KARATE TKD HelpTournamEnt?

Question

last time i posted a question i asked for some tips in point sparring i did really good i got 3rd place so im going to this meet of the champs legends martial arts tournament but theres a catch to it its a mix between tkd and karate it completely obsurd and stupid yet i have never faced an opponed with tkd training and frankly im scared Please help

Answer 1

I'm a black belt in tae kwon do and have been training for 7 years  SO i'll keep it simple enough because i know in karate you use alot of hands. Tae kwon do is all feet, we love to kick  roundhouse ,front kick, and side kicks are our specialties. dont run in on anyone with expiriece . us ppl with  tae kwon do expeierience know how to time as well were good a paceing oursleves. but just keep your guard up and remember to block because if you can block good they'll never have to score a ponit right? =D soo  remember to black

andgood luck

Answer 2

TKD isn't too different from karate (especially ITF Taekwondo), so don't worry too much.  Just watch out for the kicks, and keep your hands up. Oh and if your opponent is alot bigger than you, don't try blocking his kicks with low/downward blocks. I learned the hard way that it isn't a good idea. lol (better idea would be to try to get inside of the kick so that it doesn't hurt you nearly as much..and then use punching techniques to score)

Answer 3

It depends if the opponent will use Olympic tkd or point sparring.  If you see your fighter having a wide stance slight 45 degree angle he may use alot of back leg round houses and try to charge at you with that and straight punches.the way you can counter a back leg round house can be to time it and counter it with a push kick or a side kick.  If the fighter is completely side ways with a bounce and has one hand up and one by his side or down chances are he is a point fighter. Point fighters use mostly they re front leg to score points kicking high and low and then following up with a hand blitz.  TO counter a front leg side kick you can either time a spinning hook kick, move in angles so that you are not going straight back as he moves forward or you can always be first as soon as the ref says fight s,o he cant get his side kick up to pump it at you.  Another thing you can try with the opponent side kick is to kick higher above his leg to score the point. Good luck and think calm thoughts beating your opponent is 80 percent mental power .

Answer 4

This is from my friend [all in her words to]:Haha, first off it’s not absurd or stupid. Think of it as experience. From the tournaments I have been to which have mixed styles, it’s not too much of a problem.

Guard: In point sparring a good guard helps. Even when you get stopped by judges, and have to return to your starting positions, DO NOT just drop it and turn away. Keep up your awareness the whole time. Having your hands in the right position will give your opponent a harder time scoring with punches or kicks to the body. Own the space around you, your space YOU control it.  

Keep your eyes on your opponents sternum your peripheral vision will allow you to see their whole body, from their eyes to their toes. Looking into an opponents eyes can be a terrible mistake, they can fool you.  

Footwork: Move your feet, be mobile. A moving target is harder to hit than a stationery one. In and out, back wards forwards, left right.

Something my instructor told my mate at a tournament, her opponent was kicking off her right foot majority of the time.  As soon as he told her to circle to her right, the kicks were much easier to defend. Little things like that can help so much.  

Be in a comfortable stance to, so what ever you think should come next will flow.

Combinations/ technique: We get told not to go looking for technique, be in the moment. If you’re to busy looking for a moment when you can score with one specific technique, while doing that you could have missed great opportunities to score with something else. Remain straight faced and give no clues as to what you’re going to do next. A good fighter will take note of things like…  as an example, every time he comes in with a punch he bites his lip or when he goes to kick he drops his guard, and will slowly pick you off.

Offence and defense: Like I said before, be in the moment.  You can have a great offence but let your defense slip.  

As for offence, mix it up. Don’t just rely on one technique to score with. Doubles, triples whatever the situation calls for.  As long as it’s all good with the judges, haha. Having an unpredictable opponent is a pain in the a** lol.

State of mind: TKD fighters tend to use more kicks than people in karate. If you’re really that worried about it talk to your instructor, he or she should help you deal with your nerves. Going into a match with a c**p state of mind can impact the way you think throughout it, which could altar your performance.  

Good luck with the tournament, hope I helped. =]

Answer 5

As stated. If this is ITF TKD then it is about the same as Karate point sparing.

However if you are doing WTF or Olympic style point sparing then you do not have enough time to get ready for this.  This sport is totally different than ITF and Karate sport. I do not think you will be doing this WTF (Olympic) sparing.

You have to remember that all of these are sports and each train for their sport and each sport is different and requires a different approach.  I think you will be mixed in with ITF point fighters not WTF so do not worry so much.