: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............

It's good but it's not great...

 

Angus

 

 

TKD is not the idea art for street fights. The kicks are big and alot of the time too big to get off.

 

 

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.

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.

 

 

Yes, that might is a very key word there

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.

They say that Jiu Jitsu is best for street fighting... anything that involves grappling would ideally be the best.

 

 

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.

 

 

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....

 

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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 ]