New Weapons, Extension of the Hand Disguised as Umbrella
I first learned about this in TKD Times Magazine's May 2012 issue, but that was just an ad, this is an actually piece on it. I have to get me one of theses.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2008/07/unbreakable-fig/
I thoroughly enjoyed the article on it although it was really brief. Just think about it, if this was around in 1952 maybe, just maybe, Gene Kelly would have been fighting in the rain.
Peace.
New Kick Boxing Organization to Keep an Eye On
Super excited about this! Here is the perfect stage for TKD
fighters to take their skills to a whole new level.
“In July 2012, GLORY acquired the iconic European organization
'It's Showtime' and absorbed its roster of fighters. The deal brought all the
world's top-ranked kickboxers under one roof, making possible the kind of
matches which fans could previously only dream of and ushering in a new golden
age for the sport.”
Kick boxers a lot of times have diverse histories and in
some you can find TKD and Karate, but more over this is a clearer view of what
TKD teaches and what I believe the sport should look like. Check ‘em out!
Elbow Strike Debate
Here is a well put together article on the MMA's current fondness of the elbow strike. I believe the elbow should stay, I even think it should be allowed in ways it was banned. If you are going to be a mixed martial arts champion then you have to be able to use all your tools. I don't want to see the second best vs the second best. I want to see the best of the best, and if you're the best of them, then you have to know what might happen. That's the nature of the sport. TKD started outlawing the moves that made the art, and now we are left with loud yells and keyops, people fully padded and hugged up, and punches only allowed to the body. When Bruce Lee said,"Be like water", I don't think he was talking about the dilution of a sport.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/7/19/3164850/elbows-in-mma
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/7/19/3164850/elbows-in-mma
Great Sparring Techniques
This is one for all my Spanish speakers out there! I came a cross this video a while ago and I loved it. These are some really good TKD moves to start training on. Check 'em out. I am working on some instructional material that hopefully will come out this year, they are sport related. So this stuff has been on my mind lately.
TKD No Longer an Olympic Sport?
Do you think of boxing as a martial art? I don’t know that I
do. Now don’t miss-understand me here, I have studied boxing, I love boxing. My
question here though is just, do you think of boxing as a martial art?
I see it more as a vessel. And no matter where you learned
your punching skills, if you were to follow the rules, you can try your skills
in the ring. Kickboxing is the same way and MMA too. I really ask this question
because of the idea that TKD is potentially going about it the wrong way.
Here in the USA , in order to get into the Olympics you have
to play along with the AAU. The AAU only plays along with WTF stylists so
karate and ITF, ATA and any other fighters have no chance. Well unless they
conform. I don’t like conforming. With the question of TKD in the Olympics, or
if it even should be, I would almost like to see it go.
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Olympic Games.
1. An athlete must be a Kukkiwon Dan certificate holder, and must be at least 15 years of age during the year of the 2012 Olympic Games.
2. All athletes who have not qualified through any of qualification tournaments must meet at least any of following requirements in order to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games:
a. Medal winners (1st or 2nd or 3rd places) at any of the competitions enlisted on the WTF event calendar on between May 2010 and April 2012.
b. The athletes ranked within 20th place at least once in the WTF World Ranking on between May 2010 and April 2012
c. The athletes who advanced to round of 16 or higher at either WTF World Taekwondo Championships ( 2011) or World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
d. The athletes who advanced to quarter-finals or higher at either Continental Taekwondo Championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012 or Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
e. Winner of national taekwondo championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012
ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY
All athletes must comply with the provisions of the Olympic Charter currently in force and only those athletes who have complied with the Olympic Charter may participate in the Olympic Games.
1. An athlete must be a Kukkiwon Dan certificate holder, and must be at least 15 years of age during the year of the 2012 Olympic Games.
2. All athletes who have not qualified through any of qualification tournaments must meet at least any of following requirements in order to compete at the London 2012 Olympic Games:
a. Medal winners (1st or 2nd or 3rd places) at any of the competitions enlisted on the WTF event calendar on between May 2010 and April 2012.
b. The athletes ranked within 20th place at least once in the WTF World Ranking on between May 2010 and April 2012
c. The athletes who advanced to round of 16 or higher at either WTF World Taekwondo Championships ( 2011) or World Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
d. The athletes who advanced to quarter-finals or higher at either Continental Taekwondo Championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012 or Continental Taekwondo Qualification Tournament
e. Winner of national taekwondo championships held on between May 2010 and April 2012
Sure it’s trying to make a dramatic last stance but think
about it like this; I turn on the on demand channel on my Comcast. They have a
sports section and in that sports section they have an Olympics trial section,
but guess what sport is not on that list? All I want to do, as an American, is
watch the TKD Olympic trials, except…oh yeah the AAU is still controlling it. So
it’s not on there and I really think this is stupid.
The truth is Olympic Boxing and TKD should go, and Olympic
Kickboxing, with K-1 style rules, should surface. Just as boxing is just a vessel
for punching skills kickboxing is just a vessel for the way of the hands and
the feet. I would embrace knees and elbows too, as the hands and feet are
merely extensions of the elbow and the knees.
This is only, of course, if the Olympics want these kinds of
contests to remain relevant. This may just be my opinion but the vision I have
is so much bigger. I imagine a world competition where the kicking art leagues
and boxing leagues come together and fight for the true world champion, and
this is not a new idea.
ISAK, when it was the PKA thought this same thing, I wish
they would have vied for the Olympics spot.
TKD has pleanty of room in Olympic Kickboxing, Machida was
TKD and Semmy Schilt is totally Karate. I think TKD camps and seeing TKD
fighters grow would help the popularity of TKD as a whole.
These guys get it; www.kickboxingwales.com/#
Read the history of ISKA, there are other options.
And quite frankly this was TKD’s hay-day.
Explore the videos on the side bar of YouTube here. They are
great displays of what TKD really is, whereas the WTF style and the AAU are
not. They are merely a vessel for one; I feel that is fear based.
Time to grow past the fear and embrace the indomitable
sprit.
Peace.
Anderson Silva's Masterful Knee Strike
Ok, so before this is just completely old news I think I need
to touch this once more. Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen. Anderson Silva won,
twice, end of story. I have had this debate now online, at work and with lots
of friends. I really surprised me that many people wanted to see him loose.
I wanted to see him win. Fist objection: that was an illegal
knee strike. My foremost thought is that he used an knee strike, TDK has those,
teach them. But then I get to my point, if the knee strike was intend for the
face, and somehow wound up just being a lucky shot, then the video does not
back that up.
If you will notice his left foot come off the mat after he
moved in for the shot, he did not spring forward. Had he sprung forward then
the end result would have been knee to face, the mere fact that he lifted his
left foot with no added momentum tell me that he intended for gravity to take
over. He saw his target move lower so he adjusted; he lifted his left foot and
let his knee strike fall on the target, in this case the sternum. I think it
was masterful.
Second objection: It was rigged and Sonnen threw the fight
to set up fight three. Let me start by saying I don’t find Sonnen to be that
type of fighter, next I would ask who in their right mind would want to throw a
fight by getting the sternum crushed. The amount of damage that could
potentially cause is not worth it, you could seriously mess someone up with
that. He was fine, seemingly, after the fight but who would willingly submit themselves
to that move from Anderson Silva?
The decanters are telling me, “well it’s not like Sonnen to
throw the spinning back fist and when he hit the ground he waited for Anderson
to do something.” They are finding this move out of character and still think
the fight was staged. I say this, he added a new move to his repertoire, and
people that are progressive do that all the time. Had he connected with that
move it would have knocked the snot out of Silva. Also when he was on the
ground I believe the hesitation was due to him either thinking Silva would
begin the leg kicks and try to jump to a punch, or he was going to look for the
safe chance to spring to his feet. Or he might have thought it was a safe spot
to be, since he was kicking the crap out of Silva on the ground.
As this writer points out the knee strike was not the only
good shot Silva landed.
And as fox sports alluded to, I hope they do not fight
again. I don’t want to see it.
One more note:
Have you ever been taught in TKD to attack the solar plexus? I bet you have, in
sparring it’s common and in the forms it’s prevalent. Go teach the knee strike
now, a lot.
Peace.
TKD and Kick Boxing
This is what I enjoy. I really liked watching the Cung Le fight last night, if you missed it, it was Cung Le Vs. Patrick Cote, super awesome fight with so much TKD fighting (go look for it). This video I am posting I have been watching for the last week. I found out about this guy about half a year ago and have tried to find as much information on him as I can. Hassan lost to Mike Zambidis, but who doesn't? He is bring TKD to the ring, and doing it quite well.
Hassan Kassrioui:
The announcers on UFC 148 were discussing the transition from Kickboxing to MMA and they believe Cung Le was able to do it because he has a wrestling style background also. I believe they are right and his take downs last night were what probably won him that fight.
In order to find take downs in TKD you need to look to the ancient art that TaeKwonDo, the name, was derived from. We have to dig into our history and research Taekkyon. Taekkyon has take downs and throws. These are hard things to find instructional information on but youtube Taekkyon and watch some of the matches, see what take downs you can pick up and learn on your own.
Peace.
Hassan Kassrioui:
The announcers on UFC 148 were discussing the transition from Kickboxing to MMA and they believe Cung Le was able to do it because he has a wrestling style background also. I believe they are right and his take downs last night were what probably won him that fight.
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| Le kicking Silva in the head from his fight before Cote. |
In order to find take downs in TKD you need to look to the ancient art that TaeKwonDo, the name, was derived from. We have to dig into our history and research Taekkyon. Taekkyon has take downs and throws. These are hard things to find instructional information on but youtube Taekkyon and watch some of the matches, see what take downs you can pick up and learn on your own.
Peace.
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