TKD bashing?

[Ti]

TKD too slow.

 

Wing Chun much faster and responsive.

 

Muay Thai works.

[niel0092]

that's your opinion and your entitled to it but try saying a bit more to tell us why you feel that way next time

 

Bows

[ShotokanKen]

everybody has their own opionon , but each opionon is based on something

[Icetuete]

everybody has their own opionon , but each opionon is based on something

 

yeah, but very often the stuff ones opinion is based on is rather questionable...!

[Treebranch]

If you could come up with a fighting style that would work for any situation, it wouldn't be TKD. If people enjoy doing it then that's all that matters. I personally studied it, I didn't enjoy it.

[Icetuete]

yeah, ur probably right, but is there such a style?

[Treebranch]

There are certain styles that come close. I would say that Combat Styles (real one's) fit the bill quite well.

[Icetuete]

agreed, some styles come closer to it than others.

[ShotokanKen]

learn different ones , and put it togehter to be well rounded

[Black Dragon]

When people dismiss TKD as "simply" a kicking art it shows how ignorant they are. They dont know enough about it to make an informed opinion. I would never criticize BJJ from what I see on TV, I would first do research and maybe take a few classes. Sure WTF focuses on kicks, but that is by no means a weakness. You mean to tell me you'd make short work of a 3rd degree black belt in WTF TKD? Also ITF focuses on punches, kicks, grapples, and weapons. It is just as much a martial art as anything else! It burns me up that nobody dismisses Judo, Boxing, Wushu, or Muay Thai for being a sport like they do TKD. It says alot about someone when they use you to make themselves look better. By using TKD as a measuring stick, these others are inadventendly reinforcing our signifigance as one of the most effective and widely practiced martial arts.