a rider is not that high all you have to do is jump up about 5 to 6 feet and hit the rider in the chest. which is very possible.
but the more reasonable and accurate explanation is you are not on the same level but higher ground, giving you more of an advantage, and making the technique more easy used. there is nothing saying you are on level terrain and battle fields were not all level
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jw the korean's did have there own marital arts before the influence of karate, which utilized mainly kicking for there foot solders.
But also there are jump kicks in okinawan karate as well which would utilize the same tactic, and okinawans were not noted for kicking to the head, the jump kicks were a tactical kick
Personally I believe it is a myth. It really doesn't seem logical to me. The other reason I say it is a myth is when was TKD created? It is fairly new in term of being created as an art.
I'm familiar with the one argument that it is possible because this was a mountainous region. So the tkd soldiers would jump off of high hills, etc in order to kick someone of of a horse. While that sounds reasonable or gives some credibility, but not enough in my mind. What year was this taking place? When did the Japanese introduce karate to Korea which then in return was used to create tkd. Yes they had their own forms of hand to hand combat, but I don't think it was called tkd. I could be wrong. Also it would not be necessary to jump off of a hill to kick someone in the chest when you could use a weapon. They could shoot them. They could use a long staff. Those things would make more sense.
I remembered back in high school there was this guy who got drafted into Army for Vietnam War, He was taking his training seriously, Because you only got one life and if you get kill there is no restart, that it its game over..
Anyways, he manage to do High jump kick/ mid air spin kick.. I can't remember how high, I think they said 7 or 8 feet.. But when he went to Vietnam, he realized that the Asian people are not tall...They're less than 6'0 feet tall.. So all that hard training to jump that high was for nothing! XD hahaha. He probably thinking of Russians -shrugs-
It wouldn't surpised me if they can knock off the rider off of the Horse just by doing Jump Kick that high.
I got question here if anyone can answer, What is the normal jump kick height? Because at School everyone was acting like he can do Jump kick/spin kick at abnormal height. -shrugs-
Yes. The one step aerial front snap kick was used for this. The two step version emphasizes distance, not height.
This is common knowledge in traditional TKD schools.
While someone has correctly pointed out that TKD is a modern creation, it is derived from older arts. The one step aerial front snap kick was originally intended to dismount a seated rider, when horses were used in war. The technique was included in TKD, even though that usage was outdated.
Pick up the Phone and ask one of the 7 year old Black belts at ATA... They are full of wisdom that could help with this question. - They will tell you that they practiced kicking kids off rocking horses back when they were just a blue belt.
Horses had been dropped from the battlefields as far back as the 20s in favour of cars, motorbikes and tanks, twenty years before Taekwondo was even invented.
thats what i was told back in the day not too sure although a nice flying sidekick could probaly do it. but if the horse was moving i bet you would get injured or knocked back so probaly not.
Just a marketing gimick I am afraid. Think about how tall a horse is. You would have to be able to jump and direct that kick. Also if he is riding,with that force that would serious injure you.
Yes f cause they were. How tall do you thing the average house is? Are yo and idiot or something
i'm sure a lot of people heard the claim that the jumping kicks you see in taekwondo were originally used to dismount riders of their horses. is there any truth in that or is just a myth?
