Is Ty Kwon Do a good fighting style??

Question

I was wondering if TY kwon Do was a good fighting style because i might wanna learn it..help

Answer 1

First of all, you're living in the US right? Okay, if you are good! In the US there are two main organizations, ATA and WTF. Nobody ever mentions ATA (American Taekwondo Association) but it is a good CASUAL style of fighting. In ATA it is about getting a light workout and having fun and learning about being a better person and focuses on forms. On the other hand WTF (World Taekwondo Federation) is more aggressive and puts emphasise on sparring (aka fighting). It is the official organization recognized by the Olympics for taekwondo and is very intense. (I do both!) There is also ITF which is probably the most street-fightable style of taekwondo but it is hard to find in the US. If you learn taekwondo properly and practice enough (like three years) you can use taekwondo in a street fight becuase there are many advantages to using your legs to fight, more range and power to name a few. ATA teaches self defense and uses punches as well, but WTF use taekwondo like a sport and does not use punches or even blocks! But it all depends on how you learn.

Answer 2

For those who say it's more of a sport. Shut up. Taekwondo was developed as a martial art. The WTF has a sporting aspect but there are many a technique disallowed in competetive sport sparring. ITF has a different kind of sparring but both federations Taekwondo was developed as a fighting art. Yes, it's street effective, yes it's a good fighting style once you learn what you're doing. It's all about keeping your opponent at bay with your legs. Your legs are used most so therefore are more muscular and are longer so they have better range.

Answer 3

It depends on why you are looking to fight.  Tae Kwon Do is a Korean Marital art that was combined from previous martial arts in Korea and Japanese martial arts after world war II. It is a common Stereo-type to say it's all kicks, there area complex assortment of kicks but there are numerous punches that are involved including Bruce Lee's popular one inch punch.  If you join WTF TKD then you will learn sparring similar to the Olympics, ITF TKD is more point and continious sparring.  I've been studying TKD for over a year and half and have improved my kicks and speed of my punches. I've also used it an MMA bout with a roundhouse kick the guy's head and he was out like a light.  It can be good or bad it depends on the instruction and the student.

Answer 4

To the outside eye, looking in, the answer is no, but that is wrong. Tae-kwon-do focuses mainly on kicks, but has some effective punching techs if used correctly. What most people see tkd as is a sport martial art, and it is, and that it has no use in the real world, but those people who say that are DEAD WRONG. Your leg has the most powerful muscles in your body, and when they work together to preform combos of kicks in rapid succesion, you can break through almost every defense, and then put some one out 4 good. People say that BJJ is better, NO MARTIAL ART IS BETTER THAN ANY OTHER, IT COMES DOWN TO THE PRACTITIONER OF THE ART. If a tkd user know how to dance just out of a bjj users reach, then the fight is over the the bjj user, because bjj's weakness is distance fighting. But, TKD does have a weakness, and that is ground fighting. TKD users, unless they know some ground work, will get beat just about everytime they get taken to the ground by a fighter that specializes in that area.

To be an effective TKD fighter in the real world, you must be light on your feet, and you must learn how to move around your opponent to stay just out of his reach. You must learn to build up large amounts of endurance. You must build your bodies strength and speed. You must learn how to take a hit, and you must learn to throw rapid combos of different kicks. Also, it is a great help to know some jujitsu for ground work, incase that becomes an issue in a fight.

Unless it is for competion, try to avoid fights. Nothing good comes out of them. People can get hurt, nd it is something that you will regret.

Answer 5

People are going to tell you that it isn't; form your own opinion. Try it out. You have nothing to lose.

TKD, like most other traditional arts, was born of necessity for survival on the battlefield. At that time, it was practical. All it's moves had a purpose. It can be practical today it just needs to be modified and taught by the right instructor. Or, if you use some CREATIVITY you can tailor it to your specific strengths and needs. That's part of what being a martial artist is about.

Just because there are no MMA champs out there who claim Taekwondo as there main fighting base, that doesn't mean that it's no good.

Answer 6

I'm in Tae Kwon Do; basically, it depends on how you feel.

Tae Kwon Do(aka TKD) is the art of kicking and fighting, and comes from Korea. TKD deals with kicking (see last sentence). There are combinations, like jump kicks, and they even mix in spinning kicks and back kicks. There are forms, such as Tae Guk Sa Jang (which is formed to portray the principle of thunder and lightning.) Plus, TKD has punching combos and one steps that can really help when you need to defend yourself.

In TKD, you learn to follow its tenants: Courtesy, Justice, Perseverance, Self-control, and Fighting-spirit.

All in all, Tae Kwon Do is an amazing and totally awesome martial art, and i definitely encourage you to take it up.

Answer 7

Here is the sequence that I was taught in Tae Kwon Do:

1. Avoid the situation

2. Walk away

3. RUN away

4. Get assistance

5. Find a weapon for yourself

6. Use your Tae Kwon Do.

As with any martial art, it is only used as a LAST RESORT.

Answer 8

My teacher is 8th dan from Korea, who teaches a mixed TKD hapkido, style very effective joint locks and pressure points and striking to the areas that inflict pain. but I would not recommend anything but avoid fighting unless you ABSOLUTLY have to.

Answer 9

Its Tae Kwon Do, not Ty. As a Fighting style...not really. Where I work out it is referred to as Take your Dough. One, they seem to care more about how much you can pay than your skill level. I practiced it when I was young, and was almost a black belt after only 8 months. Were I go now i have gone for 4 years and I am finially a blackbelt. It was originally made, like most martial arts, as a defense system for the poorer armies against the well equipped ones. Nowadays it is really sport fighting. They mostly compete in tournaments. It is not the best for fighting. It is mostly made up of kicks, and unless you stretch for 20 minutes every day then don't expect to be throwing those kicks in a fight. Most other Martial Arts are better suited to fighting, but not as flashy. Muay Tai is probably the best suited to you if you are looking for a fighting style. Good luck deciding.

Answer 10

well for what i know tae kwon do is just all about kicks and not that much punches so if your more of a kick pearson then h**l yea if you like a combo of kicks and punches then i  recommend some karate or muay thai so good  luck on your desicion        

               and in my point of view no its not a good fighting style

Answer 11

Yes it's good... But I would take it from the ITA. I did. It's better than ITF or what ever. most people have never heard of ITA

http://www.itaonline.com/main/taekwondo....

Answer 12

There are several forms of Tae Kwon Do.  It is actually the most manufactured martial art for commercial use. The style used in commercial dojos are American or Olympic. If you have a choice between the two go with Olympic. American was useful in my memory.

I took two different forms of Korean style/Phillipine style. I had wicked kicks from the Korean style but found the Phillipine style a little dirty and very useful for street combat. I ended trying Krav Maga and staying there.

Answer 13

No.  It is more of a sport than a true fighting style, at least the way it is taught in most American TKD schools.

Answer 14

Most Tae Kwon Do schools are going to focus on the fitness, flexibility, sparring and forms (poomse/kata).

However, they will also have a self defense (what to do if someone grabs you or puts you in a difficult position) and punching defense (what to do if someone tries to punch you and see it coming).

A typical curriculum for an adult to earn his/her yellow belt:  he/she would have to pass a physical test (push ups, abs, cardio), perform a couple of basic kicks (round kick & snap kick) and hand techniques (back fist, reverse punch), and stances (horse, front and fighting) they would have to perform 1 poomse/kata, and have to know self defense 1A & 1B and 2A & 2B, as well as punching defense 1 & 2.  

This would take about a month to learn if you go 3 times a week.

The higher your belt, the more difficult the requirements.  

I think you should try it out.  If you like it, then continue, if not, then try something else.

James

Answer 15

Taekwondo, very good with kicks, good with mobility. Unfortunately, due to the sport side of things, most favor  kicks that score points instead of kicks that are most effective. Also, since punching can not score any points, most do not use their hand to punch. As a result, most Taekwondo artist are not very good with their hands. There is a guy nick named Turkish Warrior, he is the only guy i know that can use Taekwondo effectively in K1 tournaments. That is because he is also very good with his hands and got power behind both kicks and punches. Also, taekwondo does not have body condictioninng, so they can not take hit as well as Muay Thai.

If it goes against someone who know how to punch, or using effective hand style, also knows how to deal with kicks, then Taekwondo would be in trouble. They evade your first kick and move in really close with non stop punches. Once engaged, it would be too late to move out to give yourself distance to kick.

That is why you need to be good with your hands as well as your legs, and some ground works such as bjj would help.