In this lesson, you will learn how to execute a Tae Kwon Do fighting stance. From this stance, you can either block with your hands or legs and execute Tae Kwon Do kicks. Find more Tae Kwon Do tutorials at Tae Kwon Do main.
Description: Taekwondo Fighting Stance
Look straight forward and bend your head slightly down to protect your chin.
Keep your back hand close to your chin to protect your head.
Position the lead arm a bit lower than the back arm. If you want to block kicks at hip height with the hand, you can lower the lead arm a bit more. Let your elbows hang comfortably and keep your fists relaxed.
Turn your hips sideways to give your opponent a smaller target. Bend your knees slightly and stand with your feet a bit more than one shoulder width apart. The hopping around you often see in TKD fights is not part of the fighting stance… This is just to keep the leg muscles warm.
Keep the weight on the balls of your feet. Heels slightly elevated.
Trainer advice: Taekwondo Fighting Stance
Practice the fighting stance in front of a mirror.
Don’t lean back or forward too much.
Don’t hop around too much. Move your legs just enough to keep your leg muscles warm for kicks.
If you want to block low kicks with your hand, you can lower the lead arm a bit more than illustrated here.
Related instructions: Taekwondo Fighting Stance
Front Kick – Alp Chagi
Side Kick – Yup Chagi
Roundhouse Kick – Dolryu Chagi
Videos: Taekwondo Fighting Stance
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