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How To Taekwondo is not and has never been a "kick block punch" system!, By Mary Fraser

Recently (at the time of writing anyway) a guy posted the following paraphrased question in a study

group I belong to. "If Taekwondo was taught as a pure kick block punch system would it still be effective?" A little later it was pointed out "effective? Effective in what?" and the clarification was effective in self defense (other forums would have gone into the trap of discussing it without this clarification but not this one :-D Anyway; I quickly answered the question that Taekwondo has proven itself effective in the Korean war, in Korea after the Korean war and in the Vietnamese war. Sure Taekwondo the name was not in use until 1955 (two years after the Korean war ended) but most of the Kwan that served as the foundation of Taekwondo was in place before the Korean war. I did add if Taekwondo was taught with the Ho Sin Sul aspect intact.

Taekwondo is often seen as a simplified "kick block punch" system but in reality while most of the textbook application for the Taekwondo forms and basic techniques were of a kick block punch mind set, there was a large focus on combat and ho sin sul (self defense) that has been more or less lost today. Taekwondo did not have what Karate often labels "bunkai study" or applications from their forms like Iain Abernethy, and others are advocating today, but that "hole" in the system was plugged by a well functioning ho sin sul part of the syllabuses taught in the different Kwan.

I have written and shared the historical applications before but I think this bears repeating and I apologize if this annoys the regular readers but the fact that Taekwondo was a lot more holistic just a few years ago myst be put into the spotlight so that the people who only learn "sport simplified" Taekwondo today understand that there is a lot more to Taekwondo than leg fencing and performance art displays of Poomsae. Taekwondo really was an holistic martial art proven in the harshest environments over and over again before succumbing to a sportification so focused and so dominant that people today associate Taekwondo merely as play and sport.

Sihak Henry Cho`s book from 1968 demonstrate pulling hand

Sihak Henry Cho`s book from 1968 demonstrate pulling hand

Same Source but here we see a punch interecepting a punch
there is defense in offense.

Kukkiwon Textbook demonstrating a grappling Application from
poomsae. It is normally seen as a double block

Kukkiwon textbook 2006 demonstrating brutal take downs

Kukkiwon Textbook

Kukkiwon Textbook 2006

Kukkiwon Textbook 2006 demonstrating joint locks
eventhough many claim such techniques are not "Taekwondo"

Kukkiwon Textbook 2006
Grappling and striking together. Just like it was intended
to be in Taekwondo!

Kukkiwon Textbook 2006
Pretty straight forward Application
to Keumgang Poomsae.
Note the pulling hand!

Kukkiwon Textbook 2006
Straight forward Application to what is usally seen as
a double block (Gawi Makki in Taebaek Poomsae)

As you can see above: Taekwondo was a very holistic and very well rounded art, and not as simple kick block punchy as people today believe. Today we have a situation where some have studdied a very narrow part of the system, and with this narrow focus they have been able to reach high Dan ranks. I have seen and heard several high ranking people say outrageous things, like: "Taekwondo contains no throws, Grappling does not exist in Taekwondo, Taekwondo is fine but you need to study Hapkido if you want self defense etc". I would be very cautious and aware of such "masters". It is OK to say "my taekwondo does not contain grappling" but it is different to say that all taekwondo is devoid of such methods. Those who say stuff like that is doing a real disservice to Taekwondo and people should call them out on it.

When we can demonstrate a clear case from 1958 into the present then there really is no case for the ones who claim otherwise. It is true that these techniques often were not linked back into the forms in the mainstream, but that does not mean anything for the overall system. Taekwondo had effective Applications it just did not link them directly back to its forms.

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