blood talon Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 :bigwink:hey i just want to know if someone could plz tell me if taekwon-do is good if u get into a street fight .thats all............ Patrick gubek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 It's good but it's not great... Angus Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joecooke007 Posted January 26, 2002 Share Posted January 26, 2002 TKD is not the idea art for street fights. The kicks are big and alot of the time too big to get off. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Glad to see you posting sensibly now, blood talon. Indeed TKD is not amazing for the streets, but there are a couple of different styles. Some schools train for sport with point sparring, while others will train being more combat-orientated. Some skills are useful for a street fight in either, since any sort of skill picked up is useful. However, if you do train the spinning kicks enough and master them, you might find a use of them for a street fight. JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joecooke007 Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 On 2002-01-27 03:29, Jack wrote: However, if you do train the spinning kicks enough and master them, you might find a use of them for a street fight.O.k. the KEY word here is might. Boards don't hit back. -Bruce Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 Yes, that might is a very key word there JackCurrently 'off' from formal MA trainingKarateForums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three60roundhouse Posted January 27, 2002 Share Posted January 27, 2002 I think the key words there should have been, "If you are extremely and utterly lucky". What people think of as "tae kwon do" (high, spinning kicks, stupid point sparring) is not uselful, but some of the kicks and training make you very agile and fast. Cross-training is key for a tae kwon do student. 1st dan Tae Kwon DoYellow Belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu16 Years OldGirls kick butt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKD_McGee Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 They say that Jiu Jitsu is best for street fighting... anything that involves grappling would ideally be the best. Do unto others, as they done to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Arahat Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 I disagree with that jujitsu would be the best, or any grappling heavy art. Don't get me wrong I'm not saying don't know any grappling. Grappling is an urban setting is not always the best idea. Multiple attackers, hard or sharp surfaces, and so on. Martial Arts School http://www.shaolinwushu.cahttp://www.liveyyc.comCalgary Photographer: http://www.jdirom.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taezee Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 how many times can this subject be bought up again and again..and the same responses?...you are either not studying nor have seen real taekwondo..if you can just casually say.."well its not really good".."its kicks are not effective"...its insults me and my art....what do you think ive been doing for the last twenty four years..studying ballet?..ill take the "pepsi challenge" anywhere..any time...and one final note..its the worlds most popular martial art..but its not 'effective.'.so the forty or so million practioners worldwide are all wasting thier time.... _________________ Javier l Rosario bayshore new york instructor taekwondo/hapkido "whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your ass" [ This Message was edited by: taezee on 2002-02-01 01:35 ] Javier l Rosario instructor taekwondo/hapkidounder master Atef s Himaya"whenever youre lazy enough not to train .someone, somewhere is training very hard to kick your *" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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