I guess Tae Kwon Do works

**Poop Loops** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 8:44pm

I still think it's very stupid to say TKD suddenly works because of ONE kick ONE guy threw in ONE fight, when there are overwhelming amounts of TKD people who suck ALL THE TIME.

PL

**danno** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 8:56pm

the first time i sparred a boxer with a decent amount of contact (after only having studied TKD), i was getting my head punched in. then i did a jump away spinning back kick, which landed squarely in his guts, which he was pretty impressed with.

**lifetime** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 8:59pm

Must be a Canadian thing. Georges St Pierre threw a spinning back kick at Matt Hughes in UFC 50. Visibly knocked the wind out of him. Every time I've seen him fight he tends to try the same thing, but this one actually connected. And it's a far better looking kick than the one in the gif because he manages to push his leg all the way out.

**bait** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 9:28pm

Originally Posted by ryanand

Not against or for TKD here, but im watching the video bait posted..

that's the kick? that proves nothing. That punch he threw was terrible. yeah it would have hurt if he connected, but he was aiming for the guys chest... why??
it looks too high to be at his solar plexus... plus he put his head down and completely exposed his head and his side/stomach, which got kicked. he's lucky he didnt get kicked/kneed in the face.

let me explain

actually the punch looks like a looping overhand igor vov/fedor -style that's why it looks weird, but it's effective in mma

BTW lousier gave credit to his tkd bb after the match

**Knightmare** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 9:52pm

Originally Posted by Nightstrike

Take a look at the Chute Boxe team.
Now look at that one fighter who faught in the most recent pride.
You tell me he wasn't using aspects of TKD.
TKD works, you just need to tweak it, and then add in your other stuff.
And I think now with MMA becoming more prevelant your going to see alot more guys that cross train in tkd and other ****, and your going to see more stuff like this.

I totally forgot about Chute Boxe's striking coach being a Tae Kwon Do practioner.

Good point.

**MaverickZ** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 10:01pm

Originally Posted by Poop-Loops

When you tweak it and add your own stuff, it is no longer TKD. I don't need to do **** to Muay Thai, or BJJ, or Judo to make it work. It already does. What's the point of doing a style if you have to tweak it and add something else?

PL

1999 called, they want their arguement back.

**I aint punchy!?** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 10:37pm

Heh just cause some people can use some bits of TKD well in a ring fight doesn't suddenly grant the ability to fight to 100,000s of TKD kids out there who have no idea how to fight.

I bet you that any of the people that use TKD in the ring don't do standard TKD training. It would be a lot more like MT than TKD... they might take a few kicks from TKD.

**Bang!** · Posted On: 6/05/2005 10:57pm

I've been pretty busy lately and haven't had much time to read the forum. I was afraid that I was missing out on things, but I'm relieved to see that the discussions are right on track . . . for three years ago. This is good news for me, since now I can drop pearls like "All sorts of **** works, if you train it properly" and sound like Yoda.*

*Grammar notwithstanding