Olympic taekwondo

chime
chime Posts: 7,839
edited August 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
Not quite the olympic spirit :eek:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics/taekwondo/7578828.stm

Don't know if this one can be seen outside the UK so found it on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS18rGRrxJs
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  • stylo17
    stylo17 Posts: 1,001
    absolutely no class.
    6/11/08 WPB


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  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Jesus
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    rules are rules. there was a clock counting down the time right there.

    and it's funny how he got right up the second after he was disqualified.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    Jesus

    nah his name is Angel Matos

    did he get the points for that kick? ;)
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    dunkman wrote:
    nah his name is Angel Matos

    did he get the points for that kick? ;)
    I'm just amazed that the referee didn't drop. You'd think taking a kick from a person who kicks professionally would have more of an impact.

    Having said that, you can't really see how hard it landed from the video.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I'm just amazed that the referee didn't drop. You'd think taking a kick from a person who kicks professionally would have more of an impact.

    Having said that, you can't really see how hard it landed from the video.


    this is so true... i havent seen a kick that puny since Franklin D Roosevelt attempted a penalty
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    It's no coincidence that the ref was still standing...Tae Kwon Do is a joke. It's not considered by the martial arts community to be an effective style by any means.

    But, that's not a bad on Korean styles. Tang So Do, which is the style that chuck Norris studied, is a whole other animal.

    But, to this day, I have not observed a Tae Kwon Do dojo in session that didn't look like a bunch of flailing wussies.

    Those belts are sold to students, not earned. There are countless Tae Kwon Do "black belts" out there who wouldn't last more than a few moments in a real street fight.

    Screech from Saved By The Bell is a TKD black belt. And I think that about says it.
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