Tornado Kick Tae Kwond

...because you get your whole body twisting to produce the force. But, it's a very slow setup, and to get one off at that close range with no lead-in kick just shows how bad the guy in red was. Really, the guy in red should have been all over him the minute his opponent turned his back, but instead he just stood there, with his arms at his side, asking to get kicked in the head. Neither of these guys had even decent blocking or guards skills, which is common in lower-level Tae Kwon Do (which is what kind of match this looks like, as nobody is bothering to punch). Man, if I tried a tornado (jump-spinning roundhouse) on my Sensei (or even most of the other students) without SEVERAL setup strikes leading into it, I'd either eat his fist, wrap myself around his side kick or get swept off my feet. One of my Senseis got a good spinning round kick onto my left eye out of nowhere during a back-and forth exchange we were having in a sparring match, which hurt, but I still had my block up before it made contact (through my block - legs are strong) and barely got shaken... and it didn't stop my attack (which he still dodged, but then, he's a Sensei).

That guy in red needs to rest up, then learn how to keep his guard up, then learn how to block and counter-strike. Well placed kick by the blue combatant, but they both need some serious guard and blocking work. I don't think either of them would last long in my dojo, they don't block or set up well enough. But, I bet that guy in red is going to work on his blocking a bit more now!

He should quit Tae Kwon Do and learn something useful.

tae kwon do = korean?
sensei = japanese?

i agree with you entirely. i am a novice in taekwondo but i do love the tornado. i am a brown belt but i am superior to many higher belts. personally i wish i went to a more strict and better taekwondo place, but i still love it. i'd love to see you or your sensei in a video if you would post one. anyways good luck in your martial arts

That's all i could think of from the get go watching this.
"Where the fuck is their guard?!"

As you say, very well placed kick. But it should not have landed, and in the fights i've been in, I wouldn't have had the time or the SPACE to do that. In real fights, and I mean do or die fights, i've never been able to lift my leg that high because in that executing moment i'd be pounded to the ground. The only kicks i've found effective in street fights are forward thrusts - they're fucking awesome =]

think it really matters what kind of kick that was. It was powerful and on target and by all means ended the match, WOW what a blow to the head!!!!! OUCH!!!!!

i used to like doing that but not in the face haha

but search for 'face kick' and you'll see the meaning of pain...

bruce lee style.

heeeeeeeeheeeeee !!!!! =)

that was so funny I am laughing at this very moment, and about the movie uhhhhhh that must be painful...pain, pain a lot of painnnnnnnnn

nice post

hcuo.... urrrrr.... i knew this was gonn....a..... aaa.a....THUD

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Could almost visualize that one :D good comment :D

Soulfree

YEEEAAAAHHHH

what kind of kick that was

DAMN STRAIGHT

i think..........

heh heh heh... tee hee.... BAHAHAHAHAHA

chuck norris. ppfftt. yeah right.

"screw back turn??" i have NEVER heard this one. nearly all modern / competitive sport taekwondo schools refer to this kick as a "narabang" (the korean nickname for this kick) and if not, they call it the following: 360 roundhouse / 360 jump roundhouse / spinning roundhouse / spinning jump roundhouse (or replace roundhouse with round kick). the "tornado kick" name is actually usually used for the corresponding kick in chinese wushu. by the way, this taekwondo clip is amateur - only collegiates. you want to see a great taekwondo knockout, check out the men's heavyweight finals from Athens 2004 - Korea vs. Greece, or look up any national team-level fights.

So many people think that kick was something new, or they make up screwy names for it, but thanks for clearing it up for the non-koreans. AZN PRIDE!!!!!!!!!!

at my school we call that a spinning roundhouse or a butterfly roundhouse kick...

maybe u are right about the name .. but in where i live .. the masters of taekwondo ( like Mr. Chin ... who gets the game 2 our country -jordan- ) called it like this : screw back turning . and by the way .. my brother is player on the national team of jordan

ahh, interesting. i admit i have no idea what kicks are called in jordan. in the US and canada most modern players refer to it as narabang, unless they use the actual korean name, which is rather rare.

hi again. the name of the kick at least in Korean and in its pure form is called Dolyo chagie. chagie is the korean name for kick. you may ask your brother that is a TKD national and he will advise properly. the kick that we saw is called tiro or TYRO dolyo chagie. which means a spinning (or actually with a turn enhanced) what you call "rounndhouse kick. and it scored 3 point. 2 due to the head blow and one extra point for the referre counting. in any case it is nice to have so many people around the world interested in this sport. though i prefer to see it as a martial art since a lot of its original ideas techniques and attitude is changed since it became an olympic sport.

Naaaah, i met this kick once in a pub and his name is Bill Somethinn ... "burps" ... bartender one more beer ...

we learn the kicks with the original Korean names :)

and this comment above mine is 100% right the Korean name is indeed TYRO DOLYO CHAGIE

tornado kick is more like a combination of a inner crescant and a roundhouse kick in close succession, i cant remember which is which... its similar, but not the same... not how i learned it anyway.

i watched some kung fu tutorial video clips the other day after not doing it for 2.5 years and its amazing how much i've forgotten. my kung fu also was very minor on the kicks, more of punching and chin na grappling.

Just posted a clip of it - poor quality and no sound but its a great knockout nonetheless.

aple

where can we see the athens fights?

where can i find them?

2 points is all he will need.

Knowledge is relative. Just like different languages us different words for the same thing, so do different martial arts styles.

watch the new WTF TKD black belts, they all fight with their hands down. Well not all but you get the idea. They train for olympic rules and with no punching to the head more and more are following that trend. I had a school for awhile on vancouver island and had red belts vome in that could not throw a proper front punch. no good in a tournament so why learn it is the new thought pattern. sad for what was once an art that had so much respect from other styles.

i do aggree on that my friend and it is sad doing so. TKD became a sport and not a martial art. just 3 kicks too much money and schools different variations. ive doing it so many years won metal had numerous bruises and broken ribs.
3 months ago it all came to me and i started all over. i went to my current instructor tha is 66 years old and has stuied TKD since 1965 from Korean teachers themselves. i reliased that my techinque was awfull, my stances were wrong etc etc.....i was given a red belt since it was impossible for him to were a black one and i am trying to find find the true meaning of TKD as a martial art. too much talking explanations on the techniques, Hyongs and not poomses. TKD as it is normally taught, is impresseive the best style to show off but has no true value or effectiveness unlees you are an actor and want to impress your audience. While, it is much more than all these.

and yes i regret that most "athletes keep their hands down. it hs to do with angular momentum, since a smaller radius will give them a quicker turn and a greter mobility. it will also give them a breuised eye in real life.

anyway, my opinion is to be an athlete till you reach 30 and cannot compeat anymore and then switch to the traditional side and try to "learn" the style and its principles.

thanks

you are a black belt

Man, I wish I was a black belt. That'd be nice.

...truthteller