ITF Tae Kwon Do Tournament

ITF Tae Kwon Do. A different side of TKD for those of you who only ever know of the "point sparring" Olympic version. These guys full on scrap.

KO Decision round punches kicks spinning 360 sparring dojo dojang

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[RsGhost1]

Looks like Karate Kumite

[HoneyReno]

2 different federations that head TKD.

WTF style rules are the ones seen on the Olympics, with gear and such.

ITF is full contact similar to Karate Kumite but different point system.

[crasheddy98]

0:54 !!!

[xxinsufficiency]

You have to be dynamic, you shouldn't have your hands up or down at all times. There's a time for each of them. Also there's different styles for different modes of sparring, I dont go in the same way for Olympic style as I do for a continued style such as this

[Easyandy100]

@SuperBlippo Definitely confused but 'll join in "Hands up, baby hands up, gimme you love gimme gimme your love, gimme gimme' etc. Good luck with your training.

[SuperBlippo]

@Easyandy100 also I love you and I want your babies. what was that song by Ottawan - 'Baby Hands Up'. Remember Jackie Chan playing Mr Miyagi, Kung Fu is in your life. But we all know he wasn't the real mr miyagi cause he's dead. But, Mr. Chan was trying to say spar like you fight and fight like you spar with in the rules of course, Rule 1 - 'Baby Hands Up' la lala la la 'Baby Hands Up'. 'You're putting a line, where there should not be a line' - lyrics by the Frames, I have others

[SuperBlippo]

@Easyandy100 There is no rule or law to keep your hands down. So why? TKD sport is a game, a game of tag. And each player must defend and attack to score and obstruct a scoring area. This video and many others inhibits the defence aspect of ITF TKD sport or SD. It might be the way things are now, but sparring in ITF TKD wasn't like that 20 years ago, it's closer to WTF(Olympic style TKD) which is sad. Tapilatu and Barada prove that ITF TKD is not just a kicking sport they are champs

[SuperBlippo]

@Easyandy100 Andy I want to draw a line under this, we'll agree to disagree, I'm obviously upsetting you. My ideal and many others ITF TKD, is that it is becoming a weak MA because I see students only being taught this stuff dramatic hands down and nothing else, and they believe they can defend themselves, and maybe some can. Where you see the line between the Sport and SD, I also see. Where SD has laws which are extended from the Sport which have rules.

[SuperBlippo]

@Easyandy100 it's nice to see you found your words again. But, again I disagree 100% MMA, Boxing, Jiujitsu, Judo, TKD etc etc are ALL sports and are equally all SD's fact!. WTF - World Taekwondo Federation & ITF - International Taekwondo Federation, you also have AIMAA, UITF, ITF is also split into 2 or 3 sub trees, depending on what master you follow. Re: Tapilatu gettin KO'd, should've kept his hands up then shouldn't he, the clown!! my qualification is my anonymity! lesson over!

[Easyandy100]

@SuperBlippo OK I checked out Tapilatu and one thing that stands out, as I have mentioned before, it's a different sport. He is a TKD proponent but he fights in full contact so guard and stance are different to semi contact point scoring, as seen in the clip above, where punches are low scoring and emphasis is on kicking. Also the fight I saw Tapilatu in he lost by KO with a left leg turning kick to his head; he should have kept his guard up.