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  1. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

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    I'm not convinced he knows TKD either, much less...

    I'm not convinced he knows TKD either, much less a black belt in it. Just look at the general way he carries himself. Unless the World TKD Federation has really lowered its standards to ****.
  2. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    Wow. If the writer of that article thinks that...

    Wow. If the writer of that article thinks that type of dancing is dirty, he/she needs to get out more.

    It’s clear that TKD in S. Korea is attempting to merge with K-pop (or to be K-popish) to...
  3. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    I'm don't think it was a fake fight, like the guy...

    I'm don't think it was a fake fight, like the guy is saying it is. If it were fake, I'm pretty certain they'd have made it look more "dramatic". The punches the one guy is throwing at the TKD guy's...
  4. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    Grandmaster Park Jong-Soo demo, 1973. ...

    Grandmaster Park Jong-Soo demo, 1973.

    Old(er)-school TKD. I'd read of GM Park decades ago, but had never seen him demo. I'm very impressed with his speed, power and precision. Especially the...
  5. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    When I studied Shi-to ryu karate as a kid, if you...

    When I studied Shi-to ryu karate as a kid, if you made the same mistake more than a couple times, or were goofing off, our Japanese sensei would make you stand at attention and he'd smack you on the...
  6. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

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    Very true. I read that book when it came out. I...

    Very true. I read that book when it came out. I should probably pull it out and read through it again.
  7. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    I was browsing at a Barnes & Noble, and in the...

    I was browsing at a Barnes & Noble, and in the June/July issue of Black Belt magazine, with Bruce Lee in the cover, is a reprint of an article from November 1968 titled Roar of the Tiger, about the...
  8. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    After watching some of the TKD from the London...

    After watching some of the TKD from the London and Rio Olympics, they should probably keep the federation name, because the acronym is quite apropos.
  9. Thread: Tae Kwon Do

    by Jimbo
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    IMO, Olympic TKD has been unwatchable for many...

    IMO, Olympic TKD has been unwatchable for many years now.
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