Egon
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As a side note there is a current polemic debate about a Tai Chi master who was badly beaten by a MMA fighter. I've heard the theory that it could be CCP who organized it, calling a weaking master to be beaten and then use reverse psychology to pull Kung Fu practicioners into the MMA world so the party could make money off them. If the case was just that Kung Fu/Tai Chi is useless against modern M.A. then there would not be cases of Shaolin monks who do that super-human feats like resisting KO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGsjtweGhho
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The first martial art I practiced was Karate. This is a video a friend sent me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nHZvbOtFSM
In my opinion, modern Karate is a waste of time, unless you have no martial arts avaliable near where you live, so it can be an open door. The movements of Karate he's using for the fight (and in general Karate) are called Kata and they are for lone demonstration, Taekwondo absorbed the same from Karate (Poomsae) but IMO the focus on it won't help in your progress or in real life unless there is something else to add. The difference of Taekwondo is what it has of original, it's actual fighting techniques, how you mantain the base and the dynamics of fighting are better for deffense and counter attack. This is my personal thinking after practicing both styles.
I also practiced Kickboxing/Thaiboxing, and I recognize their efficiency. The one thing I don't like very much in martial arts like these, MMA etc., is because it's too much deffense sports and less martial art, I think there must be a balance or it's like you're just playing football or other materialistic stuff, or then being a new ager on the extreme opposite.
Some useful material
Here is a good kick guiding by Grandmaster Shin Chul Kang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkqynXVif7k
Stretching exercises for kicks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnfe8IYqlgs
I lay emphasis on Jiu-Jitsu as well, Hitler also recommended its practice in the Main Kampf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQHfoGQlxI
An interesting art, Hapkido:
https://www.leasidemartialarts.com/hapkido-documentary-on-the-discovery-channel-featuring-kyung-mu-kwan-masters
Marial Art is Life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKROCTGSd7Y
To the post...
The first martial art I practiced was Karate. This is a video a friend sent me:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nHZvbOtFSM
In my opinion, modern Karate is a waste of time, unless you have no martial arts avaliable near where you live, so it can be an open door. The movements of Karate he's using for the fight (and in general Karate) are called Kata and they are for lone demonstration, Taekwondo absorbed the same from Karate (Poomsae) but IMO the focus on it won't help in your progress or in real life unless there is something else to add. The difference of Taekwondo is what it has of original, it's actual fighting techniques, how you mantain the base and the dynamics of fighting are better for deffense and counter attack. This is my personal thinking after practicing both styles.
I also practiced Kickboxing/Thaiboxing, and I recognize their efficiency. The one thing I don't like very much in martial arts like these, MMA etc., is because it's too much deffense sports and less martial art, I think there must be a balance or it's like you're just playing football or other materialistic stuff, or then being a new ager on the extreme opposite.
Some useful material
Here is a good kick guiding by Grandmaster Shin Chul Kang:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkqynXVif7k
Stretching exercises for kicks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnfe8IYqlgs
I lay emphasis on Jiu-Jitsu as well, Hitler also recommended its practice in the Main Kampf:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQHfoGQlxI
An interesting art, Hapkido:
https://www.leasidemartialarts.com/hapkido-documentary-on-the-discovery-channel-featuring-kyung-mu-kwan-masters
Marial Art is Life!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKROCTGSd7Y
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