• ITA Tae Kwon Do
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[img]http://gustavus.edu/groups/unitedway/images/taekwondo2.gif[/img] I figured since I do this and love it, I might make a thread so some FPers might start. Copy Prastipa: Taekwondo is the world's most popular martial art in terms of the number of practitioners. Its popularity has resulted in the varied development of the martial art into several domains: as with many other arts, it combines combat techniques, self-defense, sport, exercise, meditation and philosophy. Taekwondo is also used by the South Korean military as part of its training. Gyeorugi (pronounced [ɡjʌɾuɡi]), a type of sparring, has been an Olympic event since 2000. Formally, there are two main styles of taekwondo. One comes from the Kukkiwon, the source of the sparring system sihap gyeorugi which is now an event at the summer Olympic Games and which is governed by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF). The other comes from the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF). Separate from the various taekwondo organizations, there have been two general branches of taekwondo development: traditional and sport. The term "traditional taekwondo" typically refers to the martial art as it was established in the 1950s and 1960s in the South Korean military forces; in particular, the names and symbolism of the traditional patterns often refer to elements of Korean history. Sport taekwondo has evolved in the decades since then and has a somewhat different focus, especially in terms of its emphasis on speed and competition (as in Olympic sparring), whereas traditional taekwondo tends to emphasize power and self-defense. The two are not mutually exclusive, and the distinctions between them are often blurred. Although there are doctrinal and technical differences between the two main styles and among the various organizations, the art in general emphasizes kicks thrown from a mobile stance, employing the leg's greater reach and power (compared to the arm). The greatest difference between various styles, or at least the most obvious, is generally accepted to be the differing styles and rules of sport and competition. Taekwondo training generally includes a system of blocks, kicks, punches, and open-handed strikes and may also include various take-downs or sweeps, throws, and joint locks. Some taekwondo instructors also incorporate the use of pressure points, known as jiapsul, as well as grabbing self-defense techniques borrowed from other martial arts, such as hapkido and judo. [b]History:[/b] The history of taekwondo is a controversial topic. Views can differ markedly depending on the source of the information. South Korean taekwondo organizations, such as Kukkiwon, officially state that taekwondo was derived from earlier Korean martial arts. Others state that taekwondo is derived from native Korean martial arts with influences from neighboring countries or that it was partially affected by karate during the Japanese occupation. The oldest Korean martial art was an amalgamation of unarmed combat styles developed by the three rival Korean kingdoms of Goguryeo, Silla, and Baekje, where young men were trained in unarmed combat techniques to develop strength, speed, and survival skills. The most popular of these techniques was subak, with taekkyeon being the most popular of the segments of subak. Those who demonstrated strong natural aptitude were selected as trainees in the new special warrior corps, called the Hwarang. It was believed that young men with a talent for the liberal arts may have the grace to become competent warriors. These warriors were instructed in academics as well as martial arts, learning philosophy, history, a code of ethics, and equestrian sports. Their military training included an extensive weapons program involving swordsmanship and archery, both on horseback and on foot, as well as lessons in military tactics and unarmed combat using subak. Although subak was a leg-oriented art in Goguryeo, Silla's influence added hand techniques to the practice of subak. During this time a few select Sillan warriors were given training in taekkyeon by the early masters from Koguryo. These warriors then became known as the Hwarang. The Hwarang set up a military academy for the sons of royalty in Silla called Hwarang-do, which means "the way of flowering manhood." The Hwarang studied taekkyeon, history, Confucian philosophy, ethics, Buddhist morality, social skills and military tactics. The guiding principles of the Hwarang warriors were based on Won Gwang's five codes of human conduct and included loyalty, filial duty, trustworthiness, valor and justice. Taekkyeon was spread throughout Korea because the Hwarang traveled all around the peninsula to learn about the other regions and people. In spite of Korea's rich history of ancient and traditional martial arts, Korean martial arts faded into obscurity during the Joseon Dynasty. Korean society became highly centralized under Korean Confucianism and martial arts were poorly regarded in a society whose ideals were epitomized by its scholar-kings. Formal practices of traditional martial arts such as subak and taekkyeon were reserved for sanctioned military uses. Civilian practice of taekkyeon as a kicking game, however, still persisted into the 19th century [b]The ITA (My group):[/b] The ITA was founded in 1983 as the United States Taekwondo Alliance (USTA) and traces its lineage back to Won-kuk Lee, after the founding masters began training and their professional association in the 1970s. Recently the ITA has begun to move away from the forms (martial arts) of General Choi and towards modified versions of the previously used forms that present movement more in line with traditional Korean martial arts (such as Taek'kyon) that Taekwondo was based on. The modifications allow for children to more easily perform and test for rank. The Chung Do Kwan (or "Blue Wave") was founded by Won-kuk Lee and was one of the original five Kwans on which Taekwondo was based. [b]ITA Belt System:[/b] Testing for rank can be done at the end of a 2-month cycle, but not every student is eligible to test after every cycle. Students must earn all required stripes during class, maintain adequate attendance, and have spent sufficient time at their current rank. Color belts only have to spend one cycle at each rank, but black belts are required to spend more. Students that no-change may retest the next cycle. At green belt ranks begin to have three levels. Level one is denoted by a white stripe down the middle of the belt. Level two is denoted by the solid color of your rank ex. green level two is solid green. Level three is denoted by a black stripe down the middle of the belt. This is the same as previous senior levels of the colored belts. * White - 1st Level, needs three stripes to advance to Yellow. Stripes are for: Stances, Form, One-steps, Safety Releases. * Yellow - 2nd level, needs three stripes to advance to Green. Stripes are for: Blocks, Form, One-steps. Students learn safety, which includes falling and getting out of a headlock. * Green 1 - 3rd Level, needs to surpass Senior Level to advance to Blue. Students first begin to spar at this rank. (Three different levels of each color starting at this rank. Green 1, Green 2, and Green 3) o Senior Green - needed to advance to Blue. * Blue 1 - 4th Level, needs to surpass Senior Level to advance to Brown. Students have target drills at this level. (Blue 1, Blue 2,and Blue 3) o Blue 2 - needed to advance to Blue 3. o Blue 3 - needed to advance to Brown 1. * Brown 1 - 5th Level(formerly purple), needs to surpass Senior Level to advance to Red. Students have three-steps at this level. (Brown 1, Brown 2, and Brown 3) * Red 1 - 6th Level, needs to surpass Senior Level to advance to Black. Students first break boards at testing when they reach this level. (Red 1, Red 2, and Red 3) o Red 3 - needed to advance to Red 3. o Red 3 - needed to advance to black. Students start their testing interviews at their school to prepare them for high-rank interviews at national tournaments when they test for 4th degree and above. * Black - Belt no longer changes in color, but does change in level. Specifically, there are 4 levels of 1st degree, the first of which is also called probationary, each level requiring 4 months (2 cycles) of training. This continues to 3rd degree level 4 (during which the time between testings is six months or 3 testing cycles), but 4th and 5th degree consist of 2 levels each. There are no levels at 6th degree and above and 6th degree practitioners are considered masters, 7th degree practitioners are considered senior masters, 8th degree practitioners are considered Grandmasters, and 9th degree practitioners are considered Senior Grandmasters. There are currently only two Senior Grandmasters: Craig Kollars and Dr. He-Young Kimm [highlight]End of copy pasdfp[/highlight] I am a Green Level 1 so that means every class I have start wearing a cup and bringing my gear, boners hurt like hell. [img]http://msp57.photobucket.com/albums/g202/tipsynanas421/taekwondo.jpg[/img] Pics: [img]http://openwarrior.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/taekwondo.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.plu.edu/~hwangaj/img/taekwondo.jpg[/img]
I was a week away from becoming a brown belt when I was 8, but then we had to move so I couldn't do the final test. :saddowns:
I always thought it was too much kicking. A kick above the waist is pretty much useless practically. It looks cool though I guess.
wooooooo yaaaaaaa ehhhhhh hoooahhhhhhhhhh pow yahhhhhhhhhhhh heeeeeeeeeeyah :ninja:
I'm a 2nd degree black belt in the GTUK (Global Tae Kwon Do United Kingdom), which used to be a part of the ITF (International Tae Kwon Do federation). I took home the gold in the England North-West Championship last year. I can imagine what I learn is quite different from the ITA. For example, we don't have a brown belt: White Yellow-tag Yellow Green-tag Green Blue-tag Blue Red-tag Red Black-tag Black If people are good enough, they grade every 3-4 months. Once at black belt, we go up half a degree at a time, so 1st, 1st and a half, 2nd etc. The time taken between degrees of black belt increases as you go up the ladder. It takes about a year to go from 1st to 2nd, two years from 2nd to 3rd, three years from 3rd to 4th etc. In sparring we use our hands to score as well as the feet although obviously kicking is used mostly. We wear head-guards, gloves and boots. 1 point for a punch anywhere, 2 points for a kick to the head, 1 point for a kick to the body. Some associations like the WTF (yes, what the fuck, very funny, actually the World Tae Kwon Do Federation) do not use their hands and don't wear head-guards, instead they wear some form of body-armour.
Be thankful for that cup. Without it, you'd be like these guys. [img]http://cdn1.gamepro.com/global/radar/blog_images/104931-1.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=Jallen;20274064]I always thought it was too much kicking. A kick above the waist is pretty much useless practically. It looks cool though I guess.[/QUOTE] On the contrary. Legs weigh much more than arms and can generate a lot more power than arms, as well as having much longer reach. If the situation allows it, which I make sure it does, I will always use my legs first and drop the opponent in one technique. Most people can't fight any long when they have a few broken ribs. It is very easy to break bones with a strong, well-timed kick with correct technique, even if you don't weigh much. Strong punching requires much more body mass.
[QUOTE=Agoat;20274257]Be thankful for that cup. Without it, you'd be like these guys. [img]http://cdn1.gamepro.com/global/radar/blog_images/104931-1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Yeah but it hurts when I see my GF do high kicks.
[QUOTE=AteBitLord;20273974] Pics: * pictures of fighting*[/QUOTE] Oh, that type of sparring. In the GTUK, our fighting is much more aggressive. Not as skilful, but more interchangeable for a real-world situation.
My old maths teacher was black belt 4th Dan or something like that
[QUOTE=AteBitLord;20274299]Yeah but it hurts when I see my GF do high kicks.[/QUOTE] Get her to satisfy your urges before you go.
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;20274327]Oh, that type of sparring. In the GTUK, our fighting is much more aggressive. Not as skilful, but more interchangeable for a real-world situation.[/QUOTE] Same but those pics aren't ITA, I couldn't find ITA ones. ITA doesn't sue chest pads and when we spar we usually end up bleeding at most fights, we don't stop until one of us goes down from being exhausted or being hurt bad.
[QUOTE=AteBitLord;20274366]Same but those pics aren't ITA, I couldn't find ITA ones. ITA doesn't sue chest pads and when we spar we usually end up bleeding at most fights, we don't stop until one of us goes down from being exhausted or being hurt bad.[/QUOTE] Ah right. That looks like WTF, which is the fighting style that is used in the Olympics. They stand and stare at each other for minutes before going bat-shit-crazy with the legs. It looks stupid and is useless in my opinion. It's really annoying because all my friends know I do TKD, and then when they see WTF in the Olympics they think Tae Kwon Do is shit.
I used to do TAGB which stands for Tae-Kwon-Do Association Great Britain, did it for 6 years and got to first dan black belt, but quit due to not having the time to do it any more due to work and college etc.
I train in Kuk Sool Won, another Korean martial art. 3 weeks and then I have my next testing. :dance:
I used to do Tae Kwon Do when I was a kid but the place was closed down because the owner was a rapist :ohdear: <---- 1000th POST WOOT
My aunt was once a teacher. It was a lot of fun. I think I managed to get to brown belt.
Does this stuff help if you ever got into a street fight? What do you learn regarding self defense techniques?
[QUOTE=Shadowspike;20279340]Does this stuff help if you ever got into a street fight? What do you learn regarding self defense techniques?[/QUOTE] Here's a good technique: avoid street fights.
I think one of my instructors has a crush on me. Weird.
[QUOTE=Agoat;20274257]Be thankful for that cup. Without it, you'd be like these guys. [img]http://cdn1.gamepro.com/global/radar/blog_images/104931-1.jpg[/img][/QUOTE] Folding your arms doesn't help with covering up.
The guy who teaches me is a Grandmaster. fuck yeah
I don't know about you, but the TKD guys around here are pussies! I once saw a kid crying after a fight because he had been kicked in the arm... I mean, it's a lot better to get kicked in your arm than anywhere else on your upper body. Been doing Kyokushinkai Karate for 7 years by the way.
Shaolin Kempo up in this motherfucker.
I do ju Jitsu, and it was funny at the competition one of our black belt dudes was informed that he was "Gunna have yo ass kicked" by a TKD Black belt. The TKD guy proceeded to open with a flying kick and ended up flat on his ass in a submission. And the TKD club who did a demo at the same event we did where complaining there sensei makes them do 20 pushups for a being a dick in class. well, we get 20 pushups for being good. Not to mention one of them jumped during his form becasue he stepped on a bindi.
Useful. Until someone takes you down to the ground. Then, you're fucked.
I got to TB Taco Bell.
[QUOTE=Sunnday3;20284062]I got to TB Taco Bell.[/QUOTE] Taco Won Do
Boxing / Kickboxing is where it's at. It's pure "Kick their fucking ass till they can't get back up". Whereas, with martial arts, it's always a deeper fucking meaning. "Visualise the balls in your palms. Imagine you are a tree, rooted to the earth." No thanks. I'd rather just go out there and kick ass with my fists and legs. None of this deep, meaningful bullshit that is most martial arts.
[QUOTE=KingQ8;20286484]Boxing / Kickboxing is where it's at. It's pure "Kick their fucking ass till they can't get back up". Whereas, with martial arts, it's always a deeper fucking meaning. "Visualise the balls in your palms. Imagine you are a tree, rooted to the earth." No thanks. I'd rather just go out there and kick ass with my fists and legs. None of this deep, meaningful bullshit that is most martial arts.[/QUOTE] Not with Kuk Sool Won. :colbert: Also I class Kickboxing as a martial art.
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