2007 WTF championship , China

[P.A.L]

Spain and Iran will try to steal the championship from Korean for the first time but Koreans are just too good,we'll see.

http://www.wtf.org/site/wtf/notice.htm?realnum=138&mode=view

[P.A.L]

Spain and Iran will try to steal the championship from Koreans for the first time but Koreans are just too good,we'll see.

http://www.wtf.org/site/wtf/notice.htm?realnum=138&mode=view

[wingedMonkey]

i LOVE Koreans!

[bushido_man96]

Boy, I would like to see this show! Too bad I will just end up having to read about it. I'll bet the action would be great.

[gwhite]

There are some high lights on YouTube - here is a link to one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OdsMCTvtRk

there are a bunch of more clips under the same User.

Enjoy!

gw

[P.A.L]

here is one of the fights from this year

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB1BPW5sO60

men's

1-South Korea

2-Iran

3-Spain

4-Chinese Taipei

5-Thailand

Women's

1-Korea

2-China

3-Canada

4-Spain

5-Chinese Taipei

[bushido_man96]

It gets harder and harder for me to watch every time I see it. The hands down drives me kind of crazy, and the howling form of the kihaps is a little much. There used to have to be body displacement to score points. Now, if the round kick slaps the chest protector, the point is scored.

[wingedMonkey]

Yea...i know what you mean...ATA taekwondo tells you to keep hands up at all times..that's what i like about our style, but i DO love WTF's speed in the kicks.

[bushido_man96]

The speed in the kicks is all about the training methods. Doing plyometric drills, running sprints, and doing target work and reaction drills. I used to compete against a guy when I was in the ATA that won the Colorado state USTU qualifier, and qualified for nationals. You might know who he is: Jody Horn. I think he may be a 4th degree by now. He was always very good...quick, flexible, and TALL. I despised point fighting with him. However, we was always a nice guy to me.

[ninjanurse]

It gets harder and harder for me to watch every time I see it. The hands down drives me kind of crazy, and the howling form of the kihaps is a little much. There used to have to be body displacement to score points. Now, if the round kick slaps the chest protector, the point is scored.

I hear ya!!!