Friday, May 21, 2010

Taekwondo versus karate stances and footwork?

Hi,





just a quick question.





in terms of stances and footwork.





which style of japanese/okinawan karate is most like taekwondo?





i know shotokan emphasises long low stances.





just not sure of other styles.|||I would say that the closest would be a sport oriented school. I am not sure about which %26quot;style%26quot; would be closer (as a Goju guy, Goju is not even slightly close), but the people who train for WKF type tournaments will do a lot more fast footwork, no low kicks, and so on (even Goju people!).


If you are thinking of joining, I would recommend looking for something like that.|||In terms of foot work, TKD seems to have a more loose and fluid motion and is what is known to make the art so well known for it%26#039;s kicks. Karate although has kicks, there is less emphasis, and if anything, their stances are a bit more grounded to maintain balance, than perform kicking.





If it was a TKD vs Karate in terms of kicking, the TKD would win.. But in a regular fight, my money would be on the Karate.|||Kyokushin karate has somewhat similar footwork-since Mas Oyama was influenced by the Korean fighting styles

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