BKJ1216 Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Okay I don't want biased things everyone has to list there own pros and cons for both of them, I know how many TKD loyalist there is on this site. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
TJS Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Depends on what type of Karate, Kyokoshin Is an awsome stlye, but there are other that arent so effective..
BKJ1216 Posted February 25, 2003 Author Posted February 25, 2003 shudokan karate vs. tae kown do, if you dont' know what shudokan is it's a lot like shotokan White Belt- Shudokan Karate
John G Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Depends on what type of Taekwon-do Federation and governing body i.e. ITF/USTF, ITF/RITA, ITF/ITFNZ, UTF, ATA, WTF and to what level, coloured belt / first degree etc. John G Jarrett III Dan, ITF Taekwon-Do
BKJ1216 Posted February 25, 2003 Author Posted February 25, 2003 Oh well nevermind, lol at WTF tae kwon do, if anyone knows the internet slang of WTF means you'll know what I'm laughing at. I dont know what kind of tae kwon do the school in my area teachers, it's like kempf or something. White Belt- Shudokan Karate
John G Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Ohh just got it. (tut..tut..) WTF stands for World Taekwondo Federation. The reason I ask is because some federations are more sports related than others. Some split from ITF (International Taekwon-do Federation) twenty years ago and therefore are a snapshot in time of how Taekwon-do uses to be. Others federations and associations go back further when Taekwon-do was more like Shotokan. Taekwon-do (ITF) is constantly evolving, the minimum standard is maintained by visiting masters (7th and 8th Dan) and grand masters (9th Dan) conducting international instructor courses. This maintains the minimum standard and introduces any new concepts or changes to the standard. ITF has itself split into 3 factions, ITF-V, ITF-C and ITF-NK. This means each of the new federation in time will have their own standards. I believe that ITF-V will remain much same as it is today, ITF-NK is pursuing the merger of WTF and ITF into one organisation that takes the best from both, and ITF-C will be somewhere in between. As you can begin to appreciate there is more than one type of Taekwon-do (TKD), this has been one of the reasons a lot of us “TKD loyalists” sometimes get annoyed When someone says “XYZ art is better than TKD because you guys always do high kicks and never do any punching” If you go to the post http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3191&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=50 which is called Karate vs Tai Kwon Do, you can see some of the minimum techniques and tools I have listed that we currently use in ITF Taekwon-do. My brothers and sisters from the WTF branch of Taekwon-do also have as many twists and turns as ITF, their style varies from full blown martial arts to sports martial arts. If you would like to further information for comparisons we will only be to glad to assist. Respectfully, John G Jarrett III Dan, ITF Taekwon-Do
monkeygirl Posted February 25, 2003 Posted February 25, 2003 Please direct all further discussion to: http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=3191 Thanks 1st dan & Asst. Instructor TKD 2000-2003No matter the tune...if you can rock it, rock it hard.
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