King of Fighters Posted September 19, 2003 Posted September 19, 2003 Actually its not accurate. Some karate styles use mainly high stances, some use low stances, some use joint locks, some dont, some have grappling and ground work, some just use stand fighting. It would be little more precise to say tkd is similar to japanese karate styles, but even that isnt quite true.
Chop Choy Posted September 21, 2003 Posted September 21, 2003 He's comparing western boxing to Japanese and Korean styles. I can tell you that Japanese and Korean styles are far more similar to each other than to western boxing.
anthony Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 If I may interject. TKD is based off of Shotokan Karate. Earliest Kata or whatever Korean term they use were identical to Shotokan. So much for TKD being 2000 years old or so those TKD Dojo's will have you believe. "A blue belt can beat a black belt from any other art. A purple belt can beat his instructor. Past that, you don't want to know."- Roy Harris explaining the different Belt Levels of BJJ.
King of Fighters Posted September 23, 2003 Posted September 23, 2003 TKD is based off of Shotokan Karate. Earliest Kata or whatever Korean term they use were identical to Shotokan. I do believe i already said that, only i spelt shotakan wrong.
Treebranch Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 See this is the trouble we get into when we use the "STYLE" when describing a MA. System is much more appropriate. System is exactly what fighting is based on. For example, Kung Fu San Soo is based on moving to places where the attacker is at a disadvantage and only striking to vital areas of the body. Judo is based on countering into order to get in close for a powerful throw or lock. Karate is based on blocking, kicking and striking with power. Even though my descriptions might not be the most accurate they do illustrate the difference in each system of fighting. Each system is based on a certain set of principles that were developed for a specific purpose or ideology. Certain system require a person to be strong and able to take pain. Others require the person to be agile and limber. Others require the person to be sensitive to weight distribution and balance. So "Styles" vary based on the set of principles each system of fighting employs. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
wrestlingkaratechamp Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 martial Artist,Great post lol funny
Raminhos Posted September 24, 2003 Posted September 24, 2003 I agree with Cross... Martial Arts have similar aspects... and there isn't a good or a bad style or you can't say that a martial art is better than the others... it depends on who is using them Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water...
battousai16 Posted September 25, 2003 Posted September 25, 2003 "If I may interject. TKD is based off of Shotokan Karate. Earliest Kata or whatever Korean term they use were identical to Shotokan. " that's interesting, i've never heard that. most of what i've read is that tae kwon do was based off of hwa rang do, a much more complex and expansive korean martial art that's 2,000 years old. i could be wrong, especially since i really don't know much about shotokan, but i'm a practicioner of hwa rang do and can say that we have all of tae kwon do's techniques, so i'd believe it. it might just leave me biased, though "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai
Dochter Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Here's a question: How likely is it that you practice a martial art that is 5000 years old and was lost until about thirty years ago. HRD is Hapkido, look at the lineage of your own art. Your founder practiced HKD for 30 years and then founded HRD saying it was completely different and a bazillion years old. For that matter HKD is simply dait-ryu-akijujitsu (sp) with japanese flavored strikes and a little tkd influenced kicking. Neither of them have a single thing to do with ancient mythical warriors of some time fogged empire.
Dochter Posted September 26, 2003 Posted September 26, 2003 Guess what, jump kicks were never used to dehorse soldiers with long lances either, use some common sense on that one. What it comes down to is how do you practice?
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