What is the difference between kung fu karate and tae kwon do?
********************* It would be impossible to answer your question with an exact clear and correct answer. It would be lie comparing Toyota, Honda, and Ford. There are many different models of each. Kung-Fu has at least 300-400 known styles (all different). The only thing that is sure is that they all came from China. Karate originally came from Okinawa. It was influenced by Chinese arts. It was introduced to Japan by the Okinawans in the early 1900’s. today there are both Okinawan and Japanese styles of Karate. There are believed to be about 50 styles and sub-styles. Taekwondo is from Korea. there are at least 75 different styles of TKD recognized by the Korean government. Originally the early TKD styles were about 70% kicks and 30% hand techniques. Now depending on the style, school and what has been changed it can be as much as 90% kicks/10% hands. TKD is one of the most popular types of martial arts. It is due mainly to the fact that it uses flashy kicks that people like to see,
Taekwondo is mostly kicking. But karate and kung fu have everything. If you practice these arts you will understand what they are about. Don’t listen to these people that have just watched a bit of ufc and they think that bjj and kickboxing is everything. A traditional martial artist can be much better than them.
