Olympic disappointments

[Doggy Styles]

I lost a lot of respect for TKD seeing how impractical it is in real life. E.g., have a look at this clip from the 2008 Olympics, where Cuban 80Kg TKD fighter Ángel Matos sucker kicks the referee in the face because he didn't agree with a decision he'd made. Leaving the unsportsmanly behaviour to one side, if you're a black belt in a heavyweight class, an Olympic champion no less, and you still can't drop somebody by sucker kicking them in the face when they're not looking, that doesn't say much for your technique. The ref only received a cut lip in that case (whilst Ángel Matos and his coach rightly received a ban for life).

There aren't a lot of MMA guys that come from a TKD background, because even when your technique is effective (unlike Ángel Matos's there), once it goes to ground it's all over for anyone that only knows how to kick and punch.

As I have said before, the Olympic sport is NOT proper taekwondo. In fact it is not taekwondo at all, it is only point-scoring with the feet. Take no notice of those who say there is no difference.

[Doggy Styles]

MMA all the way. Which is pretty good to watch, except when they are cuddling on the floor for half the match.

Indeed, it is a better scrap. The cuddling is a bit boring, but at least they are allowed to hit each other.