I've actually trained extensively in all of those arts, with the exception of Kyokushinkai Karate, but I have done a great deal of sparring under those rules. I'm a skilled Boxer as well as being a highly skilled Muay Thai fighter. I used to fight in the early 90's and I currently train others who are hoping to fight. Taekwon-Do always added a level of versatility to my personal style as a fighter. Not too many people who were strict Thai stylists knew how to deal with things like a spinning back kick or a side kick.
I've also seen examples of people from all of those arts who were just as incompitant as any TKD blackbelt I've seen.
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