How to fight in Taekwondo?

(1) front kick: the basic position of the actual combat position begins. The right foot stirs the ground hip joint to the left rotation, hands clenched fists on the side of the body; at the same time, the right leg to the hip joint as the axis of the knee flexion upward. When the thigh is lifted to the level or a little higher, the joint is sent forward, the top is forward, the calf is kicked forward and upward quickly with the knee joint as the axis, the force reaches the tip of the leg, and the whole leg is kicked straight. After kicking and striking, quickly relax, the right leg pops back along the original route, placing the right foot in front of the left foot still in the actual combat position. Action points: the knee joint is clamped, the calf is relaxed, to be flexible; sent forward, high kick upward; calf recovery and front kick as fast as the speed. The main attacking parts are face, chin, abdomen and crotch. The front kick can also be used for defense. When you change the power of the front kick from the toe to the heel, the front kick becomes the front stomp, and the action method is the same, only the shape of the foot has changed.

(2) Side Kick: the basic position of the actual combat began; right foot stomping on the ground with the right leg to the hip joint as the axis of the knee lifting, two hands clenched fist on the side of the body; then the left foot as the axis of the palm of the forefoot 180 degrees of external rotation, the hip joint rotated to the left, the right leg with the knee joint as the axis of the forward stomping extension of the right foot to the right front of the upper straight line of the right foot kick, the point of force is in the heel. After the force did not start the leg route to collect the leg, relax, the center of gravity falls (original or forward can be), and again back to the actual combat position. Action points: start the leg when the size of the leg, knee joints clamped; kicking force when the head, shoulder, waist, hip, knee, leg and ankle into a straight line; the size of the leg kicked in a straight line, the original route to retrieve. The main attack areas of the side kick are the knee, abdomen, ribs, chest and head and face.

(3) Rear Kick: Starting from the actual combat position, turn around and pull back your back to the opponent. The center of gravity moved back to the left foot right foot stirrups the ground after bending the knee lift, the right foot close to the left thigh, both hands clenched fist in front of the chest; then the left foot stirrups the ground straight, the right foot from the inside of the left thigh to the rear of the straight line kick, the force reaches the heel. After kicking, the right foot is quickly withdrawn along the original route into the actual combat position. The main points of the action: the upper body and the big and small legs folded and tightened after starting the leg; the extension of the action should be long when kicking back, and the force should be extended; the turning, lifting the leg, and the kicking action should be completed at one time continuously without any pause; and the target of the strike should be in the right side of the back. The main attacking parts of the back kick are the knee, abdomen, crotch, chest and head and face.

(4) Downward Chop: The actual combat position begins. The right foot stomps the ground and the center of gravity shifts forward to the left foot. At the same time, the right leg is lifted up by bending the knee on the axis of the hip joint, and both hands are placed in front of the chest with fists; then the hip is fully delivered, the knee is lifted up to the chest, the right calf is straightened upward on the axis of the knee joint, and the right leg is straightened up in front of the body, and the right foot is lifted over the head. Then relax and strike downward with the right heel (or foot) as the point of force, until the ground, into a combat position. The main points of the action: leg as high as possible, to the head back to lift, to send up the hip, the center of gravity to the high rise; foot relaxation to fall forward, the landing should be controlled; up leg to be fast, decisive; ankle joints should be relaxed. The main attacking parts of the split leg are the top of the head, the face and the collarbone.

(5) Hook Kick: Start in the actual combat position. The right foot stirrups the ground to shift the center of gravity forward, the right leg to the hip joint as the axis of the knee lifting, both hands clenched fists on the side of the body; the left foot before the palm of the foot as the axis of 180 degrees of external rotation, the right leg to the knee joint as the axis of the right leg to continue to the front of the top into a straight line, the right foot to the right side of the foot forcefully bending the knee whipping, whip the momentum of the upper body to the right turn, the right leg bending the knee to recover the right foot to return to the original position into the actual combat position. Action: lift the knee, straighten, the right side of the knee whipping action should be consistent and fast, no pause; striking point in front of the body on the right, to the palm of the foot as a striking point; left foot rotating support to maintain balance, kicking the leg back quickly after the attack. The main parts of the pendulum kick attack are the head, face and abdomen and chest.

(6) Rear Spinning Kick: The actual combat position begins. Both feet are rotated inward about 180 degrees on the axis of the palms of the feet, and the body is then turned about 90 degrees to the right, with both fists placed in front of the chest. The upper body turns to the right, and the legs are twisted into a certain angle. The right foot stirs the ground to combine the force of the stirrups with the force of the upper body twisting and turning, the right leg continues to whip to the right after spinning and swinging, at the same time, the upper body turns to the right, driving the right leg to the right side of the body in an arc, the right leg bends the knee and recovers; the right foot falls to the right after the actual combat position. Action points: turn and rotate, kick the leg in a row, in one go, no pause in the middle; striking point should be directly in front of the horizontal arc; bending the knee to start the leg of the rotating speed should be fast; center of gravity in place to rotate 360 degrees. The main areas attacked by the spinning back kick are the forehead and chest.

(7) Push Kick: Start in the actual combat position. The right foot stirrups the ground, the center of gravity forward, the right foot to the hip joint as the axis of the knee forward stirrups, with the right foot palm forward stirrups, the force point in the palm of the foot, the thrust to the front. Action points: try to tighten the knee joint after lifting the knee; shift the center of gravity forward, use the body weight and strength; push the leg forward to extend, send the hip; push the route horizontally forward. The main target of the push kick is the abdomen.

(8) Horizontal Kick: Begin in the actual combat position. The right foot stomps the ground, the center of gravity forward to the left foot, the right foot bends the knee and raises it, both fists are placed in front of the chest; the forefoot of the left foot crushes the ground to rotate internally, the hip joint turns to the left, and the left knee buckles internally; then the left foot continues to rotate internally to 180 degrees, and the knee joint of the right leg is lifted forward to a horizontal state, and the calf kicks out quickly horizontally to the left front; the target is struck and quickly relaxes and withdraws the calf. The right leg falls back to the original position. Action points: knee joints clamped, to the front knee, try to go straight; support foot external rotation 180 degrees; hip joint forward smooth, the body and the size of the leg into a straight line; pay strict attention to the point of force in the back of the foot; ankle relaxation, the feeling of striking is "dough", "whip tip". The main areas attacked by the horizontal kick are the head, chest, abdomen and ribs.

(9) Jumping Kick: It refers to the attacking technique of jumping up first to make the body vacate, and then completing various kicks in the air. Jumping kicks include spinning kicks, double flying kicks, overhead back kicks, overhead split kicks, overhead spinning kicks, jumping horizontal kicks, etc. It is a difficult technique in Taekwondo, and will be taught and practiced in a later chapter

(10) Single-legged continuous kicks: The same leg is used for more than two consecutive attacks. This technique is also a difficult Taekwondo technique and will be covered in a later chapter.

(11) Double-legged Kick: two or more consecutive kicks with the same leg. This technique also belongs to the difficult Taekwondo techniques and will be taught in a later chapter.