DWx Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Chang Ung is supposed to be actively talking to the WTF to agree on some sort of merger or combined group. Most practitioners are unconcerned by the politics of the various different groups. It is only when you get to the higher levels that it really becomes an issue. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravenzoom Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 There really seems to be bad blood in the TKD world between federations. As an outsider I find this kind of silly. People should be free to to join as many dojos as they like. Too much politics is involved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I agree, but such is life. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorbasan Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 i have done both WTF and ITF (at different times) and the ITF school was far more interested in the technique than the fighting ability.infact the school i went to did not allow us to enter competitions. said it was an art, not a sport. Now you use head for something other than target. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 infact the school i went to did not allow us to enter competitions. said it was an art, not a sport.I am guessing this was more of an instructor's philosophy as opposed to an organizational one. After all, Gen. Choi was trying like mad to get ITF TKD into the Olympics for quite some time. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frightmaster Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 How can anyone say that TKD, regardless of affiliation, it is only an art? There are 2 styles to TKD....ART of TKD and the SPORT of it. People choose not to go through the sport of it, me including, and are attracted to the history, culture and beauty of the art. I have trained to fight and I am good at it but that is not what I get out of learning TKD. Others may see the sport of it more and not as much the art. In my humble opinion, there has to be both for one to exist. February 24, 2007 I received my Black Belt in WTF TKD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Well, I think that TKD is an Art, that is also a sport. I think it can be both, but doesn't have to be. Neither do I think if it is one, that it is never the other. 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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