Nice Videa

[SubGrappler]

I remember there being a thread not too long ago asking about TKD clips that could be downloaded. Heres what I have seen to be the best one out there.

http://www.darshantkd.com/videos/Adam%20Complete.WMV

This kid and his fellow students are quite acrobatic.

Enjoy!

[mean fighter]

OW

[karatekid1975]

Yea, OUCH! I only watched part of it, because the video was a bit "jumpy."

[Aodhan]

Yeah, it's good, but the guy is predictable. He gets away with it because he is so fast, though.

I also don't agree with giving knockout shots at 10-14 years of age. Too much potential for serious damage. But, that's just me.

Aodhan

[coralreefer_1]

Yeah..i thought the kid had a good deal of skill too. I wish i were that good when I was his age. I wont say the kid was predictable, after watching an 18 minute video of the same kid sparring, I had a feeling for him too, but most of the kids he beat didnt have the luxury of watching him like we did.

The only thing I didn't like was the Koreyo poomse at the end. I study taekwondo here at a college in Korea, and I have come to understand that Koreyo poomse is kind of like the heart and soul of Taekwondo poomse to Koreans. Many of the universities in Korea that offer majors in Taekwondo, no matter what dan you are, you are asked to do Koreyo poomse, not Keum Gan, or Tae Baek or any of the higher level BB poomse, but Koreyo, as part of the testing to even get into their taekwondo program. I'll give him credit for expression, but i just feel like when you do traditional poomse, it should be done the traditional way..not being changed for "dramatic effect" like it was in that video.

Todd

[Aodhan]

That's the Americanism creeping in. The US Open circuit is rewarding the "flash" more and more. I know they separate the forms into traditional and creative, but I wish they'd separate the scoring more as well.

Also, when I am in a tournament, I spend every minute I'm not sparring watching my potential opponents. Almost every single one of that kid's shots started out with a switch step, front kick with the rear leg (We call it a #2 front kick) followed by a jump reverse hook kick.

If I saw that twice, every time he switched, I'd let him throw the front kick, back out from the hook and come in right behind it.

Aodhan

[Balrog]

This kid and his fellow students are quite acrobatic.

Acrobatic, yes.

Martial artist with control of techniques, highly debatable, and my vote would be no.

[SubGrappler]

This kid and his fellow students are quite acrobatic.

Acrobatic, yes.

Martial artist with control of techniques, highly debatable, and my vote would be no.

I said he was an acrobat- not a fighter