1993 US Taekwondo National Championships

This is from a VHS tape which I presume was made by the USTU. It has good quality camera work and professional commentary. Enjoy.

[@annalynncatalasan7698]

THESE are the days that black belts actually came to fight - rather than play footsies with cut kicks. Thanks for sharing this!

[@anointedsword]

I fought in the late 80s early 90s and I have to agree.

[@spin_kick]

@@anointedsword You 80's guys were crazy. TKD was more hard core then. I came up in the 90's and the cut kicks etc started really showing up in the late nineties and now its the abomination that we have today.

[@tkd2565]

I was there, and my instructors were the coaches of the Team. Herb Perez and Mark Williams. Awesome, thank you to whoever posted this.

[@HEROMartialArtsAcademy]

I watched this video 100 times back in the day. I wore the VHS tape out. Thanks for posting

[@blackmanaigbiremolen2143]

Please.. is there any way I could get the videos? My uncle was Nigeria's representative at this event. Sabon John Ighomen.. African champion

[@stingytrevor]

it is really sad, but tae kwon do was much better in the 90's and 80's.

[@eastcoasttaekwondo3099]

Absolutely agree with you

[@Nintendo-since]

I agree

[@charlesalexander5824]

This was my first Nationals. I was knocked out by the great Barry Partridge. My claim to fame. lol

[@fanenthusiast3802]

Was this chicago?

[@owenbrown1811]

I was there as well and beat Barry in Quarter Finals.

[@Last_Chance.]

This was Dayton Ohio ​@@fanenthusiast3802

[@k9m42]

Sport TKD was so much better 20 years ago in the 90's. IMO. Intensity, power, commitment to attacks and over all foot work has been lost over the years.

[@lucaslucao86]

OldSchool Amazing....

[@allencortez2217]

Love this type of tournaments from back in the day. Anybody have video of the '94 junior Olympics in Chicago. I was there and placed first in sparring

[@JamesWilliams-fx6yw]

Those were the days when you represented your state and there was some sort of comradery among those from the same state..

[@divemarc4567]

So much better than what we see nowdays. Clearly no the same discipline

[@rosedavis4046]

rite ii love old school taekwondo much better back then than now up until 05 the there was much more love for the sport back in the day

[@user-sr1vh7fx6g]

SUPER , BRAVO. Вот это Тхэквондо.

[@chrishubbard1442]

Crescent and axe kicks are shown well here in the first couple clips.

[@Proudanon1967]

Master jadis Warwick much respect sensei

[@ShikamaruTKD]

this is much more exciting than todays olympics

[@blaa443blaa2]

they didn't even use mouth guard back then xD. It's so good that running away and turning away is prohibited nowadays. That looks awful when they do that .

[@zacmich6472]

5:20 I don't know if Blue won the match, but I LOVE those flying hook kicks!

[@Nintendo-since]

If only my brother excepted to go to the national championships in taekwondo

[@NinjaNick96]

I hope I can make it to the Olympics one day.

[@ajenning85]

This was a sport. "Modern" looks like Russian folk dancers bumping into each other on fast forward.

[@mikehooker575]

The Girl is me This is great to see;;)))

[@Maria-cd7bh]

You teach me TwT I want to fight like this

[@drako8502]

Muito 👍 bom

[@Last_Chance.]

C.C Thackston where you at brother?

[@a1no1x]

Is Master Angel Aranzemendi in this?

[@spin_kick]

Angel! I have not seen him around. I trained with him some. --Travis L. I hope he is well.

[@Sagomoonchi]

I shot this video and I have a bunch more...

[@brianwhitley20]

Yep I was there with Javier Sanchez , George wisefish, Clay Barber, Grand Master Won Chic Park , and several others from Texas

[@eastcoasttaekwondo3099]

Do you have any videos of Billy Petrone?

[@lonzo140]

do you have any videos of 1988 or 1989 us national TKD championships?

[@Sagomoonchi]

sorry no.

[@Sagomoonchi]

I started video taping in 1991. So if he competed in that time frame I might.

[@spin_kick]

When olympic TKD wasnt a glorified tapping contest

[@mikehooker575]

Sorry the girl is my Wife

[@MEATBOY260]

Waste energy yelling 😅 back in the days

[@MEATBOY260]

😂they were not that good! Modern days USA national level is better than old school compared other countries. Some of them moves like red belt