ITF VS WTF TAEKWONDO

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The differences are ITF is more of a traditional Taekwondo. It allows hand strikes, kicks, some takedowns, blocks, etc. WTF Taekwondo is a sport. It doesn't allow hand strikes.
ITF - International taekwondo federation.
WTF- World taekwondo federation

ratnadipchatterjee

I read it as:

“What the f*ck? Taekwondo???”
“I’m the f*cking taekwondo😈”

DXB.

For those who want to know what are ITF and WTF meanings:

ITF: international taekwondo federation (which i practice)
WTF: World Taekwondo Federation

WTF is commonly seen in Olympics Games, since is more focused in competitions, while ITF is the traditional taekwondo style, maybe that's why a lot of people assume wrongly that Taekwondo is only about kicks. Taekwondo is seen as a light contact discipline, so instead of using knockouts like in karate, you win in competitions against your opponent based on the points of correctly placed hits. However that doesn't mean that you can't knockout accidentally or hurting someone.

Also, at least in ITF from what i know, you use personal defense techniques as well, however, you have to be a teenager or adult and from a certain belt to start practicing it (for obvious reasons). You practice forms and has some principles as well: courtesy, integrity, perseverance, autocontrol, and undomitable spirit.

That's my experience of ITF, if anyone is a WTF i would be glad of learning about yours.

Madheim

I do WTF but I would drop it for ITF in a heartbeat. Just can’t find any ITF tournaments near me. I’m doing my last WTF TKD tournament Dec 10th than permanently transitioning to Karate

nicholasmessina

ITF my whole life, lost in WTF tournament using WTF rules. So hard to fight with the body protector 😢

DekeeHo

I do WTF but my style outside of taekwondo classes looks much more like ITF or northern kung fu

piratemin

ITF is the true form of Taekwondo.

Many comment that traditional martial arts don't have practical application. In a way they are right.

Karate, Judo, Taekwondo today are practiced as sports where training is more focused on point scoring rather than self defence.

Judo, Karate, Taekwondo needs to rediscover their roots.

aavinashchaliha

I do ITF and I enjoy a lot.We had an WTF guy come to see us fighting and he was like:YOU CAN PUNCH IN THE HEAD!?!?!?YOU CAN DO MORE THAN 1 PUNCH?!?YOU DONT WEAR A CHESTPLATE?!?!!?!?

NBAhighlights

Let's be honest, ITF is always 10x more better than WTF

elusiveyungkaito

I practice WTF, and I would also prefer World Taekwondo but I would like to try ITF

eliaslundqvist

I started learning ITF until red tip belt, and then transitioned to WTF as there was no ITF at my new place. Maybe I'm bias but I enjoyed ITF more. I think it's easier and simpler to learn and grasp. My first time thought towards WTF was, it's difficult/complex, has too many "unnecessary" extra movements. It also feels like "it's not taekwondo", I even questioned in my head if it is actually Karate or something because it feels so different and the whole vibe is just so different. It feels more showy like a Rocky Karate kid kinda showy vibe, as compared to ITF which feels more low - key, focused and reserved. WTF feels like you wanna go out there and fight with the first chap you see at the cafe. ITF feels like this quiet person hidden at the back of the cafe, silently sipping her coffee. WTF feels like - bring it on! ITF feels like, we need to respect every living being, make sure not to hurt any moving thing, blablabla... Anyway, that's my two cents on ITF vs WTF. Thank you for reading.

YasminSaysSo

That last spinning hook was awesome! The retraction! Many forget that. It is essential. It is so hard to remember to keep the guard up during kicks. Huge telegraph. Umm, ITF is more like kickboxing than WTF. Funny, I won this state's championship with just an overhand right.

As an aside, after winning, in a later competition, it came down to two champions in different divisions. Our teacher had allowed it. It came down to sudden death. I got my kick jammed, and a weak punch ended it. The judges approached me, including one of my instructors, and asked why I went with a kick instead of a punch. I told him that you all wanted me to kick. He said he couldn't do anything with my hands, and that was the reason in class that their entire goal during training was to disallow me entering; we can't do anything with your hands. Now you tell me.

I have short inflexible legs but a gorilla wingspan.

squirrel

I'm a WTF brown belt but I wanna transition to muah Thai and kickboxing once I get my Blackbelt

dangelolo

I will say ITF is pretty badass on this one 😎

hanssamson

At the end of the day it's all up to self preference.
ITF, Which is what I do gives you more weapon, (hands and feet) in easier words it's quite similar to karate.
When WTF makes you an absolute beast at kicks.
In my opinion, and no bias I prefer ITF.

jackwhite