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More than three years back, I had saved a good Black Belt Magazine article on TKD-MT comparison and combination. The Florida-based master you have hinted before is most probably Master Sang Koo Kang featured in this article. The article was part of BBM's December 2002 edition. Unfortunately, the online link for the article is no longer available. Luckily I still have the copy I have saved over three years back. Feel free to download the following MS Word file, into which I have copied everything from the web page archive for the article. http://rapidshare.de/files/22791482/Black_Belt_Magazine_Dec2002_-_TNT.doc.html

https://www.koreataekwondo.org https://www.sc-tkd.com https://www.taekwondo-tkd.com

dear mate, it seems that you are a bit late. peoples were talking on this issue so long ago, so does the video footage. however, i hereby uploaded the video footage for you or anyone else who does not yet have it to download. however, the file will only be available for seven days or 25 downloads, whichever comes earlier. i am sure this is the clip you mean. http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1R3KK714UXF590OMXAGWJBGJOO thank you.

WHAT THE HECK IS THIS....boy do you have an imaginition or what. well if it was your immagination and you took hours to write this..then im sorry i have to say this but...you stink at fighting. do you even know what your saying. "soft vs. hard. way of harmony vs. hands and feet, japanese art versus a korean style" . i can tell your a tae kwon do practitioner. now let me tell you a story thats true. i have a friend who knows no art...no boxing but likes strikes. he has a cousin who was in tae kwon do.. they fought with gloves and the other guy was using kicks. less than ten seconds. he got knocked down...i tried to hold down the laugh but couldnt. now im not offending the art but the person who wrote this. i know tae kwon do is a good art. but plz follow the art and learn, dont fantasize, or brag about how you this and that. cause that is what happened to my friends cousin. it dont matter about the belts but the knowledge one has and the skill. whoooops! What a pity! seems that you are jumping into conclusion without reading and understanding the whole article! It's taken from Black Belt Magazine archive, mind you and it's NOT my own writing. As far as my judgement goes, BBM has a lot of articles on arts comparation, and I found that most (if not all) of the articles were quite fair, pointing the pros and cons of both arts in the comparison and suggests ideas on how to evade or counter each other's techniques. Then, what's wrong, man?!

Sad to find that Black Belt Magazine has closed the archive section in their website recently. I have managed to save some good articles from BBM archive before it is closed. The section served a purpose for martial art practitioner outside the US like me. A sad day for martial artists.

Concerning on the topic of this thread, I have one good article which I have saved from Black Belt Magazine archive [august 1996 edition]. However, the technique pictures were taken out from the article's technique page, I don't know why. However the detailed steps are there. TKD vs Aikido!!! ****************************************** Battle of the Arts Aikido vs. Taekwondo by Jaime Barron Aikido versus taekwondo. It's an intriguing matchup of a "soft" style against a "hard" combat system, wrist locks and throws versus kicking and punching, the "way of harmony" against the "way of hands and feet," and a Japanese art versus a Korean style. There is no question that aikido and taekwondo are radically different methods of self-defense. Taekwondo, with its particularly strong emphasis on kicking, and aikido, which stresses nonviolence and focuses on evading rather than striking an attacker, make for an interesting comparison indeed aikido practitioners always attempt to go with the flow of an attack, blend with the assailant's motion and turn his own momentum against him. Never do aikidoka try to meet an attacker's force head-on with force of their own. Taekwondo stylists, on the other hand, are taught to move straight in, attack and knock out the opponent. Whereas aikido is almost completely defensive in nature, taekwondo is, by design, more aggressive and offensive with regard to fighting strategy. Following is a closer examination of the combat tactics of both systems. Aikido's Advantages Aikido is a very subtle martial art. An accomplished aikido stylist will wait for his opponent to commit to a technique, then will respond to it with any of a variety of deflection/takedown/throwing maneuvers. In a confrontation against a taekwondo practitioner, an aikidoka would try to maintain a safe distance beyond kicking range. This prevents his opponent from delivering his preferred techniques and affords the aikido stylist more time to react if and when an attack comes. Technique Page An accomplished aikido practitioner would try to set up a taekwondo stylist for a quick takedown in an attempt to finish the confrontation as quickly as possible. The aikidoka will not attack first; he will wait until the taekwondo practitioner commits to a move. If there is going to be a fight, the taekwondo stylist will have to initiate it. Once his opponent attacks, the aikido exponent will counter with a wrist or arm lock, or a throw. For example, if the taekwondo practitioner attempts a front kick, the aikidoka will sidestep the technique at a 45degree angle and get close enough to hook his hand under Me opponent's kicking leg. The aikido stylist is now in good position to disrupt his adversary's balance and throw him to Me ground. If the taekwondo practitioner unleashes a spinning back kick, the aikido stylist would blend with the attack by moving in the same direction as his opponent. By melding with his adversary's actions, the aikidoka is able to get into position to disrupt the taekwondo practitioner's balance and can then easily take him down. If the taekwondo exponent delivers a kick to the rib cage, the aikido practitioner will once again blend with the attack. For example, if the taekwondo stylist uses his right foot to try to kick the ribs, the aikidoka will move to his right, away from the point of attack. After sidestepping away from the kick the aikido practitioner reverses his direction, grabs the opponent's kicking foot, and throws his adversary to the ground. A painful ankle lock is an effective follow-up technique. Taekwondo's Advantages The taekwondo stylist's primary advantage is his arsenal of Ivicking and punching techniques. He wants to maintain a fighting distance tat will allow him to connect with a powerful kick or punch. The taekwondo practitioner should remain relaxed and keep moving against his more stationary aikido opponent. The taekwondo exponent doesn't want to commit fully to an attack until he is sure the aikidoka will no be able to nullify and counter the technique. The taekwondo stylist should also be ready to quickly launch a countermeasure in case his first attack misses its target. One technique the taekwondo stylist might find effective involves first faking a side kick several times to see how the aikido practitioner reacts. If the aikidoka establishes a predictable pattern of movement, the taekwondo fighter will have an easier time setting up and scoring with a real full-force kick. Combining kicks with striking techniques can also be an effective strategy for the taekwondo practitioner. For example, if the taekwondo fighter misses his target with his first kick, and the aikido stylist parries the technique, the taekwondo expert can quickly counterattack with a straight punch to the face or stomach because he is now in punching range. The taekwondo practitioner can also deliver combinations of kicks to his opponent. For example, if the taekwondo stylist attacks with a front kick, and the aikidoka sidesteps the technique, the taekwondo fighter is in good position to quickly counterattack with a spinning side kick and strike his adversary in the midsection. Aikido and taekwondo share few-if any-similarities. The aikido stylist wants to avoid a force-against-force confrontation, preferring instead to evade and then blend with his opponent's initial strike, disrupt his attacker's balance and take him to the ground. The taekwondo fighter, on the other hand, wants to create enough distance to connect with one of his vaunted kicking techniques. If that fails, he will follow up with punches. Both systems can be lethal in the hands of a highly trained practitioner. About the author: Jaime Barron is a law student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and possesses background in both aikido and taekwondo. Technique Page [This is the page where the pictures are removed from] In this sequence (left side of photos), the taekwondo stylist launches (1) a mid-level roundhouse kick which the aikido practitioner attempts to catch. Upon noticing the aikidoka's intentions, the taekwondo stylist reloads and delivers (2) the kick to the head, knocking (1) his opponent to the ground. An aikido stylist (right) is faced (1) with a taekwondo fighter who attempts (2) a front kick. The aikido practitioner sidesteps the technique and catches (3) his opponent’s kicking leg, delivering a simultaneous hand strike to the face. The maneuver disrupts the attacker’s balance and sets him up for a takedown (4). In this self-defense series, the aikido stylist (above right) faces (1) a taekwondo fighter who attempts (2) a rear-leg roundhouse kick. The aikido practitioner sidesteps the technique slightly and catches (3) the kicking leg, simultaneously applying a painful leg took The maneuver disrupts the kicker's balance and forces him (4) to the ground, allomtlg the aikidoka to crank up Me pressure (5) in the locking technique. In this self-defense scenario, the taekwondo stylist (below left) is laced (1) with an aikido practitioner. The taekwondo fighter delivers (2) a front kick, but misses his target when the aikidoka sidesteps Me technique. The taekwondo practitioner simply spins, replants (3) his kicking (right) leg, and connects (4) a left-leg back kick to the midsection.

but unfortunately, the link is now dead. anybody knows where else I could download the clip? I live in hostel and Kazaa is blocked here...