I must admit
I don't like the idea of regulalry being punched.

A friend did Wing Chun and I occasionally sparred with him to our mutual benefit. Over 2 feet away he got worried, closer than that I got worried.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Sat 21 Apr 2012, 10:19, 1 reply)

Yeah,
that was why I used to combine Tae Kwon Do with Wing Chun. Wing Chun is devestating at any range of about 5 feet away or less if your footwork is good. I used to love using Wing Chun in Tae Kwon Do sparring matches when we got too close. I got disqualified from one match for kicking someone in the back after I used a bit of Wing Chun footwork to get round the back of him when he lunged at me with a snap kick. Not allowed to hit unpadded areas apparently.
( PMGT -Bacon., Sat 21 Apr 2012, 11:51, closed)

In Tang Soo Doo
It was more sport based, so no padding, and in competitions there aren't any sweeps, jumping punches, etc. A kick to the back wouldn't score a point.

It's why I got involved with other styles, for situations like you described.

Fortunately the only time I got disqualified was for kicking a much smaller kid in the head when he literally run at me. He bit his lip and drew blood, so out I went. He got absolutely thrashed by some meatwagon in the next round, so I wasn't too worried. The peril of being at the lower end of a weight group and meeting someone at the upper end!
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Sat 21 Apr 2012, 21:56, closed)

I weigh about 17 stone,
but I can move for a big guy. I used to always get paired up with the properly big fellas that were slow and powerful. The guy in question was a red belt (I was a yellow belt) and he overcommit to a lunging kick. It was easy to get behind him.

I think it's ridiculous to get disqualified for something like that. I don't want to fight someone head on if I can avoid it. I'd rather be at a positional advantage. And what the hell was he doing letting me get behind him in the first place? He should have been disqualified for being a shit fighter.
( PMGT -Bacon., Sat 21 Apr 2012, 23:16, closed)