Taller People Doing Tae Kwon Do

[PhotonGuy]

My knowledge in Tae Kwon Do is very limited but I would think a taller person would have some advantages, they would have the advantage of reach in sparring and they would they would also be able to generate more power with their longer arms and legs.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Taller people always have a reach advantage. As for generating great power. I don’t think they necessarily have that advantage

 

[Simfers]

At my first TKD school, I had the opportunity to spar with a fellow beginner who was 6'10" tall. Getting past the reach was a nightmare, and I never could, since I was a total newbie, but he was quite slow, so someone with more know-how could take better advantage of that, I'm sure.

 

[Earl Weiss]

Taller generally also means larger. An old Motorhead saying is "There is no substitute for cubic inches."