Olympics Talk: A brief discussion before it goes away

[Bedrockgames]

Wasnt it Karate, where someone landed a KO, and they lost because of it?

That happened in karate, yes. Which should never occur in a combat sport. You should always win if you knock out the other person. I can't imagine getting a gold for being knocked out. This was TKD, so they can still knock each other out as far as I know (I competed under the rules in the 2000s, so I am not sure about that, but it looks like you can still win by knock out). The big change though is the chest guard and headgear have sensors to detect points. By the time I was doing it, there was already a shift towards speed, so when guys from the 80s would come to our school, they clearly hit much harder than we did and used the balls of their feet as their kicking surface (something I learned to do from them because it was very effective). But we still hit hard and still were trying to knock each other out or score points through hitting hard enough to cause 'trembling shock'. It isn't like every fight is all light, you still see hard exchanges now, but the sports always shift according to rules and equipment changes. So the sensor just makes the sport visually very different and puts a lot more emphaisis on things like leading kicks

 

[Scribe]

That happened in karate, yes. Which should never occur in a combat sport. You should always win if you knock out the other person. I can't imagine getting a gold for being knocked out. This was TKD, so they can still knock each other out as far as I know (I competed under the rules in the 2000s, so I am not sure about that, but it looks like you can still win by knock out). The big change though is the chest guard and headgear have sensors to detect points. By the time I was doing it, there was already a shift towards speed, so when guys from the 80s would come to our school, they clearly hit much harder than we did and used the balls of their feet as their kicking surface (something I learned to do from them because it was very effective). But we still hit hard and still were trying to knock each other out or score points through hitting hard enough to cause 'trembling shock'. It isn't like every fight is all light, you still see hard exchanges now, but the sports always shift according to rules and equipment changes. So the sensor just makes the sport visually very different and puts a lot more emphaisis on things like leading kicks

My former Muay Thai trainer grew up in TKD, he told me he made the switch when it became 'a game of tag, with your feet'. I never trained in it though.

 

[Snarf Zagyg]

Woooo Canada just won the gold for the women's hammer throw, too! We're, like, the most hammered nation on earth!

 

[Bedrockgames]

My former Muay Thai trainer grew up in TKD, he told me he made the switch when it became 'a game of tag, with your feet'. I never trained in it though.

The thing I like about TKD is the beauty and athleticism of it. I left before the sensor entered into it. I also made a similar transition to muay thai (though I never competed in Muay Thai the way I did in TKD). Muay Thai is definitely more well rounded and a better preparation for something like MMA. That transition from TKD can be tricky at first because the stance is different and you aren't accustomed to taking punches to the head. When I was in TKD, it wasn't as rough as it was in the 80s (I believe the 80s is when they started using headgear for example due to a death at either the nationals or Olympic games), but it was still full contact, you need to hit hard to score a point. So if someone landed a spinning hook kick it was with the intention of knocking them out. A back kick would often knock someone onto the ground, etc. I lost by knock out at one competition, and was hit hard enough with a shin to the nose at another that the force itself sent me to the ground without actually knocking me out (and it broke my nose). All that said, I understand it is a sport first and rules change and competitors adapt to those changes. So I don't expect to see a street figtht at a TKD match. I just think it was more exciting when the hits were harder (the more slappy it becomes the more you have people standing up on one foot throwing lead round houses the whole time). I still think it is one of the most beautiful martial arts to watch because the rules mean you basically have to kick (the no punching rule to the head may make it less effective in terms of self defense but that is crucial for making it all about the kicks). Obviously I am just talking about WTF (now called WT I think), things like ITF have totally different rules for sparring.

 

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[Tonguez]

The thing I like about TKD is the beauty and athleticism of it.

Yeah with Rhythmic gymnastics and now Breakdancing in the Olympics TKD is perfectly at home as one of the Olympic performance disciplines

 

[The Soloist]

Interior bicycle races on the slanted track are the best! Cool bikes, scifi suits, wild accidents and team tactics.
100m race is boring. Blink too long and at its over.

 

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little sis energy
Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin reaction to the Italian gymnast podium celebrations

 

[briggart]

little sis energy
Chinese gymnast Zhou Yaqin reaction to the Italian gymnast podium celebrations

I've always find the biting the medal thing annoying, but this little scene is really cute!

 

[Clint_L]

I've always find the biting the medal thing annoying, but this little scene is really cute!

I want some prankster to sneak a chocolate one into the pile, just once.