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Juan Moreno - Counter Balancing
Keeping your hands up isn't always a good thing! Using the hands to counter balance can be a much more efficient way to move during a match.
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Juan Moreno - Defensive Cover
This stance is specifically designed for modern Tae Kwon Do with lead leg kicking and electronic scoring. Every time your students kick, have their leading hand go down to protect the body.
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Juan Moreno - Locking the Leg
Punching can score points in sport Tae Kwon Do, but it doesn't help if your opponent is landing a kick while you are landing punch. Lock the opponent's front leg so that only you can score.
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Juan Moreno - Turning Kicks - 3 Distances
Spinning kicks are high risk, high reward techniques. Learn the proper spacing and distance to land these advanced kicks.
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Juan Moreno - Kick and Move
This is not only a drill, but a strategy for competition. The goal is to strike the target, then exit the striking zone very quickly by landing a bit short.
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Juan Moreno - Front Leg Distance Drill
These techniques will use the front leg roundhouse kick to adjust distance in a sport Tae Kwon Do match.
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Juan Moreno - Offense & Defense from One Stance - Part 2
This drill upgrades the idea of striking from one stance, now using double kicks instead of single kicks.
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Juan Moreno - Offense & Defense from One Stance - Part 1
This mentality uses the boxing principles of performing all techniques from one stance that you are most comfortable with. Add movement to account for distance.
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Juan Moreno - Moving Their Hands Around Drill
In order to land strikes on your opponent, you are going to have to get their hands moving around using a variety of kicks in combination.
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Juan Moreno - Low-High-Low with Face Kick
This combination is great for beginner and intermediate students to set up a head kick. These set ups are very important as head kicks are worth three points.
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Juan Moreno - Recognize & Respond Distance Drill
This drill will help your students recognize their opponents' movement so they can respond by changing the level of their kick. The swiping motion of the kick should score to the head.
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Juan Moreno - Scoring with a Back Leg Roundhouse Kick
This drill will help your students land the very tricky rear leg round kick. Bait your opponent into a front leg kick, which opens up the body for the rear leg kick.
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Juan Moreno - Taking Body Points High to Low
Your opponent will likely be focused on defending against the 3-point face kick. Therefore, a fake to the head followed by an attack to the body can be very effective.
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Juan Moreno - Defensive Kicks - 4 Lengths
These four techniques will establish four separate distances to protect yourself while sparring. Each of the techniques creates space for a round kick.
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Juan Moreno - Blade Twist & Flop
This drill is great for developing speed and hip mobility that is very important for modern sport Tae Kwon Do.
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Juan Moreno - Cover Punch
The first step is to master the checking of the kick and the reverse punch. The reverse punch can then set up a head kick.
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Juan Moreno - Body Kick Head Kick Combo
This drill uses the front leg side kick to establish distance. The side kick will be followed by a head kick to score three points.
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Juan Moreno - Defense Against a Front Kick - Breaking the Line
Defending against the front leg is vital when competing in sport Tae Kwon Do. This drill will teach your students to break the line and not fight so linearly.
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Juan Moreno - Defense Stance Basics
Defensive stances are often overlooked but are incredibly important due to the nature of modern sport Tae Kwon Do. This stance gives your opponent a small body, meaning there is less area to attack.
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Juan Moreno - Double Impact
This drill teaches how to use your opponent's momentum against themselves to amplify the power of your kick.
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Juan Moreno - Establishing Your Front Leg Cut
It is very important to establish your front leg when sparring. Hold the front leg in the middle to control the action in your match.
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Juan Moreno - Floating the Side Kick Deflection
Take advantage of electronic scoring systems by deflecting the side kick to slide the foot across the scoring area to land a "round kick".
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Juan Moreno - Drilling Kick Techniques
These variations of individual techniques are not meant to be combos, but training sets to help your students get tons of reps.
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Juan Moreno - Front Leg Kick with Follow Up
The front leg kick is a cornerstone of modern olympic Tae Kwon Do. These combinations will show your students how to follow up the lead leg side kick.
Olympic TKD | Tae Kwon Do | Sparring | Paddle Drill | Kicking