One Step Sparring Techniques

One step sparring is the foundation of self defence, as you get higher in grade your technique will improve with more power and accuracy. It is important when defending, that you know exactly were your technique is attacking your apponent, the following one step techniques are a part of our school curriculum, they are affective in real life situations, there are no fancy high spinning kicks. The moves are direct and explosive.

Below is the procedure for one step sparring with curriculumn movements, a video will shortly be added with all one step movements from white belt to black belt.

Procedure

1. Attacker and defender face each other in attention stance and bow
2. Both go into ready stance
3. The attacker steps right leg back into walking stance with a low section outer forearm block and yells kihap
4. The the defender yells kihap
5. The attacker then executes a face level front punch in a right walking stance,
6. The defender then counter attacks yelling kihap
7. After the attack is finished, both attacker and defender return to a ready stance, then the same procedure is repeated from a left side attack.

It is very important that both the attacker and defender execute with full power and controlled agression.

Novice Level - (White, Yellow and Orange Belt)

1. Sitting stance outer knifehand block, front punch.  
   View Video - Number 1
2. Sitting stance outer forearm block, double front punch. 
   View Video - Number 2
3. Step back L stance outer foream block, back fist strike.
   View Video - Number 3
4. Avoid step, Low Section side kick.
   View Video - Number 4
5. Avoid step, middle section turning kick. 
   View Video - Number 5
6. Step back avoiding, front kick.  
   View Video - Number 6

Intermediate Level - (Green - Blue - Purple Belt)

1. L stance knifehand block, double knifehand strike. 
   View Video - Number 1
2. Walking stance knifehand block, sitting stance elbow strike.
   View Video - Number 2
3. L stance outer forearm block, knifehand strike, elbow strike.
   View Video - Number 3
4. Avoid step front kick, knifehand strike. 
   View Video - Number 4
5. Avoid step side kick, elbow strike.
   View Video - Number 5
6. Avoid step turning kick, backfist strike.  
   View Video - Number 6

Advanced Level - (Brown - Red - Black Stripe)

1. Walking stance knifehand block, knifehand strike, spinning knifehand strike.
   View Video - Number 1
2. Walking stance knifehand block, knifehand strike, reverse knifehand strike. 
   View Video - Number 2
3. L stance inward palm block, double front punch. 
   View Video - Number 3
4. Avoid step side kick, back piercing kick.
   View Video - Number 4
5. Avoid step turning kick, revesrse turning kick.
   View Video - Number 5
6. Avoid step jumping front kick. 
   View Video - Number 6

Black Belt Advanced Level

1. Move right leg avoiding attack into a walking stance with a left hand outer forearm block, Stay in position and execute an elbow strike with left arm, step through and execute a hammer fist strike to groin.
    View Video - Number 1 
    View Video - Number 1 Against a Knife 
2. Move left leg avoiding the attack into sitting stance, perform arm lock with both arms moving the opponents body downwards exposing the back and execute a punch to the kidney area.
   View Video - Number 2 
   View Video - Number 2 Against a Knife 
3. Step backward and block the attack with a knifehand rising block, grab opponents wrist, step underneath opponents arm and perform a front kick to face, following up with a knifehand strike to tricep.
   View Video - Number 3 
   View Video - Number 3 Against a Knife 
4. Step to the right avoiding attack, execute front pushing kick with left leg to opponents arm, front kick to groin, follow up with right arm elbow strike to face.
   View Video - Number 4 
   View Video - Number 4 Against a Knife 
5. Avoid to the left, perform front pushing kick with right leg to attackers arm, perform turning kick to back of leg, following up with a punch to rib cage.
   View Video - Number 5 
   View Video - Number 5 Against a Knife 
6. Step back avoid with left leg, perform left leg inward cresent kick to opponents arm, low section spinning heel kick with right left, follow up with knifehand strike to back of neck.
   View Video - Number 6
   View Video - Number 6 Against a Knife