Kensai Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 This is not a thread to start bad mouthing different styles and its only supposed to be taken in the light hearted manner it was intended. So the question is, What style do you think your style would work best against and why? Take Care. Ps, Oops should have been in comparative styles.
Kyle-san Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 Aki Ju-Jitsu or Ketto Ryu Jujutsu would dominate most karate, TKD and kung fu styles. I'm pretty sure they'd have few problems with Muay Thai and even other grappling arts. But, definately the best against karate due to the fact that with most karate students once you grab them they have no idea what to do. At all. Wing Chun would work well against karate or even something like judo or jujutsu. There is enough work with grabs and falls in wing chung to get rid of that weakness and the sensitivity training gives them a huge advantage. Tae Kwon Do would work well against itself and karate, maybe some forms of kung fu. Even some grappling styles have difficulty if you get those kicks going at a decent speed. It tends to make people back off. Shotokan Karate would be good against TKD or some kung fu styles if they can get close enough to get one good hit in. Anything else and they'd get butchered.
Ironberg Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 This is the only praise that I'm going to give TKD concerning match-ups against other styles: 1. If the person is tall. (like above 6'2'') 2. The person understands interception. 3. The person is fast- leathal speed. 4. The person is very skilled and can take a hit. 5. Is not ignorant towards the subject of grappling or other styles. If these five things are met by the TKD practitioner, then he is deadly. I believe that comparing styles against other styles when you fail to take physique into account is perhaps a bit shallow. I myself study an art that resembles TKD and a bit of other arts and have seen many physiques triumph, but more of the time, tall and skinny people with a disire to be stronger usually dominate. However, Hapkido gets the best of both worlds concerning grappling and TKD. I have seen TKD get a bad press all the time I tend to agree because there are too many people and dojangs that are not serious about their art (did somebody say... Mcdojang). "An enlightened man would offer a weary traveler a bed for the night, and invite him to share a civilized conversation over a bowl of... Cocoa Puffs."
Kensai Posted November 27, 2002 Author Posted November 27, 2002 This is only a light hearted discussion, Ironberg dont take personal offence. Take Care.
Thai_Kick Posted November 27, 2002 Posted November 27, 2002 This is only a light hearted discussion, Ironberg dont take personal offence. Ironberg has only written the truth! Limits Are Not Accepted. They Are Elbowed, Kicked And Punched.
Kensai Posted November 27, 2002 Author Posted November 27, 2002 I stated right at the beginning, it was just light hearted. To be honest I have had enough of the deep style slagging that goes on. So I thought it would be nice to have a light hearted discussion. We ALL know that its down to the practioner. All I was asking for was light hearted opinions, as thats all we can give, opinions. Take Care.
Kyle-san Posted November 29, 2002 Posted November 29, 2002 This is the only praise that I'm going to give TKD concerning match-ups against other styles: 1. If the person is tall. (like above 6'2'') 2. The person understands interception. 3. The person is fast- leathal speed. 4. The person is very skilled and can take a hit. 5. Is not ignorant towards the subject of grappling or other styles. That seemed a bit much for a light hearted discussion, of course there are always factors and differences that affect things. However... I feel I should point out these 5 and comment. The second, third and fifth (possibly even fourth) are the only ones really necessary for a TKD-ist to succeed. I've seen guys my height (5'9") and less blow away huge guys because they understood interception, were deadly fast and weren't ignorant of grappling and other styles.
Kensai Posted November 29, 2002 Author Posted November 29, 2002 Sorry should not have started topic. Does not really prove anything. I just thought it would be nice to talk about the styles and not the people that do them. Take Care.
Radok Posted November 30, 2002 Posted November 30, 2002 I think TKD would be good if you took several years to master the techniques and got really fast. Kung Fu would be good after a LONG time of practice, like 6 or 7 years. Grappling like judo or jui jitsu if you r really strong, and Karate if you want to be the best. If you can't laugh at yourself, there's no point. No point in what, you might ask? there's just no point.Many people seem to take Karate to get a Black Belt, rather than getting a Black Belt to learn Karate.
Shootfighter Posted November 30, 2002 Posted November 30, 2002 i honestly think that Shootfighting works better than Jui Jitsu (or atleast BJJ) simply for the reason that we strike. i also think that Shootfighting works better than most stand-up styles because we grapple. im not trying to say anything bad about any art because it really comes down to the person.
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