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Originally Posted by NinjaKilla187
I was stationed in Korea.
The hard core TKD schools in Korea can get a little extreme for sure. Some of it is just stupid. I have seen guys standing in the surf in 40 degree weather doing punches and kicks until people go hypothermic.
Koreans have much different ideas about how much contact is actually going to hurt you and will happily kick the shit out of each other just for fun. The problem with TKD in Korea or anywhere else is that the hand techniques suck and the rules lead to use of techniques that will get you mauled fighting guys in other systems.
It is fun as hell if you have the apptitude for it. Tornado kicks and jump spinning back kicks are a blast, just not that realistic for fighting.
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It depends on who you're up against...a well timed/placed back spin kick to the face can get a KO if the other guy has never been up against a TKD guy. It was one of my favorite counters in tourney sparring and it works well against TKD guys, imagine how well it would work against a grappler with crappy standup or someone coming in on you lazy that's never seen it before
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