This is good analysis on how to fight taller fighters. In old school days, you have to work with your range and not allow your taller opponent to kick first. As a smaller fighter back in the day, I had to move first always. This is something that small fighters will have to learn now a days especially that new school favors the taller fighter.
You could consider making a video going in specific detail about how to achieve success at each level of taekwondo sparring competition. I know for me at least I would soak that up, and I think (although technically do not know) other people would appreciate that too. Essentially, what is the difference between beginners, intermediates, advanced, elite, etc. common challenges at each level, and how to achieve success and surpass each level to the top. I think that’d be a super awesome vid, but it’s your channel, so let me know. Just a suggestion
@@KrisTheCoach Feel free to take your time with the video, as you’re the one making it, and not me Either way, my main motivation in asking for this kind of video is that I believe there’s more to becoming good at something than just “hard work” and “dedication” although those are necessary as well. Deliberation in training and a genuine understanding of how to improve is essential, and this is where most people mess up in most domains, even far outside of taekwondo. Better training = better leverage = greater output per unit of input. A lot of people only think of adding more inputs (working harder), but that eventually has diminishing returns and is finite (once you’re working immensely hard). Understanding what defines each level of skill in taekwondo + how to improve at each level are similar in that they provide a meaningful way to think about progress, and knowing one helps give context to the other I think so. Anyway, I haven’t been doing taekwondo for a super long time, but I’m very competitive and I like to improve fast. Your other videos have helped me develop my taekwondo fight IQ pretty quickly, and I don’t see any other channels that provide in-depth analysis of fights like you do, so thanks for that 🙏 Sorry for the wall of text Lol
what do you think is the counter for Phillipines style of tkd that they are very good in the clinch im filipino and i have a hard time against aggressive opponents that are smart
Can't help you with Philippines specifically. USA and Philippines breakdowns for me are no-gos unless the player is retired or tells me explicitly they're okay with me breaking down their game
@@hated6013 go out there and have fun. Go on offense even if you're scared. Over Time you'll get used to the fear and have a better idea of distance. Try new moves Keep you hands up
I needed this. I am 1.76 cm tall and will start competing in heavyweight in TKD. It will be difficult. Kris, or anyone, can you give me some tips? What should I think about? What should I practice?
th-cam.com/video/w6rIBQw2qOM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M6CLB8RF1YNcd5Gf th-cam.com/video/-bBQy6wGXdI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5OdLpuprLsR74Y_W (Tae joon fight) th-cam.com/video/H52WJUTTk6U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mjlqrREhKPE-zQ1g th-cam.com/video/383LHK5Baxw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Qx0TuLpEIzO48OZV (Jun Seo fight) here are some clips
I do - but I only reccomend if you're over 18. If you are let me know and I'll send it. If you're not -> I reccomend not cutting weight. You're still growing, maybe even have a growth spurt or 2 left and I don't like the idea of taking out calories for a tournament at that age.
Hey, with the modern rules making clinching stop the fight almost instantly I was wondering where you would advise the shorter fighter to place their hands after closing in the distance. To clarify, i meant like should I be controlling the arms from on top down to wrap the opponents hand in a pinching motion(th-cam.com/video/f4uDZmzrIUM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7uHvxP4Zs0j98fHj&t=353)? Start from underneath and open up the round kicks or should i simply push from the shoulder to make space? Initially i was thinking about arm manipulation but that strategy isnt as viable anymore now that clinches stop pretty quickly.
@@ilovesapphire yea I’d say it’s not AS important, but during landing or close you still have that second to get your hands on them or pin their arm, or shoot to control the arm with a stiff arm. I think it really depends on what you’re trying to do and what your opponent is doing when you clinch. I know this sounds vague and it is a bit, but there are a bunch of factors that it depends on. General rule is to get hands on and if possible get hands on in such a way that creates the opening you’re looking for. You have a half second to about a second for arm manipulation
i know the current taekwondo competition format is different than old school tkd, so thats why many taller athletes have an adventage, so, heres my question... im a 172cm player, but im 64kg, and 21 years old, should i down to -58? or i can keep on -68? some people told me that about because of my height, thank u for your videos, so helpfull.
Sorry brother I don’t know the metric system that well for height. If you know how to safely cut the weight and want to, then go ahead. If not then you gotta stay at -68
hey coach, does age matters, I am 20 already and all i have won is district level competion, so is it too late for me to make it big in taekwondo, given the fact that these players are around 22 - 25 years old, and already competing at such mega tournaments, and it would take me atleast 5 years of consistent training to reach there level, even if I do ignore that many of these athletes have been practicing from there childhood.
I think if you dedicate yourself to it, it's possible, but it depends a lot on who or which national team member is in your division. You also have to understand that you have to catch up, so you'll have to work HARDER than the people already there to catch up
@@KrisTheCoach thanks for the advice coach, I am from India, and I play in -58kg division, I have been training for 4-5 hours from last 3 months, and I have made quite a progress, I won district champions, but are those enough hours? Or would I need to increase the quantity even more? Also do you have any tips on shin splints, they don't seem to go away :(
@@vishwajeet5594 I'm not sure about other people, but when i was in off season i trained about 6 hours a week for maintence. During season I trained 4-6 hours a day, 5-6 days a week. Running, lifting, kicking, etc.
for shin splints I can't help you there man. I heard you have to start slow and get used to running, but i've never actually had them so I can't offer much advice on them.
Watch Alessio from Italy in the -80 kg division. If you find a favorite fight of his let me know and I'll break it down. In general- Be explosive. Use your reach. Use many flick kicks. Use headshots since you can. ez.pz.
Love your content, but in Korean "Seo" isn't pronounced "Say-oh" - it's a single sound, more like "suh" - it's just romanised as "eo" but not intended as a double vowel sound.
Lol wow I didn’t expect to see you here @andyjeffries. I’ve seen your comments a lot on r/taekwondo. Funny recognizing someone from a whole different website.
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This is good analysis on how to fight taller fighters. In old school days, you have to work with your range and not allow your taller opponent to kick first. As a smaller fighter back in the day, I had to move first always. This is something that small fighters will have to learn now a days especially that new school favors the taller fighter.
Footwork is a must for smaller fighters
You could consider making a video going in specific detail about how to achieve success at each level of taekwondo sparring competition. I know for me at least I would soak that up, and I think (although technically do not know) other people would appreciate that too.
Essentially, what is the difference between beginners, intermediates, advanced, elite, etc. common challenges at each level, and how to achieve success and surpass each level to the top. I think that’d be a super awesome vid, but it’s your channel, so let me know. Just a suggestion
This is a fantastic video idea, thank you. Will do!
@@KrisTheCoach Awesome :) can’t wait to see it
Shoot I may have to redo.
I went into what defines each level but not what to do to overcome each. I may have to do a part 2
@@KrisTheCoach Feel free to take your time with the video, as you’re the one making it, and not me
Either way, my main motivation in asking for this kind of video is that I believe there’s more to becoming good at something than just “hard work” and “dedication” although those are necessary as well. Deliberation in training and a genuine understanding of how to improve is essential, and this is where most people mess up in most domains, even far outside of taekwondo. Better training = better leverage = greater output per unit of input. A lot of people only think of adding more inputs (working harder), but that eventually has diminishing returns and is finite (once you’re working immensely hard).
Understanding what defines each level of skill in taekwondo + how to improve at each level are similar in that they provide a meaningful way to think about progress, and knowing one helps give context to the other I think so.
Anyway, I haven’t been doing taekwondo for a super long time, but I’m very competitive and I like to improve fast. Your other videos have helped me develop my taekwondo fight IQ pretty quickly, and I don’t see any other channels that provide in-depth analysis of fights like you do, so thanks for that 🙏
Sorry for the wall of text Lol
@TheDylanMercado I love it man and I appreciate it! I got this initial one going already but I’ll make a part 2 with how to get through each one
what do you think is the counter for Phillipines style of tkd that they are very good in the clinch im filipino and i have a hard time against aggressive opponents that are smart
Can't help you with Philippines specifically. USA and Philippines breakdowns for me are no-gos unless the player is retired or tells me explicitly they're okay with me breaking down their game
@@KrisTheCoach we have a tune up next week against seniors red belt and up and im just junior and blue belt in tkd what should i do im nervous
@@hated6013 go out there and have fun. Go on offense even if you're scared. Over Time you'll get used to the fear and have a better idea of distance.
Try new moves
Keep you hands up
This is great sir thanks ❤
Of course 😀
Sir please make a video regarding best Brawler types of players
Do you have any in mind you want me to cover? As of now I only know Namgoon and maybe Seo?
Great video as usual i would recommend you to breakdown some of rashitov last fights hes been doing great lately hes back to his prime!
Do you have a specific fight in mind? Post the link if you do! I know he fell off a bit, but glad to see that legend is back up and getting after it!
I needed this. I am 1.76 cm tall and will start competing in heavyweight in TKD. It will be difficult. Kris, or anyone, can you give me some tips? What should I think about? What should I practice?
@@Lexthebarbarian really would need to see some of your footage brother and where you’re at now
please try to break down yang huichan. he’s a shorter and a junior fighter that already plays at seniors and still beats everybody else.
th-cam.com/video/w6rIBQw2qOM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=M6CLB8RF1YNcd5Gf
th-cam.com/video/-bBQy6wGXdI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5OdLpuprLsR74Y_W
(Tae joon fight)
th-cam.com/video/H52WJUTTk6U/w-d-xo.htmlsi=mjlqrREhKPE-zQ1g
th-cam.com/video/383LHK5Baxw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Qx0TuLpEIzO48OZV
(Jun Seo fight)
here are some clips
Can you send a link?
th-cam.com/video/f7D3i2uRKGo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=I2IAmq03vQhgKGdB
He is the blue one
Do you have any tips on how to cut weight for weigh ins?
I do - but I only reccomend if you're over 18. If you are let me know and I'll send it. If you're not -> I reccomend not cutting weight. You're still growing, maybe even have a growth spurt or 2 left and I don't like the idea of taking out calories for a tournament at that age.
Yes I agree it could stunt growth, If you can send it, it would be very insightful and add knowledge about how athletes cut weight
You over 18 though?
Hey, with the modern rules making clinching stop the fight almost instantly I was wondering where you would advise the shorter fighter to place their hands after closing in the distance.
To clarify, i meant like should I be controlling the arms from on top down to wrap the opponents hand in a pinching motion(th-cam.com/video/f4uDZmzrIUM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7uHvxP4Zs0j98fHj&t=353)? Start from underneath and open up the round kicks or should i simply push from the shoulder to make space?
Initially i was thinking about arm manipulation but that strategy isnt as viable anymore now that clinches stop pretty quickly.
@@ilovesapphire yea I’d say it’s not AS important, but during landing or close you still have that second to get your hands on them or pin their arm, or shoot to control the arm with a stiff arm.
I think it really depends on what you’re trying to do and what your opponent is doing when you clinch.
I know this sounds vague and it is a bit, but there are a bunch of factors that it depends on. General rule is to get hands on and if possible get hands on in such a way that creates the opening you’re looking for. You have a half second to about a second for arm manipulation
@@KrisTheCoach That answers my question thank you
i know the current taekwondo competition format is different than old school tkd, so thats why many taller athletes have an adventage, so, heres my question... im a 172cm player, but im 64kg, and 21 years old, should i down to -58? or i can keep on -68? some people told me that about because of my height, thank u for your videos, so helpfull.
Sorry brother I don’t know the metric system that well for height. If you know how to safely cut the weight and want to, then go ahead. If not then you gotta stay at -68
hey coach, does age matters, I am 20 already and all i have won is district level competion, so is it too late for me to make it big in taekwondo, given the fact that these players are around 22 - 25 years old, and already competing at such mega tournaments, and it would take me atleast 5 years of consistent training to reach there level, even if I do ignore that many of these athletes have been practicing from there childhood.
I think if you dedicate yourself to it, it's possible, but it depends a lot on who or which national team member is in your division.
You also have to understand that you have to catch up, so you'll have to work HARDER than the people already there to catch up
@@KrisTheCoach thanks for the advice coach, I am from India, and I play in -58kg division, I have been training for 4-5 hours from last 3 months, and I have made quite a progress, I won district champions, but are those enough hours? Or would I need to increase the quantity even more? Also do you have any tips on shin splints, they don't seem to go away :(
@@vishwajeet5594 I'm not sure about other people, but when i was in off season i trained about 6 hours a week for maintence.
During season I trained 4-6 hours a day, 5-6 days a week.
Running, lifting, kicking, etc.
for shin splints I can't help you there man. I heard you have to start slow and get used to running, but i've never actually had them so I can't offer much advice on them.
Can you do one on ulubek rashitov? Or however you pronounce it 😅
send a link of a fight you want. Someone else has requested it also
th-cam.com/video/YHh5i1L6s7I/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tp3tERxVDYFamvbb
@@KrisTheCoach thanks
please make a video on how to defeat a shorter opponent
Watch Alessio from Italy in the -80 kg division. If you find a favorite fight of his let me know and I'll break it down.
In general-
Be explosive.
Use your reach.
Use many flick kicks.
Use headshots since you can.
ez.pz.
Love your content, but in Korean "Seo" isn't pronounced "Say-oh" - it's a single sound, more like "suh" - it's just romanised as "eo" but not intended as a double vowel sound.
Appreciate the correction! I'll try and be mindful of that in the future!
Lol wow I didn’t expect to see you here @andyjeffries. I’ve seen your comments a lot on r/taekwondo. Funny recognizing someone from a whole different website.