So i was WTF Sparring in Tae Kwon Do like every other fridays but this time i totally forgot to block, must of zoned out and got hook kicked right into the mouth. Thing is it didn't hurt at all o.O

Is that normal lmao, i don't usually get hit in the face during street fights so i wouldn't know, especially kicks.

only real men dont feel pain :)

So i was WTF Sparring in Tae Kwon Do like every other fridays but this time i totally forgot to block, must of zoned out and got hook kicked right into the mouth. Thing is it didn't hurt at all o.O

Is that normal lmao, i don't usually get hit in the face during street fights so i wouldn't know, especially kicks.

Maybe you need to work on your focus.

Yeah well i get hit a lot and i always endure the hits but i always thought hits to the face hurt like hell.

Maybe you need to work on your focus.

lolz, i don't know, usually you can kick to the face when you have head protective but we didn't so eh. Also i usually always blocks kicks and most punches but that one, i don't know x_x

So i was WTF Sparring in Tae Kwon Do like every other fridays but this time i totally forgot to block, must of zoned out and got hook kicked right into the mouth. Thing is it didn't hurt at all o.O

Is that normal lmao, i don't usually get hit in the face during street fights so i wouldn't know, especially kicks.

You probably had a stroke at the time the kick landed, hence the lack of feeling when he wrenched your mouth open with his corny toes. ;)

You probably had a stroke at the time the kick landed, hence the lack of feeling when he wrenched your mouth open with his corny toes. ;)

It was only round 3 O.o

Each round we go with a different person, we usually do like 12 rounds, that's like an hour of none stop fighting lulz.

that happened to me once in a sparring match, i didn't worry about it till after. I acted hurt so my opponent let their guard down, allowing me to strike their stomach and get a point

It means you have cancer. Good luck with that.
What a stupid post, I might post about how I got shot in the heart and pulled the bullet out with my bare hands, then did the surgery to stay alive while playing the banjo.

It means you have cancer. Good luck with that.
What a stupid post, I might post about how I got shot in the heart and pulled the bullet out with my bare hands, then did the surgery to stay alive while playing the banjo.


What kind of cancer?

Try getting a hook(punch) to the temple, if it doesn't hurt or daze you, then you're an alien.

Btw Muay Thai > TKD.

It means you have cancer. Good luck with that.
What a stupid post, I might post about how I got shot in the heart and pulled the bullet out with my bare hands, then did the surgery to stay alive while playing the banjo.

OMG!!!!!!!!
YOU CAN PLAY THE BANJO!!!!????!11

Try getting a hook(punch) to the temple, if it doesn't hurt or daze you, then you're an alien.

Btw Muay Thai > TKD.

lol fail.

If you think that you obviously don't know much. Its the fighter and whats best for him.

lol fail.

If you think that you obviously don't know much. Its the fighter and whats best for him.

No, no. I'm pretty sure Muay Thai > Tae Kwon Do.

I mean, it's The Art of The Eight Limbs! I'm pretty sure Tae Kwon Do only features four limbs--though they only ever make use of two, anyway. :D

Also, I'm pretty sure that's a serious thing--not feeling that kick, that is. Maybe he/you just pulled back? If not, get a check up.

No, no. I'm pretty sure Muay Thai > Tae Kwon Do.

I mean, it's The Art of The Eight Limbs! I'm pretty sure Tae Kwon Do only features four limbs--though they only ever make use of two, anyway. :D

Also, I'm pretty sure that's a serious thing--not feeling that kick, that is. Maybe he/you just pulled back? If not, get a check up.

While that's true that Tae Kwon Do is the art of the fist and foot, we still practice and use the knees & elbows, a real fighter doesn't limit himself.

And not i didn't pull back, my head actually turned a bit XD

I also think Muay Thai > TK. I saw one little kid train and zomg he could kick anyone's ass.

lol fail.

If you think that you obviously don't know much. Its the fighter and whats best for him.

I dare you to step in the ring with a Muay Thai fighter.

It's fucking brutal, and unless you condition yourself as much as they do, I doubt you'll come out victorious.

oh and btw, 90% of the things you learn in TKD are useless in close combat situations (ie. Street fights)

muay tai always trains limb conditioning were there technique isnt as flashy or as accurate as tkd can be its much more solid. it realy depends the fighter but old school tkd will teach you to build your fist makiwari style incase u dont know what that is just google it makes your fist like stones. personaly i think best one when they put in kick boxing match has proven to be kyokushin karate alot like tkd but more skilled.
as your problem of getting kicked in the face jsut dont doddle off always stay attuned/aware even if its sparring little hits can connect in the right spots. most dont feal pain couse adrenaline.

I dare you to step in the ring with a Muay Thai fighter.

It's fucking brutal, and unless you condition yourself as much as they do, I doubt you'll come out victorious.

oh and btw, 90% of the things you learn in TKD are useless in close combat situations (ie. Street fights)

Already have with someone i knew back when i was still in High School, he practices Muay Thai. Oh and as for the conditioning of the body, i honestly believe i'm better conditioned than an average Muay Thai fighter.

Already have with someone i knew back when i was still in High School, he practices Muay Thai.

hes talking traditional werte there shin bone is able to break coconuts.

Already have with someone i knew back when i was still in High School, he practices Muay Thai. Oh and as for the conditioning of the body, i honestly believe i'm better conditioned than an average Muay Thai fighter.

so your are able to break coconut then without breaking yourself? your talking about another kind of conditioning not tendent and bone conditioning.

Okay well if that's the case, its stupid to compare me and a professional Muay Thai fighter. I could just say the same for a Tae Kwon Do grandmaster.

your talking about another kind of conditioning not tendent and bone conditioning.


That's exactly the kind of conditioning that I'm talking about.

Why is it that in nearly everyone one of our martial arts threads, there has to be an argument as to whether Muai Tai is better then everything else? Look kids, Martial arts are Martial arts. How skilled you are as a fighter is not dependent on what style you choose to adopt, but how good you are overall at the science of fighting (Or however you like to call it). Stop bickering about superiority and spend your time doing something good, like, I don't know, training.

and now, on-topic.

Chances are the shot was a glancing one, or simply one without much power behind it. What kind of TKD do you practice? Is it more point/sport oriented or combat oriented? If it's more sportist, then yeah, chances are it was just lacking real power. It might also depend on the position of your head at the time or sudden movements you might have made. Really, all we can do without a video of the match is speculate.

Okay well if that's the case, its stupid to compare me and a professional Muay Thai fighter. I could just say the same for a Tae Kwon Do grandmaster.




That's exactly the kind of conditioning that I'm talking about.

nah tkd master can use his legs like another hand except if that hand was a bat but they would still injure themselves trying to break coconut.buy a coconut and punch it youll see what im talking about i can hear cracking sounds when i hit it but no break.

Anyway.. arguements aside, your skull is pretty well made. I'm not saying go break rocks with it (some of you, please, do so ASAP), but getting kicked isn't gonna hobble you in agony.

Reminds me of the last time I had a fight, we eventually stopped when we both realized that punching someone in the head is really not a very effective way to fight. We weren't getting anywhere.

Anyway.. arguements aside, your skull is pretty well made. I'm not saying go break rocks with it (some of you, please, do so ASAP), but getting kicked isn't gonna hobble you in agony.

Reminds me of the last time I had a fight, we eventually stopped when we both realized that punching someone in the head is really not a very effective way to fight. We weren't getting anywhere.

coconuts been proven to with stand 200 pounds more force the average skull. but yea training is good specialy if you have a computer and your on a game site.

watch this guy.http://youtube.com/watch?v=QDs2JJF_b4s

Heck no. Lets do some Shaolin Kung Fu. These guys have no life going through such training. Do you see those kids hanging by their neck? Crazy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7qHL2PSpecI&feature=related

What about some Vovinam? Some nice leg-locking actions
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZUk_sWrumYk&feature=related

Fear the 1-inch punch! By Bruce Lee of course.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Bw_v67Izt50

I wanna learn how to do these. What martial arts is that?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hiANsBkgqjU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M__9ZmCFNeU&feature=related

One inch punch from whole body
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qWLAcabeNRM

Sorry couldn't find any good Muay Thai. All I have to say is Muay Thai is deadly. They can crack your ribs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7qHL2PSpecI&feature=related


If you can't do this, you're not qualified to call yourself a man.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t4jT-AtpCSY

Guess you can call me Betty.

Lololololololololol.

If you can't do this, you're not qualified to call yourself a man.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=t4jT-AtpCSY

Guess you can call me Betty.

Lololololololololol.

Iron Egg Skill. I lol'ed so much on that. Seriously I kinda expected that. Shaolin kung fu is all about hardening your body. I really want to go back to ancient China and watch them do some real kungfu. Maybe I'll see drunken fist in real action and not in movies or competition. Greatest wish is to see the beggar's clan in a live fight. But the beggar's clan is only in Jin Yong's novel so its fictional :(

bruce lee's over rated u can watch him in a fight it wasnt that impressive.

Reminds me of the last time I had a fight, we eventually stopped when we both realized that punching someone in the head is really not a very effective way to fight. We weren't getting anywhere.

Because incapacitating someone by breaking their nose, screwing up their eyes and smashing their teeth, and giving concussions isn't an effective way of damaging someone? :hmm:

I know a guy from Thailand here in Singapore, he's a student. He almost got deported because he was in a (gang) fight and gave someone a cracked skull. He's an obscenely strong Muay Thai fighter.

I'm willing to bet its because you didn't see it coming. When you see something like that coming, you tense up instantly. That is what makes it hurt. When you are all loose and silly, you can take a blow better (which is why drunk fights are AWESOME to watch! Lol)

id say Muay thai is whats hot over any fighting style imo. I didnt get into that stuff until i actually started to checking the stuff out and Tony Jaa is an example of a muay thai fighter makes good action movies too :3
and if you didnt feel any pain with the kick to the face just shows how lethal Tae kwon do is (burn) jk

Why is it that in nearly everyone one of our martial arts threads, there has to be an argument as to whether Muai Tai is better then everything else? Look kids, Martial arts are Martial arts. How skilled you are as a fighter is not dependent on what style you choose to adopt, but how good you are overall at the science of fighting (Or however you like to call it). Stop bickering about superiority and spend your time doing something good, like, I don't know, training.


Hmm thats exactly what i said.


and now, on-topic.

Chances are the shot was a glancing one, or simply one without much power behind it. What kind of TKD do you practice? Is it more point/sport oriented or combat oriented? If it's more sportist, then yeah, chances are it was just lacking real power. It might also depend on the position of your head at the time or sudden movements you might have made. Really, all we can do without a video of the match is speculate.

I practice ITF Tae Kwon Do and combat sparring, sometimes we do ITF and WTF sparring.

I'm willing to bet its because you didn't see it coming. When you see something like that coming, you tense up instantly. That is what makes it hurt. When you are all loose and silly, you can take a blow better (which is why drunk fights are AWESOME to watch! Lol)

Shock hits hurt the most, what the hell? When you're tensed your muscles usually contract and tighten, making you ultimately harden up. In other words, Defense +5.

When you're loose and have no tension, then it hurts a hella lot more. Especially when you get a (hard) hit you don't expect.

Cutting is a different matter, though. If you get cut and don't notice, then it doesn't hurt. Not unless you look at it, that is. Then it hurts like a bitch.

Because incapacitating someone by breaking their nose, screwing up their eyes and smashing their teeth, and giving concussions isn't an effective way of damaging someone? :hmm:

I know a guy from Thailand here in Singapore, he's a student. He almost got deported because he was in a (gang) fight and gave someone a cracked skull. He's an obscenely strong Muay Thai fighter.

Isn't strength what Muay Thai emphasizes on? I don't see the surprise. ;)

Shock hits hurt the most, what the hell? When you're tensed your muscles usually contract and tighten, making you ultimately harden up. In other words, Defense +5.

When you're loose and have no tension, then it hurts a hella lot more. Especially when you get a (hard) hit you don't expect.

Actually, you're both right and wrong.

In some cases hardening will only serve to damage you more, other times it will serve to protect you.

For example, stomach muscles protect your internal organs. If you don't tense them, the internal organs can be damaged.

However, stiffen up when someone is attacking joints, and muscle extensions etc, and you can break bones and rip muscles.

Similarly, muscle tension often comes at the expense of mobility. When attacked, people who are relaxed tend to move away from the attack as a natural respons. even if there is contact, the body is soft and moving away at the same time, so the attack itself doesn't impact the body enough to deliver a lot of damage.

Those who contract their muslces and stiffen up, tend to be unable to move away, as a tightening of the muscles usually entails the mind stopping if you haven't trained for a long period of time. I mean, most people when tense, aren't just tense in one muscle. It spreads, unless you're calm and collected and know what your doing.
That's why martial artists, and sportsfighters usually have a very relaxed pose when not actually exchanging techniques. It's difficult to be responsive when tensed.

As for being kicked in the head. There are many things that play into account on whether or not it will damage you a lot.
Firstly, it depends on whether or not the kick was delivered with strong intention. Secondly, it depends on the strength of the guy delivering it. Thirdly, it depends on how well it hits you.

In most cases, as said, the person will autmatically try to evade it, and so blows are rarely clean. It's often a combination of the head moving away, the kick being held slightly back by a person who doesn't want to seriously hurt you(often an unconscious barrier most people have), and general technical sloppiness that happens in the heat of the fight.

Maybe his toenails got you and there not really toenails... they could be numbing needles!?

id say Muay thai is whats hot over any fighting style imo. I didnt get into that stuff until i actually started to checking the stuff out and Tony Jaa is an example of a muay thai fighter makes good action movies too :3
and if you didnt feel any pain with the kick to the face just shows how lethal Tae kwon do is (burn) jk

yea but when they all get into kickboxing it seems kyukushin karate works the best alot of the top fighters in kickboxing come from that style .only lighter wieghts have top fighters in kick boxing that are muay thai.

maybe the guy was just ass weak.

Actually, you're both right and wrong.

In some cases hardening will only serve to damage you more, other times it will serve to protect you.

For example, stomach muscles protect your internal organs. If you don't tense them, the internal organs can be damaged.

However, stiffen up when someone is attacking joints, and muscle extensions etc, and you can break bones and rip muscles.

Similarly, muscle tension often comes at the expense of mobility. When attacked, people who are relaxed tend to move away from the attack as a natural respons. even if there is contact, the body is soft and moving away at the same time, so the attack itself doesn't impact the body enough to deliver a lot of damage.

Those who contract their muslces and stiffen up, tend to be unable to move away, as a tightening of the muscles usually entails the mind stopping if you haven't trained for a long period of time. I mean, most people when tense, aren't just tense in one muscle. It spreads, unless you're calm and collected and know what your doing.
That's why martial artists, and sportsfighters usually have a very relaxed pose when not actually exchanging techniques. It's difficult to be responsive when tensed.

As for being kicked in the head. There are many things that play into account on whether or not it will damage you a lot.
Firstly, it depends on whether or not the kick was delivered with strong intention. Secondly, it depends on the strength of the guy delivering it. Thirdly, it depends on how well it hits you.

In most cases, as said, the person will autmatically try to evade it, and so blows are rarely clean. It's often a combination of the head moving away, the kick being held slightly back by a person who doesn't want to seriously hurt you(often an unconscious barrier most people have), and general technical sloppiness that happens in the heat of the fight.

if you trained boxing all your life like most boxers do its alot of swinging while tensing to absorb impact while giving impact.

maybe the guy was just ass weak.

thats probly the case.

Maybe you only thought that you were sparring but really you were sitting on your sofa smoking some strong stuff. Anyway your helmet takes most of the impact and tilting your head after reduces the damage.

I'm willing to bet its because you didn't see it coming. When you see something like that coming, you tense up instantly. That is what makes it hurt. When you are all loose and silly, you can take a blow better (which is why drunk fights are AWESOME to watch! Lol)

I always heard it was the other way around.

id say Muay thai is whats hot over any fighting style imo. I didnt get into that stuff until i actually started to checking the stuff out and Tony Jaa is an example of a muay thai fighter makes good action movies too :3
and if you didnt feel any pain with the kick to the face just shows how lethal Tae kwon do is (burn) jk


hes able to do all those tricks because hes trained in other martial arts aswell.


and hes not a muay thai fighter, just a practitioner.

Shock hits hurt the most, what the hell? When you're tensed your muscles usually contract and tighten, making you ultimately harden up. In other words, Defense +5.

When you're loose and have no tension, then it hurts a hella lot more. Especially when you get a (hard) hit you don't expect.

I saw this documentary where this dude got knocked out by something when a tornado hit his house. The tornado picked him up and dropped him off somewhere else. He suffered no injuries because his body was completely relaxed in his knocked out state. o_O


Isn't strength what Muay Thai emphasizes on? I don't see the surprise. ;)

Well I was emphasizing on the strengths of attacking the head.

Maybe your adrenaline was kicking in so you didn't feel any pain...............

TKD = fail. Enjoy your AIDS.

TKD = fail. Enjoy your AIDS.

anyone who thinks this =epic fail.

any proper practitioner could merc you.


enjoy the dick in your ass

Maybe you only thought that you were sparring but really you were sitting on your sofa smoking some strong stuff. Anyway your helmet takes most of the impact and tilting your head after reduces the damage.

We didn't use any helmet for practice. We usually only use them when we do WTF sparring where kicks to the head are okay.

TKD = fail. Enjoy your AIDS.

Oh Wow.

I like how people say a type of Martial Art is fail or all Martial Art is fail and only MMA is good when they don't even practice any of it LOL.