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In some schools, permission to begin sparring is granted upon entry. The rationale for this decision is that students must learn how to deal with a fast, powerful, and determined attacker. In other schools, students may be required to wait a few months, for safety reasons, because they must first build the skills they would ideally employ in their sparring practice. View Taekwondo Sparring »
Seven-Step Sparring
Sparring is a form of training common to many combat sports. Although the precise form varies, it is essentially relatively 'free-form' fighting, with enough rules, customs, or agreements to make injuries unlikely.
Seven-Step Sparring is performed with a partner in which predefined movements are practiced. One student is the attacker while the other student responds with defenses, counterattacks, and/or other actions, based on part of the predefined movements.
With 7-step sparring, the taekwondo student will step backwards six times in a Back Stance ( 뒷굽이 dwi-kubi ) defending six times most commonly with the Single Knife Hand Outward Block ( 한손날 바깥막기 hansonnal-bakkat-makgi ) and then on the seventh movement counterattacking the opponent hence 7-step sparring.
The seventh movement can include side stepping and potentially striking with the Middle Punch ( 몸통 지르기 momtong-jireugi ), Palm Heel Forward Strike ( 바탕손 앞치기 batangson-ap-chigi ), Knife Hand Inward Strike ( 손날 안치기 sonnal-an-chigi ) and/or Front Kick ( 앞차기 ap-chagi ). Other possibilities include elbow strikes, throws, and trips.
On the other end, the student attacking will strike seven times with the Front Hand Middle Punch ( 몸통 반대 지르기 momtong-bandae-jireugi ).
This allows the student to understand what the movements are meant to accomplish in sparring or self-defense ( 호신술 hosinsool ) applications. It may also illustrate how to improve technique by adjusting distances, time moves properly, and adapt a technique depending on the size of an opponent.
Through analysis of the movement in variant scenarios, the student will unlock new techniques and expand their understanding of known ones. Some taekwondo schools require students to perform 3-step sparring for promotion to the next belt level.
Strikers may combine techniques in a series to ensure one or more strikes impact their opponents. These attacks are thrown at various targets on the body, with the greatest force typically thrown with a particular technique in the sequence.
* Please see a certified Master Instructor ( 사범님 sabeomnim ) for training. Proper guidance and instructions are needed to ensure safe training.
Risk of injury can be reduced by completing an effective warm up consisting of a heart raiser to get your pulse up, followed by sport specific dynamic stretches (stretches whilst moving). Please follow the guidance of a certified Master Instructor or trainer when doing sports related activities. Depending on the intensity of the exercise, cooling down can involve a slow jog or walk, or with lower intensities, stretching can be used. Cooling down allows the heart rate to return to its resting rate. View more information on Warming Up and Cooling Down ».
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