DWx Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/others/world-taekwondo-federation-to-change-name-because-of-wtf-acronym-a6787221.htmlHoss Rafaty, the WTF secretary general, has revealed to insidethegames.biz that the governing body is looking to market itself as World Taekwondo [WF] for all business and commercial purposes. However, there are currently no plans to officially change the governing body’s full name.Seems like this has been a long time coming. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanSK Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Good news! Being a good fighter is One thing. Being a good person is Everything. Kevin "Superkick" McClinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yeah...why not?! Rebranding the brand brings new life into a brand!! **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Makes sense, probably a good move on their part. Now, I wish they'd rebrand the sparring a little... https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 They are playing to the electronic scoring equipment, and the equipment is there because the tv companies requested it, and the tv companies are only interested because it's in the Olympics... I heard the Olympic people were seriously considering ditching taekwondo for karate, is that true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWx Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 They are playing to the electronic scoring equipment, and the equipment is there because the tv companies requested it, and the tv companies are only interested because it's in the Olympics... I heard the Olympic people were seriously considering ditching taekwondo for karate, is that true?I don't know about ditching it in favour of Karate but Karate has made a couple of (failed) bids to have it included in the Olympics. "Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it." ~ Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartacus Maximus Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Taekwondo in its Olympic form is quite entertaining to watch and it would be better to keep it there instead of attempting to replace it with karate or another similar type of competitive sport. It also makes more sense to keep TKD because it has much more popularity than karate and it is more unified and standardized compared to sport karate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushido_man96 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I think TKD could make a better showing in the Olympics if they dropped the chest protectors. Then, strategies would change somewhat, and the matches would be much more interesting. If TKD did that, then I don't think they would have to worry about the idea of being replaced or removed. https://www.haysgym.comhttp://www.sunyis.com/https://www.aikidoofnorthwestkansas.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sensei8 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I think TKD could make a better showing in the Olympics if they dropped the chest protectors. Then, strategies would change somewhat, and the matches would be much more interesting. If TKD did that, then I don't think they would have to worry about the idea of being replaced or removed.Ooohhhh, I don't think insurance companies would like that at all. **Proof is on the floor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcemanSK Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I think TKD could make a better showing in the Olympics if they dropped the chest protectors. Then, strategies would change somewhat, and the matches would be much more interesting. If TKD did that, then I don't think they would have to worry about the idea of being replaced or removed.Ooohhhh, I don't think insurance companies would like that at all. In the 90's, there was an Olympic style TKD pro league on ESPN without hogus, headgear or gloves. You can find them on Youtube. The best fight of the fights was a 120 lb fight between Hyon LEE vs. Danny KIM. I encourage all to look it up. Being a good fighter is One thing. Being a good person is Everything. Kevin "Superkick" McClinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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