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I have a similar opinion of TKD as well. Most real life fights happen at close range, one moment everything's cool the next some guy's grabbing you and trying to beat the crap out of you. Things rarely happen at "dueling range" where TKD's strengths are. I only got to green belt myself in TKD, but I found that we did enough blocking but never really learned to take advantage of openings created by blocks, nor did we learn any jamming or trapping techniques. That was my main problem, the defense was rather passive. We just dodged or blocked waiting for openings instead of doing stop-hits and jamming the opponent's moves to set up a counter-attack or trapping him, yanking him off balance, and beating him senseless. Maybe it was just the dojos in my area, so I can't say all TKD is like this, just the 2 places I trained at.Yer Doomed wrote:Neo is kung-fu. I have my blackbelt in Tae Kwon Do, and if you ever go to competitions, be prepared to be bored out of your mind. My only beef with Tae Kwon Do, is that it teaches next to nothing when concerning self-defense in real life. Great kicks, probably the best in any martial art, but not enough grappling and blocks.
Like touching yourself at night?aerius wrote:Marial arts like so many other things is trendy, that's just the way it is, it goes in cycles.
IIRC:kojikun wrote:What are the fundemental differences between various forms of martial arts like kung fu, karate, judo, tae kwan do, etc?
They're exactly the same but completely different. And you can't spell fundamental without fun. To learn you must study and do. Train hard grasshopper!kojikun wrote:What are the fundemental differences between various forms of martial arts like kung fu, karate, judo, tae kwan do, etc?
You forget...aerius wrote:They're exactly the same but completely different. And you can't spell fundamental without fun. To learn you must study and do. Train hard grasshopper!kojikun wrote:What are the fundemental differences between various forms of martial arts like kung fu, karate, judo, tae kwan do, etc?
Hmm. They're all Eastern martial arts, and most rely on keeping the opponent at a distance... As I understand it, judo has a bit more grappling and throwing, and tae kawn do has a bit more kicking.kojikun wrote:What are the fundemental differences between various forms of martial arts like kung fu, karate, judo, tae kwan do, etc?
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No, that's ALWAYS trendy.Gandalf wrote:Like touching yourself at night?aerius wrote:Marial arts like so many other things is trendy, that's just the way it is, it goes in cycles.
Hell, I'm doing it right now!DPDarkPrimus wrote:No, that's ALWAYS trendy.Gandalf wrote:Like touching yourself at night?aerius wrote:Marial arts like so many other things is trendy, that's just the way it is, it goes in cycles.
Well, we know several things.Robert Treder wrote:Well, the real question is, "How would each of these variations of martial arts fare if we took one master of each, plus a boxer and a kickboxer, and pit them against each other in a devious and clandestine fighting tournament taking place on a small island near Hong Kong, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and/or Chuck Norris?"
Oh, wait. That movie's been made a BAZILLION times.
Oooh, who cares how many times this has been done, this sounds like one AWESOME movie!Gil Hamilton wrote:Well, we know several things.Robert Treder wrote:Well, the real question is, "How would each of these variations of martial arts fare if we took one master of each, plus a boxer and a kickboxer, and pit them against each other in a devious and clandestine fighting tournament taking place on a small island near Hong Kong, and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and/or Chuck Norris?"
Oh, wait. That movie's been made a BAZILLION times.
--Chuck Norris or one of Jean-Claude's buddies will be seriously hurt by the main villian. As will a tall black dude with an afro and dialogue straight from the set of a blacksploitation movie.
--The main opponent of Jean-Claude will be one wicked looking Asian guy who likes to not just hurt people but cripple them. His manager will be a smug looking Chinese businessman.
--There will be a blonde American chick running around. She will be Jean Claudes love interest.
--The main opponent of Jean-Claude will cheat in their final match. Jean-Claude will overcome this by remember a lesson from his past.
It does actually. I'd pay to see it, not money of course.Robert Treder wrote:Oooh, who cares how many times this has been done, this sounds like one AWESOME movie!Gil Hamilton wrote:Well, we know several things.
--Chuck Norris or one of Jean-Claude's buddies will be seriously hurt by the main villian. As will a tall black dude with an afro and dialogue straight from the set of a blacksploitation movie.
--The main opponent of Jean-Claude will be one wicked looking Asian guy who likes to not just hurt people but cripple them. His manager will be a smug looking Chinese businessman.
--There will be a blonde American chick running around. She will be Jean Claudes love interest.
--The main opponent of Jean-Claude will cheat in their final match. Jean-Claude will overcome this by remember a lesson from his past.
I know. Those movies are so great. Plus, I haven't seen too many parodies of them. I want to write a parody called "Chickenfist: Hard-Boiled" and follow the Jean-Claude Van Damme "Bloodsport" genre fighting movie paradigm for it.Robert Treder wrote:Oooh, who cares how many times this has been done, this sounds like one AWESOME movie!
AFAIK a reason is because of the popularizing of TKD and tournaments, special forces trained with TKD still practice grab/jam techniques.aerius wrote: Maybe it was just the dojos in my area, so I can't say all TKD is like this, just the 2 places I trained at.