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Originally Posted by Tenchu
I don't think that's accurate. These styles do have extremly powerful strikes in them. Especially TKD. They might seem more geared to being flashy, but if someone were to approach it with the right attitude, learn the style and not pay off the conditioning, they could do some serious damage.
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I did TKD for 10 years. Beautiful martial art and really good for fitness, conditioning and mental discipline. However the only techniques useful are the side-kick and the front kick and maybe the back kick. I'll throw in the turning kick too as it is used in tournaments and is quite similar to the Muay Thai whip kick (though in tournaments, TKD fighters are usually going for points rather than power so the have a tendency to lean back so that they keep their body out of range for a counter attack when they do the technique... whereas in Muay Thai you are taught to keep your core as central as possible so as to maintain balance and consolidate power... the latter being more streetworthy advice)
The punching in TKD is almost non-existent in tournament training and only really present in the traditional side of it.