Anarax
Master Black Belt
Yes, going off of superficial observations led to an inaccurate conclusion of a different style of kicking at the time you knew little about.However, I watched UFC fighters doing leg kicks, and my thought process as an orange belt in Taekwondo is, "Those kicks are horrible. There's no chamber, they can't even kick above the waist. The beginners in my TKD school are better than these pro fighters."
The emotional side can come out both defensively and offensively. Including martial arts and other topics, emotions usually enter into a discussion when there's a lack of knowledge about styles and body mechanics, even of the style your practice. People taking things too personally if their style is criticized is also a pitfall many fall into.It's not that I had an emotional response when watching the UFC match. It's that I had been told for the last several months to chamber my kick and kick above the waist. To me, that was the correct way of doing things.