How hard is Tae Kwon Do compared to Karate or Judo? Is Tae Kwon Do considered a difficult martial art to learn

I think Tae Kwon Do is one of the easier arts to learn, I%26#039;m not trying to degrade it or say its ineffective. If you notice, most kids at a young age start taking Tae Kwon Do as opposed to something else like Judo or some form of a Chinese martial art.|||it depends, I doubt you would push yourself as hard in a TKD class as when you are doing full contact sparing or throwing someone, depepnding on which class you go, overall i would say its easyer, iv been to a TKD class and they do the same basic stuff as us (karate) minus the bag work and sparing which is what takes the most stamina|||i dont think any kind of martial arts its eazy.|||Tae Kwon Do, at the least the style taught in schools these days, is not hard to learn, just takes time. It is great for a beginner in the Martial Arts. It deals with your kicks, punches, blocks, Katas and some styles/schools of Tae Kwon Do deal with weapons. I have a Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. It is easier to learn it than Judo. Karate is just a different version of Tae Kwon Do. Though I will not knock any style out there, TKD is one of the easiest to learn. Judo deals much more with takedowns and grappling. Tae Kwon Do, depending on the school, has little to do with Takedowns and grappling, if any at all.|||You have to look really hard to find an effective tae kwon do school. They watered down the techniques when they taught in the states. Most don%26#039;t emphasize hands nearly enough either. I%26#039;ve seen people learn tae kwon do and be worse fighters for it. It also sizes you up more with your opponent that a grappling art. If you had to learn one of the other, learn to fight on the ground.|||TKD is not hard to learn. I already learned my kicks,blocks,punches and my form in a few days.


I had all 3 red stripes in 3 days and i am working on my 1 st black stripe. After I get my 3 black stripes I will be able to test for my Low Yellow belt.|||TKD is cake|||tkd is easier than both of the other options with karate as the hardest|||. TKD is generally harder, the emphasis is on more eccelctic moves such as high kicks and more power with them. Although u will find karate equally as demanding it wont improve youre flexibility like TKD.|||Tae Kwon Do is primarily centered around breaking stuff. It was developed by Korean farm workers in response to harsh overlords. The techniques centered on use of common farm implements as weapons, and the ability to break through the tough Korean bamboo armor worn by the overlords.


I, personally don%26#039;t think it%26#039;s any harder to learn than any other martial art. But, my personal preferrence is Aikido, as it is centered around diverting the opponent%26#039;s own force to overcome the attack without inflicting any damage or harm to the attacker in the process. Aikido is the hardest martial art to learn as it concentrates on controling, not harming, your opponent; using just enough force to redirect the opponent%26#039;s attack and show superior force. The intent is to discourage the opponent from further attack through this demonstration of superior force without inflicting harm on the opponent. The theory is that it is just as wrong to hurt a person who is attempting to hurt you, as somebody gets hurt in either case. The only %26#039;ethical%26#039; solution is to avoid harm to your self and to your opponent.|||Technically TKD is difficult to master, each kick must be perfectly applied with correct balance and of course with speed. You%26#039;re guard must always be up and strong etc. Karate is much the same, I would say it is easier than TKD but that鈥檚 because I am a practitioner of TKD and love it. Karate has a couple more simple clinches but the techniques I generally found to be easy. I also do MMA, and touched on Judo and Aikido. As for judo the simple grabs and techniques are easy to get hold of, as it progresses some of the later techniques can be VERY hard to get, especially more acrobatic ones.|||It all depends on the practitioner. What one person will find easy and effortless, another may find complex and impossible to comprehend.





All systems have complexity and simplicity. Much depends on the instructor teaching the lessons, and your ability to comprehend the instruction provided.





Best advice, try out all the styles you are intersted in and see what suits you best. Most decent and reputable systems will let you test the program out for a while - but don%26#039;t decide in two days. It really does take some time to get a good feel for each sytle and determine what will work for you on all levels.





Good luck





Ken C


9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do


8th Dan TaeKwon-Do


7th Dan YongChul-Do|||There is no such thing as a Martial art that is harder or easier to learn than another. What you get out of them depends on how much effort you put into them.


The secret is to pick a style that suits your needs. Tae Kwon Do and Karate are basically similiar in they use mostly strikes and kicks to demolish the opponent, where Judo uses mostly throws, locks and general grappling techniques.





How hard they are to learn depends on the Instructor, go along to a few classes, watch and meet the Instructors. If you don%26#039;t like the Instructor then theres a good chance that you will never learn from them. Once you have decided on a class then how good you become depends on how much effort you put in.


Remember there are no good or bad martial arts, only good and bad Instructors and practitioners.