Rabu, 09 Maret 2016

Taekwondo Kicks Clinic: Hee Il Cho on How to Fix Your Ax Kick

Photo by Robert Reiff – May 28, 2014
Taekwondo Kicks Clinic: Hee Il Cho on How to Fix Your Ax KickPerhaps more than any other martial art on the planet, taekwondo is renowned for its kicks.
Before I continue, let me insert this: If you think taekwondo’s kicks are primarily weak techniques designed only to score points in tournaments, you haven’t seen Hee Il Cho in action. Although he’s practiced the art for nearly 60 years, he never jumped on the Olympic TKD bandwagon, which means his kicks hearken back to an era when they were pure self-defense. They pack power, they penetrate and they punish.
Follow the advice he offers here, and yours will do the same.

TAEKWONDO KICKS VIDEO
Hee Il Cho Shows You How to Fix Your Ax Kick



Taekwondo Kicks: Breaking Down the Ax Kick

DON'T: “Many people try to use only their leg for this kick,” Hee Il Cho says. “They try to pick it up without putting their hips into the motion. They drop both their hands, which may be OK in a tournament where they don’t use a lot of punches, but if they do it on the street, they can get knocked out.”
DO: “Lean your upper body slightly backward as you jerk your leg down after raising it,” he says. That will enable you to activate opposing muscles in your back. “It also will let you reach a few inches higher and farther out with the kick because you’ll be pushing your hip forward at the last minute. Your other hip will go backward at the same time.”
HIT: The striking surface depends on how far away your opponent is, Hee Il Cho says. “You can use the bottom of your foot to hit his face. You can use your heel — or your calf, if he’s really close — to hit his collarbone. The important thing is to not be locked in to one way of doing it and thinking you have to hit with a certain body part."

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7 Qualities of a Martial Arts Champion According to Taekwondo Legend Jhoon Rhee

by Floyd Burk – March 25, 2015
7 Qualities of a Martial Arts Champion According to Taekwondo Legend Jhoon Rhee Over the years, taekwondo pioneer and Black Belt Hall of Fame member Jhoon Rhee has taken a hard look at who succeeds in the martial arts community and who doesn’t, and he’s come up with a list of the seven qualities of a champion.
As you study the attributes, you’ll find that they apply as much to life in general as they do to the martial arts.
1. Patience
It keeps you out of trouble, Jhoon Rhee says. “And it helps you maintain consistency in business and avoid overreacting to rumors and unsound ideas.”
“Patience is needed to persevere until you reach your goals,” he adds. As such, it’s vital for success in competition. The patient fighter doesn’t just charge his opponent, attacking at random and exposing himself to a counter. Rather, he waits until his opponent makes a mistake and engages when victory can be ensured.
Jhoon Rhee
2. Speed
When your punches and kicks are fast, you’re more likely to score, Jhoon Rhee says. Speed also endows your techniques with more power, making it tough for your opponent to evade or block them.
Mentally, speed refers to quick thinking for fast problem solving, which comes from reading books. “You don’t solve most problems with one idea; you need three to four pieces of related information,” Rhee says.
Speed also facilitates the quick understanding of market changes, which martial arts professionals must always stay in tune with, he adds.
3. Timing
This is necessary to ensure success in most endeavors, Jhoon Rhee says. For example, when you spar, you must time your techniques so they’ll hit the target and take advantage of opportunities as soon as they present themselves.
Similarly, competitors in musical forms must have good timing so their moves correspond to the music.
“Timing is also about being punctual when teaching your classes, showing up for your training sessions or delivering your products on time — all of which help you maintain a good reputation,” he explains. 4. Power
“Power is knowledge,” Jhoon Rhee says. “If you have knowledge, you won’t make mistakes that can get you hit, like dropping your hands, getting distracted or allowing someone to lure you into a trap.”
Knowledge is what keeps you from overreacting and making ill-advised changes to a program that already works for you — changes that could cause stress to you and those around you, Rhee adds.
5. Balance
It’s crucial in all aspects of life, yet it’s an elusive quality for most people, Jhoon Rhee says.
“To be a champion of life, you must cultivate basic values — knowledge in the mind, strength in the body and honesty in the heart — and strive to keep them in balance,” he advises.
“In the ring, you stay in balance by having a good offense and defense; and in business, always balance your financial statements.”
“JHOON RHEE: WHY MARTIAL ARTS DISCIPLINE MAY BE THE KEY TO HAPPINESS” — READ THE ARTICLE HERE.
6. Flexibility It represents open-mindedness and adaptability, which allow you to take action when you must make a change in your life, Jhoon Rhee says.
It also enables you to work well with a variety of people in different circumstances and resolve problems through compromise and negotiation.
Physically, a flexible body means you can turn your hands and feet into weapons while minimizing the risk of injury, he says.
Jhoon Rhee
7. Posture
Good posture helps you have a straight spine and enables you to build better muscle tone — both of which are keys to having a healthy body, Jhoon Rhee says.
The concept also works as a metaphor for a martial artist who flies straight into competition and competes within the rules, never allowing politics or peer pressure to lead him away from honesty and fairness. “Good posture is being straight and positive in character and developing business integrity where people can put their trust in you, knowing that they can always depend on you,” Rhee says.
About the author: Floyd Burk is senior adviser to Independent Karate Schools of America.
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List of Taekwondo Kicks with Instructions & Korean Names

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List of Taekwondo Kicks with Instructions & Korean Names
This page provides written and/or video instructions for a wide variety of Taekwondo kicks (or Chagi). It also provides the Korean names for these Taekwondo kicks. It is important to master these kicking techniques because they are an essential element of Taekwondo. These kicks are used for sparring, self-defense, breaking techniques and WTF Taekwondo forms & ITF Taekwondo patterns.
For many more kicking techniques, please visit the main Martial Arts Kicks section.
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Taekwondo didirikan

The term taekwondo was coined in 1955 by South Korean Gen. Choi Hong-hi and thus he was controversially credited as the art’s founder. The art draws from Japanese karate and Korea’s oldest martial art, taekkyon.
Taekwondo was born of power struggles. Along with Nam Tae-hi and Han Cha-kyo, Gen. Choi Hong-hi adopted the Ch’ang Ho School (Kwan) of Taekwondo patterns from their original Oh Do Kwan. To unify the new martial kwans under a single banner, the Korea Taekwondo Association was formalized in 1959/1961. Then in 1966, KTA member Gen. Choi Hong-hi formed a splinter group called the International Taekwon-Do Federation, while others created the World Taekwondo Federation. The formation of taekwondo has arguably led to more disunity than unity.
Because taekwondo has its footing in the Korean military, where the hands are considered too valuable to be used in combat, taekwondo emphasizes kicking skills.
The spirit of taekwondo is secretly hidden in the written calligraphy of the words. The motion of the strikes and blocks are revealed by the brush strokes’ order and in the direction in which the word is written.
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5 Most Effective Taekwondo Techniques

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5 Most Effective Taekwondo Techniques

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Defensive liability is any technique’s susceptibility to counterattack. For example, does the technique give your opponent an opportunity to counter effectively during the execution phase of your technique?
While every one of the top five Taekwondo techniques is strong, each also has its vulnerabilities. In fact, each of the techniques can be used as a counter for every other technique. It is just a question of proper fit and timing. The use of each will depend upon the gamesmanship and the strategy being used at that time in the match.
Like in all martial arts, this is the case in Tae Kwon Do. There isn’t one technique that is superior to all others. Each has its proper place and proper time for use. It all depends on how your match goes with your opponent.
Following are the five of the most effective techniques used in TKD. They are not in any particular order. Each has its strengths and weaknesses as well as its relative vulnerability to each other.

1. Cut Kick

Not to be confused with the side kick, a cut kick is the most effective opening technique in competition today. Used properly, it opens the door to many point opportunities while allowing you (the attacker) to maintain a safe defensive posture.
The cut kick has awesome offensive capability tempered by limited defensive liability. It is a safe and effective kick due to its strong initial motion and attacking integrity. Your knee provides cover as you advance forward. At the time of contact, your foot applies force against your opponent’s center of gravity. This causes the defender to move backward.

2. Turning Side Kick

Also known as the spinning back kick, this is one of the most forceful and damaging moves to come out of TKD. For a potential knock down move the kick is relatively “high percentage”, compared to something like a jumping spinning hook kick. This along with its stand-alone efficacy has led to the use of turning side kicks in mixed martial arts competition by fighters such as Jon Jones.

3. Aerial Side Kick To Back Kick

This combo is a multi-functional technique that can drive your opponent backward or can be used as a multi-kick defense. Additionally, it traps your opponent, who counters with a round kick as soon as you move, and counters a double kick or cut kick effectively.
How you throw the kick is dependent on how your opponent reacts to your initial motion. If your opponent moves backward, you can drive forward with both kicks. You can also use the first kick as a feeler, like a jab, to determine the distance you need to cover. If your opponent does not move, you can use the first kick to climb up your opponent’s body and throw the second kick to his head.
Finally, if he moves forward. you can bounce off his body with the jumping side kick while moving backward and then execute a back kick when you land.

4. Cover Punch

A cover punch is a top hand technique for the elite taekwondo practitioner today. It is to hand techniques what cut kicks are to foot techniques. As with all the other techniques, it is multi-functional. You can enter your opponent’s space with it or defend any round kick motion. The cover punch is usually followed by a scoring technique.
Its strength comes by way of its directness and ability to force your opponent off balance and out of position, thus eliminating his ability to counter effectively.

5. Spinning Hook Kick

The spinning back hook kick is one of the most devastating technique in taekwondo. When performed properly, you can knock your opponent out. The back hook kick combines speed, torque and devastating power with evasive motion to strike fear in even the bravest opponents.
As a Counter to a Cut Kick
To effectively execute the spinning hook kick as a defense, you must force your opponent to over-extend his cut kick. You can accomplish this by allowing him to touch your hip, thus increasing his belief that he will hit you.
While he is resting his foot on your hip in an over-extended position, you will use your front arm to roll his cut kick off your hip while starting your turning motion. His weight will force him to launch forward, and the rolling action will bring him into your kicking range. As your opponent lands, you whip around while executing the final portion of the hook kick to his face.
Remember, every turning kick has a proper time and place, as well
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Here's some cool taekwondo kicks from other visitors

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Reverse Kick 
The same story of my previous image called 'Reverse Kick!' at the same location and my cousin took it. Pretty good? what you say?
Big Roundhouse 
My favorite kick by far is the roundhouse. Spinning is tough for a guy my age and size (340 pounds). Though I can manage to do other kicks, the roundhouse …
Side Kick and Back Kick 
I like the side and back kick. I learned both kicks at Sokownin's Tae Kwon Do from Mr. Dennis Sokownin. At the moment I am training there as well. …
back kick 
My favorite kick is back kick. This is because it's fast and powerful. It's good in defense when an opponent tries to hit you. It's my best kick …
Roundhouse! 
My favorite basic taekwondo kick is definitely the roundhouse. It is quick, powerful, simple, and most importantly, EFFECTIVE! Roundhouse kick …
taekwondo hook kick 
The taekwondo hook kick is my all-time favorite just based on the sheer power and speed it creates when you master the technique. It's just as fast …
heel kick or spinning heel kick 
It's hard it's fast and it's hard to stop! Looks much like the back spinning kick at first but instead of a straight kick- hook it right in there. …
"Slap" or "Twist" Kick 
I think they are all beautiful in their own right, and it's hard to say which is my favorite...but in the former ten years of taekwondo training, I developed …
Back step Yop Chagi (Side Kick) 
To perform a back step yop chagi with your right leg you must first take a side stance (such as L stance or fighting stance). Your right foot is in front. …
Sidekick backick ombination Not rated yet
Ummm... It's more of a combination... at my place it's considered one of the most powerful because a sidekick can be used defensively or offensively …
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