ITF Taekwondo Knockout [13+]

i just turned to a second degree black belt.... i still have alot to learn....thast good, keep it going

THAT IS DANGEROUSE MAN haha, if u stay traning all your life and u don't have the courage u will get no where, ( kick boxing ) 2°

so what do you think of the video?

They exsist all over the globe I can recall a couple of them with out even breaking a sweat, I also know a ITF 5th dan, who holds the rank of an Akido 2nd dan and is also higly regarded in two other totally unrelated forms . . . of course I'd wouldn't want to have a disagreement with him . . . lol

WTF tkd comes from the south. ITF is supposedly neither, General Choi (creater of TKD before the split) didn't belief in the divide of the country and the ITF still follow his teachings

TAE KWON DO means "the way of the hand and foot" no flying or smashing!!!!!!

Kan sam ni da!

I played Taekwondo in Egypt, so I don't know about the variations and all that (strategy here is you train and play for the championship, nothing else) - but I did participate in non-armour matches, and I can tell you it is nasty nasty nasty... So this style of fighting may indeed be more hardcore, although granted, the headguards aren't much use when a someone is kicking your head with wood-breaking force.

lolz no kidding kidding...hey i didnt know there was taekwondo in egypt...wow thats really cool...and yeah true huh? the head gear is pretty much...only for decoration...and it aint that great looking anyway...its rather ugly i think lolz...only thing that's good for is to encourage you to kick their head harder cos they wont feel it...pffft hahaha wotta joke lolz...them kicks go straight through the head gear...did you do itf or wtf? itf is this video clip...itf's the fighting without the headgear and chest guards...

I have an ITF black belt and I have never seen an ITF competition where you are not allowed kick to the head... I wouldn't say ITF is hardcore, UFC is hard core but ITF is definately harder than WTF.

I agree with the long range powerful attacks but as a dedicated student of wtf TKD ive found that using close in body attacks voids the advantage as once you are close most kicks (not all!) are severely compromised!!

Kam sam ni da!!

I agree with you. they have a good offense, but not such an effective defense in my opinion

yeah usually the normal reaction when someone attempts to hit you ya go backwards..but these guys...mainly the guy who won the fight...had a pretty decent defense...you see in the clip...about 19 seconds into the clip...the guy who lost thows in a left side kick...the guy receiving runs in to shorten the length of the kick...without the kick fully extended, that guy would hit nothing and he's left himself vulnerable for an attack. the only reason why the other guy didnt hit him when he had the chance (you can see him raise his hand like he's about to strike but chooses to hold back) is because the guys back was already turned and itf rules state you can't attack (punch or kick) the opponents back (back of the head, etc.)...if he turned away when he strikes it wouldve been ok. so id say that was a good call on the winner's part...but yeah i see where you get the idea about their defense...they do that a lot lolz...

i did shokokai. its not as hard core but man you get tired!! at my 2ste ever championship i got gold eith luck! i was super tired

but the guy that got knocked down.. were his coaches yelling at him in russian? guy even looks russian. thats the first time ive seen my peeps in TKD competitions :)

You're just mentioning names that are only good at TKD and that's all they're good at nothing else! TKD is ineffective in close quarter fighting and is ineffective if you were to go up against someone in a bar. Reality says that you would likely have to ask your opponent to fight you in the open if you wanted to have a chance in taking him down otherwise you had better adapt and add some other martial arts into your training so as to have a better chance in winning a real fight in the real world. There are no referees in a real fight!

no one seems to notice or mention that just bout every TKD school also teaches Hap Kido...I have been training in TKD and Hap Kido for a litle over a year.. im no were near perfection but i have had the unwanted opratuinty to test my skills when a few guys at a club decided to start a fight with me.. basick TKD blocks came in really handy at upclose contact, Hap Kido wrist locks to counter after the block and then one kick to the side of the knee to take the guy down...I agree in these competitions, these guys are all over the place, and may as well need a football stadium to finish a fight.. but in reality, in street fights, kicks should stay under teh belt adn those dont need much space, but there is a reason why TKD and Hap Kido are taught in the same school... just these guys tend to focus more on TKD for the metal, but those that train to know the art are well trained in both.. and in a street fight would be a tough opponent.

it's a tough call when it comes to fighting out in the real world. your opponents really agressive and if your not in control of yourself, the adrenaline rush can stop you in your tracks and you got so much moves you'd have no idea what to do...sounds obsured but it happens...seeing experienced black belts get taken down when they're confronted by someone cursing and making a racket...itfs better for street fighting i think because wtf is just too involved with kicking. they need to be able to punch, and effectively too. and also get used to fighting and being alert because after all...it is a street fight, and anyone can jump in at any time, and there aint no ref to save you...

if your talking about the beauty of moves is better than muay thai but if your talking about power it just muay thai... tom jaar learn taekwondo becuase he is an actor he want to add some MOVIES moves (moves that atract non martial artest people).