lukefl250 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

this is a sport it's not trying to portray a real fight so stop comparing it to one

yajstylez (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

damn the fking song is fkinnng horrrriiible!!! gosh fking please.... change the gosh dam song!!!

wayofmu (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

That's true. But it is also true that kick boxers hide faces behind gloves to protect faces. They can't hide face without gloves in real fight because fists are very small and not soft.

Andersthorupschmidt (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Gloves are for protecting your fingers/hands against kicks.

funkyspydercrew (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

in taekwon do sparring you cant punch for the face so really theres no point for gloves

wayofmu (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Hands up to chest is fine. But don't talk about guarding up which is hiding face behind gloves. That's useless and not safe in real fight. If you guard up like muay thai fighters or kick boxers, your enemy will kick your groin, and then you will never be a father or a mother. In real fight without gloves, avoiding kicks will be safer than blocking kicks because your hands without gloves can't resist kicks.

stivka (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

damn at 1:19 all that spit 0_o

FLGator26 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

Well that's kind what I'm trying to say. If you keep your hands at least up to your chest you can both push kicks away that are coming at you and you can quickly throw an arm up to block a head kick. That's how I do it when I sparr and it works perfectly while not henduring your speed or agility.

teamAmerica07 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

mm.. yeah its true that if their hands are up high that it covers that headbut what about the body? and it'll be hard to move in and out if your hands are high. olympic sparring is more about speed

zetha90 (January 1, 1970 at 7:29 am)

U picca m'abbasta e u 'ssai m'assupèrchia.