Are you a 9th dan like me??

[sevenhills]

Taekwondo is changing, it became popular because of the old ways not the modern art we see today. I believe Taekwondo should be removed from the Olympics and we should go back to the old ways. Taekwonmudo is doing just that. By introducing new patterns which compliment peoples kicking styles and lots more self defence.

[Aodhan]

Taekwondo is changing, it became popular because of the old ways not the modern art we see today. I believe Taekwondo should be removed from the Olympics and we should go back to the old ways. Taekwonmudo is doing just that. By introducing new patterns which compliment peoples kicking styles and lots more self defence.

The "old" ways?

TKD as a recognized art is 50 years old. There aren't any "old" ways. And, if you remove TKD from the Olympics, you remove one of the primary reasons for the popularity of TKD.

There is a difference between sport TKD and "regular" TKD. Most schools teach both styles of fighting, as well as self defense and other "street" techniques.

Aodhan

[aefibird]

There is a difference between sport TKD and "regular" TKD. Most schools teach both styles of fighting, as well as self defense and other "street" techniques.

Yup, even in WTF schools there's not that many clubs that just teach WTF sparring and nothing else.

Clubs in the UK that are members of the BTCB (which you basically have to be if you are a WTF club and want to enter WTF rules competitions in the UK) have a set syllabus for grading, which includes various aspects of TKD including several types of sparring - not just Olympic rules - as well as breaking, patterns, self defence and other things.

[Aodhan]

There is a difference between sport TKD and "regular" TKD. Most schools teach both styles of fighting, as well as self defense and other "street" techniques.

Yup, even in WTF schools there's not that many clubs that just teach WTF sparring and nothing else.

Clubs in the UK that are members of the BTCB (which you basically have to be if you are a WTF club and want to enter WTF rules competitions in the UK) have a set syllabus for grading, which includes various aspects of TKD including several types of sparring - not just Olympic rules - as well as breaking, patterns, self defence and other things.

Yep. Our testings for colored belts have at a minimum: Forms, one steps/sparring combinations, free sparring, board breaks and self deffense combinations. As you get higher, we add weapons forms, self made defense flows and 2 or 3 on 1 sparring.

Aodhan

[IcemanSK]

if you were a 9th dan in TKD what would you do/try to change TKD??

for me : the 1st thing is: Head contact punches allowed in sparring.

You?

My instructor is a 9th Dan (Kukkiwon) & he has reistated face punches in our organization.

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