Ever used TKD "on the street"?

[AndrewGreen]

My thought is why would you want to use TKD on the street, or any other martial art for that matter. I mean using it on a person maybe, but on the street? You'll just walk away sore from punching cement....

[Goju_boi]

My thought is why would you want to use TKD on the street, or any other martial art for that matter. I mean using it on a person maybe, but on the street? You'll just walk away sore from punching cement....

you know what we meant homie.

[frightmaster]

And frightmaster, you were very brave to use your TKD skills to help someone you didn't know. I think it's good you did not break the guy's arm. You showed more mercy and true strength than he did, picking on someone weaker than he was.

Understand I really did not try to use it or anything. I went over to help as I would do anyway being a man and the guy attacked me and I basically reacted. I was shocked I reacted as I did and I felt that all that slow, boring, sluggish and not to forget repetative traing in class actally works. BELIEVE ME.

[frightmaster]

My thought is why would you want to use TKD on the street, or any other martial art for that matter. I mean using it on a person maybe, but on the street? You'll just walk away sore from punching cement....

CLASSIC.

You know what they say....."Everyone must get stoned".......Sing along with me.

[shogeri]

Fighting in the street is not pretty.

Most want to trade punches. But in reality, they really just want to pummel someone without taking anything in return.

If they can't trade punches, they try to bully you to the ground, and hurt you that way.

Korea recognizes TKD as sport, not a Martial Art. However, the oldest form of TKD is actually rooted in using both hands and feet.

Modern TKD, well, it is geared for giving children Blackbelts, turning out robots, and teaching people that point sparring doesn't work out on the street.

No matter what a person knows, or uses, I commend them for at least getting involved in helping others.

To defend another, just by phoning the cops, is a form of martial art. To

defend by going into the situation, is a form of martial art. To actually be physical with someone, of course, is being a martial artist.

Better to get involved (in some way), than to not.

To avoid the situation is to be weak, and have (at least momentarily) a lack of morality, concern, and compassion.

Anything that works is good. If a person makes TKD work for them, then it's good. But in reality it goes back on the person being the focus of the situation, and not necessarily the style of Martial Art.

Just some tidbits...

[mean fighter]

I have had to use my training in real life situation, not on the street but in school aginst some bullies. It ended with one of them on the ground with a broken nose and two of them with there mouths open in shock.

It happened two weeks ago this is my 2nd year in high school and my older more popular brother left me with plenty of enemiese as super seniors.

They started by calling me rude names then started getting more phisycal with me after telling them that if they touch me again I will resort to force to make them stop the biggest came close to push me I hit Him with a strong front kick he doubled over and I punched him in his temples as hard as I could he fell and started crying.

I believe thta TKD is a perfect art for street fighting.

[Goju_boi]

I have had to use my training in real life situation, not on the street but in school aginst some bullies. It ended with one of them on the ground with a broken nose and two of them with there mouths open in shock.

It happened two weeks ago this is my 2nd year in high school and my older more popular brother left me with plenty of enemiese as super seniors.

They started by calling me rude names then started getting more phisycal with me after telling them that if they touch me again I will resort to force to make them stop the biggest came close to push me I hit Him with a strong front kick he doubled over and I punched him in his temples as hard as I could he fell and started crying.

I believe thta TKD is a perfect art for street fighting.

lol , I wish that would of happened when I was in high school

[Ottman]

I love blocking and moving out of the way of attacks. This is the most effective form of street defense I have used, and I've used this method a couple of times. In highschool, when people heard that I was a Black Belt in TKD there were those who head hunted me. I don't think they were really malicious in their intent, but more curious as to whether they could take me or not. (Highschool kids. *shrugs* Go figure.) I'm not very big (and certainly wasn't in highschool) and I think that people wanted to know exactly what a black belt of my relatively smaller stature was capable of. When they would lash out at me, I would simply block and move out of the way of their punches. Sometimes I would push them off balance, but I never used any strikes or takedowns, as I knew these guys weren't really trying to hurt me, but just trying to get the better of me. The reason it was so effective was because my attackers ended up looking like foolish brutes, facilitating the laughter of spectators. I'd refuse to engage them and strike them, which would make them frusterated, and then they would lunge harder and make themselves look more foolish. Eventually they would tire of humiliating themselves and give up. We'd both walk away. I think that being able to control a situation in this manner is a lot better than being able to crush any foe with brute force. I never had the same person confront me twice, and ended up with the friendship, (or at least respect) of my former attackers, and most of the people watching as well. This isn't really an example of a mugging out on the street, but I would apply the same principals in such a situation, and reserve striking as a last resort. Since I've taken up Ju Jitsu, I'm even more confident in being able to control a fight, as I obviously have much better ground fighting skills now as well. I guess you could say I train so I don't have to fight, but at least I know I can if I get into some trouble.

[taekwondomom]

I really like your story, Ottman. Seems like it embodies the principles of martial arts--to me anyway: to use force only when necessary and NOT misuse martial arts.

You have good intuition about people, too, and you must have good self-confidence to be willing to block and avoid an attack rather than fighting! I wonder if this is especially hard for men, who are expected to fight and be strong . . .???

[Ottman]

To me, it takes more of a man to walk away, and restrain his force, than it does to go out of control and hurt people. I know I can hurt people if I wanted to. Why should I need to prove it?