TKD reaction speed, re-edited?

Question

Tae kwon Do, reaction speed?
How do you improve your reaction speed.
So that i can knock away a punch or see it before it comes, what exercises can i do??
(the other question- ididtn literlly mean CATCH a punch)

Answer 1

Practice with a partner. Take turns, 1 punches & the other blocks. Mix up the punches, don't get into a pattern. Use feints as well.

Answer 2

Reactions are a matter of training your muscles, nerves and even your brain. Weight training won't help MUCH, but it does help some. You would want to use LIGHT weights and do many repitetions because you would want to do more toning of the muscles and not build much muscle mass. You want pure speed. I have found several different kinds od hand weights (not wrist weights because they will fly off your hands) to be helpful in training for speed. If you want to study more, look up the difference between fast twitch muscle fibers and slow twitch fibers. It's amazing...
ANYWAY, muscles are only part of it. You also need to train the neural pathways between your body part (your hand) and your brain. This comes through repetition. When you first learn a move, your brain actually has to spend the time to process it before it sends the message back to your hand to do it and this takes time. After a bunch of repetitions, your brain processes the move faster and you speed up. Eventually, after a GREAT many times doing a move, the impules does not even have to go to the brain- it goes to a cluster of brain cells in the spinal column which processes it. This is how you can do something and not realize that you have done it until afterward. In Karate they call it Mushin or "no-mindedness."
Last, it has a LOT to do with signals. You are wanting to do a move (like a block or counter) as soon as you see an attack (like a punch). So, you have to train yourself to do that something at the very first sign of the something else. This is why an instructor will yell a command before you do something- like counting when you are doing punches. He is giving you the stimulus by counting and you are reacting to it. An easy way to help you train this is to give yourself some kind of signal- like having someone yell GO at you, or you could use a bell or alarm, or whatever. I have my kids use an old game of "Operation" and make it buzz...
Whatever you do, you are trying to make your reaction as fast as possible. Make sure you clear out all unnecessary moves- like moving your shoulder first, or clenching up your muscles. Relax, get ready, and make it as blazing fast- every single time- as you can.
Train in these 3 things- muscle tone, neural speed, and reaction to a signal- as often as you can. Then it's a matter of practice, practice, practice...

Answer 3

I actually have such fairly some widespread reactions that that's problematical to pick one. commonly it relies upon on how I artwork mutually with whomever I take position to be tickling. With many human beings, one element which may be large exciting is even as someone tries to strive against the tickling as a lot as attainable, and how that human being reacts even as the right hits that that's too a lot to strive against. there's a scrumptious kind of panic in someone's laughter, facial expressions and movements at that element, and the reward is often each and every of the further loved for the attempt required to acquire it.

Answer 4

practice practice practice .only through hard work can you improve hand speed. the idea is to drill into your muscles the action you require ,then you can relax and work on your other elements e.g awareness. if you are alert you buy yourself time to avoid any confrontation . insofar as sparring relaxation means that since you have worked hard and your muscles and body know whats expected the punches will automatically work faster,with almost zero lag between decision and action. train hard and fight easy[quote rick young]

Answer 5

Hood,

You get thumbs up from me today. Although I disagree with you regarding self-defense. Any training helps. Regarding TKD practice you are on the money. Practice, Practice, Practice.

Answer 6

The only way to get better is through live sparring or training. Static movement will only take you so far. Dynamic training is key.

EDIT: I think Coop and I are starting to understand each other now.

Answer 7

u saw that on fight science didint u? i think that was more of that individual guy..... and2 catch a puch.. of coarse this takes alot of training... u guide it with knife hand then give it a spider grip..... not that u know wat those terms mean eh?.. but im with yup... sparring 2 will help

Answer 8

sparing. it will improve ur speed.