Tang Soo Do Korean Martial Arts : Traditional High Block in Tang Soo Do Martial Arts

[bluephoenixMA]

She is excellent! He has is wrisk bend back , creating weak technique. also the target is between the elbow and the shoulder of your opponent which moves them to the side eliminating wrisk of being hurt. and opening your opponent up for attack. Try it tell what u think. Best defense not be there, and no such thing a block, circle very important. Just something to about ok :}

[Darkfirefire]

blocks are useless no one ever uses them in a fight, not even people who trained martial arts.

[GMSM4L]

iv taken tang soo do. Its a nice depiction of that block except were i learned the block went straight up from center of body then making a fist facing towards attacker . seems smoother and faster to me than depicted.

[BJJHomos]

This is in my area....Maybe I should swing by and tap a few people out. Oh and by the way; this 50 year old woman has no business in a martial arts school with men.

[MrLorysim]

@BJJHomos Why would you do that?

[PlanTonto]

Also, anyone who says they take martial arts and talks down other arts or uses abusive language to make their point is going to the wrong school or has a bad instructor. The whole gist of martial arts is hoping that you never have to use it, but if you, you have the skills to defend yourself. Martial Arts is also learning about yourself.

[PlanTonto]

Korean Martial Arts are not inferior by any stretch. I took Hap Ki Do and I loved it. It was a great art. I also took Choi Li Fut Kung Fu and I really liked that also. It was more brutal than HKD, but at $155 per month, I couldn't afford it anymore. I am now going to try Tang Soo Do as I cannot find any Hap Ki Do schools where I live. I would love to continue Hap Ki Do, but I will give Tang Soo Do a try. I am 48, so not as limber as I once was, but nothing makes me feel better physically.

[tik38ind]

this is only basic is not for black belt just for white belt,the beginning learn martial art.

[jungchul2000]

Keep up the good work practice makes you perfect.

[jungchul2000]

@joshua81em

You wanted to that kick someone. I hope you are not a martial - artist because you are dishonoring and showing disrespect to other martial-artist.

[Lee7676]

i trained kyokushin karate.i guess tang soo do high block is diffrent compare to kyokushin.

[joshua81em]

I could kick that chick's ass.

[minniemouseek]

@joshua81em Unless you have a higher degree black belt, I highly doubt it! LOL

[dessinateurtuyen]

it is just ONE blocking technique... there are many others, one for each attack you listed... but she couldn't show all of them in one video.

[AjaxTheGreek]

funny, so may people are worried about the practicality of this block that no one has commented on the (male) performer's stance being too long/wide. Just to add some thought, practice like this is meant to strengthen your ability to do the block so it's no sloppy when you need to throw it. That's why good studios will practice both stationary for technique and sparring for practicality.

[SirMetaKnight6]

Exactly, he may have 'blocked' a strike to the top of the head but not only is his centerline completely exposed...one little sweep of the front leg and he's down like a sack of shit, what a silly stance.

[DojiSan]

what about the other guy, his center line is also exposed. The blocker could just strike his ribs or do a front kick..there are so many combination that its useless to talk about them...

[SirMetaKnight6]

Regardless of wherever the opponent's centerline is exposed or not, all the attack has to do whilst his hand is blocked is to punch straight at the same time or sweep the leg, theres no way you can kick fast enough in that blocking stance, its just so unpractical, and if the block fails, thats even worse.

Of course, my viewpoints are biased as i study wing chun, theres probably something deeper within this move, im just saying what i see.

[TKD960]

good point. Although stances like this i.e 'formal' stances are for practice of leg strength and body shifting. Of course no1 wud use this stance in a self defense sit. on the street but if you can easily move between formal low stances, movement becomes easier in more natural stances.

[LoudMouthLarry123]

in a real fight thats not practical unless you are fighting a drunk guy at a bar then yes you can do all your moves.

[Fegja]

peace of shit. Korean Martial Arts sucks. You coud better go to JKD or boxing ^^

[silverwingpaladin]

Only Bruce Lee and very few others knew Jeet Kune Do JKD and most of them are DEAD, dumbass...

[TKD960]

You do realise that Tang Soo Do is the Korean variant of Karate? Also, Jeet Kune Do is a philosphy and not a style. Bruce Lee(R.I.P) said that himself. However, saying Korean Arts suck is quite a strong assumption to make. Again, its not the Art, its the Artist. Country of origin has nothing to do with it.

[zacks1314]

@TKD960 you said it very beatifull what martial art do you know if i may know?

[TKD960]

@zacks1314 I study and teach Tae Kwon-Do with the TAGB (Tae Kwon-Do Association of Great Britain). I have no problem letting anyone know anything about myself....knowledge is the key to power as they say haha.

[zacks1314]

@TKD960 thanks may i add you as friend?

[TKD960]

@zacks1314 Be my guest :D

[zoe409]

why do u not burro

[TraditionalTKD]

The trajectory of the block is incorrect.

[willgrove]

correct me if i'm wrong but when someone punches you they make the first move. so the block will have to be faster than the strike. by the time you have moved your arm down before you bring it back up to block they would have hit you?

[Zooomz]

Not exactly. Being faster does help, but you're moving your hand in front of your head, while they have to cut the distance between you and move their fist to your face. You don't really have to bring it down all the way in an actual fight, btw and if you're just walking your hands should be close to your waist. I'd focus more on the circle motion. I hope that helped.

[astrobiologist]

What willgrove said made a lot of sense. I'm a 3rd dan instructor of martial arts, specializing in Tang Soo Do. Traditional Tang Soo Do, like Tae Kwon Do and Shotokan, usually lacks a clear understanding of the applications of the movements. I teach two TSD high "blocks". For one, from fighting stance, the arm blocks in a cicular motion up from guard. The other, which is actually a strike, is what we see above. If you're interested in more, search for bunkai for the high block and see...

[Zooomz]

Thanks for the advice. I'll try to incorpiorate that more into style and how I think about Tang Soo Do.

[DeadMovieStar0]

Gran Tecnica

[BestOfGirl]

the block was to high ;)

[KaratekaKid]

The chick was only like 4'11"...

throwing it higher might be necessary...

[tnredneck25]

Why would it matter how tall she is. A block should not be forced. Meaning if the block is not going to make contact then why force contact.

[KaratekaKid]

I don't see how a block should be forced or not is relevant. But it has been over half a year, and I have changed my view on how she blocked. I now see that her block was now too high, and that the amount of resisting force she develops from the forearm block would be limited to, what I consider, a proper block, such as the block demonstrated by her assistant.