A strategy is a long-term plan to deal with a situation, such as how to deal with a taller or shorter opponent. A tactic is an immediate action used to carry out a strategy, such as a punch or kick. You should have a sparring strategy so you will ready for any type of opponent.

Sparring and Chess

Free-sparring is similar to playing chess. Beginners at chess think about their next move before they make it, but then they lose most of the time. Experienced players think about their next move and their opponent's probable next move before they make their move. They win more often. Master players think about their next three or four moves and their opponent's probable responses to the moves. They win a lot.

In free-sparring, if you want to win a lot, you must plan your techniques many moves ahead and anticipate your opponent's responses to the techniques. Every attack involves a "sequence of consequences" that once initiated, run their course. To anticipate the final outcome of your attack, you need to know how your opponent will react to each of your movements. Thus, all your movements need to be precise, continuous, and pre-calculated.

Fighter classifications

Defensive fighters wait for an attack and then after blocking, evading, or absorbing the attack, they counterattack. This type of fighting helps them overcome offensive fighters. Since defensive fighters wait for an attack, they stand around a lot waiting for their opponent to attack.

Offensive fighters are always on the attack. They may overcome trap fighters by seeming to fall for a trap, and then counterattacking. They may overcome defensive fighters by using blitz attacks, using so many techniques and attacks that the defender is overcome.

Trap fighters lure opponents into a trap. They may overcome defensive fighters by luring them into blocking a single technique and then attacking them with a combination. Trap fighters lure offensive fighters into attacking seemly open targets and then they counterattack. Since trap fighters try to draw an attack, they also stand around a lot waiting for their opponent to attack.

Different sparring strategies are used depending on your sparring style and the sparring style of your opponent. In Taekwondo sparring, the emphasis is usually on using kicking techniques, but there are other sparring styles that may be encountered.

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