isshinryu5toforever Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 By what rules would the full contact kickboxing be governed. If you allow head shots with the hands, the TKD guys could have a disadvantage there. Also, would this be a real full-contact match where leg sweeps, leg kicks, and assorted takedowns are legal. In that case, TKD could again have a small disadvantage. You could also end up with Muay Thai practitioners stepping into the arena. In generalized grappling, you would have to set certain rules as well. Aikido deals with small joint locks, wrists, fingers. Jujitsu and Judo deal with takedowns, and larger joint locks. That is if I'm not mistaken. That's the problem with trying to introduce broad martial arts competition to the Olympic arena. You can't make everyone happy. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.- Tao Te Ching"Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."- Sun Tzu, the Art of War
tufrthanu Posted January 7, 2005 Posted January 7, 2005 OK, let me try and answer your questions point by point. Actually head shots with the hands wouldn't put TKD people at a disadvantage because alot of them practice old style stop-point or continuous free sparring. If we are talking a San Shou type tournament I agree alot of TKD people would have a detriment with taking people down if they have not studied hapkido or some other grappling art...however I think the grapplers would have the same problem with having to learn how to strike. As to the leg kicks and sweeps those are taught at most TKD places only they are usually taught as self defense or as part of free sparring. I don't think that would present much of a problem anyway. One must remember that Muay Thai fighters are not the end all be all of martial arts...they can be beaten just like anyone else if you train to do so. As to the generalized grappling I agree the officials would have to get together and formulate a set of throws and assorted submissions that would be allowed. Aikido has both joint locks and throws, I don't see them having a problem competing except in the fact that most Aikido styles are very defensive. Once again I really think it comes down to a persons training. If their particular style is close...they can round it out to include the other stuff. I agree you can't make everyone happy but what I have suggested seems much more reasonable to me than having 6 or 7 very similar martial arts in the olympics. Long Live the Fighters!
aefibird Posted January 8, 2005 Posted January 8, 2005 As this thread is repeated in the General Martial Arts section, I'm going to lock this one and direct people over to here. Thank you. "Was it really worth it? Only time and death may ever tell..." The Beautiful South - The Rose of My CologneSheffield Steelers!
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