What do you believe is the future of TKD and how will it change over the next twenty five years and what do you believe will be the most major change in those years?
Exile- I can see what you have suggested happening in the next 25 years and I got the funny idea of combat TKD people teasing sport TKD people the same way many MMA'ers tease TMA'ers. Wow...TKD being on Bullshido.net for something other than a punching bag. They might have to go and change around a bunch of their forums. HAHAHAHA. How cool would that be!
Personally, I look at it this way: Karate is a catchall for many styles of Japanese/Okinawan striking arts. Some are (more)combat effective, others are not. There are styles of karate (particularly in America, I believe) that are more sport than combat. Tae Kwon Do is the same way. We have schools and organizations and styles that are primarily A) sportive B) performance C) combat D) health. Tae Kwon Do needs to let people know by naming its styles like karate has and making them BETTER KNOWN. Sang Ahm style, Chang Hon style, Kukkiwon (Taeguk?) style, etc. It might help clarify. Just a few thoughts.
Exile- I can see what you have suggested happening in the next 25 years and I got the funny idea of combat TKD people teasing sport TKD people the same way many MMA'ers tease TMA'ers. Wow...TKD being on Bullshido.net for something other than a punching bag. They might have to go and change around a bunch of their forums. HAHAHAHA. How cool would that be!