What is Taekwondo Even Good For?
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- In this video we explore the common criticisms that Taekwondo practitioners face, and why some people still feel valid in practicing this art and even making it a lifestyle.
I have been practicing Taekwondo since 2001 and have seen the ups and downs that it faces. This is why I still do it. By Matt Hinkamp
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Taekwondo teaches us to train ourselves discipline confidence respect self-defense we must train ourselves not to be lazy
Exactly
so does almost every other popular marital arts
Or u can learn this from other things
@Zach Jersey
Great job. Ultimate self defense protect your own mind from outside Invaders Say good words, Do good deeds, Think your thoughts !!!
doesnt every martial art do this though?
Taekwondo umm... I did it for 5 years ... Body gonna be flexible and ur stamina will grow... U can learns flips easily.. u feel ur body is light
I am a 14 year old girl, can I learn it? I am shy and not very confident and this is why I wanna do martial arts, to build confidence, flexibility and strength
@@RubyTheToyFoxTerrier Yes Fighting Sports can really built ur confidence level.. Boxing is Also a good option if u wanna learn proper fighting but tkd also not bad
@@RubyTheToyFoxTerriercurious if you ever started? And if so how far you’ve reached?
@@SmurfedYurMom parents didn't let me 💔
It depends on the person
To me, Taekwondo is a way to stay in shape, stay active, and still be an ordinary person. .. Im in school to be a nurse. Staying healthy will help me defend myself. I don't need the attention, and I'm not an aggressive person, nor am I competitive. But in class, I give it my personal best, and that is what matters to me. (I'll be 52 this month, and this one body has to last me the rest of my life.)
Also, my autistic son lives Taekwondo. I believe for him, he has the image that he's Chuck Norris when he's taking Taekwondo. He's 26 and doesn't get out for anything else. He is sociable with his classmates, and Taekwondo gives my son and I a bonding point.
Im a third dan black belt in Taekwondo. After doing mma, muay thai and krav maga I still enjoy it. I think its a great component to ad to your muay thai training.
I usually hate taekwondo,and I think it’s useless but respect for you man you’ve been through alot👍🏻
Every single self defense person I have met has his/her beginnings in taekwondo. The kicks, punches and improved flexibility allows one to branch out into other disciplines (like Krav Maga) more effectively.
I just started taekwondo 4 days ago and I love it
Happy to hear it
how is it going?
@@klausschneider3380 Its going good. Right now I have my orange belt and am trying to get my yellow belt
@@floofyt2008 congrats!
@@klausschneider3380 Thank you!!
Longtime practitioner of tkd.I love the art.Why tkd?Honestly due to popularity.But have come to look beyond its popularity.I only love the self defense aspects,the drills,and weaponry.The acrobatics can't do and never tried to do.TKD came to my rescue when it was called during a situation I tried to avoid.The situation didn't end fast but it helped me subdue the guy.The guy inadvertently gave up.Thank you for sharing this video.I just subscribed to your channel.
Thanks for subscribing and watching...I’m glad to hear your training kicked in when it was called on, it’s surprising how it gets engrained into our instincts over time spent training
I started taekwondo about a week ago, and it's really fun to practice, and it also makes you more in shape, making it still somewhat benifitial
I agree and disagree! Everything you said is spot on, especially regarding taekwondo and martial arts as a way of life and self improvement.
However i still believe that kicking prowess is extremely helpful in self defense… because A) the leg is longer and stronger than the arm. Even a female’s legs are strong enough to deliver a knock out kick. B) the reaction time, footwork, distance and timing learned is very valuable in a fight.
C) old school traditional taekwondo does have some valuable self defense techniques.
So is it perfect? No. But does it have value in self defense? I believe so.
Totally agree with you. When used properly, kicks can serve as vital defense tools. However I think the problem lies in the difficulty of implementing them correctly. Throwing a bad or improper kick is an easy advantage for the opponent to take you down. I think the learning curve is a little longer on kicks than it would be for simpler footwork of upper body work in closer combat. But thank you for commenting, and the well-detailed explanation
When u say traditional do you mean WTF or ITF. Cus the traditional is ITF, the one that master general Choi Hong hi created while in prison at Korea during Japan's invasion and was later made into a more competitive sport (WTF)
@@solracgarraf8544 I’m really referencing Taekwondo that first made its way to the US in the 50s and 60s, by people like Grandmaster Jhoon Rhee. Originally called Tang Soo Do, and is essentially the Korean variant of shotokan. When my instructor first started learning, he training in the Shotokan katas, and later transferred to the Chang Hon form set. So it is akin to ITF. Same forms.
@@MattHinkamp have you ever heard of Ciaran McDonald who wrote the book Old School Perspectives On Taekwondo in which it shows how all the practical applications to the TKD poomsae forms have been lost and how TKD has always had throws and holds and other techniques that are hardly utilized in todays dojangs, there are also many great channels like the Karate Nerd demonstrating and showing that most of what we call blocks in TKD and Karate are not blocks, Uke in Japanese and Maki in Korean doesn't mean block, it means to receive, they have taught incorrectly for a long time
"i believe so" , just say yes or no, its not that hard.
Within any martial art there is the goal of mastery and that is a very high calling; I admit I stick to the older version of Tae Kwon Do. I am now 62 years old and acrobatic, Olympic style has never appealed to me, even as a teenager. But basic Tae Kwon Do is a strong, hard style that has not failed me in self-defense situations. And it has always required the qualities of flexibility, stamina and fitness. Tae Kwon Do as I learned it, traditionally was highly influenced by Japanese karate and yet Korean instructors always retained Korean attributes from the original Korean Kwans or schools...I was fortunate to have a Korean instructor who held firmly to self-defense integrity. So, for me, Tae Kwon Do has never lacked this. There are still old-school instructors
Thank you for your insight. I agree that preserving traditions while also evolving with modern times and accepting improvements to old ways is an important balance for any martial artist to seek
@@MattHinkampI agree 100%, landing fancy kicks may result in you getting into a ground fight. But then again I think Taekwondo would do well if combined with some other Martial Arts that have good defenses.
my daughter learned Tae Kwon Do for 5 years and she earned a black belt. But then she lost interest. Her teacher was excellent and very patient with the kids
I always had the thought of started tae kwon do in the back of my head since I used to love martial arts as a kid. I used to practice Karate as a kid and made it to the third level (orange belt), however I'm 22 now and the thought about doing TKD came back. I always found the martial art impressive especially once you get to a certain level. Looking around for local dojos as we speak! Can't wait to start.
The Art is absolutely pointless i practiced this for years learning the hyungs without being told the proper explanations behind the moves i ended up following karate kata bunkai to find out what the moves were.
dont waste your time its better spent else where learning an art thats more practical in a street environment and Taekwondo definitely isnt the sparring is good if your looking for medals or trophies but the only thng to remember is theres no trophies or medals in a street fight to come away with only your life and the self defence in Tkd is useless there is none...
@@MaddogKernan ive also practiced and won many street fights against my cousin whom is a pro wrestler its very usefull
Ive won a few street fights as well and these didnt involve Taekwondo ive used jujitsu to win these, im not saying Taekwondo is crap what im saying is how i was taught is wrong we was taught techniques would be used for such and such when these would not be realistic in a situation.
Prime example a mid section block is used in a dojang to block a twist punch.
I a realistic situation no one uses a twist punch it takes point 2 seconds to throw a punch it take atleast 3 seconds to counter so you would have been hit before having any chance.
So in a practical way imagine someone grabs your wrist you go into a mid section block with someone still grabbing it you can then go into a wrist lock.
Try it in a training situation and see what i mean, let me know on the out come it makes sense 👍
I've been in the martial arts for a lifetime. My first black belt was in Chung Do Kwan before Korean Karate was even called TKD in the US. I learned from one of the first Koreans that came here. The TKD of today is far from what it was and not in a good way. The self defense aspects that are taught in most schools will give the student false confidence that will get them hurt or killed in a real situation. Many students never even spar, let alone learn how to fight.
Yes I agree that the basic one step sparring is problematic if it is as far as a school’s self defense goes. I have talked a bit about modernization of martial arts and have mixed feelings about some things. You may like my most recent video about the beginnings of TSD and TKD. Thanks for commenting
A year ago I started a Krav Maga class. They also have Taekwondo. The instructor recommended I do taekwondo to help w kicking, agility and balance. He was so spot on. The taekwondo has really helped the range and power of my self defense kicks.
Ok Bruce Lee.. so what would you recommend?
@@mrbens5608 Pressure testing of self-defense techniques and required sparring as part of the curriculum as a minimum.
idk what tkd is now days but in Korea during 90s hand sticking and kicking were allowed during every day sparing or street fights. if you don't run and work out. out of shape than no martial art will ever help you. most Korean also learn hapkido on top of it.
I've just started ITF TKD again, going for my yellow belt in October. I really enjoy it.
Hey man you in good shape do you bench press or take creatinine?
Hi, thanks for your video. I started ITF TKD style in 1980, more for exercise, fitness and social activities. I was taught traditionally by a Korean Master instructor. The students had all the techniques explained and demonstrated by the instructor at each belt level. Non-contact free sparring was introduced at green-belt. The deliberate reason for non-contact sparring was/is rational. "Do you really want to puposefully want to injure your sparring partner/friend? It made sense to me then and still does as I'm not a sadistic person. I love training to push myself to be more flexible and faster. Everyone has their own physical and mental limits. Of course, demonstrations are for promotion aspects and acrobatics achieve good audiences. The performers skills are real but yes practised and choreographed. TKD will prepare a person in life skills and self-defence. As you go from white to black belt and beyond you learn new techniques at each stage. So of the 100's of these, you may only use 3 in a real fight. In my case it was 2 and 3 respectively. In both real fights my first technique were a rising block against a) large stick and b) a Dropping fist. 2nd techniqe I used in both were a wrist twist to put my attackers off balance. The first fight ended there as he was too surprised to continue. The 2nd fight continued with my attacker trying to get me in a multitude of wrist locks.. my 3rd techniques were releases. There was a 4th technique but nit TKD.. it was out of sheer boredom that I dug my finger nails into his forearm that led to him stopping his attack on me. Those were what TKD has given me. The ability to defend myself without a punch or kick. After training hard for a long time, time will slow down in when in a real fight and your decisions on which attack or defence tool to use will come very quickly. All those technique repititions over the years become hard-wired into your brain and become automatic by your autonomous nervous system. I believe the Japanese call it Mushin, "no mind".
Good luck with your journeys 🙏
I did taekwondo when I was a kid and got a black belt. It isn't just a physical or self-defense exercise, but it's more about discipline and spiritual exercise. My master was a very old Korean guy, and it made me into a very patient, respectful person. If you are a parent and are thinking about signing your child up for Taekwondo, you should. Not only does it blow off a lot of energy or steam from your hyper, energetic child, but it teaches them respect. I highly recommend it
Taekwondo teachers us
Respect for others is peace
Respect for oneself is happiness
Two versions of Taekwondo military or civilian
Good thoughts
I feel like it's useful if you already know how to fight.
Dude I 100% agree instead of looking down on tkd look at what’s good about it you can’t learn a 720 hook kick in mma if you enjoy it and aren’t taking it for real self defense you shouldn’t be looked down upon for it
It pretty much depends on your teacher. Imagine you practise at a competitive school Then your whole training will be focused on competition and how to score points.
If you train for self defense then you train for applying TKD accordingly and sport rules are secondary.
However at some point your reflexes are adapted to your training and that may be dangerous in some situations. But that applies for Karate as well.
In any way everybody should ask himself how often he might encounter a life threatening situation and of those how probable is an MMA level adversary?
Any amateur or semi professional competitioner can handle idiots in "real life".
In fact everybody can handle them if the person has encountered high stress situations. Handling mental pressure will keep more ppl alive and safe than practising how to break necks in 4 different ways.
And trust me, 1 lead leg kick to the body without protection can knock any1 down. Most ppl do not know how less it takes to incapacitate a human.
Yep, it’s why I emphasize so much for people to choose the right school/right instructor for them, more so than the title of the art
If you are enjoying it. It is definetly worth it.
Bingo
If you use it right, I believe it could work for self-defense. Some of those kicks could knock someone out
Of course, when the conditions are right. Sometimes kicking isn’t well suited for every situation, but any good martial artist/good teacher should be able to make their training work for what they’re presented with
Old school karate style Taekwondo is my style, plus I love Hapkido and judo. Agreed that fighting is not the objective, self improvement , health, self defense, and recreation are my goals. And then as an instructor there is the very real emotional gratification of seeing students develop, realizing the benefit to students achieving strong self esteem, dealing with bullies, and occasionally real attacks (like police and prison guard students) add to accept and face the fears and challenges that the changes of life brings to us in normal life working in society. I’m Pal Dan, Grand Master in United States Moo Sul Kwan
Thank you for this level headed analysis. I also want to point out because I have friends that do commercial park that was someone in MMA might be more capable or able to handle certain real-world defense situation there is a huge difference between competing and MMA for sport and actual self-defense and Military combated because of the variables such as environment, number of opponents and others that are too many to count. The only way to be a really really great at self-defense actual military training have it very realistic judgment and in short get into so many fights and actually survive them.
I do wtf taekwondo and i will say it again it depends on what the instructor teaches you. My instructor taught me joint locks, strikes to delivate parts of the body and yes knee kicks for shocking. Olympic style taekwondo has eroded those deadly apects but i still practice traditionally which makes it lethal.
Am I wrong to assume that martial arts aren't made for teaching how to fight but rather how to control over body?
I believe taekwondo is really just good for fast and strong kicks. I feel like they should add the kicks to kickboxing 😂
There is two types of taekwondo military and olympic olympic taekwondo is the popular one and "useless" in fight but if you land a strike it is very effective its about how you use it for practical fighting military style taekwondo is very effective because they use hands and it was developed for battle situations
Taekwondo is one of the most effective Street self defense
It's one of the worst.
@@en3178 it doesn't matter. it could be bad in streets but with staff if you are working in a place and someone breaks in you can grab a broom and use it
@@en3178I bet u don’t do teakwondo to judge
@@Latrellhimself I did in my youth, and it's a joke compared to more effective styles.
@@en3178 sure ya did u probably sucked at it cuz I’m good at it
One of the best defenses of taekwondo I’ve ever heard
The art side of martial arts
most good martial arts really depend on the school you go to,your sensei and your mental strength/endurance,will and discipline
and just because you're an expert karate master doesn't mean you're gonna win a street fight as in street fights its 1 vs a gang or 1v2
imo you should learn one of the major styles of karate or 2 of the major styles combine it with any good style of judo and add in a grappling martial art like BJJ or JJJ but if you dont wanna master 3 different arts just go learn MMA or krav maga or both
Is the belief that martial arts should always be to improve self defense and fighting skills an American idea? Like, if it’s fun, teaches you discipline, improves your fitness level, etc. why would that ever be a bad thing? I’d personally rather learn how to do a spinning kick than ‘practical’ fighting because I intend to never get into a real fight.
Tkd is #1 for me
I've been thinking about trying it is it good
@@r0v3r71 If you are expecting to throw a lot of high kicks along with basic hand striking then no. I have been doing it sense a teen so it's been ingrained into me sort of.
@@ABCDEF-uz9fd I might try it so it's not like people make it out to be
@@r0v3r71 second degree black belt in tkd here. Dont take it if ur looking for something to help you in a street fight. Still a very fun martial art though and the tournaments are very very fun
@@LucasSizemore ok I might try it or boxing either one
The way I think about it is, someone trained in even taekwondo would have an advantage over someone not trained in anything.
For me as I practitioner of goju Kai karate the problem that I have with teakwando is what I have seen in there sparing as shown in the Olympics, the fact that they apparently don't teach there students to keep up there hands when fighting, I find that's not smart at all for fighting.
I love practicing Tae Kwon-Do. We know the sport aspect came about officially in 1986. Tae Kwon-Do is my right hand and Hapkido is my left hand.
Honest review thanks
The only reason I was considering on learning taekwondo is the fitness and the access, There literally at least 1 Dojo in a city
As with many martial arts, practicing it is good for your health. Nice analysis!
Has more black belt factories in the US than most martial arts. Too many are close to shopping malls to lure Children more when parents are with them shopping. . But students start so young their ligaments are not full grown or fully developed till about the age of 14. Children aren't told that and parents should know. Knees , ankles, arms and wrist could be injured quicker. I know a Jujitsu instructor who won;'t let students start below the age of 14 becuase of the ligaments not being fully developed or grown. Boards don't punch or kick back neither.
I can agree that the art suffers from a lot of commercialization. Unfortunately there will always be those out there that try to manipulate and just earn money...our job is to do our best to be genuine and try to teach the arts the right way, and educate people on how to not fall into those traps
Some people don't understand sometimes its about the person sometimes its about how you learn ppl are worried about the flashy bullshit and the kicks but i promise you tkd is way more than that go up against a real master black belt that's been in the streets then tell me about tkd
Loved seeing Chief Master Henderson’s school in there (ATA at the time)
Taekwondo is an wonderful and beautiful art period
wise words
Rn im taking boxing and joined a wrestling club but after a year i wanna try taekwondo and judo
I have a little experience in all of those and think you can’t go wrong. TKD and judo is a great combo
My suggestion is do your research on the school. Find out if it is the Americanized show up to class and get a new belt in a couple of months or if it is rooted in the real deal Korean traditions. In the school I went to, you had to work your arse off to level up. At minimum it would take you 6 months to go from one belt to another. They also worked on bodily mechanics to make every punch/kick as effective as humanly possibly.
What school did you go to
@@kusanagi483 Yung Brothers Taekwondo Association.
Thank you
MMA is still a sport, until you can gouge eyes, attack with all parts body, knee joints etc, and if you practice ITF TKD ( i did not do WTF so don’t know) and get to black belt you learn a lot of nasty stuff, - still the best move in any martial art is not be there , run or diffuse situation and avoid conflict
I honsetly regret it but its worth it although this is in fact your Kickstarter of your own style you like to combine either you wanna learn something new and you wanna combine with other styles regardless. Street brawling back then was a Kickstart but it doesn't count as a style because its illegal. Taekwondo was the beginning of your experience of interesting in MAs
If you already train in taekwondo or any style to begin with. You can actually add and learn more and train some few other styles you want.
I do taekwondo, arnis(sticks and unarmed), boxing and muay thai. I wanted to combine my taekwondo with muay thai to create my own kickboxing style.
Tae kwon do techniques work in street fighting, but you have to use your brain. I used taekwondo techniques in street fights. Opponents remain shocked. Normally I would end the fight with a mae geri to the plexus. Very fast kick. You have to know what will work on the street. And what is too risky for the street.
Tae Kwon Do never dies
In early 90s before TKD was an official Olympics sport, I was fin weight Canadian National Champion, and silver medal in Pan Am, and BC Provincial (twice) as well...I was lucky because competitor roaster was rather small back then. I am grateful that I had an opportunity to compete, it is a good sport of discipline and other physical aspects, but I left TKD as I entered college and started focusing on other sport (I tore both hamstrings which never completely healed...it still hurts sometimes...). We now compare it in this MMA dominated market for which is good in street fight...trust me, there is no such thing as good martial art for street fight (Krav Maga...maybe...but in street fight, anything goes). Anyways, you are in a wrong place if you are learning TKD for street fighting...For self defense, it will help, but the best self defense is learning not to get into situation where you need self defense in first place.
- In remembrance of Master Sun S. Choi and Master Dale Lee of Vancouver BC. Team Blue Dragon.
Thank you for sharing your experience. That’s what martial arts is all about! Agreed, the best self defense is to never be there in the first place
Is a jab weak?
It’s weaker than a hook.
Is getting hit 5 times with a quick
Hand less effective that one strong punch ?- depends.
“We can say if this, if that. “ no situation is the same. This is a never ending question.
BUT IT IS BETTER TO PREPARE THAN TO BE UNPREPARED.
IT IS BETTER TO HAVE TOOLS IN YOUR BOX THAN TRYING TO BUILD A HOUSE WITH NOTHING.
ALL arts have their place.
If someone doesn't know about a straight thrust it's going to be bad for them
basically to sum it up,you will be better at fighting that's a given and your body stamina and flexibility will improve a lot.however don't go fighting a muay thai guy because you will probably lose
While I can see the point in that sentiment, it’s never that black and white. In general yes, the things you learn in TKD will prepare you for different situations than Muay Thai will. There is definitely a lot more time spent in most TKD schools on non-combat things, while most of Muay Thai seems to focus on that alone. I don’t think that’s a bad thing for everyone though
If you wanna be a stunt man, taekwondo is the best. The sparring is more of a sport than anything else, but definitely helps improve kicks
Great video Matt!!
Thanks Zackery!
Honestly I think some kicks learned from TKD can definitely be applied to a base like muay thai to seriously help in the octagon/street (spinning heel, sidekick, spinning back kick). I have never studied TKD or walked into a dojo, but I do plan on learning some aspects for sure to expand on my base
A Phone Absolutely. Taekwondo kicks may have the looks, but that’s not all. They’re legitimate and get the most out of your legs and whole body in general. Being open to how other arts teach the same things we know is the best thing we can do collectively. Shared knowledge is the way to go
I like this explanation a lot. I think Taekwondo is a great way to teach kids values and even though i haven’t trained it in like a decade, I’m considering rejoining so I can become stronger, more flexible, and just healthier in general. For me self defense was never really the objective and tbh I think anyone who treats their martial art like the “superior street fight style” without actual specialized training is probably a weirdo anyways lol
In a short way Taekwondo is good for its high kick extreme balance and for high level advance kicking
doing spinning kicks if fun ah
I want to add taekwondo to my arsenal (already have been training Muay Thai, Boxing, BJJ since 2013). Which style do I choose between WTF or ITF and how do I know which schools in my city are legit and not a scam (I live in San Diego, California).
martial arts is always about the fight, whether it's the combat sport, self defense, or law enforcement/military needs. if you seek acrobatics, gymnast athlete will beat them everytime
if you see a high level muay thai match you'd expect 2 tough athlete with impressive conditioned body. then you see high level taekwondo match with the grace of 2 dude swinging baseball bats at each other because might as well strapping the hands since you don't use it anyway even for defense
Yair Rodriguez made it work and so many other martial artists. It's all about how to use it to your advantage.
Le TAEKWONDO est une philosophie en mouvement...
Tkd is perfect against multiple opps.
Karate - Patralineage is Kempo - is 18 hands Gung Fu / White Crane
Take Keon Do - Tang Soo Do- Shotokan ( Gichin Funakoshi Okinawan) - Okinawa influenced by ? Chinese and Korea…,
This is the CIRCLE.
Taekwondo isn't practical for fighting? I wouldn't wanna get kicked in the face.
For sure I dont think taekwondo is for fighting! But it seems very safe for kids! I agree it teaches discipline among various other good traits, but so do many other sports!! Idk about it though! My MMA coach would always mock it and I can see why!
I get the knocks on it, but also don’t see any reason to demean someone for practicing it if it’s something they truly enjoy doing
It’s really easy to prove ppl like u wrong,tkd is great for street fighting,would u like to hear why?
@@AyeJordan7 please explain, i’m tired of hearing shit about taekwondo when people don’t do it themselves. 💀
And grappling is impractical in military combat situations
Are we talking about various TKD programs or just one?
Just addressing the umbrella of all groups that fall under TKD in general
@@MattHinkamp I started TKD in the early 70s at eight and encountered a whole other creature. We did Chang Hon Tuls and my friend said his school was still doing Palgwe patterns. We would show each our forms and self defense techniques. As for sparring we sparred quite our school still had no gear. We often trained with local Karate schools and I would eventually discover Taegu forms. It’s been an experience for me and I still love TKD. By the way have you ever read the book The Killing Art by Alex Gillis? Great book about TKD!
@@cowlico thank you for this insight...cool to hear more history; I will surely add this book to my list, I do appreciate it
I take tkd i am a purple belt it is number 1#
Keep it up!
How are people taught in TKD to avoid loosing their balance when throwing head kicks? Or how to avoid getting your kicking leg caught by an attacker?
I've learned that some kicks used in tournaments and dojo sparring aren't the best for street self defense. Low leg kicks may be better for real fights. You can maintain your balance and avoid having an attacker catching your kicking leg.
they are definitely taught how to maintain their balance during head kicks :) it is one of the crucial skills when learning taekwondo
@@bw24summit
I've seen people get their legs caught in fights and then get tangled up with the person they were fighting. Also I saw a video of Hapkido fighters in tournaments throwing high kicks and falling to the ground after loosing their balance. You don't want that happening in a real attack. No ref will be there to allow you to get back to your feet.
TWD is badass wish I learned the kicks when I was younger
TKD is the proper abbreviation. not criticizing just helping
Well, I agree, it's not too good for self-defense in cases where you may be endangered, but it is like he said it is, "choreographed". However, ever since I seen Bruce Lee perfected this skill was incredible, but sadly I cannot use this discipline when it comes to my self-defense. I'll rather stick to Muay Tai and Krav Maga as alternatives.
Fair enough. Good on you to recognize you can combine and learn several arts for different purposes...hope you’re enjoying what you practice
Taekwondo is still good in a street fight or for self defense. Superfoot Wallace's system is basically watered down Taekwondo. Even how they spar now is good too. They just have to be in and out quickly. And cut out most of the spinning stuff.
TKD in a regular street fight against a guy with no fighting background will be deadly.
World Taekwondo would be impractical (Sport Taekwondo) ITF taekwondo would be more practical with knee strikes, elbow strikes and takedowns (Not used in sparring) and when you said that Taekwondo self defence was "Choreographed" wouldn't be likely since alot of the stuff I was tought when I was training ITF taekwondo was actually effective, But that doesn't mean that there isn't McDojangs in Taekwondo, infact alot of taekwondo Dojangs can be fake. Taekwondo has it's perks and downs but that doesn't mean it's the worst martial art ever. It teaches us confidence and respect and to make us respectful nice human beings. It has a good community. And ITF taekwondo sparring is very accurate to KickBoxing. Overall there is no need to look down upon on martial arts because it only matters if your using it correctly.
I don't think there is such a thing as an impractical martial art. If you want to fight, do MMA or Boxing...
So I'am 16 years old girl and I want to start taekwondo this summer I have already bought the clothes , is it going to be hard for me?
Wow!🎉 You can do it!
I do taekwondo and It’s pretty easy at the start but once you get to higher belts like red or black it’s gonna get hard
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@@Kin_tory yw
Why does he not mention he is speaking about WTF. It's almost as if they never told him taekwondo was divided and that ITF existed
I'd like to start tkd next year but I don't know if it's a good idea. In fact, is it enough efficient if I have to face a fight outside as a self-defense sport ? There are so much kicks. Are there also some other techniques with the upper part of our body, especiallt fists, in order to fight properly if I have to ? Thanks.
It all depends on your school. That’s why I say always try your school first before making a decision. Have a discussion with the instructor and state your goals and see if it is a good match. It’s true that in general, Taekwondo sparring is typically more for sport than practicality, but the two aren’t fully mutually exclusive and you can find a lot of useful things worth learning. Traditional TKD sparring (such as in the Olympics) is kicks-only, but many schools have implemented a more fully body style sparring. So you must check with the school first
@@MattHinkamp I understand. I'll do that. You're right. Thank you very much.
IF THAT QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ASKED ABOUT TAEKWONDO THEN I ASKED THIS
WHAT IS KARATE KUNG FU AND JU JITSU GOOD FOR ! ! !
Karate is Japanese ,Okinawan, martial arts self-defense
Kung Fu from China martial arts self-defense both of them are very effective Taekwondo practitioners respect all martial arts
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IM ALSO A TAEKWONDO PRACTITIONERS BUT I WAS JUST THINK ABOUT THE QUESTION ASKED IN THIS VIDEO WHAT IS TAEKWONDO GOOD FOR
SO IN REPLY I ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS
BUT ALSO TAEKWONDO IS GOOD FOR SELF DEFENCE TAEKWONDO IS KOREAN STYLE MORE KICKS THEN KARATE
Sure. I asked this question to explain what I have taken from my years of training TKD
All Martial arts have a piece of the puzzle. It's funny people say Taekwondo doesn't work well wait till you get kicked in the face. You should have all martial arts in your tool box.
I have seen people been destroyed at streets of TKD guys. If your meet untrained opponents you can easy take advantige of your TKD and win the fight
People have no fucking idea of the base taekwondo martial art, the original south Korean taekwondo that had everything and mad it super complete, not just about kicks.
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for some reason my comment got deleted, but to anyone who loves Taekwondo like I do check out the amazing book Old School Perspectives On Taekwondo by Ciaran McDonald who also has a youtube channel, it details the applications of the forms and hidden lost grappling in infighting techniques that are no longer utilized by modern taekwondo.
I remember that one mma gym in China.when like a korean tkd dude came in and started cussing at them, and then got smashed up 😂
What is taekwondo even good for? HAVING FUN, OF COURSE!!!😀😀😀
Is taekwondo a good sport for actual self defense?
I always say it depends more on the school itself (and the instructor) than the name of the art. In general though, many see taekwondo as more of a sport than practical self defense. The techniques are true and viable, but if they are never pressure tested then they won’t be useful in a real life situation
@@MattHinkamp that’s what I’m saying,regardless of what art you practice any and I mean ANY art is effective if it has pressure testing,live resistance,drilling,practical sparring,conditioning(aka fitness)knowing and understanding your art so it can reach its full limit,and practicing against real life street attacks,there’s not such thing as a art better then another,no such thing at all,it’s all about training realistic and putting your moves that you make and the ones you’ve learned under fire to see if it dosnt melt
depends on the place you train. In the best case you learn ITF style. But then you might just start Kickboxing
I mean, if someone attacks you and you kick the shit out of them and ko them or they run away, then yes? Same as boxing
It is karate
I think this is a flawed video. Everyone says the same thing for all Martial Arts. Practical application on the street is based on the schools curriculum and how often you practice. The school I go to focuses on the main Techniques, Poomsae, Conditioning, and then how that applies and translates to real world. Other than that? There are dedicated classes for Demo-Teams, Black Belts, Weapons, and Sparring - The fancy dun stuff!
As dumb as this is, I was moving tall boxed furniture the other day up spiraling stairs. It was heavy. The box rotated on me and almost collided into the window behind me and knock me down the stairs. What saved me? A basic High Block of all things, perfectly executed to stop the box. I didn’t even think about it. I was shocked I even used that as a real technique like that.
The TKD of today is a complete water down version of what TKD really is
If you want to learn TKD you honestly have to go to Korea
The notion that it's useless is ignorant. Both Connor McGregor and Israel adesanya are tkd stylists
the taekwondo nowadays is so sloppy
Quitting TKD and doing Muai Thai is the one of best decisions I've ever made.
TKD isn't effective.
It's all about the instructor or practitioner of the art and not the style itself.
it at one time was effective all of the true applications have been lost
Only weapons is effective you dumb
Arte marcial para la calle....lo mas eficas
I quit Taekwondo because I couldn't use my fist for most of it
You should do ITF taekwondo then not WTF taekwondo we use hands and feet and have many strikes. WTF Olympic taekwondo does not.
Yeah, try doing half these moves in your late 30's , 40's and 50's. The population would need hip and knee replacement to do taekwondo. It's useless for most of the population.
Any art should be able to cater to any age group that wants to try...I’ll clarify, any school should be able to do that. Plenty of older folks succeed in Taekwondo, many grandmasters in Korea continue to teach full time into their 60s and 70s. As long as you take care of yourself, and it’s something you enjoy doing, you can do just about anything. The same statement can be said about any art as people age
It's a great sport, but you'll probably get your butt kicked in a street fight.
Fuck the hippie mcdojo shit, martial arts are for fighting