JWLuiza
Black Belt
So, to switch analogies.... They have the same (or similar) toolsets yet the type of work and actual use of the tools shows the difference between the two?
How long do you honestly think that will last?
This is only true of Olympic TKD, and then only of sparring. Kukki Taegwondo's pumsae and kihon are still karate based, and there are few completely sport oriented dojang in the WTF.
I am not saying there aren't differences.
I am saying that the similiarities so outweigh the differences that making a hard and fast deliniation between the two is a pointless exercise in semantics. You can't say one is sport and the other is not given the proliferation of Dangsudo/point karate tournaments. Both are made up of the same kicking, punching, and blocking techniques.