Requirements for holding a kick pad in Taekwondo
May 05, 2025| 'If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your weapon; if you want to make your teaching effective, you must first improve your kick pad holding skills.' Holding the kick pad may seem simple, but in fact it contains a subtle way, not only to test the kick pad holder's precise control of the timing, but also requires him or her to flexibly adjust the kick pad strategy according to the level of the practitioner, so as to help the practitioner to improve his or her Taekwondo skills in all aspects.
If the kick pad holder does not respond well, then the force on the kick pad will be loose and weak. The kick pad holder must be tense at the moment the attacker hits the kick pad, so that the practitioner can hit the correct effect. The kick pad holder must show the kick pad quickly at a position that is suitable for the practitioner's flow of power. Too far or too close is not suitable for the practitioner. Depending on the level of the practitioner, the reaction determines the speed of the kick pad display. In order to improve the reaction speed of the practitioner, you can gradually increase the speed of showing the kick pad. Then, the practitioner should first make a powerful shot, and then change the combination in the movement. The number of kick pads can vary from 2 or 3 to 5 or 8. When the practitioner attacks smoothly and powerfully, timely kick pad random change, cultivate instinctive response. It is important to know that kick pad shooting is not just hitting the past is finished. Attack to have defence, defence to have attack, show the kick pad can be made up to return the kick pad, attack back to the defence to pick up the angle of attack kick pad, etc., for example, a hand to show the kick pad by the practitioner to attack, another kick pad to simulate the attack, the practitioner back to the defence, continue to show another kick pad or kick pad changes to guide the practitioner to launch a continuous attack. Remember, it must be a combination of fist and leg kick pads.
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