I just need to confess. I am getting so excited about the Olympics, and especially TaeKwonDo competition this year in London. So we are going to be working on a lot of Olympic style sparring, the rules, and how it works. Here is a really fun video to check out with some outrageously cool techniques.
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Lets start with some very basic rules of tae kwon do Olympic style sparring.
you can punch (with a clenched fist).
And you can kick with any part of your foot below your ankle. And that's it.
No other techniques are allowed only punches and kicks.
You can kick to two places. Your opponent's chest protector or side of the head (although at our school we only allow certain ages and belt levels to go to the head).
You can punch your opponent's chest protector. You can't punch your opponent in t
