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The GTUK (Global Taekwondo United Kingdom) Championships were today.
People of different ages were seperated into groups. (Having started only recently, i'm still a yellow tag) I was placed in the White Belt through Green Tag section, (Ages 13-14)

I competed in both sections, patterns and sparring. (There were about 25 in my group)
Patterns went badly, I got knocked out in the second round by the person who went on to get the Gold for patterns.
Sparring, however, I came second in. In other words, I am (On paper anyway) The second best sparrer for my age group in the country. Woot!
I got a nice shiny silver medal to go with it, the only drawback is a leg injury I got fighting in the semi final round.
 
*head explodes*
Say what?

(Edit: Spelling sucks, going to correct it all)
 
Tae Kwon Do?

<3

sparring is fun.
 
Wow that's really cool! What's patterns mean though? Like not fighting?
 
A pattern is a series of Techniques. The pattern itself has no value in combat, but it helps to perfect the techniques you could use in fighting (Eg punches, kicks, blocks)
 
Llama said:
A pattern is a series of Techniques. The pattern itself has no value in combat, but it helps to perfect the techniques you could use in fighting (Eg punches, kicks, blocks)
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I liked breaking boards better :p

I <3 flying sidekick.
 
Llama said:
A pattern is a series of Techniques. The pattern itself has no value in combat, but it helps to perfect the techniques you could use in fighting (Eg punches, kicks, blocks)
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Awww man I used to do that when I was younger.. I did karate then kickboxing :) had some trophies for that is well!

Congrats!
 
not allowed to do Destruction yet, i'm too young :( (You have to be 17)
Numbers, how long have you been going?
 
I'm a yellow belt but stopped doing it last year for a few reasons.
Congrats mate :cheers:
 
Llama said:
not allowed to do Destruction yet, i'm too young :( (You have to be 17)
Numbers, how long have you been going?
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A few years...... I quit though. :(

Not enough time.


But I'll be learning 'Marine Tae Kwon Do" this summer. :)
 
Llama said:
A pattern is a series of Techniques. The pattern itself has no value in combat, but it helps to perfect the techniques you could use in fighting (Eg punches, kicks, blocks)
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If you mean a Kata then you'd be completely wrong about that. Katas are extremely useful in combat and that's why they were made. Alot of people apparently have forgotten that.
 
ericms said:
If you mean a Kata then you'd be completely wrong about that. Katas are extremely useful in combat and that's why they were made. Alot of people apparently have forgotten that.
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I guess it depends on the Kata really, but most of the one's I've seen are either for practice or for show.
 
ericms said:
If you mean a Kata then you'd be completely wrong about that. Katas are extremely useful in combat and that's why they were made. Alot of people apparently have forgotten that.
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How can someone use Chon Ji in an offensive situation?

Oh and no, Kata is Japenese, is it not? Tae wkon do is a KOREAN martial art. Completly different

A pattern doesnt teach you to "Do X then X in X situation" it teaches you how "X technique is performed best in a situation "
 
Strange, its supposed to mean "Heaven and Earth" :|
 
Depends on how you pronounce it :p

Its Cheon Ji.
 
heh...

i've got a green belt, from the days i was still training. nice sport altough i hated the katas.
 
If you mean a Kata then you'd be completely wrong about that. Katas are extremely useful in combat and that's why they were made. Alot of people apparently have forgotten that.
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Nein, sir. If you're using Katas in actual fights, then either:
A. Your opponents are terrible fighters
B. You lose alot
They are there to teach techniques only. Your opponent is never going to react according to what the Kata dictates.
 
Man, I did Tae Kwon Do when I was six. I made it all the way to the illustrious rank of high yellow belt :laugh:

My cousin is a black belt though... she's freaking awesome.
 
I used to take Tae Kwon Do classes back when I lived in Cali- got all the way up to purple belt.

Now I'm a brown belt in kenpo karate, it rules. :D
 
What I'm saying is that the forms or Katas are instructions in a fight. Sure you don't stand in one spot and act them out. Oh and tkd nowadays (the olympic style tkd lawl) isn't much more then a fun-to-watch martial art. There is a reason they're almost never succesful in MMA. HOWEVER, I'm not saying they could ever turn up being not useful.

Oh and I thought Kata was just a Japanese word that meant the forms in martial arts. I don't take any martial art but my brother does but I've seen videos from his teacher in which he explains this. I need to post a video of what I'm talking about though.
 
There's a purple belt? :\
My instructor was the ex-Irish champ I think.
 
KATA RULES! Just watch karate kid 3.
No seriously. you can't.
 
Tae Kwon Do is like Karate, 99% of it wouldn't work in a street fight and you would most probably be destoyed by a street fighter who does something like boxing, kick boxing, Jeet Kune Do or one of the grappling arts. I do Jeet Kune Do, both weapons and hand to hand.

The biggest problems with martial arts like Karate and Tae Kwon Do is that the moves don't flow from one to another like it does in Wing Chun or Phillipino fighting.

But, isn't there two versions of Tae Kwon Do, a traditional style and a western sportier style, the original one being far, far, far superiour in street fighting?
 
ríomhaire said:
Isn't kick boxing a form of Karate?
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No, from what i've heard, Kick Boxing comes from Muay Thai originally.
 
Razor said:
Tae Kwon Do is like Karate, 99% of it wouldn't work in a street fight and you would most probably be destoyed by a street fighter who does something like boxing, kick boxing, Jeet Kune Do or one of the grappling arts. I do Jeet Kune Do, both weapons and hand to hand.

The biggest problems with martial arts like Karate and Tae Kwon Do is that the moves don't flow from one to another like it does in Wing Chun or Phillipino fighting.

But, isn't there two versions of Tae Kwon Do, a traditional style and a western sportier style, the original one being far, far, far superiour in street fighting?
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thats only assuming you're stupid enough to use the Patterns in Combat form. A good Martial artist will be able to kick someone hard enough to cripple them before the other person can land a punch. My teacher could take on pretty much any one I can think of (7 times Uk champion, 20 years training, also did streetfighting and Kickboxing). All depends on the pupil and the teacher.
Taewkondo is in many respects superior to Kickboxing, in many ways kickboxing is superior to Taewkondo.
Also, most people these days ARNT champion street fighters. More likely than not the people you fight are ordinary people.

(I have no idea which version I do, though the stuff we learn also depends on Belt and Age. )
If you mean sparring, after a certain age and belt we can do full contact street fight style sparring, wheras at my age + Belt i'm limited to sporty sparring.

And as one final point, Taewknodo (along with most other fighting styles) isnt just for performing techniques and patterns. Its useless if you are an absolute wuss. Taekwondo teaches you to be a hard bastard as much as it teaches you to learn self control.

(Edit; Im also starting Kickboxing when im 16, so I dont have to worry about being destroyed in a street fight :p)

ericms said:
What I'm saying is that the forms or Katas are instructions in a fight. Sure you don't stand in one spot and act them out. Oh and tkd nowadays (the olympic style tkd lawl) isn't much more then a fun-to-watch martial art. There is a reason they're almost never succesful in MMA. HOWEVER, I'm not saying they could ever turn up being not useful.

Oh and I thought Kata was just a Japanese word that meant the forms in martial arts. I don't take any martial art but my brother does but I've seen videos from his teacher in which he explains this. I need to post a video of what I'm talking about though.
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A pattern is a collection of Techniques, not a fight plan.
+ Most Taewkondo practitioners dont go full contact because it takes MORE effort to control a Technique than it does to go full-force.
 
I really want to upload this video of pressure point knockouts in which this guy shows, through the instructions of Katas how he got from his first reaction to his last action. I just don't know if I can upload a portion of as I might get in trouble with the people who made it and I don't want to do that. I'll ask though.
 
ericms said:
If you mean a Kata then you'd be completely wrong about that. Katas are extremely useful in combat and that's why they were made. Alot of people apparently have forgotten that.
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I'm pretty sure katas are different from what he's talking about.

I used to do Kempo before wrestling, and from what i've seen, Katas are more different patters you use and combine for different situations whilst streetfighting.

I think what he's talking about is basically a fighting beauty pagent.
 
I'm the second person in the history of my martial art in my country, under the age of 18 to achieve my 2nd and 3rd level belt.

Then again, there isn't many people who train it. :p
 
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