Tang Soo Do Martial arts One Step Sparring Ideas and Examples Artical

For each technique, the person who will execute the defensive sequence will start in the ready position. The person who will attack will assume sparring position with right foot back, left low block, front stance. The attacker will then step forward and execute the punch called for by the defender in front stance. After the defender has completed his maneuver, the attacker will return to sparring position to prepare for the next technique.

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White belt techniques
Yellow belt techniques
Green belt techniques
Blue belt techniques
Red belt techniques

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White Belt Techniques

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Low Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right low punch
2. Defender: step back with right leg, into a front stance with left low block.
3. Defender: right middle punch and then follow up with right front snap kick to midsection.

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: slides to the left and forward a 45 degree angle, blocking the punch with a left hand outside-inside middle block.
3. Defender: double punch: first with right middle punch and then left high punch.

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step back with left foot into a back stance and block with right inside-outside middle block. Do not grasp attacker's hand after block.
3. Defender: right front side kick to attacker's midsection.

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: slide to the right and forward a 45 degree angle into a horse back stance with left inside-outside middle block.
3. Defender: double punch: first with right middle punch and then left high punch.

High Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step back with right leg into a left front stance and block with left high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand and then move the attacker's arm outward to the left and then downward in a circular motion counterclockwise.
4. Defender: right high punch to face and right roundhouse kick to midsection.

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Yellow Belt Techniques

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Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step back with left leg into a back stance and block with right outside-inside knifehand block.
3. Defender: right inside-outside knifehand strike to attacker's neck
4. Defender: right elbow strike

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step left into a horse back stance with right inside-outside knifehand block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with right hand
4. Defender: right roundhouse kick to midsection and without setting the foot down, pull back and execute a right side kick to attacker's right knee joint
5. Defender: right front stance and then left high punch

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: slide to the right and forward a 45 degree angle with simultaneous left inside-outside middle block and right knifehand strike to attacker's neck
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand
4. Defender: step right foot forward between attacker's legs and perform a right elbow strike to attacker's face.
5. Defender: pull attacker's arm down with left hand while reversing the right elbow strike direction (this time from inside to outside)

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step back with right leg into a left front stance with left high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand and turn the arm outward and downward in a counterclockwise circular motion and execute a right palm heel strike to attacker's chin
4. Defender: grasp the attacker's uniform with right hand and step in with right foot (behind attacker's right foot) and trip the attacker to the floor
5. Defender: release uniform and right punch to attacker's face. The defender should maintain their hold on the attacker at all times.

High Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step back with left foot into a right front stance and right high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with right hand, twist it outward and downward in a clockwise circular motion
4. Defender: step in with left foot, the execute a left elbow strike to attacker's elbow joint
5. Defender: grasp attacker's right wrist with both hands and step back into a right back stance
6. Defender: right front snap kick to midsection

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Green Belt Techniques

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Middle Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step back with right leg into a left back stance
3. Defender: block attacker's punch with an outside-inside crescent kick
4. Defender: without setting the foot down, execute right side kick to midsection
5. Defender: defensive left back kick

High Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step to right and execute right jumping front snap kick
3. Defender: double punch with right punch to midsection and then left punch to head

High Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step left foot back into a right back stance and execute a right front side kick to midsection
3. Defender: left jumping back kick to midsection

Middle Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: block with left inside-outside crescent kick
3. Defender: right jumping roundhouse kick to attacker's head
4. Defender: double punch: with right punch to midsection and then left punch to head

Middle Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: block with left inside-outside crescent kick
3. Defender: right roundhouse kick to attacker's head
4. Defender: left spin kick to attacker's head

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Blue Belt Techniques

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Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step right and forward at a 45 degree angle with left inside-outside knifehand middle block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand
4. Defender: right inside-outside knifehand strike to attacker's neck and grasp attacker's right shoulder using the same hand
5. Defender: pull attacker's upper body to parallel to ground and left knee lift to attacker's rib cage
6. Defender: release attacker's should and execute a right elbow strike to the base of attacker's neck

Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step right and execute right outside-inside knifehand block
3. Defender: right inside-outside knifehand strike to attacker's neck
4. Defender: left middle punch and then right roundhouse kick to midsection

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step back with right leg into a left front stance and block with left high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand and twist it in a circular counterclockwise motion and right middle punch to midsection
4. Defender: without moving feet location, drop to right knee and use right hand to grasp and sweep attacker's right leg
5. Defender: release ankle and execute a right outside-inside knifehand strike to attacker's neck

Middle Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: block with left outside-inside crescent kick
3. Defender: right jumping spinkick to attacker's head
4. Defender: upon landing, immediately execute a right roundhouse kick to attacker's head

Middle Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: slide to left and forward at a 45 degree angle and execute a left palm heel strike to attacker's elbow. Immediately grasp the attacker's arm with same hand
3. Defender: right ridgehand strike to attacker's throat
4. Defender: grasp the uniform of the attacker with right hand and trip the attacker down with right foot
5. Defender: release the attacker and execute a double punch: right punch and then left punch to head

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Middle Punch
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step left and forward at a 45 degree angle countering the punch with a left palm heel strike to attacker's elbow. Do not grasp the arm.
3. Defender: right elbow strike to attacker's rib cage performing the strike with the forearm side of the elbow not the point of the elbow
4. Defender: slide right foot up to meet the left. With both feet together perform a right inside-outside knifehand strike to attacker's neck
5. Defender: right jumping side kick to attacker's rib cage

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step to the left and execute a right roundhouse kick to attacker's rib cage
3. Defender: right knife hand strike to attacker's neck and immediately grasp the bak of the attacker's collar
4. Defender: place the outside right edge of the foot into the attacker's right knee behind the kneecap then pull the attacker's collar backward and downward while finishing the right kicking motion
5. Defender: left punch to attacker's head

Middle Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right middle punch
2. Defender: step right foot back into a left back stance
3. Defender: left outside-inside middle block
4. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with left hand
5. Defender: pivot on the left foot moving the right foot around in a clockwise circular path, turning the entire body until the defender's body faces the opposite direction from the attacker's body and get into a short horseback stance
6. Defender: right elbow strike to attacker's rib cage
7. Defender: bring right arm up and over attacker's right arm and execute a ridge hand strike to attacker's throat
8. Defender: grasp the attacker's uniform with right hand and trip attacker with right foot.
9. Defender: release attacker's uniform and push attacker's elbow using right hand
10. Defender: left punch to attacker's head

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step right foot back into a left front stance and use left high block
3. Defender: step forward with right leg to trip the attacker but before the actual tripping motion, the defender will grasp the attacker's wrist with left hand and push attacker's elbow with right hand (in a hinge motion)
4. Defender: after takedown, release own right hand and grasp the attacker's wrist with both hands then pull away from attacker while forcing the point of attacker's elbow towards the ground
5. Defender: release right hand and execute a right knifehand strike to attacker's neck

High Punch - Kicking Technique
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step left foot back into a right front stance and block with right high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with right hand
4. Defender: twist the attacker's arm in a clockwise circular motion until attacker's arm is parallel to the ground.
5. Defender: step forward with left foot and execute an left elbow strike into a left front stance
6. Defender: slide left leg out and execute a left jumping front snap kick to midsection.
7. Defender: left middle punch to same location

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step left foot back into a right front stance and block with right high block
3. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist with right hand
4. Defender: step up with left leg and execute a left palm heel strike into the armpit of the attacker in an upward left to right direction. Leave left hand planted under attacker's shoulder.
5. Defender: move left foot into a position adjacent to the inside right ankle of the attacker
6. Defender: sweep left leg back while using the left hand to lift the attacker's shoulder up and over in a circular clockwise direction. This should leave the attacker face down on the ground with the defender in control of the attacker's right hand.
7. Defender: place left knee on attacker's elbow and execute a left knifehand strike to attacker's neck

High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step to left and block with a right knifehand block
3. Defender: grasp wrist with right hand
4. Defender: twist the arm in a clockwise circular motion
5. Defender: step right leg forward and sweep the right leg of the attacker by pulling across your body the attacker's wrist
6. Defender: left punch to attacker's head

Double High Punch - Takedown
1. Attacker: step forward with right high punch
2. Defender: step right foot back into a left front stance with left high block
3. Attacker: left high punch
4. Defender: right high block
5. Defender: grasp attacker's wrist using right hand
6. Defender: twist the attacker's arm in a clockwise circular motion to a position between the two opponents. Step right leg forward to the left and continue the clockwise motion until the arm is directly over the defender's head
7. Defender: step through with left leg ending up in a front stance facing the direction he just came from. As this is being accomplished, the defender will drop to a kneeling position on his left knee and at the same time pulling on the attacker's arm in a downward motion effectively "flipping" him to the floor.
8. Defender: straighten out attacker's arm (keeping the twisting tension throughout) and lever it against the right knee.
9. Defender: left knifehand strike to attacker's neck