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IcemanSK
04-29-2006, 12:18 AM
What is the proper term for someone who trains in Tae Kwon Do? I'm not sure I've ever known.

Folks in Karate are Karateka, what are we called?

I'm sorry, its been a long day:)
mantis
04-29-2006, 12:20 AM
What is the proper term for someone who trains in Tae Kwon Do? I'm not sure I've ever known.

Folks in Karate are Karateka, what are we called?

I'm sorry, its been a long day:)
i've heard ist more often than anything else...
ask koreans tho
Carol
04-29-2006, 01:39 AM
What is the proper term for someone who trains in Tae Kwon Do? I'm not sure I've ever known.


Martial Artist :asian:
BrandiJo
04-29-2006, 01:48 AM
iv heard martial artist and taekwondoer ...i like martial artest best tho
TigerWoman
04-29-2006, 10:21 AM
I thought I was a Taekwondoist but Miles is more in tune with National/International governing bodies so he says Taekwondoin. I'll go with that. TW
IcemanSK
04-29-2006, 12:16 PM
I thought I was a Taekwondoist but Miles is more in tune with National/International governing bodies so he says Taekwondoin. I'll go with that. TW

That'll work:asian:
cali_tkdbruin
04-29-2006, 03:52 PM
I like being referred to as a Taekwondoist, or just a Taekwondo practitioner. Martial Artist is good too.

Just don't call me a bung hole... :lfao:
Gemini
04-29-2006, 04:34 PM
I doist declare, it is.....Taekwondoist.

Except, of course, for the bung holists.....:p
Miles
04-29-2006, 10:40 PM
Yes, if you train in Taekwondo, you are a Taekwondoin. If in Hapkido, you are a Hapkidoin. Sort of a "when in Rome" thing.

Miles
Zepp
04-30-2006, 12:42 AM
If you're speaking Korean it's Taekwondoin. But most people I know in person use Tae Kwon Doist. Frankly, so long as you get the idea across, I doubt it matters.
bluemtn
04-30-2006, 01:01 AM
I think it's whatever floats your boat. I've heard us called any of the above... Well, except for bung holes/ bung holists. Someone may have been called that too, somewhere a long the way, though ;) .
Yeti
05-01-2006, 12:31 PM
What about Taekwondo player? I've heard that before - quite a lot actually.
Gemini
05-01-2006, 12:39 PM
What about Taekwondo player? I've heard that before - quite a lot actually.

As have I, but only used in referencing a sparring competitor.
IcemanSK
05-01-2006, 01:29 PM
What about Taekwondo player? I've heard that before - quite a lot actually.

I've heard it too. Like Judo player. I don't like that one. I've been doing this a long time. The way I train, I don't play.:ultracool
terryl965
05-01-2006, 01:47 PM
What about Taekwondo player? I've heard that before - quite a lot actually.

Great if your a game type of person but one who is in it for the Art it is insulting.
Terry
hong kong fooey
05-01-2006, 03:32 PM
I would have to say martial artist :)
Jenna
05-01-2006, 05:14 PM
Great if your a game type of person but one who is in it for the Art it is insulting.
Terry
Valid point! As a non-practitioner, I'm still a great fan of your art. It's a pity you poor TKD practitioners have to defend the viability of your fine art in the face of its awful "modernisation". TKD when worked by someone who knows the true undiluted form is one helluva strong, fast and frightening art!

Anyway, I've never been lucky enough to study TKD but had cause to think on this question myself recently. I ran searches on google for results for each of the suffixes. Hey, I'm no statistician so this is more of an answer by concensus and just for laughs. And results were in all languages so I noticed a lot from the bottom two were not in english. So what does that prove in the end? Nuthin. AT. ALL. :) But fwiw:

TaeKwonDo-er 117
TaeKwonDo-practitioner 431
TaeKwonDo-player 715
TaeKwonDo-ist 850
TaeKwonDo-in 12800
TaeKwonDo-ka 20900
Actually there are 500 for "TaeKwonDo guy"! I don't know, but maybe that wouldn't be so bad when listed as a profession on all your kids' birth certificates :)

Yr most obdt hmble svt,
Jenna
Gemini
05-01-2006, 05:30 PM
TaeKwonDo-er 117
TaeKwonDo-practitioner 431
TaeKwonDo-player 715
TaeKwonDo-ist 850
TaeKwonDo-in 12800
TaeKwonDo-ka 20900



Actually, Jenna, this proves beyond all doubt that I'm one of the 850 that knows the correct answer and the other 34,963 are all wrong. See? Check the evidence. It's right there...HA! :rolleyes:
Jenna
05-01-2006, 05:39 PM
Actually, Jenna, this proves beyond all doubt that I'm one of the 850 that knows the correct answer and the other 34,963 are all wrong. See? Check the evidence. It's right there...HA! :rolleyes:
Ahh, I like folk who take the positive outlook in the face of overwhelming opposition! Me? My glass really is only half full ;)

Yr most obdt hmble svt,
Jenna
Gemini
05-01-2006, 05:42 PM
Ahh, I like folk who take the positive outlook in the face of overwhelming opposition! Me? My glass really is only half full ;)

Yr most obdt hmble svt,
Jenna

Hey, who are calling delusional???

j/k. I agree. It doesn't really matter.
cali_tkdbruin
05-01-2006, 11:48 PM
Great if your a game type of person but one who is in it for the Art it is insulting.
Terry

Yup, I've mainly heard the term Taekwondo player used in conjunction with sport Taekwondo, and TKD sparring competitions. Me personally, I prefer the "DO", art or way of life side of TKD as opposed to the sporting side of my discipline. To each his own as they say...