All Styles Are Not Created Equally

[nogard1980]

Precisely falcon, in todays world we don't come accross those situation. And I would love to see someone try to kick a guy out of a tank.

[nogard1980]

but even in a horse situation, I think I would perfer pulling the guy off the horse and then let the ass kicking comence.

[Benjamin Dover]

Well....it's pg 3. TKD SUCKS!!! What an inferior art, LOL!!! I received a black belt when I was 12. I have since received a BB in Chin-na Kung Fu, purple belt in BJJ and fought in the ring in MT. TKD is the absolutel worse one of the bunch. Not good in self-defense and crappy in sport. Try sparring someone in Kyokushin (Bare Knuckles) Karate and watch the TKD guy get SLAMMED!!!

[sercuerdas]

ghost, i never thought one person could know everything, but you proved me wrong. i am humbled in your presence.

[RabidMAT12]

Stupid.

Why would the horse be riding at 30mph?
You seem to have this image of an entire army of Koreans all unarmed with only their TKD skills against an army of Japanese horsemen?
Yeah I would like to see that, an entire army doing katas while getting a beating from armoured horsemen. No TKD was for use in other situations, for example if the enemy was occupying your village then its unlikley that they would spend all their time riding about at 30 mph unless they were all on speed (and their horses too).
Horseman vs Footman, horseman has all the advantages (height, reach) TKD would be pretty effective at unseating an armoured cavalryman (standing still, preferably while being distracted by your buddy) which is the only way you would stand a chance with no weapons.

And just to be argumentative, you and your worst enemy are captured by terrorists and are dumped in a room together with your hands tied behind your back, who will win? The person with BJJ or TKD (use your imaginations).

[Tom Yum]

Originally posted by Benjamin Dover
Well....it's pg 3. TKD SUCKS!!! What an inferior art, LOL!!! I received a black belt when I was 12. I have since received a BB in Chin-na Kung Fu, purple belt in BJJ and fought in the ring in MT. TKD is the absolutel worse one of the bunch. Not good in self-defense and crappy in sport. Try sparring someone in Kyokushin (Bare Knuckles) Karate and watch the TKD guy get SLAMMED!!!

How long did it take you to get that 1st degree black belt in JKD?

[nogard1980]

neither, they would too busy arguing about who's stlyle is better.

[Half-Asleep]

30mph thats not serious is it? like i mean come on in a battle field the horse may run in at 30 mph but it would not stay that fast through the whole thing.

The whole kicking of someone frmo a horse could work i dunn why u wouldn't pull them off to be honest but maybe its so u could stuff use your hands for your sword?

as for blocking with the groin that is effective if u are trying to injur yourself hahaha rather amusing.

i don't see why everyone is so keen to pay out tae kwon do unless its just because they can't fight back lol nah umm i have done it, i doubt i will ever use it i failed like my yellow belt grading kos i wasn't flexible enough to jump kick and break a board with my foot. But it is just a sport... one i don't do but one that many ppl enjoy i figure leave them be unless they start going on about how good they are at fighting and stuff like that.

[Ghost]

OK PAGE 3 AND RUBBISH STARTS.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT KIKCING A BUY OFF A HORSE.

I GUESS YOU LOT DONT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES.

I DONT HAVE MUCH BUT I HAVE RIDDEN HORSES QUITE A FEW TIMES.

THEYRE ABOUT 6 TO 7 FOOT TO THE SADDLE.

YOU COULDNT KICK A GUY OFF IT IF IT WAS STATIONARY.

THE GUY IN THE SADDLE IS 10 FOOT UP.

GET REAL.

LET ME STATE AGAIN, TKD WAS INVENTED FOR SOMETHING, I KNOW NOT WHAT, BUT WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE ITS RUBBISH AT IT. WHY? BECAUSE ITS NOT GOOD AT ANYTHING.

THANKYOU ALL FOR YOUR COMMENTS SO FAR.

ESPECIALLY IF YOU AGREED WITH ME
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[Lizard]

Trying to delay TKD bashing til page three slightly improved the quality of the thread. Perhaps we should have a day where we don't say anything bad about TKD, then we might start thinking of other things to talk about.

[Ghost]

Good point lizzy.

I think it was an improvement. I think we wouldnt be able to do a day without but we could try and do a whole thread without as long as we keep saying no TKD bashingh on this thread.

[Lizard]

I have an idea...

[Half-Asleep]

Originally posted by Ghost
OK PAGE 3 AND RUBBISH STARTS.

PLEASE THINK ABOUT KIKCING A BUY OFF A HORSE.

I GUESS YOU LOT DONT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE WITH HORSES.

I DONT HAVE MUCH BUT I HAVE RIDDEN HORSES QUITE A FEW TIMES.

THEYRE ABOUT 6 TO 7 FOOT TO THE SADDLE.

YOU COULDNT KICK A GUY OFF IT IF IT WAS STATIONARY.

THE GUY IN THE SADDLE IS 10 FOOT UP.

GET REAL.

... what about midgit horses :P
its just what i have heard that it was used for that i have no real idea i can't even really remember heaps about when i did TKD

[hikickinchick]

Just back to the horse thing....it was the funniest thing the other day, because right after reading this post I went to class, and my instructor started on this long lecture about the past history of TKD, and he told us that the flying side kick and jump kicks and all that were actually made for kicking people of their horses back in the time when Korea was being attacked by calvary, so that infantry could defend themselves against calvary....I almost laughed out loud....

[CKD]

Different styles are meant for different things like if you would want to learn about Japanese culture you could take Shotokan or Aikido. Also most parents do not want there kids to really be able to whoop on other kids but most people are clueless when it comes to the effective martial art styles and enroll in the nearest karate class thinking there going tolearn the best self defense available. Most people in my mma class researched martial arts and learned about the mixed martial arts revolution before enrolling. If somebody asked me what they should take for self defense I would say a self defense art like Krav maga but that would be risky to tell them since a lot of people in these self defense arts are just pudgy dudes hoping to make money. Mixed martial arts including Jkd. The touph ring sports like sanshou or muay thai or the filipino arts although a filipino based mixed martial art like dog brothers and the insanto blend would be better. Also tkd sucks. Thats my two since i expect change.