define traditional

How would you define traditional?

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simplify

wow great question im gonna have to really think about this one

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Traditional TKD

its late and im really tired but this is what i got....i see traditional as not straying from the original conception of the style..my masters' grandmaster was the founder of moo duk kwan..we train, according to my master, the exact same way as he did, his master did and so on.. all the advanced classes are very very formal..just as they were in Korea at the beginning..if u talk..20 push-ups...if you scratch your nose...20 push-ups...a lot of styles have started using special kicks that have come into being from the years of tournaments..we sometimes practice these kicks, but mainly stick with the basics of our original style...we are not tournament focused and tend to stay with the original reason for tkd, combat and self defense..we train to hurt someone badly if, god forbid, we had no other way to get away from a life threatening situation..we also have whole classes dedicated to the history and philosophy of our style...i don't think i have much more to say tonight..i hope people respond to your post, its a great question to raise as tkd continues to grow and diversify

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Traditional TKD

i was mainly try to figure out if where i trained qualified as traditional.  following your basic definition of following the founder of the style, i don't think my school is too far off of that.  it sounds like we do the same kinds of things with pushups for punishment and not tournament-focused.  one thing we don't do much of is sparring in class, and also the philosophy and history.  i think it's cool that you study the philosophy and history, i wish my school would do that too.  when i have my own school that's the kind of thing i want to do.  i'm glad that i got at least one opinion response.

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simplify

i started writing, but it got litte too long, and i thought i would share it with everybody, so i wrote it in the forum, under general tkd.

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i'm delicious

Danni wrote: i was mainly try to figure out if where i trained qualified as traditional. following your basic definition of following the founder of the style, i don't think my school is too far off of that. it sounds like we do the same kinds of things with pushups for punishment and not tournament-focused. one thing we don't do much of is sparring in class, and also the philosophy and history. i think it's cool that you study the philosophy and history, i wish my school would do that too. when i have my own school that's the kind of thing i want to do. i'm glad that i got at least one opinion response.

i dont think im qualified to give a " definition " of what traditional is or isnt..i just know were i train is the pre-kukkiwan version of the style of moo duk kwan..so we call ourselves traditional.

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Traditional TKD

doughboy wrote: i started writing, but it got litte too long, and i thought i would share it with everybody, so i wrote it in the forum, under general tkd.

good idea, its a topic that i think everyone would have an opinion on.

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Traditional TKD

My personal definition of 'traditional' is teaching with an emphasis on self defense, since that is 'traditionally' what people have learned martial arts for.  I think that a traditional school will also have an emphasis on discipline and respect. 

I see the 'olympic' style as being very kick heavy and excelling in it will make one a fantastic striker.  Certainly, the ability to strike can be a great asset in defending one's self and engaging is sparring hones the reflexes, provides a sense of distance and timing, increases the power of one's kicks and punches, and increases one's speed.

Our dojang does not bill itself as traditional and teaches a mix of both traditional and olympic, with more of an emphasis on the olympic WTF style in terms of sparring.  But those of us who want a more traditional instruction, we know what nights and which class to show up for; generally the one with fewer kids under fifteen.  With the adult classes, we get a more self defense oriented class, with a bit of the tournament stuff added for flavor.  Fortunately, my schedule is such that those are usually the only classes that I can make it to.

Daniel

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교사 Yidan kumdo, Ildan taekwondo

I'm not sure if I can tell you what traditional is but I can tell you my personal opinion. I think it is when you train, not to win competitions, but train to teach ou to protect yourself and your family if anything were to happen. And, to teach as they used to. Hope I helped in some way. :)

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Fortitude