Sage-Tips

Can I do taekwondo with glasses?

I have been wearing glasses and contacts since childhood, and have being doing martial arts / combat sports since the 8th grade. If you do contact sparring with strikes to the head, do not wear contacts, and take off your glasses. Your partner is right in front of you, and glasses are not needed.

Can I do martial arts with contacts?

Contact lenses and combat sports If you have any problems with your visual acuity, the good news is that you can wear contact lenses while training, whether it’s boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, or any other sport. Professional organizations like the UFC allow fighters to wear contact lenses when fighting.

Can I learn MMA with glasses?

I have trained and sparred without glasses in Judo, BJJ, wing chun, kali, MMA, boxing, wrestling, and muay thai with no issues. Train with glasses until you have to do a drill or sparring, and then take off your glasses for the drilling/sparring that might involve contact with your face.

Can I box if I wear glasses?

Generally speaking, if your vision is correctible then you will be able to distinguish attacks coming at you at the ranges that boxers fight. Really, only you can determine if you can box without your glasses or not. Go to the gym, tell the instructors that you need glasses and see if you can train without them.

Can you wear contacts in Taekwondo?

Yes for training, no for sparring, unless you always wear a headguard. If you wear them for sparring without a headguard, they can be displaced.

Can I fight if I wear glasses?

Fighting MMA with glasses isn’t going to be allowed. Contacts, soft lens contacts are permitted to be used in MMA. If they are lost in competition, there will be no time out to search for them. Fighters should prepare and train for their shortcomings with eyesight with repetition and memory drills.

How to learn Taekwondo properly?

To become efficient in this martial art, you have to do it the traditional way by attending a TaeKwondo school. This is the proper way to really learn the martial art. It is great to practice at home, but to fully grasp TaeKwondo it must be learned within a class setting taught by a black belt instructor.

Is it possible to practice taekwondo with glasses on?

It’s possible. I wore glasses all the time when I first started taekwondo, and ultimately switched over to wearing contacts when I practiced. There’s nothing wrong with wearing glasses when you practice, but you do need to be careful. My glasses have come close to flying off when I’m doing a 360 or a spin kick.

What are the disadvantages of taekwondo?

Carpet can burn your skin or start to smell after a period of time and hardwood floors may start to warp after constant movement from training. Noise Problem: Training TaeKwondo is usually noisy and it may disrupt others inside the home. Especially your neighbors if you live on a higher floor of an apartment complex.

What are the different types of kicks in taekwondo?

Roundhouse/Turning Kick (Dollyo Chagi) Tornado Kick/Jumping 360 Roundhouse Kick. Spinning Roundhouse Kick/360 Roundhouse Kick. Scissor Kick (Kawi Chagi) In TaeKwondo the Korean name for a kick is called a chagi and each type of kick (or chagi) has had years of development well before the formation of TaeKwondo.