Have traditional martial arts been distorted?

Grappling is where it's at. I have been wrestling for 6 years and just started bjj a year ago. It is great.

A hall around my way. Tower Hamlets.

Mine is with Pil Sung.

-AC

Good stuff, I don't know it but I am well out of the loop as far as TKD is concerned. I can't grapple either since my knee op from playing rugby 18 months ago. 🙁

Originally posted by Alpha Centauri
Stop judging martial arts on a video game.

Traditional TKD focuses more so on flair, technique and range than actually attacking. Although that is obviously incorporated.

Hence why kicks are more of a focal point.

Most teachers nowadays incorporate a much larger mix of upper and lower body attacks.

I've been taught in both, so I can use both. But I prefer my kicks.

-AC

Originally posted by AdventChild
I wasn't basing it off a video game!!!!! hwarang do is an actual martial art that tkd came from... i can't say that i'm spelling it right but it's an actual martial art!
here ya go! http://www.hwarangdo.net/

Sorry Advent this is an OK history of TKD though

http://www.tkd.net/tkdnetwork/history.html

here's a better link!

http://www.hwarangdo.net/school/videos.php

Originally posted by AdventChild
here's a better link!

http://www.hwarangdo.net/school/videos.php

Its all the same lot 😄 Avdent thats not where TKD came from

http://www.sos.mtu.edu/husky/tkdhist.htm

another accepted history

*sigh* sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much to read!!!

Originally posted by AdventChild
*sigh* sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much to read!!!

Some times you have to read to research 😄

god, do you really want the honest truth? Ninjitsu is a fighting and assasination art developed by thieves, murderers, rapists, assassins, and rebels. it advocates no morals other than accomplishing a goal at any cost. Muay Thai/Lerdrit is a killing art developed by a prince for for the army of siam. the sammurai were often corrupt and no more morally superior than the knights of europe in the middle ages. better?

Hmm Ninjitsu sounds good then......no morals in there.....

But try finding someone who knows genuine Ninjtsu and didn't learn it in Master "Dicks" garage or have it handed down through Master "Wanks" dojo with his "certificate" on the wall and a federation no one has heard of. 😉 but then isn't Ninjitsu like so much Kung Sockey secret 😂

Originally posted by mr.smiley
I strongly think they have.Most have lost their traditional touch anyways.They're distorted into self defense stuff when most have more of a philosophical meaning to them.Just wanted to know what you guys thought about it.

The only reason a person in the mordern world would join a Martial Art is for self defense, I'm sure those requesting knowledge of the the philosophy of the martial art could just ask the sensai, I'm sure he'd comply.

Originally posted by alcoholicpoet
The only reason a person in the mordern world would join a Martial Art is for self defense, I'm sure those requesting knowledge of the the philosophy of the martial art could just ask the sensai, I'm sure he'd comply.

Originally posted by alcoholicpoet
The only reason a person in the mordern world would join a Martial Art is for self defense, I'm sure those requesting knowledge of the the philosophy of the martial art could just ask the sensai, I'm sure he'd comply.

I disagree.....people do it to be able to attac too....

Originally posted by whirlysplat
No some join to compete😄

Well, sport and defense then.

and like Bardock said attack 😄

I think their philosophy has been lost, they are teached without their philosophy today, like if they were just for physical exercise.

Originally posted by AdventChild
so yea they have been disorted.....

Not distorted, but purposely altered.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
Not distorted, but purposely altered.

Truth