There are two main kinds of martial arts sparring:  martial arts point sparring (karate) and martial arts continuous sparring (tae kwon do).  Point sparring is big with most karate tournament organizations as well as the American Taekwondo Association (ATA).  Continuous sparring is predominant in Olympic Style Tae Kwon Do sparring.  Typically point sparring (karate) is [...]

There are subtle differences between kicking in Karate and Tae Kwon Do.  These subtleties are in relation to the technique.  A Karate side kick has a deeper chamber where you chamber the knee more to the front of the body and tighter into the chest while a Tae Kwon Do sidekick chambers more out front.  [...]

A 360 is a kick where you jump, spin backwards into a full spin and executing a crescent or a hook kick before landing.  This kick is one of the most popular and common of kicks.  It is popular because you can demonstrate great height and variations.  It’s common because many systems of martial arts [...]

A split kick is not too difficult of a kick (provided you can jump well).  Having said that, let’s assume you can already jump.  What you have to do is have decent flexibility and good front kick speed.  First, to do a split kick, you will jump straight up into the air.  As you bend [...]