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No, I didnt mean that Judo should no longer be in it, I mean why is it still there?

 

Also, if they are going to allow judo, why not continue with TKD?

 

Any articles, news, links on them both in that relation?

 

Ah I see. Lot of controversy in the TKD camp. Misallocated funds etc. Too much controversy is not good for the status of the games.

 

Plus I don't think it has that much popularity.

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It is hard to come to a understanding.

 

People interpret, or mis-interpret certain things.

 

Sometimes I will post a statement that I heard somewhere else, reversing the role.

 

It gives me great reply/responses, but I have to be careful that I do not desire it to become heated.

 

Most times, I post by merely thinking aloud, and to see what others feel.

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I hadn't heard about the controversey over TKD in the olympics. Any references? I'd like to read up on it. Measuring on how hard it is to find a decent TKD school in the states that hasn't been reduced to being a business before being a TKD school (I hate to use the term 'mcdojang' but there are alot of them around my area) i wouldn't be too surprised about some scandal breaking out. It's a shame, but I can't even give my own style the benefit of the doubt here.

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Shotokan and Kodokan karate are what I understand to be the more effective of the karates out there. TKD is a sport and an over saturated one at that. Anyone can be lethal, training or not.

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in my opinion tkd looses hands down to karate , as tkd is a lot of areial work which is no good on the streets but looks good on camera. As for karate which focus a lot of power / full contact / etc. ( 1 strike 1 kill )

 

Tradition TKD or Sport?

 

We use our hands and excelleent ground techniques. An elbow or a knee on the streets... quite useful. It would be a good match between the Karate guy and a Traditional TKD guy. If it was sport TKD vs Karate..I'd say karate.

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