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Mastah · 12-26-2005, 04:43 PM

Taekwondo has been seeing a dangerous trend recently. Although TKD still retains its status as a martial art, the sportive aspect is becoming too big. The martial aspect must rise again and the sportive part must dimish a little.

Do you guys think this will happen, and why? It seems to me that we are already seeing signs of this through several Korean MMA fighters. Furthermore, the critcism TKD takes these days is amazing.

Do you think the criticism that TKD receives and the influence of NHB tournaments will whip TKD back into shape, into the dangerous military martial art it once used to be?

I'm not suggesting TKD isn't martial anymore. It is, just not as much as it used to be.

12-26-2005, 04:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mastah Guest Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 22 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	The martial aspect of TKD revitalized? Taekwondo has been seeing a dangerous trend recently. Although TKD still retains its status as a martial art, the sportive aspect is becoming too big. The martial aspect must rise again and the sportive part must dimish a little. Do you guys think this will happen, and why? It seems to me that we are already seeing signs of this through several Korean MMA fighters. Furthermore, the critcism TKD takes these days is amazing. Do you think the criticism that TKD receives and the influence of NHB tournaments will whip TKD back into shape, into the dangerous military martial art it once used to be? I'm not suggesting TKD isn't martial anymore. It is, just not as much as it used to be.