lufbrajames Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hii was just wondering what people thought of these 2 styles, and any insight they have on the diffrences or similarities, and if one of these style is better at certian areas.I do shotokan (SKA) my brother TKD (TAGB), and i am thinking of moving to TKD becuase they seem to have a greater variaty of kicks, unlike shotokan's front kick, side kick, roundhouse, back kick.Thanks Kung Fu rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elky Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Well, lufbrajames, is your priority learning lots of kicks? What do you want to gain from your martial art? From your post it sounds like you want to learn whatever will teach you the most kicks, in which case taekwondo is a good way to go.Edit - in my humble opinion, the shotokan style is better for just about everything than taekwondo (I'm not just being antagonistic, I genuinely think that is true), but if it's just variety of kicks that you're after, then nothing beats TKD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ps1 Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Well, lufbrajames, is your priority learning lots of kicks? What do you want to gain from your martial art? From your post it sounds like you want to learn whatever will teach you the most kicks, in which case taekwondo is a good way to go.Edit - in my humble opinion, the shotokan style is better for just about everything than taekwondo (I'm not just being antagonistic, I genuinely think that is true), but if it's just variety of kicks that you're after, then nothing beats TKDElky hit the nail on the head. If you're looking for a kicking art, TKD is the way to go. Personally, I feel Shotokan has better self defense. But that's always a personal thing anyway. If you don't feel you would use the techniques being taught to you, then they are useless anyway. Good luck with your decision. "It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenius." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingSteve Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 Theres a thread that I believe is a really really long one about this somewhere here. I'd dig it up for you but then..half the fun is finding it right!!Look in either Karate..this one. Im not sure..but I know I replied to it several times. I come to you with only karate.My hands are empty, but I fear no man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancingSteve Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 And just cuz Im cool like dathttp://www.karateforums.com/what-can-tkd-learn-from-karate-and-vise-versa-vt26924.html?highlight= I come to you with only karate.My hands are empty, but I fear no man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lufbrajames Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Thanks dancingsteve very helpful. Kung Fu rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I think that TKD and Shotokan both have the same kicks, but TKD just focuses on them more, adding spinning variants, jumping variants, and then adding in both variants. It depends on the TKD person doing the teaching as to how much of the different kicking you do, how often it is trained. There are also a lot of competition-focused TKD schools out there, which tends to alter the teaching methodologies.TKD actually has some of its roots in Shotokan. If you do an ITF style of TKD, you may see some of the similarities between the two.As far as the self-defense aspect of any martial art goes, it usually depends on the instructor's knowledge and viewpoints to training self-defense.Hey, DancingSteve, thanks for throwing my old thread back up there! https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bullock Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 There is no rule stating that just because you train in Shotokan you can't learn TKD kicks. Have your brother teach you the TKD kicks or get some TKD kicking DVDs so you don't have to switch arts. Your martial arts journey is YOUR journey...if you like an element or variation of something that another style does.....take it and put it in your arsenal. My opinion, James Bullockhttps://www.combativesciences.comhttp://www.myspace.com/warrior_athleticshttp://combative-sciences.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjanurse Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I went from Shotokan to TKD for similar reasons: speed and kicking. My Shotokan base has been an advantage to my TKD training which I have stuck with ever since. I say try it, you might like it! "A Black Belt is only the beginning."Heidi-A student of the artsTae Kwon Do,Shotokan,Ju Jitsu,Modern Arnishttp://the100info.tumblr.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 There is no rule stating that just because you train in Shotokan you can't learn TKD kicks. Have your brother teach you the TKD kicks or get some TKD kicking DVDs so you don't have to switch arts. Your martial arts journey is YOUR journey...if you like an element or variation of something that another style does.....take it and put it in your arsenal. My opinion,Good point, James. Turtle Press sells some DVDs made by Sang H. Kim, focusing on TKD kicking drills and tournament type kicking drills. Check it out: http://www.turtlepress.com/Tae_Kwon_Do_DVDs_and_Books_s/89.htm https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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