Michele123
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This is something that kind of bugs me, but maybe shouldn’t?
When I first started looking to get back into martial arts I looked around a 30 min radius of my home. *Most* of the schools had “karate” in the school name but didn’t specify on their website what style they were. Inquiries through social media messages revealed that they were all “American Taekwondo.”
First of all, huh? And second, Taekwondo is a martial art, but not a type of karate. If your art is legit, why hide your style?
I don’t get it. It was also very frustrating as I was trying to find something close to my original art. I found MMA, BJJ, one KKW Taekwondo, and a bunch of “karate” schools that were “American Taekwondo” (oh, and had astronomical tuition fees compared to the non American Taekwondo schools, like you have to put several thousand dollars down to even start). There are no *real* karate schools anywhere near me. Can anyone enlighten me as to this strange phenomenon where there is an Americanized version of Taekwondo that calls itself a karate and doesn’t advertise its actual style? I still find it rather annoying.
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When I first started looking to get back into martial arts I looked around a 30 min radius of my home. *Most* of the schools had “karate” in the school name but didn’t specify on their website what style they were. Inquiries through social media messages revealed that they were all “American Taekwondo.”
First of all, huh? And second, Taekwondo is a martial art, but not a type of karate. If your art is legit, why hide your style?
I don’t get it. It was also very frustrating as I was trying to find something close to my original art. I found MMA, BJJ, one KKW Taekwondo, and a bunch of “karate” schools that were “American Taekwondo” (oh, and had astronomical tuition fees compared to the non American Taekwondo schools, like you have to put several thousand dollars down to even start). There are no *real* karate schools anywhere near me. Can anyone enlighten me as to this strange phenomenon where there is an Americanized version of Taekwondo that calls itself a karate and doesn’t advertise its actual style? I still find it rather annoying.
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