A kick can lay your opponent out very quickly if you land it in the right spot, abdomen, ribs, groin, knee, or if you can reach high enough the neck or head.
Punches are better for close up fighting and allow you to have more self-control. Getty The Korean fighting style known as Taekwondo is possibly the most popular martial art in the world. It is easily the most popular martial sport. But that hides its roots as a deadly form of combat.
Both are good in their own way, but there are always people who prefer one over the other. People are shocked when they find out that you can attack places other than above the belt and in front of the uniform seems, like, dare I say it, the back or the legs.
Sorry, I am now done with my rant! Dysfunctional Parrot! I love the fact that your son just joined Taekwon-do ;- hope you signed him up to ITF though. The only clubs around are WTF. The author is right most of the comments about Taekwondo guys. Not only in TKD but all martial arts. There are very few that still true to its roots.
I am 46 and train no just teach 6 days a week and I can guarantee with certainty that I am in better shape and healthier than the author. Anyone who generalizes a topic or public or type of sport is a complete ignorant. There are many kids with ADHD, overweight , low self esteem, adults living a sedentary life , out there who could benefit from Taekwondo, Karate or any other martial arts.
But may just give up the idea after read this absurd article. Okay, first of all this is all exaggerated. The uniform that makes you look more dolled up than a Vegas prostitute is a lie. Every martial art is different, and has different ways in fighting. The art of Taekwondo is its technique of unarmed combat for self defense that involves the skillful application of techniques that include punching, jumping kicks, blocks, dodges, parrying actions with hands and feet.
It is more than a mere physical fighting skill, representing as it does a way of thinking and a pattern of life requiring strict discipline. That is the art of Taekwondo. The reason I enrolled for Taekwondo lesson is because I want it to be my new hobby and also for exercise, not for self-defense, honestly.
In Taekwondo, you are also taught how to block kicks and punches. They think Taekwondo students only know how to kick. Every martial art has a rule, right? Do you think a Taekwondo student like me will let you punch me and push me? Of course not! I will use my mind, my hand, my foot, my whole body. Really, just common sense people. My own son is in TKD and he likes it so who am I to tell him otherwise? One year as a husband and father taught me more about honor than 15 years in a dojo.
Martial arts are not designed to give ethics training any more than a curling club. After reading this I will disagree in two things,the no hands use and the uniform first at all let I am James lee,ive done taekwondo 6th dan karate 1st dan and learning hopkido I started learning Taekwondo because of my family,my dad.
Ive been doing martial arts since i was 5 years old and back in I am already I am thinking about opening an academy but anyway about the problema about the no hands use in Taekwondo yes its truth they dont use it in Kerugi but later on they will teach self defense blocks,crit points,etc wtf style,its all about the academy.
You probably went to a ATA school.. Everyone knows that ATA is rubbish.. Try a different organisation which is ITF and see what you think :. ITF is indeed better and much closer to Shotokan Karate of which I am a 15 year veteran from which it was derived. Its more of a sport than a martial arts to be honest and I completely agree with that. I also used to be in TKD at high school.
I wanted the aikido or become an amateur boxer but my parents wont allow or fund me LOL Anyways things were a little different here in the philippines — more serious and cheaper off course. TKD also studies the complete martial arts part but in a different day — I remember we used to meet, all us adults and just train seriously without the kids. Protective gears suck. A great competition combo if you have a strong punch is to heavily punch the chest that he will feel it through the armor then as you gain the right distance you can now deliver some 45degree kicks and bullet combos to your imbalanced opponent.
You bring up an interesting point about kids. I sometimes wonder what it would take to pull TKD out of the washed-up arts into something viable. Minimum age enrolment perhaps? Hard core Krav maga style sparrings. We used to do that Its like a regular sparring session but its 4 on one. The 4 are only allowed legal blows but the defender can grapple and can pretty much do any type of blows. Then switch per round. I can not fathom the level of incompetence put into writing this article. TKD is one of the most respected martial arts.
Yes it is remarkably easy to get a black belt these days as long as you have money and time , but that is not real Taekwondo. The flexibilty, power, speed, and stamina required in Taekwondo is much higher than most sports.
Yes, Olympic Sparring is a sport, not a traditional fighting style. However, this does not take away from the credibility of the art. TKD is still combat, and contrary to popular belief, can be implemented quite effectively in a real situation. I have no respect for your harsh statements and their lack of valid support. Next time, have some credibilty before you bag on one of the greatest martial arts ever. Credibility is not my problem, and obtaining your respect is not my goal.
You however seem to have lost any with that ridiculous statement. At least try an bring something intelligent to the conversation. Clearly you have not been to a good club. Tell you what, we all know TKD is an offshoot of Shotokan karate or at least now you do. So you go to a any shotokan dojo and tell me with a straight face that TKD has better form. Compare the sloppiness of a Poomse to the focus of a kata. Compare the wild TKD kicks that always miss their target to the cat like single strikes of kumite.
Cecil Ryu Martial Arts. I had to club hop due to financial and life reasons. General Choi was a nidan in Shotokan. Original TKD was a hodge podge of various martial arts. The public wants cool kicks, kid black belts, fancy associations, high-sounding titles and Olympic status.
If you are not offereing that, some people will wonder what is wrong with you. That actually brings up a very good point…for an art to be financially viable does it have to reduce itself to meet the common consumer?
This is probably why karate is a superior art in terms of form, accuracy and strength: The clubs are usually non-profit. TKD is a revolving door but a profitable revolving door nonetheless. I can say being a practitioner of tkd that alot of this guy is saying have some valid points. Real TKD as taught in korea is pretty harsh. Tkd has awesome foot work if learned properly.
Bruce lee trained in various martial art and never put down any for whatever reason. But there are still great practitioners in ATA. Schools give kids black belts beacuse of the parents reall tkd school give you a poom belt half red half black that is technically a black belt but you do not get full black till the age of I have studied the art of Taekwondo for over 15 years and I must say some of what you say may be true for some schools but not for all.
Unfortunately there are many money hungry people that care not for their students but only for their wallets, and suck at teaching, and do not even have certification themselves, unfortunately it comes down to being a business. But for those who truly study the art, and have good instruction as I have, then you would have no problem using either your hands or feet. I do not ridicule other martial arts or boxing, but I have seen other styles come into my school and quit because TKD was too hard for them, Just as I have seen TKD people quit other styles.
It depends on the instruction, practice, and passion of the instructor, and if they are truly traditional, than any TKD student would have knowledge and balance when it comes to either their feet or hands. Thank you, have a good day! As a longtime karate practitioner, I spent considerable time getting punches right.
Truly traditional TKD ie: traditional karate is so rare that it is simply not worth considering for the purpose of an article which I freely admit is generalizing the martial art.
Exceptions always exist but the majority still rules. Otherwise my own son would not be in TKD. The sport aspect is fun, but a warrior it does not make,. The Filipino Martial Arts and Silat are the only real martial arts left. Everything else is a joke. Ryan J. Got the black belt, stopped going, and took up boxing for the next 10 years.
I learned more in boxing 6 months than all my TKD. Any art that teaches you to throw punches from your HIP??? Me go TKD and son like go. He no go fighters but like and fun have. Master is firm and son makes good go spar. Son make friendly and have goods time. Maybe get older try different style and good foundation have from TKD. Not useless, good workout and make good for confidence.
Tarzan no me. Just liking to make watch son go TKD. Me have like son make friendly with others in class. TKD teach him protect self and also do gooder life. I no like you talk down me.
Son like it and exercize gets him. Better than getting make troubles or play video gamer. Hope you realize the true value of TKD. Me makers heart sadly go bad no like fun makers. Me not so greater English, sorry. Just learning how go write. Is like we say at home, if cow can eat then no bother for milky. If cow give milky then rainbow day is. Hope this clear up speakers no gooder for me. From the mouth of Tarzan comes such richness. I too have a good farm saying that my Dad taught me as a kid….
Arguably the 2 best martial arts articles I have ever read! THEN: after 2 minutes of bunny hopping and a couple threatening lunges, the ref called the round and the two fighters went to their corner to get water and advice from their corner…….
Thanks for making me feel better about what I do. AlphaOmega-MMA dot com. I have broken peoples ribs and arms through their pads before and have had my jaw broken before at Collegiate World Games once before.
If someone is throwing random flailing kicks then the issue is with the practitioner and not with the system itself. No highly trained fighter throws kicks at random. At 18 and in my Freshman year at University I was attacked at 4am by 3 large men with knives. The palm of my left hand was cut rather badly but 2 out of the 3 of them ended up in the hospital and I got away with my life in tact.
Show me a day care that can teach you to do that. What your 5 reasons are really about is your distaste for the WAY large groups of people tend to practice, none of them have anything to do with the Martial Art itself. An articulate rebuttal written by an adult!
You sir are a lighthouse in an ocean of martial arts idiocy and for that I thank you. TKD is in a sad state as a martial art. The organization I am in has changed to this point fighting system, and I wretched. We used to do continuous sparring, which means we hit each other continuously. The problem is that TKD is all about the cash. No matter where you go, some guy who spent a few years kicking air is waiting to take your money and lead you through a glorified Taebo workout.
At one testing, someone started punching me in the face, and I freaked out. It was a hazing from a martial artist who came up from the early years of taekwondo when they were still allowed to beat the crap out of each other. TKD is a flawed system, but it is not a bad way to get started in martial arts if you find a good group to train with. If you are looking to learn how to fight, you would be better off somewhere else.
But if you are looking for a good sport, or an awesome day care, then TKD is right for you. I genuinely love TKD, and I do my best to teach my students how to excel in the sport, but the martial aspect is lost. WTF competition sparring is useless. I totally agree. No hands other than the reverse punch. Stupid people! Was that a professional teaching you? A Taekwondo person could beat you in 2 seconds flat.
How many people are fat? Now think about how many people in Taekwondo are fat. I have to go practice. I feel like a guy who was just walking by and then some random crazy person from the subway starts screaming.
Something about TaeKwonDo? Who the hell was that guy?? Because legs are longer than arms dude. Thanks for the point of view, but perhaps running your post through spell check or an english translation site might be a good first move next time. I honestly have no idea what you are trying to say. Uhmm…it clearly depends on what Taekwondo school you go to, and we do learn to punch. The uniform thing is so wrong but right. If you want to actually do this sport properly than you should buy and Adidas one, or Wosoku, they are so soft and light.
No offence. Everyone has their own take on it which is why so many are in it. After fifteen years and a family hip deep in martial arts I have just come to my own conclusions. I really liked these few articles about why this was useless and maybe not so useless.
Pretty enjoyable! I still love the Karate Kid.. One of my favorite movies ever haha. I spose I would understand if some of his friends are in it also and he wants to spend time with them I am not asking this out of spite or anything like that. Also just curious how your family feels about you bashing something they are so accomplished in?
Again just honestly curious. Three of my siblings are also black belts in karate or TKD and my brother was an international competitor in karate. I sometimes feel that no matter how hard I try, I cannot escape the gravitational pull of this stuff! So while yes, there are many rather silly things about TKD I understand there are some things about it which are indeed good.
Physical activity for kids, fun tournaments, etc. But we all understand that nobody is being trained to be a true fighter. With TKD, my son also takes time off to go after other pursuits so there is no attachment to belt colors.
The important thing it to not elevate a recreation to the status of a dysfunctional lifestyle…a quirk I found most prevalent in karate. Probably for the best! Neat uniforms, bamboo sticks, Steven Segal and apparently the third Dr. Very interesting article. My 8 year old daughter recently joined TKD and loves it.
We wanted her to take part because she has ADHD and anxiety, and we thought it would be beneficial for her concentration, self esteem, and discipline. She is practicing every day and her instructor is big on respect…for herself, parents, and other adults. If you believe one is better than the other for our purposes, I am all ears. Like I said, TKD works great for kids.
My ten year old son in in it! These are just 5 reasons TKD is useless, but there are many reasons it is not. Unfortunately taekwondo has evolved as a sport and I think that as a sport is a great workout option, but there is no martial art there. Very funny and witty. Because of this, I agree with your article.
However, from a sport specific perspective, I disagree with your article. The system and tournaments are no different from an athlete training for and playing a game of basketball — you have the training that is specific for playing a game.
This being said, I see many people commenting on how useless Taekwondo is for streetfighting and such. Many of these comments especially on youtube are posted under competition bouts. These comments are about as ludicrous as me saying how useless basketball is for real-life street fighting. I appreciate your writing style and look forward to future posts.
If a black belt was taunting a junior belt then he has no discipline and thus should not have received a black belt in the first place and in Korea where it originated you must be 16 to receive a black belt. The black belt in question was in his early forties. At the time I was in my late thirties.
And sorry to say, but this kind of pissing match happens in just about every dojo. But you are right, there are plenty of dojangs out there that have black belts that are a dime a dozen but then that also brings up a valuable point.
There are an equal amount of joke dojos around as well. Traditional Karate however is some hardcore shit on the other hand. I will say that this stuff is true to some extent however it is apparent you never dove into TKD seriously at all, which is fine and understandable. I have been doing it for 22 years now and I am firmly entrenched in WTF right now. I have had my share of teachers, including several grand masters that I can assure you are absolutely lethal, and they certainly taught well beyond WTF fighting.
WTF has nothing to do with street fighting and its taught as such. Anyway, this was still an entertaining read and I definitely enjoy reading most of your articles, particularly the p90x reviews which had its share of comic gold. Stay well friend and stay away from microwavable TKD ;. You want to learn to defend yourself take some Krav Maga classes. A few months of Krav would better prepare you for real life self defense than a few years of Tae Kwon Do or Karate or whatever.
Just from personal experience, I believe that. The join a TKD class or one of the various karate styles or whatever. You want to defend yourself then at least learn the basics or join a Krav class or something. And remember all the training in the world will be completely useless if you do not have the intestinal fortitude to apply it when it really counts! Hey there! This article made me cringe a bit at first, but probably because it hit close to home.
I was one of those ten year old black belts. I do agree that it is a great activity for kids and am glad I had that experience as a child. But it is also, as you mentioned, sort of a scam.
That being said, I was wondering if you could suggest a more practical form of martial arts. I am a rather small woman in my twenties, so anything requiring brute force is probably out. I do the real thing and is effective, it involves a lot of kicks but we block, punch, give knees, and elbows aswell :. I will have to disagree with you. At our place it takes about 7 years to get a black belt.
There is only one child that has a black belt. The other three black belts that where given where to adults. We train hard fast and long. I sometimes go three hour long classes in a row. And I am just Our teacher does not just give belts for showing up. If someone tests and is as good as a brown belt and does the moves correctly. He will get a black belt. If a person did not do as he needed for his next rank on the test.
Simply she or he will not move up a rank. Every day when I go I am always excited to go. We have a few really little kids that start crying in the middle of a sparring match. But our teacher makes them keep going. But thanks for your view on taekwondo. I have to go practice now. This is so stupid. Why are you complaining about a uniform who cares. You want to know why most are cheap polyester. Because many Tae Kwon Do places like the one I go to give uniforms for free.
Second I have been doing Tae Kwon Do for ten years and it took me 8 to get my junior black belt. From your profile it look like your a grown ass man and your complaining about a uniform like a child.
Plus, a junior black belt has about as much worth as the paper it is written on. Now get off the computer, your parents want to use it for something useful. However, studying taekwondo with World Taekwondo is a must for those wishing to compete at the Olympic level, as ATA members are not eligible to do so. While it certainly helps to be in good physical condition before beginning taekwondo, a reasonably healthy person can begin practicing taekwondo moves without any special physical conditioning prior though always consult your doctor before starting a new exercise regimen.
The equipment needed to begin studying taekwondo is minimal, with most schools requiring only a uniform which is provided upon enrollment. For sparring, protective gear for the arms, shins, chest, head and teeth plus a groin cup for male students is required.
Women sparring in Taekwondo at the Rio Olympic games. Photo by Mohammad Hassanzadeh. While taekwondo is largely practiced without the use of weapons, training is available with weapons such as ssahng jeol bahng nunchucks , bahng mahng ee short staff , and jahng bong bo staff. In taekwondo, there is room for everyone from small children who are new to martial arts and adults who simply want to improve fitness and learn self-defense, to those who want to become Olympic athletes.
About the author: Holly Layman is a writer based in Southern California. She holds a first degree black belt in taekwondo. Your email address will not be published. Leave this field empty. Men would train, show up, get matched, and fight. Women mostly watched from the sidelines at these shows. But women are humans and animals, I train at What is Sambo? With Khabib I was a year-old professional who had never been hit or thrown a punch before.
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Picture books have the power Martial Arts Planet. Why do so many people hate Tae Kwon Do? I am new to MA and the forums. Several months ago, I started doing Tae Kwon Do for free through my university. I had been in Army ROTC prior to joining and I have to say that my school has been very tough, so far, and as far as I am concerned really trains you to be a fighter. Sometimes I am so beat-up, I can barely walk to class the following day. It is Moo Duk Kwan style and the instructor is amazing.
He always talks about the good ole' times and how Tae Kwon Do has regressed into a way to bring quick techniques to Americans with short attention spans. We fight full contact every practice, after practicing forms. He wouldn't let a black belt form the American Tae Kwon Do Association wear his belt, because he said that the forms he knew were nothing like the ones we were taught.
In addition, he constanly emphasizes repetition, saying that the goal is to be able to sidekick in a phone-booth. Overall, I have been very satisfied and Ithink that in time, I will get the confidence of being able to defend myself in a street fight. So, isn't that the purpose of Martial Arts - self defense and confidence? I think my Tae Kwon Do school will in time provide me with both and I cannot understand why so many people hate Tae Kwon Do in all of its forms.
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