Karate vs Taekwondo

[IcemanSK]

Yeah, why not! After all, the one dominating word that ordains most TKD dojang's is...

KARATE

...blazoned somewhere on the store front!!

That happens less often now than in the 70s & 80s. More often now it's "martial arts" or "Taekwondo". Things have changed since the 1988 Olympics. And even more have changed since MMA has become popular & many MMA fans have come to view tradition MA of any sort as "less than" BJJ or "MMA."

[sensei8]

Yeah, why not! After all, the one dominating word that ordains most TKD dojang's is...

KARATE

...blazoned somewhere on the store front!!

That happens less often now than in the 70s & 80s. More often now it's "martial arts" or "Taekwondo". Things have changed since the 1988 Olympics. And even more have changed since MMA has become popular & many MMA fans have come to view tradition MA of any sort as "less than" BJJ or "MMA."

Solid post!!

[IcemanSK]

I'd be willing to bet that, since the popularity of TKD in the 80s & 90s, that your Art has been called TKD by unknowing folks more than a time or two.

[sensei8]

I'd be willing to bet that, since the popularity of TKD in the 80s & 90s, that your Art has been called TKD by unknowing folks more than a time or two.

That too, is another solid post!!

[Alan Armstrong]

In Karate takedowns, footsweeps and grabbing is allowed in TKD it is not allowed. Could be different to that in other places that I have not attended. The point system in tournaments differ also. Double points are awarded in TKD for strikes that make contact in the air. A full point is awarded in Karate when a strike is considered to be a kill. When sparring TKD fight standing tall while in Karate they prefer a lower stance. Karate Kia TKD don't shout...