Can TKD Learn from MMA?

Despite its worldwide popularity and it’s rank as the most popular martial art in the United States, (TKD) is beginning to lose some of it’s luster due to its perceived lack of success in Mixed Martial Arts. (MMA) is the biggest thing to hit the martial arts world since Jigaro Kano decided to go to a colored and black belt system to denote rank within his school, Kodokan. The Ultimate Fighting Championships has over 10 milioni anapenda juu ya Facebook peke.

I stated perceived lack of success because current UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson is a taekwondo black belt. Anthony "Showtime" Pettis, a top lightweight and featherweight contender in the UFC, ni pia taekwondo ukanda mweusi na inamiliki moja ya makubwa zaidi inazunguka kick knockouts kwa aforementioned Benson Henderson katika WEC. Former UFC contenders Stephan Bonner and David Loiseau were also taekwondo black belts, wanaotoa TKD mikopo kwa ajili ya maamuzi yao makubwa kickers.

Hata hivyo, taekwondo kwa ujumla si uliofanyika kwa heshima kubwa ndani ya MMA mzunguko kwa michache ya sababu. Kwanza, taekwondo is known for its powerful kicks, ambayo si matumizi mengi juu ya wrestler nzuri, ambao kutumia fursa ya kuchukua wewe ardhi. Pili, wapiganaji wengi taekwondo zinaonekana kuwa na mkono maskini fora ujuzi, hivyo huwezi kutumia TKD kama fora wako msingi bila kuziongezea na ndondi au Muay Thai.

Mimi kutambuliwa ukweli huu, wakati mimi kwanza ilianza TKD, hivyo mimi alianza kufanya ndondi drills karibu kwa haraka kama mimi kuanza mafunzo. Pia, idadi ya watu katika mchezo idadi ya uwezo zungumzia jinsi hauna maana TKD ni kama martial art.

Joe Rogan, a really knowledgeable analyst, ambaye ana mikanda nyeusi katika TKD na Brazil Jiu Jitsu- (BJJ) amesema mara kwa mara kuwa taekwondo ni pretty hauna maana kwa ajili ya kupambana halisi. Mimi si kabisa kukubaliana na Joe kwa sababu nadhani ni gani mengi ya kutoa, kama wewe kuchanganya pamoja na mambo mengine kama vile ndondi, shin mateke na baadhi ya ardhi ya msingi maarifa kutoka Judo na BJJ.

Hapa ni kusugua kweli ingawa kwa sababu wengi walimu TKD wanataka kitu cha kufanya na MMA. The focus of most commercial schools is to produce an international competitor that can get into the Olympics. Mania ya Olimpiki ina kuumiza TKD kwa njia nyingi.

Nimesikia mengi walimu TKD kusema kwamba hawajawahi kuona mechi MMA au kufikiria ni kama baadhi ya zamani Tough Man mashindano. Kama mwalimu mmoja aliniambia siku moja, “We didn’t fight in cages back in Washington, D.C.” I have heard this attitude more times than I care to count.

Kwa walimu wote wanaona njia hii, nikupe mfano mwingine wa short wenye kuona kufikiri. Eastman Kodak ilikuwa kampuni ya dola milioni mbalimbali. Hata hivyo, wao karibu akaenda katika kufilisika kwa sababu walishindwa kufahamu jinsi kamera digital walikuwa wanakwenda kabisa mabadiliko ya jinsi ya watu alichukua picha. Tunapaswa kumuunga masomo ndani ya MMA na kufaa yao katika mipango yetu. Ni tu kuongezeka kwa zana katika mwanafunzi mfuko chombo.

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