Hi all,
I was just curious recently joined a WTF tkd club and watching everyone do sparring and also on youtube watching olympic tkd sparring matches nearly everybody has their hands down (guard down).
I asked the instructor, he says its illegal to have your guard up or to block?
I read the WTF competition rules doesnt say anything about it is illegal to block or to have your guard up, so why dont you guys spar with your hands and guard up? why dont you block the attacks?
The only thing I can think of is possibly if you block the attacks in WTF or have your guard up and you block the attacks, although you blocked it the opponent will get a point assuming your hands were not there the trajectory would have connected??? I dont know thats the only logical thing I can think of.
Hope you guys can shed some light on this, but was just curious if you can block, you might as well block attacks well before they connect ... and to have your guard up at times.
Cheers
I was just curious recently joined a WTF tkd club and watching everyone do sparring and also on youtube watching olympic tkd sparring matches nearly everybody has their hands down (guard down).
I asked the instructor, he says its illegal to have your guard up or to block?
I read the WTF competition rules doesnt say anything about it is illegal to block or to have your guard up, so why dont you guys spar with your hands and guard up? why dont you block the attacks?
The only thing I can think of is possibly if you block the attacks in WTF or have your guard up and you block the attacks, although you blocked it the opponent will get a point assuming your hands were not there the trajectory would have connected??? I dont know thats the only logical thing I can think of.
Hope you guys can shed some light on this, but was just curious if you can block, you might as well block attacks well before they connect ... and to have your guard up at times.
Cheers