5 reasons TaeKwonDo as a system (not individual techniques) breaks down in a Muay Thai ring

[Axiom]

Jhoon Rhee -The Father of American TaeKwonDo. Ah, yes, and what do we associate TaeKwondo with in America?

It's as if father of American TaeKwondo is a good thing

 

[Tez3]

Jhoon Rhee -The Father of American TaeKwonDo. Ah, yes, and what do we associate TaeKwondo with in America?

It's as if father of American TaeKwondo is a good thing

Give it a rest mate. What you are now doing is actually one of the worse things you can do here........ you. are. boring. us.

 

[Axiom]

Give it a rest mate. What you are now doing is actually one of the worse things you can do here........ you. are. boring. us.

Now that's a tragedy.

 

[MA_Student]

Jhoon Rhee -The Father of American TaeKwonDo. Ah, yes, and what do we associate TaeKwondo with in America?

It's as if father of American TaeKwondo is a good thing

Seriously why are you still training taekwondo you obviously have no enjoyment of it. If I hated my style as much as you do I wouldn't be training it.

 

[Axiom]

Seriously why are you still training taekwondo you obviously have no enjoyment of it. If I hated my style as much as you do I wouldn't be training it.

I have already answered that question multiple times. I don't live in the US. It is not a daycare center over here.

 

[MA_Student]

I have already answered that question multiple times. I don't live in the US. It is not a daycare center over here.

Okay good to know

 

[Tez3]

I have already answered that question multiple times. I don't live in the US. It is not a daycare center over here.

But you're in it.

 

[Grenadier]

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Keep it civil, folks. You can constructively criticize a system, but flat-out style bashing is strictly forbidden.

 

[Gerry Seymour]

Admin's Note:

Keep it civil, folks. You can constructively criticize a system, but flat-out style bashing is strictly forbidden.

I have only one comment:

EEAAAAGH!!

That's the same comment I have for every post you put up here. That avatar freaks me out.

 

[TrueJim]

I asked: What do you mean by "commercializing" taekwondo?

I suggest you read this
On Jhoon Rhee and TKD

I read the article, and it talks about how Jhoon Rhee introduced a code of ethics into his curriculum.

But that doesn't answer my question. What do you mean by "commercializing" taekwondo?

 

[TrueJim]

Give it a rest mate. What you are now doing is actually one of the worse things you can do here........ you. are. boring. us.

I thought you were going to say the worst thing he can do is insult Jhoon Rhee.

 

[Axiom]

I asked: What do you mean by "commercializing" taekwondo?



I read the article, and it talks about how Jhoon Rhee introduced a code of ethics into his curriculum.

But that doesn't answer my question. What do you mean by "commercializing" taekwondo?

commercialize
kəˈməːʃ(ə)lʌɪz/
verb

1. manage or exploit (an organization, activity, etc.) in a way designed to make a profit.

 

[TrueJim]

commercialize
kəˈməːʃ(ə)lʌɪz/
verb

1. manage or exploit (an organization, activity, etc.) in a way designed to make a profit.

But...Jhoon Rhee didn't invent the idea of charging students for martial arts lessons. I mean...that idea goes back a long way.

So why are you picking on Jhoon Rhee by saying that he ruined taekwondo by "commercializing" it? He's not the first person to open a martial arts school and charge for lessons.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Jhoon Rhee -The Father of American TaeKwonDo. Ah, yes, and what do we associate TaeKwondo with in America?

It's as if father of American TaeKwondo is a good thing

My 1st CMA school used exactly the same building as Jhoon Rhee's 1st US TKD school in Austin, Texas. Jhoon Rhee once said, "It takes 6 months to develop a good side kick".

All MA styles have it's specialty.

- TKD's side kick,
- MT's roundhouse kick,
- Boxing's hook punch,
- Chinese wrestling's head lock,
- Wrestling's single leg,
- Judo's hip throw,
- BJJ's ground game,

 

[TrueJim]

He is blamed for commercialising TaeKwondo in the United States, which in turn led to its degradation and lowering of standards.

WHO blames Jhoon Rhee for commercializing taekwondo and thereby degrading it? I've never heard this accusation before.

Aside: celebrates his 80th birthday by doing 100 pushups in under a minute. The man is a titan.

 

[TrueJim]

My 1st CMA school used exactly the same building as Jhoon Rhee's 1st US TKD school in Austin, Texas.

This building, if my previous research is right: Google Maps

It's a fitness center now.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

This building, if my previous research is right: Google Maps

It's a fitness center now.

That's the place.

It's at the corner of the 34 St and Guadalupes St. Later on it became a "topless bar". Not sure what it is today. Since it's not far from the Austin Mental hospital, many strange guys walked into my school.

 

[Tez3]

commercialize
kəˈməːʃ(ə)lʌɪz/
verb

1. manage or exploit (an organization, activity, etc.) in a way designed to make a profit.

Commercialise ....... just saying.

 

[Tez3]

I thought you were going to say the worst thing he can do is insult Jhoon Rhee.

To be honest I've never heard of him which as I've been around martial arts a long time, means few people if any are accusing him of anything. As I hadn't heard of him I looked him up using google fu, no accusations, nothing dubious or suspicious at all. Yet again the OP is disrespecting people he doesn't know, making up statements and generally sh!t stirring. I don't know if he realises what it says about him not Jhoon Rhee.

 

[TrueJim]

It's at the corner of the 34 St and Guadalupes St. Later on it became a "topless bar". Not sure what it is today. Since it's not far from the Austin Mental hospital, many strange guys walked into my school.

Now it's next-door to a Brazilian Waxing place, thus proving that BJJ was not the only art to derive from Brazil.