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Blocking kicks, any kicks, using any method, hurts. And it will, nine times out of ten, hurt you a ton more than it hurts the person throwing the kick.
Any of the variations of competition-style forearm block will perform roughly the same against a basic round kick (roundhouse kick) that is done well. It’s a toss up; while kicks are, as a general rule, stronger than hand strikes (which is essentially what a hard block is, a short strike,) a high round kick tends to have slightly diminished power, and the round kick isn’t a particularly beefy kick to begin with.
You may be able to block it successfully, albeit painfully, if you’re lucky. But there’s just as good of a chance that the kick will blow past the block and smash into your face. Ouch.
Don’t try that against a more powerful kick either. Any of the more powerful kicks in the Taekwondo arsenal will probably leave your arm in bad shape, and won’t do your face or head any good either.
There’s dozens of different parries applicable against kicks in certain scenarios, which any good Taekwondo instructor should be able to show an explain to you, but the concept behind all of them remains the same.
Be careful though; if you mess up the parry, you may find your arm just as bruised as if you tried to block the kick.
There are a few hard blocks that will block lighter kicks, such as the round kick. Any block with two hands, or with one arm supported up against the body, will be able to block a round kick comparatively easily.
A well-structured high x block is something that’s often used as a last-ditch when blocking a close-up round kick. Having the second arm there to also support the block is invaluable. You might see MMA fighters “shrugging” a tucked-in arm to block a head kick, which is the same principle; the shoulder is supporting the arm directly, allowing it to absorb more force.
No. I was in florida for work. Light turns green and this guy in my blind spot intentionally side swipes my rental. We pull over, i pull over past him 25yrds. he and his girlfriend get out approaching me yelling blame. He starts to run towards me. He is adamant I pay him. “This clowns trying to hustle me.” My hands are up im giving verbals, “ i dont want to fight!” He push’s me agaisnt the curb and throws a round house (its all in slow motion) I see the opening amd i reactively shoot for his hips. Boom we’re on the ground, a little sloppy he’s bigger than me but he was done. I broke his will. No ground fight. On my feet. We cool? We walk back towards his car and afterwards for some reason, I apologizes to his young girlfriend for the incident. I remember she had this dumb look on her face. She was very young. He hurried back his car and she follows to leave. No police report , 1 by stander “ saying he saw the whole thing and me shrugging it off and SO glad i bought insurance for my rental.
Both still hurt, don’t get me wrong, but it’s better than taking the kick to the head.
A great deal of the power of any kick depends on momentum of the torso. Either rotational or linear. If you can get access to a punchbag with electronic sensors you can practice various techniques and compare the results. For instance I could always get about double the impulse from a left roundhouse kick whether chambered or not.
But it was my right foot doing the work. When I videoed what was going on I discovered that I could pivot on my right foot much better than on the left. So I wasn’t killing my rotation. Took me about three months specific practice to get the pivot on my left foot working properly. It was a ballet teacher that finally showed me how to do it right. Learning to pirouette is a bitch! If you can find a ballet technique class that will take you on it will do wonders to improve the symmetry of your kicking.
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