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YoungMan
Blue Belt
Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 258
Location: Somewhere in Michigan
Styles: Tae Kwon Do Chung Do Kwan, some Aikido
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Traditional Tae kwon Do is actually a very good all around system-utilizing kicking, punching, blocls, sweeps, and joint locks/breaks.
Yeah, I know, the sport/tournament version makes it look one dimensional, but it actually is a pretty well rounded art.
The fact of the matter is you're not going to find one style that effectively covers everything well. All styles tend to focus more on one or two aspects of technique. It's the nature of the beast.
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DWx
KF Sensei
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
Posts: 1164
Location: UK
Styles: Tae Kwon Do & Yang family Tai Chi
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| Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2007 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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Traditional Tae kwon Do is actually a very good all around system-utilizing kicking, punching, blocls, sweeps, and joint locks/breaks.
Yeah, I know, the sport/tournament version makes it look one dimensional, but it actually is a pretty well rounded art.
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I agree with traditional TKD being well rounded, if you wanted to learn this though you'd have to fortunate to find an instructor that teaches the sweeps and the joint locks/breaks as part of their curriculem. Most tend to focus on the techniques for forms and sparring and don't introduce stuff like this into their teaching.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 12924
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| YoungMan wrote: |
Traditional Tae kwon Do is actually a very good all around system-utilizing kicking, punching, blocls, sweeps, and joint locks/breaks.
Yeah, I know, the sport/tournament version makes it look one dimensional, but it actually is a pretty well rounded art.
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I agree with traditional TKD being well rounded, if you wanted to learn this though you'd have to fortunate to find an instructor that teaches the sweeps and the joint locks/breaks as part of their curriculem. Most tend to focus on the techniques for forms and sparring and don't introduce stuff like this into their teaching. |
I agree. It seems that more and more, the focus in on the sportive aspect, and keeping TKD in the Olympics. However, if we stay proactive, we can make sure that these aspects of TKD don't disappear.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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There has been a seperate topic started on the subject of the Ninja. If you wish to carry on that discussion, please do so in this thread: http://www.karateforums.com/ninjas-vt32804.html
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on the post.
