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Originally Posted by Troll Virus
I'd say it's a very amateur (perhaps even 'friendly') pre-arranged match.
To say the format is TKD is pretty ridiculous though.
TKD is by and large a sport.
It's never competed in a ring.
Sweeps and take downs are not part of that sport.
How can you say the format is more TKD than MT?
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i think the reason the match may have appeared 'friendly' is because the mt guy was incredibly relaxed the whole time. it didn't look like he ever felt he was in any danger of getting hit with anything punishing.
i said the format was
more tkd than mt, it's right there in the line you quoted from my post. maybe i'm wrong, it's certainly happened before. but are there any techniques commonly used in tkd competition that were prohibited in this match? didn't look like it to me. on the other hand, it seemed the only concession to mt rules was to allow kick catches, while 3 staples of the mt fighter - knees, elbows, and the clinch - appeared to be prohibited. that's what leads me to say this match was more tkd than mt.