Taekwondo at Home - Lesson 4: Snapping (Linear) Roundhouse Kick 

Glad you found it helpful!

I plan to 😊

Thank you. I will get there in good time!

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I appreciate that! Will do ✅

is it really effective to use ankle weights?

I wouldn’t say that it is essential to do but it can be a helpful training tool. That’s all

Thank you 🙏

Oh man that video was another life time ago 😂 i forgot about that one

@@HwarangSam Lol yeah it was funny. I've always wanted to learn legit TKD, but I'm gonna have to look carefully. Wish ITF was more popular 👍.

You never really need to snap hard when kicking the air but that awareness definitely does come with experience. I’ve only hyperextended on back kicks when missing on the heavy bags but that pain is the same! My hope was to develop that awareness in the first 3 lessons (especially the workout from lesson 2) but sometimes things like that just happen. Hope it isn’t anything serious and you can get back to training ✊

Yes the returning roundhouse & even non-pivot roundhouses are good options to kick and return to position while maintaining distance. Dropping the foot in front after the kick is definitely a practice of advancing forward and pursuing offense or baiting for a counter

@@HwarangSam "Dropping the foot in front after the kick is definitely a practice of advancing forward and pursuing offense or baiting for a counter" My little experience is, in this case (advancing forward), it really works but no damage for the opponent, he retreats. It only barely scares him. For the 360° returning roundhouse, with seasonned BF practitionners (my level or more) most of the time I expose myself (and bum) to "chassés" and/or boxing counter-attacks. Unless I take a big step in the opposite direction hoping that the guy does not follows. My point is that with TKD I noticed that my face is in danger when sparring with boxer, MMA guys, or BF/kickboxing practitioners. On the mat, TKD rules until someone decides to boxe. In MMA and Judo, I noticed that people have a hard time or get no results when they try grappling on me. It seems that TKD somehow prepares for this. I would be glad to know if you noticed that too.

@slatebook2384 if the opponent steps back after the initial kick then that information should be taken for the next exchange as a possible pattern the opponent favors. For example, next time you can feint the first kick and if they opponent moves back again the feint should then be converted to either a skipping kick or placed down and quickly followed by the next leg attack before opponents second motion. Also, if the opponent moves back from the first kick, the focus should be on whatever technique you follow up with. Dropping the foot in front is a range managing tool that’s only as effective as the one using the tool. Of course, this style should not be the only one used, even in strictly tkd rules. It’s merely the beginner way of learning it

@@HwarangSam I was merely sharing my experience. What about yours against grappling?

@slatebook2384 my experience with grappling has taught me to learn grappling and increase my understanding. Integrating that with striking is very valuable.

I have two full length videos on a stretching routine and compression strength/kicking mobility drills that may be helpful.

I try to workout every day but tbh I end up maybe working out 3-5 days a week. I don’t have anything set for martial arts training..it’s just whenever I have time really 😅 unfortunately I don’t have structured regimen at the moment

@@HwarangSam that helps a lot believe it or not and thank you for the videos! I’m just trying to get an idea on how to mix workout and martial arts training. It can be tough for sure

Well I don’t really have students anymore so..there’s that. However, I lean towards the techniques usually seen in Muay Thai since they deal with kick catches often. I like to integrate more than one style bc..as they say..a martial artist should continuously absorb what is useful