It's not the art it's the fighter, and Like stated above A good fighter knows how to avoid a situation. I always try to avoid situations.
Its the Fighter, and the Teacher. A Judoka isnt going to be able to outbox a Boxer. He can use Judo, but.
TKD isn't a sport martial art...well it's not supposed to be...but many a martial art ( Judo, some forms of karate, some BJJ, muay thai, etc etc ) are falling slowly into that category unfortunately.
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I'm aware that TKD is kick heavy,
Incorrect - It is taught by some Organisations as being Kick Heavy. Plenty of others use much less Kicking, and in fact only teach Front Kick around 7th Geup, and go from there.
but i know how to adjust my mindset for the streets. The power I can put into a kick to the body can easy be thrown towards the knees, legs, or groin.
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I practice knees and elbows religiously because they are your best friends up close.
Not My personal preference - Barrages of shortened Punches make for a better start, before using the more powerful Elbows and Knees to finish, or else You risk being forced back by someone who can just push You.
I personally am way more inclined to use my hands rather than my feet.
As am I.
I guess you could say that I'm a horrible tkd fighter because I don't kick much at all,
*Sport TKD Fighter
I only use strikes that I know will hit, and thus I only kick when I know I can land it. I also know a sweep or two and love hammer fists and palm strikes.
Im not sure why You love them, but hey 
I do not train in the Olympian style TKD however. Students in my class, when sparring, aren't trying to score points with out feet, we are actually striking each other, just with a certain level of control. I for one try to treat sparring as realistic as possible, Which is why you will seldom ever see me busting out a move that isn't practical on the street level.
Aha - Keep in mind of course that this works best when the other person is doing the same thing.
I watch a lot of Krav Maga and Jeet Kune do Videos and I've read Bruce Lee's book. Reading his book and adapting some of his thoughts has definitely helped me in terms of footwork, stance, striking and parrying. Krav maga, with it's basic no nonsense style, is also something easy to look at for a martial artist. I don't pretend to learn new moves ( Krav maga doesn't have many complex ones to begin with ) But it's the application of Martial arts moves that I already know that will help.
That can help, but Krav Maga and Taekwondo both have one thing in common; Linear Movement. Enough said really.
Although I am cautious, I like to believe that I'm prepared to defend myself.
Better wording: You believe Youre prepared to send back defiance, and the Outcome will be to the Victor.
And I definitely know what not to throw out in a fight. My original Art may be Taekwondo, But I just consider myself a student of martial arts in general ( I hope I don't sound naive ).
It isnt naive - Its not entirely correct, but it certainly isnt naive. Youre a Taekwondo Practitioner who researches other Martial Arts. I used to do the same just out of curiosity.
. I just never want to overestimate my skills and become cocky, so I like to know as much as possible for any given situation is all. 
