(debate for the ages) Muay Thai or TKD?

[DANABOLIC55]

Gawd, that was a pathetic display by the TKD dude. Maybe if he had taken off his godamn dress, and remembered he has two fists he would have done better. Karma for the nice vid, BRR.


There's no question on the praticality of Muai Thai vs TKD; I train TKD, and love it, but it sure as hell doesn't stand up versus other martial arts. In saying that, not all schools of TKD are the same. A lot are olympic-oriented; they train for the "foot-tag" type competition, which I believe is more of a WTF style. My TKD school is more traditional, and is actually similar to the shito-ryu style of karate I took as a teen.

Agreed- there are some badass TKD folks out there. I think it depends greatly on the intensity of the individual and their ability to make things work.

 

[Big Rick Rock]

I like some of the TKD kicks, they look pretty cool, some of the Flying and spinning stuff seems pretty neat. I just don't see them stading up to a real "roundhouse" or "Dragon Tail" kick coming from the Hard-as-steel shins of a Muay Thai fighter...

 

[Lord_Suston]

I just watched that vid and am really shocked by what I saw. Neither fighter seemed to know how to punch. The TKD fighter didn't seem to realize that a person moving in is not one you should spin kick on. The MT fighter had some nice kick to the lower leg but no straight kick or knees. Many missed opportunities tyo stirke with their hands or move laterally and take the offensive. I assume this was an intermediate level competition.

 

[Big Rick Rock]

I assume this was an intermediate level competition.

Pretty sure.

 

[digger]

How big are these MT guys? The Filipinos I know are scary as hell, but they are little. I'd be curious how it adapts to a major imbalance in reach and/or power.

Of course, a "little guy" with a bazooka can take out a tank easily enough....

 

[DANABOLIC55]

I just watched that vid and am really shocked by what I saw. Neither fighter seemed to know how to punch. The TKD fighter didn't seem to realize that a person moving in is not one you should spin kick on. The MT fighter had some nice kick to the lower leg but no straight kick or knees. Many missed opportunities tyo stirke with their hands or move laterally and take the offensive. I assume this was an intermediate level competition.

Looks like they were not allowed to punch to the face- like a typical TKD tourney. This look slike every TKD situtation I've come across at my former school. One sided and ugly.

 

[rodneyabs]

Bro, i've had tkd blackbelts come into my school and spar a 17 yr old kid that had 6 months of training in muay thai. The kid whipped the TKD (grown man)s ASS.

TKD is a pathetic joke, and it gives people a false sense of security.

comparing tkd to Muay thai is like trying to compare a chevette to a ferrari.

 

[RASRAS]

rodneyabs what's the need for bashing TKD just because you don't agree with it peple here train in TKD as well as lots of other MA's maybe you should read the sticky posted up. Some MA's may be better than others no-ones diagreeing with that but everyone else has expressed their views without going to far - YOU WENT TOO FAR.

 

[AlwaysOn]

i also have little respect for TKD (atleast the way its taught by tenth generation US teachers?), but I wouldn't all out dis it though. Its good excercise for some people

 

[hub5326]

I think TKD is a fine sport art but too many times TKD fighters train to pull punches and kicks while scoring pioints. When faced with any real flight or flight situation your training takes over and you do what you have trained whether you like to admit it or not. It takes many fights to slow down and think while in a life and death situation and I believe that is why you must train for real life.
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