Originally Posted by MADDOG

TKD philosophy was always to have your legs as proficient as your arms.

This practice allowed you to be a complete striking martial artist.

It is a shame that TKD has mutated into what it is today.

Judo is a very good art. When striking MA demonstrate self defense they actually revert to what judo was always about – GoShindo. Judo has strikes-locks-chokes and throws. If you observe today’s self defense seminars that are provided for Shotokan, many of them are really a Judo class in disguise. I should know, I just attended a self-defense seminar for a Shotokan off branch and the head instructor was taking his judo background and integrating it with his Shotokan students.

All art’s evolve over the years. It is just what they evolve into is the real question or concern.

All martial artists evolve over the years. It is just what they evolve into is the real question or concern.

Ed Barton
An Old American TKD MDK