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In every Taekwon do forum there are bound to be "Tkd Bashers"."Tkd Bashers" are people who go around saying stuff about the two commonly known
Taekwondo organizations known as ITF and WTF.However, in this article I will try to answer the common questions tkd bashers ask, such as ,why does tkd kick so much,why does tkd kick so high,why do they use sign wave,what is sine wave,and why doesn't tkd use any hand techniques.
There are many reasons why tkd kicks so much and why they kick so high.Taekwondo stylist tend to kick so much because the fact that your legs are longer than your hands,they are stronger than your hands(3 to 4 times stronger),and kicks enable you to attack and cause serious damage to parts on your different parts on your body such as your groin and knees.Since Taekwon do kicks so much people come to believe that tkd has no hand strikes.However,there are known to be 40 hand strikes in taekwon do.Taekwondo's high kicking history dates far back to kicking people off of horses but that not the reason Taekwon do kicks high.Taekwon do kicks high because there are targets located higher up on your body that can cause more damage than targets located lower on your body.The effects can range from a concusion to a knockout.Some people come to conclude that Taekwondo stylist only kick above the waist when that is not true.Taekwon do stylist also go for targets lower on your body such as your groin and knee as mentioned before.
Another misbelief from tkd bashers and non tkd practitioners is that Taekwon do lacks hand strikes.If looked into, Taekwon do has a various amount of strikes such as the common cross and jab found in boxing as well as many knife hand strikes and twin punches such as the twin upset punch which is a strike to the stomach.Some people come to believe that tkd hand strikes vanish when free sparring comes around,but this is not true if you look at true itf style free sparring.Unlike WTF sparring ,itf sparring is continous.Also unlike WTF sparring you can strike to the head with punches, and rounds are not stoped unless penaltys are commited.
Like some martial arts, Taekwondo has tools that aids you in developing power.The most commonly known tools are sine wave,theory of power,and the incoporating of the entire body in order to execute a block or strike.Sine wave is the most recent tool in taekwondo which aids the practitioner in developing power.The sine wave motion is down up down .When moving forward to execute a walking stance obverse punch the practioner first lowers his/her body and then traveling at that level he/she moves up at the last moment and then strikes with the entire body behind the strike.This all may sound like a long series of movements but when executed correctly it's a brief movement.When tkd practioners strike they incorporate the hips,shoulders,and knees into each strike along with there body.The last tkd tool is the theory of power which follows Newton's law of physics.The theory of power consist of Equilibruim,Mass,Speed,Breath Control,Concentration,and
Reaction force.
To conclude this article I would like to thank Matt for incouraging me to do this article as well as Hollywood.In short,I hope I gave a new viewpoint of ITF Taekwon do to all of the tkd bashers and if I didn't my goal here wasn't to persuade you guys to stop bashing tkd my goal was to give you a new viewpoint on it and if I failed its not about the victory its about the battle.
TAE-Jump, kick, or smash with the foot
Kwon-To punch or destroy with the hand
DO-Cannot be demonstrated physically it is the art,way,or method.
Taekwondo organizations known as ITF and WTF.However, in this article I will try to answer the common questions tkd bashers ask, such as ,why does tkd kick so much,why does tkd kick so high,why do they use sign wave,what is sine wave,and why doesn't tkd use any hand techniques.
There are many reasons why tkd kicks so much and why they kick so high.Taekwondo stylist tend to kick so much because the fact that your legs are longer than your hands,they are stronger than your hands(3 to 4 times stronger),and kicks enable you to attack and cause serious damage to parts on your different parts on your body such as your groin and knees.Since Taekwon do kicks so much people come to believe that tkd has no hand strikes.However,there are known to be 40 hand strikes in taekwon do.Taekwondo's high kicking history dates far back to kicking people off of horses but that not the reason Taekwon do kicks high.Taekwon do kicks high because there are targets located higher up on your body that can cause more damage than targets located lower on your body.The effects can range from a concusion to a knockout.Some people come to conclude that Taekwondo stylist only kick above the waist when that is not true.Taekwon do stylist also go for targets lower on your body such as your groin and knee as mentioned before.
Another misbelief from tkd bashers and non tkd practitioners is that Taekwon do lacks hand strikes.If looked into, Taekwon do has a various amount of strikes such as the common cross and jab found in boxing as well as many knife hand strikes and twin punches such as the twin upset punch which is a strike to the stomach.Some people come to believe that tkd hand strikes vanish when free sparring comes around,but this is not true if you look at true itf style free sparring.Unlike WTF sparring ,itf sparring is continous.Also unlike WTF sparring you can strike to the head with punches, and rounds are not stoped unless penaltys are commited.
Like some martial arts, Taekwondo has tools that aids you in developing power.The most commonly known tools are sine wave,theory of power,and the incoporating of the entire body in order to execute a block or strike.Sine wave is the most recent tool in taekwondo which aids the practitioner in developing power.The sine wave motion is down up down .When moving forward to execute a walking stance obverse punch the practioner first lowers his/her body and then traveling at that level he/she moves up at the last moment and then strikes with the entire body behind the strike.This all may sound like a long series of movements but when executed correctly it's a brief movement.When tkd practioners strike they incorporate the hips,shoulders,and knees into each strike along with there body.The last tkd tool is the theory of power which follows Newton's law of physics.The theory of power consist of Equilibruim,Mass,Speed,Breath Control,Concentration,and
Reaction force.
To conclude this article I would like to thank Matt for incouraging me to do this article as well as Hollywood.In short,I hope I gave a new viewpoint of ITF Taekwon do to all of the tkd bashers and if I didn't my goal here wasn't to persuade you guys to stop bashing tkd my goal was to give you a new viewpoint on it and if I failed its not about the victory its about the battle.
TAE-Jump, kick, or smash with the foot
Kwon-To punch or destroy with the hand
DO-Cannot be demonstrated physically it is the art,way,or method.