Comments on: Olympic TKD - What’s the point? http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/ Personal perspectives on fencing and some other non-related pursuits. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Craig http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9736 Craig Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:55:06 +0000 http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9736 Gilbert - Maybe we should make fist-pumping an event. Gilbert - Maybe we should make fist-pumping an event.

]]> By: gilbert http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9734 gilbert Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:43:44 +0000 http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9734 to a non-fencer, non-TKD, i have to say that fencing is boring in that it isn't what i remembered. i remembered poise, elegance, and emphasis on defense as important as attack. all i see now is trying to lunge as fast as you can to set off your opponents lite-brite helmet and then pump your fist in a lame mind game (even if you didn't win that touch or point). yawn. yay finally something more exciting; riflery! bullseye! bullseye!bullseye! something 1mm off! bullseye! bullseye! (yeh, pump that fist!) to a non-fencer, non-TKD, i have to say that fencing is boring in that it isn’t what i remembered. i remembered poise, elegance, and emphasis on defense as important as attack.

all i see now is trying to lunge as fast as you can to set off your opponents lite-brite helmet and then pump your fist in a lame mind game (even if you didn’t win that touch or point).

yawn.

yay finally something more exciting; riflery! bullseye! bullseye!bullseye! something 1mm off! bullseye! bullseye! (yeh, pump that fist!)

]]> By: colin chock http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9730 colin chock Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:05:05 +0000 http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9730 I'll make the obvious point that non-fencers think fencing is similarly boring. did you get a chance to see the junior olympic TKD when they shared our natls venue in your hometown of atlanta? if so, how does the olympic TKD compare to that? TKD is pretty big in honolulu. "If I don’t want to get kicked, all I have to do is rush in and grab the other person" yes, clinching, as in boxing. tho in boxing, the occasional knock out makes up for the clinching. TKD has the occasional KO as well. combat sports need to penalize passivity to encourage action. I’ll make the obvious point that non-fencers think fencing is similarly boring.

did you get a chance to see the junior olympic TKD when they shared our natls venue in your hometown of atlanta? if so, how does the olympic TKD compare to that?

TKD is pretty big in honolulu.

“If I don’t want to get kicked, all I have to do is rush in and grab the other person”

yes, clinching, as in boxing. tho in boxing, the occasional knock out makes up for the clinching. TKD has the occasional KO as well.

combat sports need to penalize passivity to encourage action.

]]> By: Brent Simpson http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9729 Brent Simpson Fri, 22 Aug 2008 22:29:27 +0000 http://blog.fencing.net/olympic-tkd-whats-the-point/130/#comment-9729 Wow i completely agree with you but i would soo rether watch low level epee than olympic TKD. I mean at least thats fencing Wow i completely agree with you but i would soo rether watch low level epee than olympic TKD. I mean at least thats fencing

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