Making a switch to TKD

Discussion in 'Tae Kwon Do' started by holdthedoor, Apr 3, 2017.

  1. kandi

    kandi Valued Member

    Hi - I second the recommendation for Enshin karate. The forms are a lot more like sparring.

    Most traditional MA will have forms of some kind but you get out of forms what you put into it. I love the bunkai and can only really perform the form correctly when I've studied it enough to visualise my attacker.

    If forms aren't going to be your thing, hop along and find another MA :). No harm done.
     
  2. Earl Weiss

    Earl Weiss Valued Member

     
  3. kandi

    kandi Valued Member

     
  4. holdthedoor

    holdthedoor New Member

    thanks for the feedback guys

    Since my last post I went to a couple more sessions, but think I'm going to leave it at that as far as TKD is concerned. I liked the classes, especially the padwork/sparring sessions, but one of my goals is to grade in a MA and earn a black belt, eventually, but I can't get on with the patterns, that's just me I guess.

    As if by luck, I did find a kung fu/kickboxing gym in my area (it's new) and think this may be the art I'm looking for; they grade in kickboxing, compete in tournies and the kung fu aspect is more of a bolt-on to the end of the classes which can be substituted for sparring if preferred. I think the art is better suited to my own style as well; I've had quite a bit of training in western boxing (was always urged to compete in Uni but never got around to it) and I'm very keen on the mix of boxing strikes/movement with the kung fu/karate style kicks :)

    thanks for the advice chaps
     
  5. kandi

    kandi Valued Member

    Does kung fu have forms? Good on you for giving TKD a go.
     
  6. holdthedoor

    holdthedoor New Member

    The style they teach is Lau Gar, which I know next to nothing about. I think they do teach the forms but from what I've seen so far it's all application based, drills with partners etc. and only forms a small part of the class, and even then sparring can be chosen instead if preferred. The actual grading at the club is in Kickboxing.
     
  7. kandi

    kandi Valued Member

    Have a look at Enshin karate kata. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeaEfgzeeE4

    That's how kata / forms should look!
     
  8. Latikos

    Latikos Valued Member

    Wait, I don't get it: You want to go to a Kung Fu school.
    Where they teach Kung Fu --> so you learn Kung Fu.
    And then they test and grade you in Kickboxing?
    Which they/ you don't actually do, because they teach/ you learn Kung Fu? :confused:
     
  9. holdthedoor

    holdthedoor New Member

    My OP sets out what I was looking for in a trad martial art, this school ticks boxes so far :)
     
  10. Dead_pool

    Dead_pool Spes mea in nihil Deus MAP 2017 Moi Award

    LG I belive teach and grade in Kung fu and kickboxing, so if you like kickboxing, you can just train and grade in that.
     
  11. Latikos

    Latikos Valued Member

    I read the OP and I certainly don't disagree to a class you might like.

    I just don't understand, how they can grade you in Kickboxing, when you learn Kung Fu.
    (Dumb example that doesn't work due to not being tests there but: Like when you were to play Soccer and suddenly they'd grade you in Tennis)

    Ah, so you'd train both, but only in Kickboxing would be grades?
    Or the other way around, if you were to train both but wanted to grade in Kung Fu?
     
  12. holdthedoor

    holdthedoor New Member

    Train both, grade kickboxing, right up my alley :)
     
  13. Latikos

    Latikos Valued Member

    Ah, I see.
    That was all, that had me confused ^^

    I hope you find there, what you're looking for!
     

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