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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guest&nbsp; 85555" data-source="post: 9428856"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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