eat_my_fudge Posted September 10, 2006 Posted September 10, 2006 Whats shotokan like, I'm a black belt in TKD and I wanna try shotokan.
alsey Posted September 10, 2006 Posted September 10, 2006 wikipedia has a lot of good general info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotokanthe things people seem to first notice about shotokan are the deep stances and linearity of it. if you have any specific questions, ask away! "Gently return to the simple physical sensation of the breath. Then do it again, and again, and again. Somewhere in this process, you will come face-to-face with the sudden and shocking realization that you are completely crazy. Your mind is a shrieking, gibbering madhouse on wheels." - ven. henepola gunaratana
cathal Posted September 10, 2006 Posted September 10, 2006 I practice Shotokan a great deal but I don't know as much about TKD as I'd like. I'm told some styles of TKD are similar to Shotokan. .The best victory is when the opponent surrendersof its own accord before there are any actualhostilities...It is best to win without fighting.- Sun-tzu
eat_my_fudge Posted September 11, 2006 Author Posted September 11, 2006 wikipedia has a lot of good general info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shotokanthe things people seem to first notice about shotokan are the deep stances and linearity of it. if you have any specific questions, ask away! Thank you for the help if I think of any questions I need to ask I'll hola.
eat_my_fudge Posted September 11, 2006 Author Posted September 11, 2006 I practice Shotokan a great deal but I don't know as much about TKD as I'd like. I'm told some styles of TKD are similar to Shotokan.From the little I know about shotokan, my TKD is not alike.
Zorbasan Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 i have a BB in ITF TKD, i find it very similar to shotokan, which i am doing now.however, im enjoying the emphasis on close range attacks (hands) rather than the further distance of kicking.wtf tkd, which i have also done, is a lot different from shotokan. Now you use head for something other than target.
bushido_man96 Posted September 11, 2006 Posted September 11, 2006 Zorbasan made a good point. The ITF TKD has more similarities to Shotokan than the WTF does. Some of the forms have similarities, but TKD doesn't do the bunkai. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
Jiffy Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 HAHAHA, Zorbasan, that just caught my attention. You mentioned how it is interesting with the close in fighting of Shotokan. I personally feel that Shotokan is distance fighting, but that's because the other styles I have done are grappling or chinese striking arts, as opposed to you doing TKD. Hmmm, interesting.Anyway, Shotokan is a great style, particularly for people new to MA. I personally don't think it would be a good thing to study simply because it is so similar to TKD, that I think your time would be better spent learning something completely different. I have no doubt that Zorbasan will disagree with me though. The mind is like a parachute, it only works when it's open.
bushido_man96 Posted September 14, 2006 Posted September 14, 2006 I view fighting as from the long range, ie, kicking, close range as in punching, and then grappling. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com
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