1984 ITF Taekwon-Do World Championship

1984 International Taekwon-Do Federation World Championship in Glasgow, Scotland.

[@edgarbonilla6120]

I was the only one in the world to beat Paul Germain when he was in his prime as a Taekwondo athlete. I beat him in his own country in Quebec, Canada. May 27, 1985. Search the archives. I am Edgar Bonilla and I represented the ITF Puerto Rico in several international tournaments around the world. I won the gold medal at the 1st Intercontinental Coupe Championship in Quebec, Canada. And bronze medal at the 1984 ITF World Taekwondo Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.

[@teovu5557]

Freaking liar!

[@edgarbonilla6120]

@@teovu5557 - Tell me your facts !!! In the 1st tournament in Quebec Canada, I won the Gold medal in sparring.

[@teovu5557]

@@edgarbonilla6120 I was just messing with you Edgar. lol

[@edgarbonilla6120]

@@teovu5557 - No worries- However, see the links from photos.1. The 1st one from Glasgow, Scotland I took the Bronze medal the first time I fought him.( photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipP_pwlhiAM_73hJZAbxvcAh72U9IfwMWXb3BTdU ) 2. This link from a local newspaper in Quebec Canada. ( photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipP-sMX9HzBobli29OXMIv5HB_ADLSdL5XX-VIsd ) 3. In Quebec, Canada at the podium receiving the Gold medal. ( photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipNnohqb4Y2mL3AIwzujzx5kY4l9KaJTdHREHbtf ) just copy & paste. I fought him on three occasions: 2 won and 1 loss. They were hard fights with a lot of techniques and conditioning. The only way to beat him.

[@michaelsilva5977]

Ed , I beat Paul in the team competition there in Glasgow United States vs Canada

[@zorazorazorabelle]

My dad, Fred Barkley, was the captain of the Canadian team that year. Thanks for sharing! 🇨🇦

[@finlaybeaton2124]

Love it. Hard guys fighting it out. The good old days

[@markh5679]

Old style sparring …… love it

[@lawrencehealey3648]

I was a green belt at this time. This was with the UKTA based in North London. This was a BIG tournament back in the day. I used to hate those 'SuperTag' gloves

[@GabrielBACKUP]

One thing I see in everyday taekwondo similar from then in 1984 to now is that people struggle on the tenet of self control since people often lost their temper during these tournaments and championships

[@MaharlikaAWA]

Well when the rules are light contact yet it is supposed to be a combat sport, and when judges score points on a simple feathery foot brush with the toes on the body, people get mad and want to actually fight. This is why light contact is so stupid. It's frustrating and a dumb sport.

[@denismaneiro2279]

Épocas doradas del Tkd Itf ... ❤

[@psychochippy]

Thanks for uploading this. I was there as a spectator, my instructor and a few others were competing. I bought this video, made by Crosswind I think. Foolishly I leant it to someone and never saw it again. I don't suppose there's any way I could obtain a copy?

[@alfredchoo2470]

Wow! It's been 40 years!

[@AndrewSzarka]

I was there as a member of the hungarian team. That was a long time ago. I was only 18 years old....

[@carlosgnecco3906]

8:45 Paul Germain dancing behind his opponent after nocking his ass down

[@blaa443blaa2]

damn, those tournament rules were total chaos. How can you determine a perfect blow or block xD . Everyone were just smashing each other

[@nialllee2695]

There were only two videos made , which one is this ,

[@academiagral.choi-hong-him5149]

Exelente!!!

[@scarred10]

there was lots of contact,it was never non contact in practise.The injuries were largely because nobody was trained to deal with punches and the gloves they wore were totally inadequate protection.

[@duvauclin5424]

what about boxing , thai boxing , kick boxing , mma , ...... they wore were totally inadequate protection too ?

[@scarred10]

@@duvauclin5424 no,they wore boxing gloves and bigger 16oz in sparring and headguards while tkd wore tiny foam gloves designed only for light contact.MMA is new concept where they are trained to deal with the punches and have the option of grappling to defend punches.

[@teovu5557]

@@scarred10 bIg fan of yours man! You are a known troll in judo and bjj videos. So surprise to see you in a tkd video too!

[@scarred10]

@@teovu5557 I'm no troll,every comment I make is backed by a lot of experience in those arts and 36 yrs in martial arts in total.

[@dyfrigshandy]

@@scarred10 you're an idiott, if your defense is shite, then thats what you get, get over it, get good

[@waleskaotero5685]

Any video of the men up to 63.5 Kg category ?

[@willianchanrockin3952]

please bring IFT back and shine again!

[@scarred10]

its bigger now than it ever was ,far more than when the dictator was alive.

[@royvandedonk2429]

It is ITF..

[@scarred10]

The ITF is bigger now than it ever was but it's not unified,there are 4 main organisations now that do not cooperate. They all practise the same shite gen choi taught,pure nonsense.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

@@scarred10 So then it is smaller than it ever was and less significant. Got it.

[@finlaybeaton2124]

1:00:05 a young GM Bos?

[@pfjulianbaldi8599]

Una verdadera carnicería.

[@MaharlikaAWA]

Original ITF sport is light contact exactly like this General Choi approved tournaments. All of the ITF guys who scream on comments about how their Taekwondo is the real deal and superior to full contact WTF sparring are not being genuine. Both are sports, both have certain rules that are better and certain rules that are worse. Light contact is similar to continuous sparring at a sport Karate tournament. Light contact and no knock outs being legal. Not realistic or more tough.