Manny
Senior Master
Today (sunday) I did a lot of personal things I can't during the laboral week and take some time to visit some amigo's dojos near by, first I went to a japanese dojo where iaido,aikido and karate are taught by some friends, I just pased and say hellow to all, then I went to a TKD dojang that was a little bussy. In this dojang the instructors (sambonin absent) were very bussy reviewing taeguks with the kids cause examination is two weeks ahead. I sat down and see the kids and then I just thought... TKD is a very nice and efective MA, why regular people and some other MA's say TKD is nothing but a good workout? why people think TKD is not a serius MA? could be misunderstanding, could be jaelus (envy) because TKD has such strong influence and it's one of the MA with most people around it and 190 countries doing it? don't really know.
TKD is so solid about MA as any other style of SD/fighting method, yes it uses more kicks than anything elese (from the point of view of non TKD people) but for example judo uses trows,locks and submitions and very few if any kicks or punches or aikido uses the force of the bad guy to trow him and usescvery few atemis or kicks.
We certainly focus on kicks, that's the way of our MA was made of, TKD is not the ultimate fighting MA but wich one is? Karate? HKD? Wushu?
Well I just stayed at the dojang and enjoyed for a few time what TKD is about. Maybe I have to focus in the positve thing of TKD and forget the bad things people says or thinks about it.
Manny
TKD is so solid about MA as any other style of SD/fighting method, yes it uses more kicks than anything elese (from the point of view of non TKD people) but for example judo uses trows,locks and submitions and very few if any kicks or punches or aikido uses the force of the bad guy to trow him and usescvery few atemis or kicks.
We certainly focus on kicks, that's the way of our MA was made of, TKD is not the ultimate fighting MA but wich one is? Karate? HKD? Wushu?
Well I just stayed at the dojang and enjoyed for a few time what TKD is about. Maybe I have to focus in the positve thing of TKD and forget the bad things people says or thinks about it.
Manny