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Taekwondo Training Videos
Gain insight from our expert taekwondo coaches and video analysis of great champions. Everyone can learn by watching our video lessons. Improve your taekwondo skills today!
1. HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PUNCH
Diana Sicot, 4 times Open Tourney Gold Medalist and 2 times Pan-Am Bronze Medalist, demonstrates how to improve a straight punch.
This punch is also known as a reverse punch or rear hand punch (Dwi Jireugi in Korean). A straight punch is the standard power punch used in Taekwondo. For this punch, you are striking an opponent with the rear hand as opposed to a jab punch where you would
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strike an opponent with the forward fist. A straight punch is usually more powerful than a jab because you rotate your body into the punch and thus generate more power.