grab before you can get the hands behind the thighs
So I thought I'd ask those who train this a lot of that seemed a reasonable defense against a trained or untrained attacker.
Note 1- I have had some BJJ training so some concepts of shoots and sprawls is familiar to me
Note 2 - I'm willing to take seriously mechanical modifications to what it normally done with a down block as we often consider modifications to form motions for sake of practical application
Thanks