Clinch Counter

A clinch can be part of sparring strategy in a variety of situations. When your opponent attacks, you can counter with a clinch. When you attack, your opponent may try to clinch. Both of you might kick at the same time and end in a clinch. Punch and combination techniques can easily disolve a clinch. Usually punching attack is used at close distances to stop forward motion or push the opponent forward to gain some space for the combination attack.

Another way to counter when you're in a clinch situation is with a crescent kick. Punch your opponent's chest then deliver a crescent kick to the head. The punch is not for scoring but rather to stop your opponent's forward motion and to create distance for the kick.

Back Kick

The back kick is the strongest scoring kick and counter attack kick in taekwondo. This tutorial teaches in detail how to execute a perfect back kick.

Round house kick

The best tutorial on the round house kick available. Enjoy!

Feint then Back kick

Feinting can be use to presuade an opponent to attack. When it is not possible to discern the opponent's style by his posture, use various feinting motion such us raising your front foot and then analyze your opponents reaction.

Enjoy this very good offensive move. This move is from the top 100 taekwondo scoring techniques.

Attacking a counter attacker

When fighting against a counter attacking fighter, throw a back kick to induce an attack from the opponent then throw a round house kick as a counter to his kick.

Aggresive Opponents

An aggressive opponent will attack first at the start of the match. They will likely attack through combination moves. Their weakness maybe counterattacks.

Once you know your opponents tactics, a counter-strategy might be to use a front round kick to the face while maintaining position or short axe kick to the face to disrupt forward momentum. Another strategy would be to sidestep the forward attack and counter from the off-center position.

Back Kick Counter

To counter a back kick, you can either kick the opponent before he can finish the back kick or you can wait for them to finish then throw your counter attack.

The preferred way would be to feint to induce your opponent to kick and then as soon as they turn you can kick them with a cut kick or a round house.