by Pseudo » Sat Aug 11, 2012 1:09 am
Just watching the women's TKD and feeling very underwhelmed by it.
Don't get me wrong, TKD is a fine martial art, but I don't reckon it translates into competitive sport very well. When the aim is not to defeat someone, but to score points, the whole thing degenerates into hopping around the mat with a leg extended, chasing the other person hopping backwards. Ho-hum.
Currently watching an Aussie lass slog it out against a Swede. The Swede has attempted a number of high kicks - and upon every attempt she has fallen over with barely any contact from the Aussie. Meanwhile the Aussie lass leads comfortably, having been content to lash out with her leg every time the Swede closes to within range.
Not my idea of sport.
Clowns OUT. Smears OUT. RESIST THE OCCUPATION.