TKD in self defense

[Tom Yum]

I hope not, because the word is 'Jutsu'

'Jitsu' means 'truth'

I thought jitsu was the equivalent of yishu (art) in Chinese.

[dodgeduckdodge]

I hope not, because the word is 'Jutsu'

'Jitsu' means 'truth'

Please provide us with the Kanji for both, so we can understand the true meaning.

Thanks,

Alcohol

[dodgeduckdodge]

I thought jitsu was the equivalent of yishu (art) in Chinese.

Now you are on to something.................

Alcohol

[jubaji]

Please provide us with the Kanji for both, so we can understand the true meaning.

Its not a problem of kanji, its a problem of tranliterating the pronounciation inaccurately.

[jubaji]

I thought jitsu was the equivalent of yishu (art) in Chinese.

truth, reality, sincerity, things of that nature


'art' as considered here would be the aforementioned 'jutsu' pronounciation

[dodgeduckdodge]

truth, reality, sincerity, things of that nature


'art' as considered here would be the aforementioned 'jutsu' pronounciation

I looked around and it seems that Jitsu comes from Jui Jitsu, which comes from the Gracie Jiu Jitsu.

Some sites stated that JuJitsu is a western spelling of the proper JuJutsu.

The Kanji, 柔術, is close to both. It is not purely Jutsu, or Jitsu, but something inbetween.

However, it seems that JuJutsu is more proper given it's popular use among Japanese.

Alcohol

[tribalweapon]

Hello,

Just wondering who has used their TKD training in a self defense situation? What happened? What worked and what didn't?

I apologize if this has been discussed before.

In response to the ORIGINAL question I have used it a few times. Both times it was over something stupid and both times I was able to end the situation quickly.

I stuck to low roundhouses, mid level straight thrust kicks, palm strikes and, believe it or not, double outer forearm blocks. If you hold them a bit higher and closer in than normal, they are great for blocking successive roundhouse punches while keeping your hands in a good position to counter with a straight shot down the pipe. Kinda like the peek-a-boo guard in boxing.