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Originally Posted by jtemple
I always viewed TKD as more of a showmanship art.
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If so, then so would all the varieties of kung fu and karate........They all came from the same origins.
Doing "forms" isn't really for show, it's for practicing strong blocks and strikes so that they become second-nature. As far as acquiring actual fighting "wits", that is what sparring sessions & tournaments are for. Someone who doesn't participate in those is obviously going to come up short.