Again I think it is important to differ between the McDojangs and the better shcools.. especially in the WTF (world taekwondo federation) you have a lot of sport-focus and less focus on selfdefence, but you _still_ have schools that focus on selfdefence and street-fighting. When I trained tkd, i had a master that always had this to say about anything _not_ selfdefence-related: "if i want games, I'll go play golf" and well, i think he is one of the more capable when it comes to defend himself..
he also had the answer : "go out, get the experience on the streets" when someone asked him about how to get real life experience in a trainingenviroment.. so TKD _can_ be good, very good! if you get the right teacher/school.. but today it is watered out im many schools, and it is hard to find someoen teaching real selfdefence...
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any given fighter can beat any given fighter on any given day..
so..
what are you waiting for Rickson, I'm here..