Scoring with the Reverse Hook in my 2nd Dan grading

Submitted by Bodhidharma on Sat, 07/05/2008 at 4:45pm.

Tim ( in white chestpad with blue rings ) performs a front kick. I ( in red chestpad ) check it with a downward forearm block
As the kick finishes and the leg returns to the ground, Tim is committing the weight of his body forward ready for the next technique. Sensing that he will come forward, I spot an opportunity – Tim keeps his guard in the middle of the body.
Tim commits his forward movement. All of his weight is in his front foot, there is no weight on his back foot. As this is happening, there is no threat from Tim, I have enough time to enter into my technique. I pivot on my front foot.
Tim realises something is up and checks his forward motion
Moving faster than Tim who is still trying to slow down, I start my technique. I look back to see where he is and chamber my knee at the same time I raise my leg
Tim suspects that I will perform a back kick but I had intended a reverse hook kick. Tim blocks low with an X-block. I snap out the kick from the knee and the trajectory of the kick passes over his block.
Keeping my weight properly balanced on the supporting leg, the kick lands on Tim’s jaw.
Too late, Tim’s changes his block and attempts to deflect the kick upwards with the top of his forearm but the kick has already landed.
End PostScript : Tim was not injured

A video of this sequence is in http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AI7o0CLi-Ls

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by Bodhidharma - 3 months ago
Australia

Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 188

Thanks everyone....I do Oh Do Kwan Taekwondo and the patterns ( or hyungs in Korean, kata in Japanese ) are International Taekwondo Federation's

by littleman - 3 months ago
Taree Australia

Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1069

Well done nice kick! But u should have kept your gaurd up better during it though. Tims choice of block is a bad one he should have either come in on u faster to cut out its effectivness if the kick or done the up-down block instead. but im sure u done it to fast for him to choose wisely in this case so well done on the kick and well done on achieving 2nd dan its quite an accomlishment....