How to Spar Against an Aggressive Opponent | Taekwondo Sparring Tips

One of our viewers asked us a great question: How do you spar against an aggressive opponent? Today, we're answering that question and showing you two different strategies to combat aggressive fighters.
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[@W1Taekwondo]

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[@groot6409]

I sparred a black belt that was like training for 5+ years already while I just got my black belt a few months ago. I busted up my finger cuz I panicked lmfao😭

[@W1Taekwondo]

That happens. Keep doing it so you can gain experience and not allow your emotions to get the best of you.

[@sharonfricke2181]

Good luck man I feel ya tkd ppl always getting injured

[@cubed_gd]

I got my black belt 1 yr ago and I’ve been doing it for 6 or 7 yrs

[@W1Taekwondo]

@@cubed_gd Nice

[@rickkirby494]

I sparred with several black belts as a brown belt. Sometimes I'd get more points. Btw, annyeonghaseyo. How are you?

[@uDojo]

These are some effective counters at the right distances. Counter-attacking is a great way to score surprise points on an overconfident opponent.

[@agastewart6502]

Thank you so much for a very informative, professional video! I have learned a lot. Also, I love your slogan “Storms never last”. Thanks again

[@W1Taekwondo]

Thank you for your support!

[@TyrantT316]

Very hepful. Sometimes I'm not thinking "angles" and only reacting back or forward to my sparring partner. If I give them angles, it makes them have to think more.

[@phayde1]

My 8yr old red belt gained a lot of great tips in preparation for local tournament sparring and upcoming CUTA and AAU National qualifiers. Thank you!

[@W1Taekwondo]

That`s great to hear! Thanks for watching. We are looking to come to CUTA as well in March.

[@jamz8785]

Im from another country that doesn't even share language with yours, But I still watch all your videos, I think i've become addicted to them, they are so good, and I think you are literally the only TKD youtube channel that explains so professionally combat techniques (others tend to explain how to kick or how to do certain combo, But not something as deep as this). Keep uploading those pls, im a big fan

[@W1Taekwondo]

I appreciate that. Thank you

[@JEMSRK]

Only practice matters here

[@calheron]

Had my first experience sparring at a tournament. I first tried to dodge them which kept getting me kicked off the matt. My coach said to block so I started blocking which was great but I couldn't get any kicks in 😢😢 This video would have been super helpful!! Thank you. Ready to jump back in and practice these.

[@JamesBond-sr7fw]

Great technique and analysis 👍

[@adarratkd]

Thank u, this tips is very usefull

[@tigstiffy7096]

OSU! Thank you very much. I am new to Taekwondo and I find this is very helpful to add in my sparring.

[@W1Taekwondo]

That is great to hear!

[@greenearthdesignstudio]

thank u sir for this video.

[@exotxczzz8199]

because of ur tips im one of the best in my dojo (im the prodigy of a guy who trains with jeff chan mma)

[@W1Taekwondo]

Nice!

[@NUURAL16]

Great thanks

[@CKMasterSyzran]

Good job 💪

[@W1Taekwondo]

I appreciate that!

[@katielynn9142]

Awesome video! Thank you! What about employing a push kick on an aggressive opponent?

[@W1Taekwondo]

yes, in the right situation. Push kicks open you up forward so you gotta keep that in mind

[@denisearaujobilhalba5069]

Gostei muito!!! Achei muito ultil. Vou treinar isso. Muito obrigado😊😀

[@W1Taekwondo]

Obrigado!

[@jaykenyon5385]

I'm just about to grade for my green belt and my sparring is terrible lol Im still in that panic stage as I'm not really a fighter

[@W1Taekwondo]

continue to build that experience!

[@curlynigero6417]

I'm going to show this to my 13yr old son that is a black belt on his 4th year practicing wich is pretty good but he likes for his opponents to attack while backing up waiting for the opening wich works good but in tournaments he only have so much room and be out the ring so the angle strategy should help him alot thanks for the vid and I gave you a like and subscribed.

[@W1Taekwondo]

I appreciate that, thank you!

[@Aleczzgeronan7421]

I have a sparing tomorrow bro wish me luck

[@swamyaddankicoach6783]

Good

[@alexparis4589]

You are big master 👍👌👏

[@W1Taekwondo]

I appreciate that!

[@jasonorourke1787]

I’m one belt off black belt in ITF taekwondo. When I spar in competitions I get a lot of people that come at me with multiple punches to the head and they are relentless with them. I fight fire with fire too but what would you recommend would help in this situation?

[@W1Taekwondo]

Timing your counter attacks. Pretty much dodging the punches through slides or rolls and angles and always throwing a counter while you do that, that will stop them from coming as much. Although ITF is no contact right? So that might explain why they keep coming no matter what you do because they do not really get hit. Generally if you attack and you get countered, it will slow you down no matter how aggressive you are. Besides that you open yourself when you attack so you could get countered hard.

[@gregorydubois8468]

I like this video but what about facing an aggressive opponent in closed stance ? It seems more difficult to deal with. Thank you for your videos !

[@W1Taekwondo]

Thank you, please check the other videos as well, there are counters and techs from closed stance on the channel.

[@Bananaboi3000]

The thing is they could also just move if you get them in a bad spot they can just back up wait find a spot to Charge and repeat

[@BROH123]

Thank you, very useful, hope you can tell us about how to spar camper fighter please 😁

[@W1Taekwondo]

Hi thank you! What is a camper fighter please?

[@BROH123]

@@W1Taekwondo its the fighter that always wait us to kick first, and then after that his turn to kick, how to fight this fighter, hope you can help me how to fight this fighter

[@W1Taekwondo]

@@BROH123 It`s coming

[@BROH123]

@@W1Taekwondo great 🔥🔥🔥

[@indranibanerjee8550]

This video is helpful for newbies like me ...I lost my first fight for a agreesive fighter

[@samcas2150]

Para los que hablen español: Estrategia #1: Obstruir a tu oponente, cuando llegue el sparring, ellos atacan muchos, así que tienes la opción de obstruir su juego con movimientos considerados legales en competencia, como evadir por medio del juego de pies, pero debes contraatacar, no solo esquivar, porque ahora es considerado ilegal hacer más de 3 desplazamientos, así que no solo evadas los ataques, sino que debes contraatacar, para eso sirve el juego de pies, para crear el espacio de contraatacar; otra opción es cambiar de ángulo, por medio del juego de pies busca un nuevo ángulo y contraataca. Otra opción es evadir por medio del juego de pies y después saltar al clinch, comienza a evadir para engañarlos y cuando menos lo esperen, salta hacia ellos en clinch, también puedes entrar en clinch desde el momento en que ellos lancen su primer ataque; al entrar en clinch puedes usar un puñetazo para dominar y combinarlo con patadas. Movimientos que obstruyen: 1.- Usar el brazo cuando te pateen para desviar su pierna y ganar un ángulo favorable, donde puedes hacer un gancho a la cabeza. 2.- Levantar la pierna para que cuando te ataquen, usas tu pierna para desviar la patada, obteniendo un ángulo favorable y atacando, evitando la parte trasera de la cabeza, pues se considera ilegal. Estrategia #2: Pelea fuego contra fuego. Si no quieres que el oponente domine la pelea y quieres dominar tú, responde de manera agresiva. Puedes retroceder un par de veces, sí el oponente solo entra directamente significa que es todo lo que saben, no tienen experiencia, por lo que puedes alterar su confianza fácilmente, para hacerlo ataca a su cabeza desde el inicio. Sí te atacan por muchas patadas, desvía la patada y patea a la cabeza; sí estás a una distancia corta, desvía y usa una patada de hacha a la cabeza, generalmente cualquier patada que se adapte a tu contexto, y verás como la actitud de tu oponente cambia.

[@W1Taekwondo]

thank you

[@nitikaur7263]

Hi, Impressive Tricks needs to know my son whose moments are prolonged what ar your suggestion?

[@ravenbrycelapaz7122]

Im a brown belt and when it comes to tournament i am so bad at sparring like I don't see any improvements i keep training and training till i reach another level i keep getting bronze or silver but that doesn't stop me

[@damilaretayo5594]

The blocks were for the front legs alone, Can this work when the aggressive fighter is combining both?

[@W1Taekwondo]

Yes

[@donniet2848]

Can you kick the lead leg in taekwondo? And if yes would this be a good option to slow them down?

[@W1Taekwondo]

You cannot deliberately kick their leg, you can however block the space and that would slow them down.

[@donniet2848]

@@W1Taekwondo Got you thanks! I just started a month ago and will be testing for my white belt soon. Can’t wait to progress and get better, and thank you for content!

[@W1Taekwondo]

@@donniet2848 Awesome, thanks for watching!

[@justinvelasquez2209]

Will use this on fun games tournament in the game that I will play taekwondo tournament there are no kicks on head thank you for tips

[@W1Taekwondo]

Thank you!

[@IvyV.r]

The kick to the back of the heads are still legal (atleast in TIGER ROCK tornaments/practice)

[@dannyboy-pc1fw]

Orange belt tips please I lost at nationals 😭😢

[@W1Taekwondo]

Tips are universal no matter what belt. Hope you can do better in the future!

[@artinsofficialchannel_yes_lol]

The aggressive opponent is me😂

[@samysdefer]

Its ilelgal to hit the back of the head? So can the opponent just turn his head away from ur kick and it wont count?

[@W1Taekwondo]

yeah but nobody would do that because it is dangerous for themselves

[@Pamalmadawalagamage]

Isn’t kicking to the back and the back of the neck illegal in sparring

[@W1Taekwondo]

yes it is

[@danielallen8702]

Yes it's illegal.

[@sumitlaha2607]

Great Video. Can you guys do a video covering how to spar against an opponent that attacks to the head a lot.

[@W1Taekwondo]

We will. Thank you!

[@active4life]

Do you have any suggestions as to how to spar against an elite player who shows no emotions and ruthless in head shots

[@W1Taekwondo]

I cannot give you suggestions based on the emotional state of your opponent. And for the head shots, you would have to use dodges and make sure you do not expose your head by leaning forward.

[@user-we8fg6qh9s]

How to built stamina pls tell me

[@vanessagough3247]

Can you discuss counters for kids, no head kick divisions

[@W1Taekwondo]

Sure, I am thinking about doing a video with the easiest most classic counters.

[@BaNaNa_Goat778]

The aggressive fighter is me lol when I spar😂

[@NACHOS125]

How about someone stronger than you?I have A friend who keep challenging me even tho his big

[@crudehart9244]

Thanks I hav 4 people in my taekwondo class that are always so aggressive and I’m gonna stand back kind of kick to the head guy even though they’re a higher belt than me I’m better than them and I’m still stay calm

[@chinita1pr]

Same. Thats why I'm watching this. 😊

[@jbburaga]

It is possible to training with an improvise equipment in taekwondo training? And what are those?

[@W1Taekwondo]

what equipment do you mean?

[@jbburaga]

@@W1Taekwondo uhm. Like kick pad or everything in taekwondo training, and its improvise not an original

[@W1Taekwondo]

@@jbburaga yes of course, just make sure they are safe.

[@sohagdawn]

I feel all this work fine just in prac sparring....😂 In the tournament only way to fight an agressive opponents is to be agressive as well....its tkd after all opponent would get the point even if his kicks barely land...thats what i learnt from my first few kyorugis...nd now i dont loose except for a few fights in open tournaments...most opponents get naturally scaredy and try to defend more and i feel thats a major mistake

[@sillentx3405]

How to spar an enemy that always use 45° kick left and right and every kick he moves almost 1 meter.

[@raklimilan178]

All of the people who came here were defeated by their rival last session

[@gaminnstuff3792]

The guy was too fast for me to comprehend

[@charlesjuliangumagay3063]

​@@gaminnstuff3792Mine was befriending my opponent

[@1halbquer]

Hit me right in the center

[@winnertv4617]

Im on my father acc just to comment. Can u give me a tip when my opponent spam out in and in out kick and keep rushing

[@W1Taekwondo]

Same that you would do with an aggressive opponent

[@athleamerano279]

what should i do while my enemy is holding my foot in a spoon?

[@W1Taekwondo]

You mean with their hands?

[@bencho3496]

pov: enemy also watching this vedio

[@zevoid369]

I sparred with a first poom and holy shit that shit wanna make me paint the walls my own brains

[@a_ingcoraphaelmarkandrei4652]

what about a enemy that only aims for the head?

[@W1Taekwondo]

that makes him predictable, so you can always doge and change the distance on him. Going straight head level is pretty easy to miss, it`s more obvious and you can make him miss through footwork and distance management.

[@Randomdude81884]

Hit the chest gear a lot with spin kicks and counter him plus dodging would also be great

[@veerabhadraswamyu2703]

How to play against axe kick

[@eyadsalehabbas2147]

Spar a pro fighter

[@martialartistwhodraws537]

How about someone who keeps on kicking, I dont even have a chance to kick back

[@W1Taekwondo]

you start obstructing their actions by shortening the distance and clinching plus thru counter attacks.

[@vitusvitus918]

You guys need to focus on foot work and observing. That is how I win my match.

[@ZsofiaVeszelka]

ugh LÄTSZI MAGAS SARKU CIPÖBEN IS JO HALADTAM MINT. A CSAJ!!!

[@aaron27182]

Hablas demasiado... 7 minutos es mucho. Hay un canal de box buenísimo, cada tip no dura más de 15 segundos y el chavo ni habla, solo se dedica a hacer lo que vamos a aprender. Deja de explicar y haz los movimientos.

[@W1Taekwondo]

we have youtube shorts as well for the same long video.

[@paulle4277]

TKD is so dead right now. Sparring is flat. Karate is more exciting then TKD at the present moment