karate :does it bother karate students and instructors when some refer to Tae kwon do as korean karate?
[2009-07-11 04:48:33]

Q: when in fact Tae kwon do is not any karate. why do some people believe this?

A: If it does not bother them, then it should.

Karate and taekwondo are two totally different arts. Modern day TKD was in large part built upon Japanese karate. You may see some of the same things in the patterns (kata in Japanese; hyong or

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Can anyone tell me how to say these karate kicks in Korean?
[2008-09-09 16:29:33]
Hook

My karate teacher doesn't give us a sheet to look at, we just have to learn the words in class. He says the kicks a lot each class, but I always forget how to pronounce them or which one's which. Can anyone tell me these kicks in korean?
stretch


Stretch kick= Ahp podo oll li ki (op podo olikee)
Front snap kick= Ahp cha nut ki (op chanugee)
Jump front kick= E dan ahup podo cha ki (ee dahn op podo chahgee)
Inside-outside kick= Ahneso pahkero cha ki (ahneesoo pahkrow chahgee)
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is ITF taekwondo koreas original korean karate?
[2009-06-18 14:34:37]
Jab

is ITF taekwondo korean karate?


ITF Taekwon-do is a korean martial art founded by the late gen choi hong hi on the 11th april 1955 .
I have been practising it for 20 years .it is a martial of it's own not a form of karate
Gen choi used some study from karate and other

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Is Taekwondo just the Korean word for karate?
[2009-03-25 17:10:52]
Uppercut

I want to take Taekwondo but someone told me that its just like karate, though I thought there was a difference, if anyone knows your answers are appreciated.

Thanks


Ninja Man is correct.
Tae Kwon Do is like the Korean Karate, yes. The only difference is that they focus 80% kicks and 20% punches in TKD.
Some TKD schools don't punch at all.

Karate uses about 50/50 of punches and kicks.
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