Still, it’s fun to practice, and it feels like you are flying around the ring because you learn how to kick so fast in succession of other kicks

There is a very good set of articles by The Dysfunctional Parrot from years ago that talk about TKD and explain its problems, as well as its good points. They pretty much jive with what you’re talking about.

TKD is a great way to do daycare for kids. And it’s a great way to make yourself look awesome and badass. Legitimately talented TKD practitioners have some of the most insane kicks that I’ve ever seen. I used to spar frequently against a double TKD black-belt in his mid-fifties – he is the same age as my teacher – and he could easily beat the shit out of me, just with kicks. He has this amazing mule-kick that he times perfectly against opponents coming straight at him which always lands right against the ribs and leaves you feeling like he smashed you with a baseball bat.

But… compared with combat striking arts, like muay thai or kyokushin karate, TKD is generally regarded as much less effective.

I still wonder if the Korean military or non-tournament organization is teaching a more …street fight Taekwondo as opposed to one that has to fit into regulations.

If you can believe what you see here, they do use a heavily modified and more lethal version of TKD, with a lot of the stupid shit removed (but not all of it).

Martial arts cover that grey area between between “Immediate threat to my life” and “I doubt this guy’s going to kill me, but I’d still rather he keep his hands to himself.” Besides, it provides extra protection for the few circumstances where I can’t get away with carrying (i.e. they have metal detectors).

I greatly respect MCMAP. One of the guys that I trained with in KM was a Marine and served in Fallujah. He said that MCMAP actually incorporates many of the same techniques that civilian KM does, but the MCMAP techniques are much more brutal. For example, KM has a release from a bearhug from the front with arms pinned that involves a groin strike followed by two knees to the groin, then a rake of the foot down the attacker’s shin and a bite to the neck.

The MCMAP version starts the same but ends with breaking the attacker’s leg ))

The good thing about that style is that it incorporates all of the most effective techniques from a wide variety of standing and ground-based arts, and combines them all with an understanding of weapons and ranges. It is not appropriate for civilians, though – the range of force and frightfulness available to civilians is far more restricted than that available to active-duty military.

Strength and honour to you as well, brother, it’s been a while since I last saw you comment around here.

https://infogalactic.com/info/Marine_Corps_Martial_Arts_Program

Strength and Honor
-Sardaukar

How does this defend against a .44 to the guts?

I believe that is known as the “No Can Defend” technique.

The irony here is that Krav Maga, for instance, teaches defences against guns. However, those techniques ONLY work against complete dumbasses who have no respect whatsoever for the fact that a gun is a ranged weapon. So they work only against Dindu muggers who try to hold you up at gunpoint from close range. KM practitioners readily admit this fact and also admit openly that if you’re up against a gun, 99 times out of 100, you’ll end up deader than Biden’s front cortex.

How does this defend against a .44 to the guts?

Asking for a friend.

I’m a slob that used to be in shape. But I have weapons.

a Sap…

a Gerber Mark 1…

a Charter Arms Bulldog…

I’m not out to prove anything. Dead is dead though.

Age and guile will beat youth and skill every time. Chances are you’ll be dead long before we ever go face to face, or very shortly after. I’ll defuse the situation. Just an honest mistake, anyone could make.

Then they’ll find your ass dead in your car weeks later. Followed by your mom and all your siblings.

These are serious times, after all.

I still wonder if the Korean military or non-tournament organization is teaching a more …street fight Taekwondo as opposed to one that has to fit into regulations.