is there martial art tournaments that you actually really hit?

Question

like i mean, ive heard of martial art tournaments that you strike but dont touch, but still get a point, but you have to hold back your kick/punch,
is thre any tournaments that you punch all way?

why tae kwon do uses gear in tournaments?

Answer 1

I think some places are better than others for full-contact martial arts. I live in Atlanta, GA and there are regular full-contact competitions. TKD tournaments use full gear because they have a more full-contact competitions. Just don't go to a McDojo like ATA or something. Find a privately owned "dojo".

Answer 2

Try the national tournaments on the NASKA and NBL national circuit, Mens Black-belt divisions and see how much they hold back. I can tell you from personal experience that the game of tag is a little misleading and I have seen fighters knocked out, had broken jaws, noses, and ribs. I have done that as well as fought full contact and actually have been hit just as hard in the tournaments, as well as had broken ribs and had my bell rung (which I never got in full contact). The use of light weight gear makes for the contact to be harder in some ways than what most people realize.

Answer 3

Yeah there are alot of tournaments, some you wear gloves some you don't, some you can graple some you dont graple

there is
Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, MMA, Kyokushin, Vale tudo..............................................and so on and so on, ALLOT of arts

Some TKD schools don't use padding, those that do are either pussyfied or are very sport orientated, still, padding a full contact is better than semi contact or none at all so TKD gets a + for at least doing that

Answer 4

yes there is, but only about 2% of them hit full contact. Stuff like kyokyshin karate or zen do kai are too of the full contact ones.

You can usually tell a full contact style-it looks like kickboxing.