Am I using a dolyo chagi chamber for a yeop chagi here? (VIDEO)=

The answer to your issue may be revealed by X Rays. I cannot speak to what is "Common" . As far as one side being weaker there are potential solutions. Train the weaker side with 10% more (Don't overtrain it) reps for 3 months and see what happens. (Again, this may be fruitless or worse if you have a physical issue) A doctor's analysis with Physical therapy my be in order.

 

My strength and dexterity are not what they used to be. So I cannot use my flexibility as well. There are some things that just are not worth the pain it would cause. Can I do them? Yes but not well.

 

I'm ambidextrious in my legs so that's how I remember that there never was any medial condition historically. It's something I've noticed in later years only.

 

I guess ambipedal or two-footed is more precise because it only concern my legs.

 

I haven't been to the all open tournaments but what the non TKDoins generally do is bridge the gap, clinch, throw, finishing technique to the ground, and win by superior inside game.

 

You speculated that it's better to take your kicks out of the equation. Meaning you speculated how to beat them.

 

I was referring to open style tournaments

 

I just told you

 

To which I replied what people facing TKD normally do in open style competion, which is clinch.

I don't believe your version of a side kick will pose any problems at all for a TKD stylist. I would need see to see the application but it sounds very abstract and theoretical and something you probably haven’t tried

 

Yes, even the non WT TKD tourneys do not go to the ground. More like bridge, clinch (slightly) and work back out.
I have been to every style tourney you can think of. WT style works very well when combined with good hands but very few people see it that way and fewer can combine the two. Go to an open tournament and you can surprise the hell out of people if you can kick the face from punching range and recover so that they cannot easily counter.

 

A Karate sponsored open style event may allow sweeps

 

No, not all. Maybe the One you watched on Youtube.

 

Well it used to anyway. WKF tournaments have sweeps. No I was not referring to that clip.

 

If sweeps and clinch are not allowed, the pure Taekwondo stylist has generally speaking a huge advantage over a pure Karate stylist due to the range advantage of feet vs hands. Neither one knows the sweet science of boxing. Karateka can generally kick well but not as well and not as fluid as the Taekwondo expert,.

Ask any Karate practitioner and he will tell you the same. Those kicks are not what they are used to facing.

 

Here's one in Karate rule set.

A 4th Dan (or higher) ITF black belt vs Karate (probably Shotokan).

Taekwondo guy won.

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