TKD in a streetfight

[Studiobuddy]

Anyone ever use it TKd in streetfight?

[Studiobuddy]

*bump*

The kata used in an Officer and a Gentleman looked effective when he fought those guys from the bar. It looked corny though like he was doing a form lol.

[eXcessiveForce]

Not sure about Officer and a gentleman, but Kata is not an effecient way to train for a street fight.

I've used TKD on the Street as have several of my students to good effect.

One student took on a knife wielding opponent and was able to disable him and leave without being cut (a great victory agianst a knife)

I've seen a few people get stomped too.

[Thai Bri]

Have you ever hard of Jackanory?

[Spookey]

Buddy,

Sir,

I to have used TKD to proect my rear end...I do security work. The real fight is not in securing a facility or an individual, but rather when you run into a security threat after the fact...ie the gas station, market, or your porch at 3:00 am on the way in from work!

I attribute TKD a means (afforded by many TMA's) to the end!

TAEKWON!
Spookey

[Thai Bri]

I'm sure there is effective TKD about, just like effective Karate. But it is as rare as rocking horse shit.

[Tee Sok]

I'm sure there is effective TKD about, just like effective Karate. But it is as rare as rocking horse shit.

I think it' s true. And TKD lacks close range combat skills. How can someone use TKD kicks when in a crowded place, or if the attack begins at a close range?

[Andrew WA]

Man TKD has close range techniques. If you are not tuaght them then you are going to the wrong school.

[Yaberdaber]

Anyone ever use it TKd in streetfight?

I did long ago once... poor kid had to go home because I kicked his eyes.

[Tee Sok]

Man TKD has close range techniques. If you are not tuaght them then you are going to the wrong school.

Can you tell me about it? I never heard that TKD has close range techniques!

[eXcessiveForce]

Well, i'll help.

We teach boxing type punches, jab, hook, cross, uppercut and all the variations. We have palm heels, slaps, eye gouges, (we also do clinch but others may not) elbows, knees, throws kicks to the legs.

We also have trapping and limb destructions although not common for TKD.

[Thai Bri]

So TKD is not boxing.

In other words, no. It has no close techniques, so the practitioners have to borrow them from boxing.

[Yaberdaber]

Can you tell me about it? I never heard that TKD has close range techniques!

I'll add to that...
In my school, we teach locks and breaks to most joints, knees and elbow strikes in case, ground fighting when someone throws you down, crouch fighting (no one ever uses that nowadays though), simple throws and, my favorite "fatality," groin strikes.

[eXcessiveForce]

I think the execution of a punch is pretty much universal, You can only throw them so many ways. (I used terminology that everyone seems to understand)

Rising fist of death,
or schmuck beater

may be catchy names but people wouldn't really have a clue what you are talking about

I figured using boxing terminology would be better.

Same way around here If I say thai elbow everyone would know what I meant even though that is not what we call them.

Or teep, instead of front thrust.

so, yes TKD has close range techniques, now whether they are being taught correctly at a given school or not is a totally different question.

[Tee Sok]

Thanks! I ' ve always seen TKD as a martial art having many kicking techniques but lacking effective punching techniques. I didn' t know it has elbow and knee techniques too; were these added later? Never heard about blocks and throws either....maybe these are derived from Hapkido??