Soldato
What a load of rammel.
It’s probably one of the few events that doesn’t mirror the true skill and training of the exponents.
In the dojang they train hard and develop great skill. In a tournament they armour up (pussies), bounce around on the spot like they want to go to the toilet, arms down (no guard) and keep flicking (side) kicks out.
It’s obviously the rules that are to blame not the players, but I see nothing of interest or demonstrable skill in it. Side kicks and a dodgy axe kick whilst hugging each other, which shows flexibility I guess.
Such a shame to disallow these athletes from truly showcasing their martial skills the way full contact karate used to.
Judo isn’t toned down and there’s plenty of risk in that, just in case someone spouts up about potential injury.
My background was kick-boxing, aikido and some karate. I used to spar with a 2nd Dan scottish TKD champion and due to their silly rules he’d never even been taught how to “sweep the leg”. Even Daniel-san knew that. when I did sweep him he hit the deck hard and complained “wth was that?!”
What do other TKD exponents think? Does this type of competition restrict your potential do you think?
It’s probably one of the few events that doesn’t mirror the true skill and training of the exponents.
In the dojang they train hard and develop great skill. In a tournament they armour up (pussies), bounce around on the spot like they want to go to the toilet, arms down (no guard) and keep flicking (side) kicks out.
It’s obviously the rules that are to blame not the players, but I see nothing of interest or demonstrable skill in it. Side kicks and a dodgy axe kick whilst hugging each other, which shows flexibility I guess.
Such a shame to disallow these athletes from truly showcasing their martial skills the way full contact karate used to.
Judo isn’t toned down and there’s plenty of risk in that, just in case someone spouts up about potential injury.
My background was kick-boxing, aikido and some karate. I used to spar with a 2nd Dan scottish TKD champion and due to their silly rules he’d never even been taught how to “sweep the leg”. Even Daniel-san knew that. when I did sweep him he hit the deck hard and complained “wth was that?!”
What do other TKD exponents think? Does this type of competition restrict your potential do you think?