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Originally Posted by bodhisattva
I can't understand why someone would choose to do a martial art that "isn't for fighters."
It is a MARTIAL art.
I am always blown away by this...
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I think a lot of schools, especially the mcdojos make all of their money from people who do not want to learn to fight...or maybe they want to learn to fight but they do not want to actually practice by sparring per se.
(when I say spar, I dont mean point sparring. I mean full contact with grabs, takedowns, chokes, grappling, and striking - MMA style sparring)
I think that is one of the reasons TKD gets such a bad rep. A majority of the people in the sport and Black Belts have never taken a punch to the face. They dont know how to fight. How can they be expected to actually defend themselves if they have never practiced to fight? Thats why the average TKD BB would get destroyed in a fight by a MT, BJJ, or MMA guy. An example of this would be learning the breast stroke on land, and throwing someone in the ocean and expect them to be able to swim. its too bad to because its is and has destroyed the reputation of TKD