Taekwondo Sparring Yang Hui Chan (KOR) VS John Kent (PHI)

2023 Chun Cheon Korea Open
-54KG Quarter Finals

[@juanm3058]

the blues cut kick is SO GOOD when he faked the cut kick and went for the head it was amazing. But you have to give credit to the red that he took all those shots without getting knocked out the red's defense is also very good, congrats to both fighters they will both go far in the sport.

[@cccbb89767]

Martial arts have their origin in self defense … unfortunately this got lost in tae kwon do completely… it’s dangerous to tell tae kwon do students that they will be able to defend themselves…

[@Theawesomepro]

I am a taekwondo student and for defense my friend, there is also poomsae.

[@Fallschirmjager420]

​@@Theawesomeproim a taekwondo black belt(2nd degree test given) i can confirm poomsae doesn't help in fight but in my black belt test we were tested for some defence techniques which aren't used in tkd fight and are purely for defence

[@Fallschirmjager420]

​@@Theawesomeprohe is kind of right but if you see old school taekwondo,itf you will see the real stuff

[@Theawesomepro]

@@Fallschirmjager420 yes, but as a student of a real Korean 40 year veteran, I learned it as defense techniques. I do still agree, they wouldn’t help much

[@kermit1211]

they can defend themselves against majority of street thugs one on one

[@eek0h]

no match

[@PerfectImperfection1]

Yea, he pretty much eased through the gold medal.