Timing

A good sparring stance allows you to instantly adjust your kicks when your opponents changes motions. Making adjustment with good timing is key to success in taekwondo sparring.

Good timing provides the best chance for an attack and has a higher rate of success. A fighter with poor timing will have ineffective motions and will fail to respond with timely skills against an opponent. Speed is vital part of timing enabling successful attacks.

The best time for simultaneous counterattack is when your opponent attacks or is induce to attack through a feint. By using your opponents forward momentum, you cna increase the impact of the counterattack.

Dodging and counterattacking is a good way to carry out a planned attack. Move back to escape your opponents attack and grasp the opportune moment to counter when your opponents feet are in the air or just as the feet touches the ground, or when the opponent falls off balance. Using proper timing and controlling distance are integral to this method. Fishing for response and watching for vulnerable moments can give a slower fighter a strong counter strategy.