Is tai kwan do good for self defense?

Question

im consider of doing tai kwan do in my neighborhood since i want to try something fresh and majorly for self defensive purposes.

i want to do krav maga but is so d**n far from my home

Answer 1

Yes ...Tae Kwon Do is excellent. I have a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and trained with KATUSA soldiers while stationed in Korea in the 1980's. It will require you to train at least 2-3 times a week if you can afford that much time. You should be able to advance quickly if you train from a good instructors and dojang. I have studied karate, judo, and Aikido and can say that Tae Kwon Do is a n excellent martial art which will help you greatly.

Answer 2

Well, I have never practiced Tae Kwon Do but I have experience in similar martial arts (I'm black belt in Shotokan). You see, there is no such thing as martial art superior to another, but there are styles in which you learn self-defense FASTER than others.

So in my opinion tae kwon do is not the best form of self defense in terms of fast-learning (like boxing, krav maga, jeet kune do, etc). However, it is only inferior on those terms, so like you said it's too far from your home so there is your answer. Be practical and go practice Tae Kwon do. The only extra tip you will need is that you need to work REALLY hard on the discipline (train constantly, hard and seriosly).

You will learn a good self defense. The only sacrifice? It will take more work and time than other arts like krav maga or boxing. But If I were you I would think that I will sped more time  and sacrifice going to a krav maga school that is very far from home.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Not really.

About the two godd thing you will learn with it is a kick to the nuts.

And a good pushkick or sidekick which can be used to knock a guy over. even though it won't really hurt him it at least gives you breathing space, or chance to run away if there are other guys after you.

if you want self defence deep down you know the best ones.

The hard ones, kickboxing, mauy thaui MMA etc

Answer 4

Taekwondo is primarily for sport. Taekwondo schools that teach practical self defense are few and far in between. Keep looking for schools close to you that teach other styles. Jeet Kun Do and Wing Chun are also practical fighting styles.

Answer 5

It can be if you use it correctly, but it will be VERY hard to learn to use it in true self defense.

Answer 6

Taekwondo is decent for self defense.  It is simple and straight forward but there are other martial arts that are more appropriate.  

Krav Maga for a example but you said that is too far.

You should also look into Muy Thai, Judo or JiuJitsu.

Muy Thai only really teaches striking but is the best at it.  

Jiu Jitsu only teachers grappling but is the most comprehensive for when a fight goes to the ground.  However, jiu jitso isn't extremly practical if someone has a weapon or if there are multiple attackers.

Judo has striking and some grappling.  It also has a lot of throws involved.

Answer 7

There are several different types of Tae kwon Do:

*Sport Tae kwon Do is cool, but emphasizes Olympic sparring techniques (okay, but a little impractical for street stuff).

**The tournaments are a blast, and you really have to rock someone to score points.

*Traditional Tae kwon Do seems to be a better option, but you really have to shop around for something which will suit your needs.

As far as Tae kwon Do's effectiveness:

*One of my students was attacked by an adult lowlife/molester last year.

**He knocked out the assailant with a series (two) of kicks, or so read the police report ...

*One of the teachers on the staff where I teach was knocked out by a Tae kwon Do practitioner back when he was a tournament fighter in the 1990's.

*My father and his patrol were jumped while on patrol in Thailand in the early 1970's.

**They all studied Tae kwon Do (Song Mu Kwon) in the same dojang, and did quite well for themselves (it was hand-to-hand), or so the citations read (only two Purple Hearts out of this one).

Your run-of-the-mill street thug really doesn't know dog-p**p about what's what about fighting.

*Street fighters, on the other hand, are WAY dangerous.

Either way, any fighter knows that anything can happen in a fight.

*What is your motivation to learn to fight?

**If you're looking for trouble, it'll find you soon enough; martial arts, or no martial arts.

**If you want to see how you stack up against another human being, then I recommend finding a good dojo/dojang, and get into tournament fighting.

**It's a total blast, you'll leave with some bruises (testosterone reservoir tidied up), and it's legal (no jail time/attorney's fees/job-family-school hassles).

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Answer 8

If you want to try something fresh, try Kali.

Its a mix of Stick Fighting and Mixed Martial Arts.

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