As I stated in the video, not every single taekwondo school is like mine. I would say that most of them are, and the only legitimate schools that I found either offered more than taekwondo (look up master kwon's full contact taekwondo) or were an mma school that applied taekwondo or karate in their techniques. There are many many bad schools out there and its very evident if you simply just look it up. The vast majority of taekwondo schools have very young black belts, don't spar regularly, and have a self-defense system that consists of "here I'll hold my hand out" and you imagine what the moves are. This is why I suggest a school that offers something like brazilian jiu jitsu or kick boxing since they have proven time and time again their effectiveness against other martial arts. Now, you can take things from taekwondo and use them, but to soley rely on that martial art isn't the best way to go. Its like learning to wrestle but never learning how to punch. I would say my front kicks would definitly come in handy on a street fight and that was a move I learned from taekwondo. Now, if a big guy wanted to take me down and punch my face in, I know my taekwondo would not stand a chance, which is why I believe going into gaurd and either doing an elbow escape , upa, or triangle choke would benefit my situation
no body can argue that having a vast multitude of skills will make you a better fighter. People who believe they don't need to know how to grapple are mistaken because alot of street fights end up on the ground. And even when it comes to striking, you'll never see a straight karate/taekwondo punch, you'll see an overhand right coming right for your face and if you try to use things like hapkido and excpect them to let themselves be thrown you're very mistaken. They will resist and all I see in taekwondo schools and hapkido schools in the united states (and even korea, just look up some korean schools and you'll only see demonstration, no real training for resistance). is fake techniques that work on someone who doesn't know what is going on or is complying with the techniques.
Bro, where are you from and how many Tae-Kwon-Do schools have you actually trained in? Approximate if you wish.
You said
- "There are many many bad schools out there and its very evident if you simply just look it up".
Where should I look this up?The same place I should look up your kata trophy that you told us to look up in your 39 minute post? Okaaay, where should I look that up?
You said - "
This is why I suggest a school that offers something like brazilian jiu jitsu or kick boxing since they have proven time and time again their effectiveness against other martial arts."
Proven when and where - in your experience? Youtube perhaps? I take it you study BJJ and kickboxing now that you have seen the light, yes? How long have you been studying these fine Martial Arts. (two of my favorites, by the way) Give me months or weeks. Approximate.
You said - "
Its like learning to wrestle but never learning how to punch."
Have you wrestled? Where, when? What do you actually know about the art of punching? You say you didn't learn squat in your school.....so you know about punching from....where exactly? How long have you wrestled? Where did you learn to punch?
You said - "
I would say my front kicks would definitly come in handy on a street fight and that was a move I learned from taekwondo."
Why do you street fight? You don't seem like what I consider the hoodlum type from your video. It's profiling, I know, but old cops tend to do that. Have your front kicks served you well defending yourself? Do tell, please.
You said - "
Now, if a big guy wanted to take me down and punch my face in, I know my taekwondo would not stand a chance, which is why I believe going into gaurd and either doing an elbow escape , upa, or triangle choke would benefit my situation
no body can argue that having a vast multitude of skills will make you a better fighter."
How many years/months....okay, weeks, have you spent working the guard, upa or triangle? Again, feel free to approximate. Which kind of guard has served you best?
You said - "
And even when it comes to striking, you'll never see a straight karate/taekwondo punch, you'll see an overhand right coming right for your face and if you try to use things like hapkido and excpect them to let themselves be thrown you're very mistaken."
Hapkido? You speak on Hapkido from experience, yes? I mean, you must, right? Otherwise why would you use it to further your point. Please tell me more of your Hapkido experience.
You said
- "They will resist and all I see in taekwondo schools and hapkido schools in the united states (and even korea, just look up some korean schools and you'll only see demonstration, no real training for resistance)"
What you
"see" in Tae-kwon-do schools even in Korea
.
You've been to Korea? Or is that an experience studied on the computer in the comfort of your.......?
Kid, you do realize this is an actual Martial Arts forum you're on, ya?
