Totally Tae Kwon Do Magazine - Issue 20 - Usadojo

ing, unless your
train at a club
where there is a
ring of course.
Mats allow you to
get out of the
kitchen when the
fire is too hot so to
speak. A ring does
not permit this.
Most Chang Hon
TKD sparring is
classed as lightcontinuous
(although this is
sometimes a
misnomer for full
whack!), whilst the
aim of most boxing
match’s is to knock
your opponent out
cold.
After a good 12 months or so of regular
boxing sparring I think my hands have
improved immensely. I still get caught with
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shots that really
hurt, like the odd
accidental punch
to the throat!
However I’m
getting better as
time goes by and it
has improved my
TKD sparring no
end. A punch on
the nose doesn’t
hurt when the pain
goes and I’m
getting used to the
body shots, albeit
with added core
training every
other day. I have
always said that if
you want to be a
fighter then you
have got to go out there and find other
fighters to fight and would highly
recommend you go and find a half-decent
boxer to spar with and see how your had
skills fare. Bring on the 2011 WAKO’s!!
Training Session With Master Leighton, Instructor Jim Doyle back row, far right