Maestro Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 Umm, yeah isshinryu, there're tons of TKD schools around me too (chicago suburbs and central Illinios) we definitly don't have much Aikido, they are few and far between enough that I don't see them all over just driving around like I do the TKD schools. TJS, I don't know what sort of competitions you're refering to, but, to me, it doesn't matter. If you are right (I've no knowledge of the subject one way or the other, so I'll assume you are) and TKD has never won a world class competition it still doesn't matter to me. I know my style is effective. It may not be the best, most champion-producing art, but that doesn't mean it's not effective. The average opponent you will run into is not a world-class fighter, so to me all the debate about TKD's effectivness in high-level competition is irrelevant. The street is not world-class competition. Being effective is not the same as being the "best," if we can even say there is such a thing. What do you mean no one goes to the Mcdojos?! That's crazytalk man. It's just that no one on this forum seems to go to a Mcdojo, or if they do, at least they realize it's a Mcdojo. It's an honor to the forum, we're bringing knowledge of the Mcdojo to the world Might as well take my advice--I don't use it anymore.
JerryLove Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 Isint it also intresting how everyone admits there are Hundreds on McDojos acoss the U.S. yet no one goes to one?When I did TKD, I went to one. https://www.clearsilat.com
TJS Posted February 27, 2003 Author Posted February 27, 2003 Well look at K-1 Kickboxing for example, It's proabably the most popular standup fighting event in the world. I understand that you avg opponet isint a world class fighter. So TKD relies on the attacker having no training and no skill? If it has never been ableto succesfully beat people in simple 1 vs 1 competitons why would you trust it to work anywhere else? It's just hard for me to see it's effectiveness when the stlye has been dominated by Everyone from bralwers, to grappler, To other strikers in just about every serious fighting event despite one of the largest talentpools of any style.
Maestro Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 You miss the point still. Peace out, I'm done. Might as well take my advice--I don't use it anymore.
SaiFightsMS Posted February 27, 2003 Posted February 27, 2003 I think this topic has reached the limit of constructive discussion
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