mixed tkd

[younwhadoug]

what grappling/ground fighting method do you think mixes well with tkd. and what excactly is randori? i feel dumb asking but i don't want to ask my instructor. i'm sure he told me already but it must not have sunk in. i want to mix my tkd with submissions and ground fighting but i want a style that can be immediately transitioned to from standing or kicking. the stuff i have practiced, i seem to do better from under my apponent.

[danbong]

Since TKD essentially has no ground fighting at all and most "pure" TKD schools teach very little standup grappling, I think almost any style would fit well. The exception would be a hapkido school that also does a lot of kicks. The kicking is similar to TKD but different enough that you will feel like you are constantly having to think about how to do your kicks.

[UseoForce]

Stephen Bonnar (big name UFC) has a black belt in TKD and is skilled in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu.

[Jiffy]

Generally speaking BJJ is the way to go if you want to do ground work. There may be some in hapkido which has the advantage of also being Korean like TKD, but certainly not to the level of BJJ.

Randori is essentially "Sparring" for grappling arts. It is a free excersize where opponents try to apply what they have learned and in the process, learn more.

[Sohan]

BJJ. It's a nice complement to TKD.

Respectfully,

Sohan

[younwhadoug]

he has shown me a lot and its obvious that he is very skilled, and he teaches me a lot.... i think he keeps from telling me what it is so that i won't take my focus off the tkd onto another system. also i'm not a black belt yet and he lets me spar and grapple with him because i like the abuse and training so much.

[bushido_man96]

For a totally different aspect, you could look into working with a high school or college wrestling team. Not exactly ground fighting, to be sure, but it might prove interesting and beneficial.

[Aodhan]

For a totally different aspect, you could look into working with a high school or college wrestling team. Not exactly ground fighting, to be sure, but it might prove interesting and beneficial.

Anything on the ground would be beneficial, but high school and college wrestling won't have a lot of application in a fight situation, other than knowing how to maneuver.

There are a lot of joint locks, chokes, etc. that are available to BJJ, etc. that are illegal in competition, and thus not taught.

BJJ is probably one of your best bets as a complement to TKD.

Aodhan

[Heather Smyth]

Anything on the ground would be beneficial, but high school and college wrestling won't have a lot of application in a fight situation, other than knowing how to maneuver.

There are a lot of joint locks, chokes, etc. that are available to BJJ, etc. that are illegal in competition, and thus not taught.

BJJ is probably one of your best bets as a complement to TKD.

Aodhan

I am new to this site and hate to disagree with someone on my first day, but I wrestled in High School and I am a black belt in TKD. I learned a lot of joint locks and chokes in practice that were illegal in matches because my coach wanted us not only to be able to win but to be able to defend ourselves. I guess what I am getting at is wrestling is limited, but depending on the instructor(as in anything) it can be beneficial.

Heather

[elbows_and_knees]

Anything on the ground would be beneficial, but high school and college wrestling won't have a lot of application in a fight situation, other than knowing how to maneuver.

And how to get up...

knowing how to handle yourself on the ground will make you more able to get up quickly and efficiently.