Shows a match between a Muay Thai fighter from Finland and a Tae Kwon Do red belt. Show’s the difference of each style and how they really differ. The TKD guy does not practice much kicking to the legs where as the Muay Thai fighter does and it shows. The TKD guy takes a pretty bad beating to his legs and I’m pretty sure he had some tough times walking the following day(that is…if he could walk…). So this raises a question…Is Muay Thai “better” then TKD? Or is it the experience of the fighter that really counts? WARNING: Make sure you well protected with some high-quality sparring gear before you take on your opponent!
[quick edit]- I origionally posted that the TKD student was a black belt, but he is, when looking at it from my computer, a red belt. i watched this video from my Iphone and couldnt tell the difference.
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This is like asking a spin fisherman to flyfish, and then cheering about how much better at flyfishing a flyfisherman is. Apples and Oranges. In Taekwondo, we do not strike the legs in competition. And that is frankly just how it is. So, in what amounts to a Muy Thai match, the Muy Thai student is clearly superior. If the Muy Thai student were restricted to no leg kicks, it is possible the outcome would have been different. This is one of the reasons it is difficult to compare styles, and one of the reasons it isn’t done; it is very difficult to make the kind of comparisons many would like to make.
Additionally, it looks very much like a redbelt around our Taekwondo fighter, despite the black collar. Just pointing it out. Could be my display, however.
I agree with you Jone that they are separate styles and that it is like apples and oranges. It is just a video to show what is more “practical” i guess in a real fight. Of course now add a match between a TKD or even a Muay Thai fighter Vs. an MMA fighter and see how one-sided the fight becomes. IMHO TKD, Muay Thai and Kickboxing are to one dimensional in that they only concentrate on kicks and punches weer as you must be fluent in from afar, in close and on the ground to be a well rounded fighter.
That does not mean “do not do TKD” it just means mix and practice many art forms to your specimen.
What this video really proves, is not that one disipline is superior to the other; but that the TKD guy is timid fighter. The issue lays not with his training, but his lack of aggression.
A confident, adequately trained fighter will always defeat a timid, yet expertly trained fighter. Regardless of chosen discipline.
I myself am trained in Aikido (and TKD), a art which in theory should dominate, because of it’s highly defensive wait and see philosophy. BUt i would not stand a chance in real fight. Why? Because i lack that “killer” instinct.
Very true Zaid, so you would say that it relies more on the fighter and not the art? I can see where you are coming from and i believe it is a mixture of both. I would say a majority has to do with the fighter and his integrity and discipline and in doing so mixed that with his art form will make him/her the better fighter. I mean lets take for instance a Kung Fu martial artist against an mixed martial artists (doesn’t have to be even a cage fighter but someone who practices judo, kickboxing, TKD, shotokan etc.. instead of one art form) all things being equal, which fighter would win?
I hope you guys do not think I am trying to bash TKD. TKD has great advantages as well as many martial arts, i just want to start some discussion
P.S. More videos of matches between various styles wil be posted on the site soon.