I saw somewhere that in the early days of MMA, one of the Gracies, (I can't remember who,) came extremely close to losing to a TKD and Hapkido Practitioner. I can't remember the names of either fighters. As a practitioner of Moo Duk Kwan and a fan of BJJ (would study it more if I could afford both) this sparks great interest. It would make sense if the Gracie had problems pulling off a move since some TKD and Hapkido schools teach takedowns so it would could be safe to assume by understanding those concepts he developed takedown defense as well. Does anyone here remember this or know if it's true? I'm too young to have been around in the early days of TKD and have had no luck looking online...
If this is in the wrong thread I sincerely apologize, I just assumed a TKD Practitioner might know because it gives some merit to the effectiveness of TKD...
If this is in the wrong thread I sincerely apologize, I just assumed a TKD Practitioner might know because it gives some merit to the effectiveness of TKD...