When martial artists lie about their skills

[ukfanfrombirth (cali cat)]

I could have been more than one style taught at this place. I only went by the place once while it was open and watched.

When I trained in Tae Kwon Do, the rule for body shots was the kick had to deliver a staggering blow. Whether a point was awarded was up to the judges' discretion. The shot had to least move the person and not just tap the chest protector. I watched this olympic match where all one person did was kick front leg roundhouses to the chest protector. We could not win a match that way back then. Alot of what I watched was an exchange of single and front leg kicks. Almost like the kickboxing matches I used to watch on television. I don't know if that is just something that olympic sparring has turned into or if the sport has trended that way over the years.

Yes!!! The last round of the Olympics, I was watching a match where legitimate kicks would not result in a point (and we're talking, for example, a powerful back-leg round, strong enough it visibly moved the opponent and you could hear the contact even over the television ... a kick that any corner ref would have awarded a point for), but these ... things ... they weren't real kicks, would result in points.

It really depends on the DoJang as far as what's taught was sparring, these days. Some places only teach the "Olympic-style" sparring. Some places teach traditional sparring, but then have separate classes for those who want to spar in tournaments.