Agreed, this was terrible. Looks like both are afraid to fight. If I was center judge I'd have told them to pick-up the pace. "You do know that you are allowed to strike each other correct?"
Hahahahah u made me laugh!! I am agreeing with some of what you said in your comment sir! You made me laugh. I'm learning about this free sparring. How long has that been happening where you train if you don't need me asking? Respect to these two martial artists though. I'm not laughing at you guys if you see this.
@@trevorgomez3343I see some pace there. I see their hands down. No jabs were thrown really to me. The blue helmet guy got a kick to the back and neck area. To me that's not a point. Then I think a flying punch was attempted and executed at the end. But I'm unsure if that is even taught right now in martial arts Tang Soo Do.
Yeah a crap effort to try not look like ITF Taekwondo. All of the traditional martial arts need to get on the flat floor and get in the ring. I know it pushes up the flexibility and cost of tournaments but amateur boxers have been doing it for ages. Have a K1 type format and either semi/full context and forget the absolute mess WTF TKD play fighting.
in tang soo do its quite different ive been trainging at tang soo do academy for 11 years and im still going but you can get in trouble for punching the back or taking down your opponent by grabbing them in any way
I trained TSD for a total of about 3.5 years, in the US and in Scotland. Other than wristlock techniques we did no grappling at all. The kicking is fun, but the hand techniques and head defense are very weak. Most sparring is done with hands down.
In practical terms Boxing or Muay Thai 'covering up' will work better than TSD's blocks for the head area, for the most part anyway. I don't see the hand techniques as weak but like all things they are situational. Open hand strikes with the heel of the palm are very effective in a real fight as can be a hard strike with the blade of the hand to the neck or collarbone area. We also train elbow and knee techniques, which are things you'd obviously never use or see in sparring. Agree that grappling is a weak spot, but all fighting styles have holes, guess that's why we end up combining them. Also.. US based TSD sparring seems very weak (even by TSD's 'light' contact standards). Dunno why that is particularly.
@@DJock93AF True enough. I just commented as this version of TSD looks much different from what I experienced. Hopefully, TSD does not go the way of Olympic TKD. I had much respect for the TSD guys I sparred with. They could scrap! 😆
@@richardschafer7858 oh for sure. This fight was between me and my best friend. We grew up training together since we were 4. We know all of each others moves so this was us basically having fun with each other.
@@DJock93AF I can relate! One of my closest friends and I trained 5 or 6 days a week at the same Kuk Sool Won school for years. While sparring, we would actually do the exact same move at the same time. It was pretty funny.
Did the guy in the blue helmet get a point? Please someone tell me. I'm thinking the judges called false and threw up red flags. The red flags to me mean false. If there would have been a point there would have been a white flag right? Can someone answer my questions 😆😆😆😆??????
Looks a heck of a lot more like Olympic Tae Kwon Do than Tang Soo Do.... I've been in TSD for 30 yrs and we have NEVER sparred like that.
Agreed, this was terrible. Looks like both are afraid to fight. If I was center judge I'd have told them to pick-up the pace. "You do know that you are allowed to strike each other correct?"
Hahahahah u made me laugh!! I am agreeing with some of what you said in your comment sir! You made me laugh. I'm learning about this free sparring. How long has that been happening where you train if you don't need me asking? Respect to these two martial artists though. I'm not laughing at you guys if you see this.
@@trevorgomez3343I see some pace there. I see their hands down. No jabs were thrown really to me. The blue helmet guy got a kick to the back and neck area. To me that's not a point. Then I think a flying punch was attempted and executed at the end. But I'm unsure if that is even taught right now in martial arts Tang Soo Do.
Yeah a crap effort to try not look like ITF Taekwondo. All of the traditional martial arts need to get on the flat floor and get in the ring. I know it pushes up the flexibility and cost of tournaments but amateur boxers have been doing it for ages. Have a K1 type format and either semi/full context and forget the absolute mess WTF TKD play fighting.
With the way the arms are down and no punches thrown I would say this looks very tae kwon do ish but it does have that air and presence of tang Soo do
Are you allowed to grab the kicks and take down in this style? Because they look very open to that.
in tang soo do its quite different ive been trainging at tang soo do academy for 11 years and im still going but you can get in trouble for punching the back or taking down your opponent by grabbing them in any way
Only prohibited in competition. Traditional TSD has grabs and takedowns.
I trained TSD for a total of about 3.5 years, in the US and in Scotland. Other than wristlock techniques we did no grappling at all. The kicking is fun, but the hand techniques and head defense are very weak. Most sparring is done with hands down.
In practical terms Boxing or Muay Thai 'covering up' will work better than TSD's blocks for the head area, for the most part anyway. I don't see the hand techniques as weak but like all things they are situational. Open hand strikes with the heel of the palm are very effective in a real fight as can be a hard strike with the blade of the hand to the neck or collarbone area. We also train elbow and knee techniques, which are things you'd obviously never use or see in sparring. Agree that grappling is a weak spot, but all fighting styles have holes, guess that's why we end up combining them.
Also.. US based TSD sparring seems very weak (even by TSD's 'light' contact standards). Dunno why that is particularly.
in tournament rules you cant and during sparring either but we do practice sweeps, takedowns and locks.
Lots of video, little action. We would have received a warning in the ring because of passivity. I'm sorry, but for me it's boring.
Good cardio, no contact lol
it is point fighting. Expect it to be boring
Looks more TKD. I used to spar with some TSD guys back in 80's and 90's. They threw WAY more punches. Seemed more balanced in their techniques.
Just depends on the specific fighting style of the martial artist.
@@DJock93AF True enough. I just commented as this version of TSD looks much different from what I experienced. Hopefully, TSD does not go the way of Olympic TKD. I had much respect for the TSD guys I sparred with. They could scrap! 😆
@@richardschafer7858 oh for sure. This fight was between me and my best friend. We grew up training together since we were 4. We know all of each others moves so this was us basically having fun with each other.
@@DJock93AF I can relate! One of my closest friends and I trained 5 or 6 days a week at the same Kuk Sool Won school for years. While sparring, we would actually do the exact same move at the same time. It was pretty funny.
Did the guy in the blue helmet get a point? Please someone tell me. I'm thinking the judges called false and threw up red flags. The red flags to me mean false. If there would have been a point there would have been a white flag right? Can someone answer my questions 😆😆😆😆??????
2 kicks in 2 minutes…wow
So you didn't watch it
Masters of ?
tang soo do
sparring over a hard floor