List of Taekwondo techniques
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Because the specific techniques learned to progress to the next rank vary from school to school, this is only a partial listing of techniques in general.
These techniques are all combined into several set self-defense techniques, improvised self-defense techniques, and longer set forms. These vary from school to school, but usually at least one person who knows the "traditional" forms or defenses can be found.
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[edit] Stances
- Ready Stance
- Middle/Horse/Sitting Stance
- Front/Walking Stance
- Back/L Stance
- Fighting Stance
- Cat Stance
- X Stance
- Vertical Stance
[edit] Hand Attacks
Hand attacks come in two basic forms:
[edit] Kicks
All kicks can be executed as jump kicks, spin kicks, jump spin kicks or multi-rotational spin kicks. Also, all can be performed by the front or rear leg in a given stance.
