Tweet
I really shouldn't be posting on this thread, but here it goes.
Problems with TKD:
1) Generally poor training methods.
2) Heavy foucs on least important fighting range (kicking).
3) Low hand guard.
4) Telegraphic, power draining body mechanics in most techniques
5) Emphasis on flashy techniques.
6) Low level of mobility, fluidity in stances.
7) Generally poor defensive maneuvers (see upward block to straight punch).
8) Point sparring.
Problems for self-defense? The list is endless.
Problems for the ring? See above list.
Can somebody somewhere use aspects of TKD successfully? Absolutely. Can the average person, or even the above average person? No, and probably not. EF will be the first to defend TKD, and he has some valid points. However, ultra-modified-ExcessiveForce-TKD is not traditional Tae Kwon Do.
The final word is this: if it looks real pretty, it ain't the real deal. Plain and simple. Read the forward to Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee says something similar.
Problems with TKD:
1) Generally poor training methods.
2) Heavy foucs on least important fighting range (kicking).
3) Low hand guard.
4) Telegraphic, power draining body mechanics in most techniques
5) Emphasis on flashy techniques.
6) Low level of mobility, fluidity in stances.
7) Generally poor defensive maneuvers (see upward block to straight punch).
8) Point sparring.
Problems for self-defense? The list is endless.
Problems for the ring? See above list.
Can somebody somewhere use aspects of TKD successfully? Absolutely. Can the average person, or even the above average person? No, and probably not. EF will be the first to defend TKD, and he has some valid points. However, ultra-modified-ExcessiveForce-TKD is not traditional Tae Kwon Do.
The final word is this: if it looks real pretty, it ain't the real deal. Plain and simple. Read the forward to Tao of Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee says something similar.
i would say that minimal tkd is better.. you take out all the flashy kicks, use the lowkicks, the knees, the elbows and the punches. You stop training forms for 80% of the time and start traning with more contact. IF you do this, tkd is more than enough.. the problem is that most tkd-schools seem to be after money.. and if you run full contact... hard trainings, you won't get all the soft ones.. that also pay! so therefore, you create something that can work as an illusion for many.. they think they can defend themselves.. 
Comment