M-80kg | Aaron COOK（MDA ）VS Zhen WANG（CHN） | 2017-2018 Season WT Grand Slam Finals

Wuxi 2017 WT Grand Slam Champions Series (Dec 30)

[@Arnabit]

Cook is reviving TKD's beauty

[@Krononauta]

COOK is only TKD of the old school

[@tirta.yansen]

indeed it is, his old school style of TKD is incredible.

[@rehan-ci1tk]

Nice comment. Cook's really did the old way here. I thought he was doing Hwarang Do at the bout. 😂😂

[@necron8252]

yeah

[@necron8252]

@@Krononauta true

[@badjfuentes]

Aaron Cook changing the game for TKD..making it more exciting..

[@chrisdavis3366]

You can't be foreal taekwondo been on a down hill since the 2009 with these new rules there's nothing like 90s an 80s taekwondo

[@tirta.yansen]

some people tend to use the modern style of TKD, but Cook stays with the old schoold style, you can see the beauty of combination, aggressivity and speed.

[@zilyx5448]

Try that then in rio...

[@zilyx5448]

Servet tazegul was the king in combination, see him now

[@VaimanikaShastra]

for us professional in the 80's and 90's it was very normal flying like this, not sure what is happening now to TKD....it seems like much less acrobatic and dynamic

[@edisubagiyo8960]

Aaron is always give us a great show. I myself as a Taekwondoin learn a lot from him. Winning or losing, he's always fun to watch.

[@mattattack1444]

He's one of the best atm has been for a while. He fights beautifully even if it doesn't guarantee the win. Hence his move to the moldives I remember

[@Foreign-Legion]

Exactly ..Cook IS the best player of taekwondo ❤️

[@a-118sanket.p.shelke3]

What a beautiful start by Aaron cook.

[@sungpark1939]

Hate to see those perfect back kick from Aaron didn't get registered.

[@tmoraltr]

Sung Park definitely, it was such a clear and net hit!!

[@carltroysegura7090]

I agree

[@__xxii]

Well this is made in China hahaha

[@spenkzu7931]

minute?

[@ngochieuo7138]

@@spenkzu7931 0:33

[@dwaynegreen1786]

Incredible talent. Displayed by Cook. He is such a talent, but I think his only issue is staying consistent . Thank you for sharing.

[@SatriaFightChannel]

Beautiful Game. Good Job Zhang and Aaron cook. Thanks for sharing

[@kdw749]

The old school of taekwondo winss 💪

[@jisialikri2348]

Is that referee.. 😂Mr. Bean😂😂

[@JavierrCortes]

waoow great combat 💪🏼💪🏼

[@Foreign-Legion]

Tkd old-school by Aaron Cook 💙 how size does not define victory..A-Cook is an example in this sport of taekwondo ❤️

[@arthurviniciusdias8741]

5:35 Harry Potter easter egg

[@raoulkouame8205]

Yes

[@navit3ch]

A very good example of how to use turning round house (tornado) in sparring. Bravo

[@jesuslovesu2970]

Yayyyy.....awesome tkd. Thanks Cook!!!

[@jubilkalunxag5588]

oh its Aaron fight in a new rules of wtf aaron is the best fighter since taekwondo is old school, and now i love to see him in a new school of wtf. and he is good even more

[@tonykim97]

1:40 I dont think that chinese crescent kick to the head actually went anywhere near the head at all...

[@koloooko]

Wtf? Why that terrible kick did score?

[@alissonacuaperez1569]

it's because the sensors detect the kick, in this fight angle we don't see it.

[@alexanderjeromebautista8101]

the sole hit it

[@irokosalei5133]

You have one of the worst angle for judging it...

[@tonykim97]

@@irokosalei5133 if you slow down the video, tho only possible way that kick could've scored to the head is if it CLIPPED the back of his head, because the travel of that kick went straight past the side of his head with no visible reaction to the other guy at all. So if some crescent kick can clip the head or if you are allowed to modify the kick so that it can go back towards the head, losing immense power to the kick, then this sport needs some serious change. Sport. If only I can get my hands on some other angle to prove this...

[@Bewar3them00n]

Great to see the more dynamic fighting style of Aaron Cook getting the reward, straight from the off, Cook shook him up with that head kick, his opponent was very wary after that, of the real possibility of being knocked out if Cook connected.

[@johnpana899]

Aaron Cook i think is the one of the last hope for an old school exciting TKD. Hope he continues to inspire real TKD fans.

[@MrButt-oy4sh]

He is back!

[@fooyuanchok3412]

Abdul Butt I

[@mahyra08]

Aaron Cook we love you ;)

[@jai6954]

0:16 that how we play taekwondo, not fuckin touch kicks , THEY SHOULD GIVE BONUS POINT FOR ROUNDKICKS AND KOs . WELL PLAYED AARON

[@Tyrael1111992]

Actually they are giving additional points for spinning kicks. Aaron got 3 for the headkick and 2 additional points for the spin.

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

what’s the point in giving an extra point for a KO? they’re unable to fight...that’s what knock out means 😂😂😂. and if you didn’t already know, Spins have gotten extra points for a while....ignorant people smh

[@joelweber3462]

Great TKD fight. Blue fighter had excellent mobility and changed-up techniques and legs often. Sadly, though the red fighter was much taller, he had poor side kick flexibility, causing him to bend at the waist and not use his front leg much - mostly hoping for a crescent kick from clinch.

[@davildos]

Love Aaron's style. I won't get many friends by saying that it is rare to me to enjoy a tkd new style fight.

[@princens10]

Good to see some interesting stuff here.

[@andrewgooch5276]

Hug it out boys lol make peace not a war.....wait your sapose to be fighting. Be friends after stop hugging.

[@bishnupadapaul5009]

What a fight i am fulley impress

[@johnatanalves14]

Amazing

[@muhammadasgharmuhammadasgh8179]

Aaron Cook is so good fighters

[@taekwondochabebbruxelles9040]

Il a déchiré un match sa commence à la première seconde jusqu'à a la fin 👍😉

[@johnoftheproletariat1196]

Chinese guy probably got over reliant on his height advantage, he wasn't prepared for cooks more dynamic style, and he didn't manage the distance with cook at all, which explains why he got nailed with so much punches

[@davidmmarshall926]

GREAT FIGHT

[@johnfaustin2978]

amazing

[@jobellecalunsag3103]

Aaron is from old school taekwondo. So he is very dynamic fighter, and not competitor

[@Khanhphun910]

Aaron Cook taught Chinese guy what is Taekwondo. Awesome

[@parkarya6331]

انا اوصلت حزام احمر في تكوندوا ادعو لربي انجح لأني شخصية وقوية وبحب قوات وعضلات

[@maca3249]

So fera lutando das antigas

[@johnfelmartalisaysay]

What are those points beside the real points?

[@almogenstein7577]

aaron i love you♥

[@kenjinie7016]

No spin kick in China ?

[@brandonavellano1836]

@Arna I fought him in the nationals open in the UK. Even though without excuses.... I had just recovered form my ACL reconstruction, so i wasn't top shape. Aaron beat me, at the time the crappy 7 point superiority win point system that was implemented that year which i cannot recall back in 2008 or 2009. His an AWESOME PLAYER! very respected person, i still have a photo of him and me, and tell the everyone how he whooped my like a rag doll! He winded me with a dual bandal shagui... freaking accuracy and power i was not expecting tbh, i lasted 40 secs, wish i didn't have the stupid point system they implemented at the time and the stupid mega points. Has same style as i do, I do not like this new forced taekwondo style ITF hybrid.( no offence on ITF practitioners, i have major respect for them, as i have competed once in their style and have close friend who is in ITF)

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

That’s cool bro, I wish I had a chance to share he ring with him

[@Ollieng6]

Is the Chinese athlete injured?

[@DonBenisTheGreat]

😅 what is this? Foot fencing?

[@starscream6949]

That Chinese orange chicken Frankenstein guy had no strategy/combinations except a lousy cut kick 👎. Cook was professional 👊👍

[@jinyandong4629]

Batfan 559 shut up

[@ductrinh8082]

Yellow your mom !

[@rickc16]

he'd knock u out though!

[@willstiehl6079]

How many countries has Aaron cook fought for now??

[@user-vo2rl1tm7e]

Аарон красавчик!!!

[@yjsong5742]

Aaron Cook ..the last real TKD fighter.. so beautiful..

[@little9draganchan515]

Aaron COOK is superb!!

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

He is unbelievably talented

[@erwanagambouet1450]

0:16

[@VijayShinde-pr4zi]

Nice fight

[@utvu1445]

Quá hay Aaron cook

[@enannani7112]

thats how you play taekwondo. old school taekwondo is the best.

[@cleverboy1096]

Aaron Cook is professional! Can see the fighting spirit nonstop and his kick was really nice and sharp

[@kickboxer14]

Очень класно начал синий

[@syedubeshquadari4424]

aron cook always best

[@waldemarschaefer2826]

Aaron Cook - the last real TKD fighter. All others are front leg fencers and pushers

[@taekwondofighter.4891]

Nice nice!!!!

[@cristianvaldes1933]

1.98 cm and 79.14Kg WHAT THE HELL 😮?????

[@narcoage]

0:00 After Aron COOK's first 360'tornado kick, referee give to him plus 2point. what was 2point?

[@PaulaAllTkd]

Round kick on the head is 5 points. Sensors only can register 3 for head points.

[@narcoage]

@@PaulaAllTkd oh, I see. Thanks you!

[@AndreShorterTV]

i miss the days when "trembling shock" to the hogu counted as a solid point. this "touch scoring" has taken away from the sport.

[@kieuoanhang6850]

amen

[@lennyward7662]

I’m only a minute in so take my question with a grain of salt, but why aren’t they punching at all? I don’t really know the rules but in my opinion it would make more sense to throw a punch when they are in the clinch like they’ve gone in a few times.

[@nerfsquad3]

Because they arent worth many points only a proper taekwondo technique punch will score Aaron Cook did score at least one punch in this match and punching to the head is not allowed

[@vincentlee7359]

Because this is a WTF and not an ITF

[@agungsatria8593]

Lenny Ward seriously, this is taekwondo not boxing. Well,you can punch the body,only in the some condition.

[@siapaini5239]

Just one point if you punch, not worth it

[@ericyoutube77]

3:30 what the fck, this is how you know the point system is crooked, why did it register as a punch and why was Aaron’s spinning kick only registered one point?!?!?

[@dhieisonportilho2966]

The Best in taekwondo

[@vincentlee7359]

dhieison portilho for WTF maybe but not ITF

[@mdalfarraby.8167]

Aaron cook is a megalodon in taekwondo😂😎

[@Rizaldjohan]

Used to be called beautiful but too acrobatic to be effective for actual self defence. Now it's neither acrobatic nor effective for self defence.

[@vaughnxavierwerry3032]

That's sparing and it's has some rules. When learning tae kwon Do we also learn some self defense and it's effective. No hate but just want to let you know these. Please tae kwon Do is no acrobatic it can also be deadly

[@Moodo76]

Vaughn Xavier Werry Look. I'm a 2nd Dan WTF and no, it's not effective, at all... Look towards hapkido if you want to know how to tell the difference. Modern sport tkd is pure and utter crap. It's a great exercise though, just don't rely on it in the real world.

[@jinghenglim2692]

Expert in grabbing

[@Stephencurry03030]

Lee dae hoon vs Aaron cook please

[@kmp96]

Lee dae hoon -68kg Aaron cook -80kg

[@Stephencurry03030]

@@kmp96 I guess it wont happen 😅

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

@@kmp96 😂😂😂😂

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

not gonna lie I would love this fight if they were both in the same division, but they’re so far apart in weight that we’re never gonna see it

[@pcbuildinggrandtech6131]

Salut de la romania

[@taekwondotechnique5451]

bon match

[@nghiahuynh6545]

How did Aaron score 2 points after the first headshot? They registered a body shot but i can't see anything :O

[@gamebred-gannicus2060]

Nghia Huynh the scoring changed already dude. jumping turning kicks to the head is 5pts now. you might have missed the updates?

[@nghiahuynh6545]

Edmon Lacsa ohhh thanks I didn't know that. Plus the scoreboard registered "body" when they gave him 2 pts so I was confused. Thanks!

[@NBTKDA]

The Daedo PSS can register a valid strike but it can't differentiate between a normal kick and a kick which has a rotation of 180 or more. The default body strike value for a kick is 2 and the default head strike value is 3, the +2 technical points need to be scored by corner referees by pressing the appropriate trigger on their hand set. WT is trying out +2 for tech points instead of +1 at this event, and may implement it as a permanent rule change leading into Tokyo 2020 along with stuff like semi-finals and finals being 5 rounds as opposed to 2.

[@bayawolf]

Thank you for this info.

[@TheCultureCommentary]

+2 technical points for jumping/turning kick.

[@dheerajmaurya924]

Cook is the best

[@princens10]

With so many new rules it's all spoiled, we are not seeing action like old times.

[@caiojuliocesaraugustogerma949]

As a martial art taekwondo is awesome , but the competition is an shit!

[@Moodo76]

Occasionally I see a cool kicking video and start thinking about taking up taekwondo again. Then, I see this mutilated form of a once great art and suddenly I remember why I quit...

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

I hate to break it to you, but competition isn’t about pretty fancy kicks. as well as Aaron does it, it’s not gonna happen. It’s funny how people say “oh I quit because the sport isn’t what it used to be”. you should be saying “I quit because I couldn’t keep up with the fighters who adapted”

[@Moodo76]

@@raviduweerasinghe127 i hold a 3rd Dan rank in wtf taekwondo and I ran my own dojang for over ten years so I have a damn clue of what I'm talking about. When I started out, the fighting part was fast paced with a lot of spinning kicks, jumping kicks and knockouts. Then came the point deduction rule if you fell and the flashy kicks were just a memory. The thing that really killed taekwondo was the Olympics, people had too much to lose and suddenly everyone got cautious. Nowadays it's a bouncing starring contest while trying to hit an electronic fanny pack with your bit chagi. What you're talking about isn't adaption, well in a way it is according to the new rules, but to be fair is just a mutilated version of my once beloved art. I changed to MMA and Muay thai and not once did I have any regrets... And dude, stop liking your own comments, it's embarrassing...

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

@@Moodo76 I’m sick of toxic people like you shit talking the sport. with all due respect, I couldn’t care less that you’re a 3rd dan, if you can’t walk the walk then stop talking the talk. I fight black belts on a day to day basis, I’ve even fought 6th dan black belts. and I’ve beaten a majority of the “old school” black belts that I’ve fought. and guess what, I know you would hate to hear this, but I used my front leg to win. what a surprise. fancy spins and shit don’t work. it’s that simple. and don’t come at me like I’m some child who doesn’t appreciate the sport. I guarantee that I was more decorated in competition than you...at age 15. Ive trained with world renowned coach Juan Moreno, and many other decorated coaches, so I sure as hell know what I’m talking about. have some respect for the athletes that do what you can’t, and stop shit talking the sport you’re so invested in....

[@paulagarciahernandez6130]

Wowwww

[@pawanpal3672]

Aaron 😘😘😘😘cook

[@GTCSULTENG]

nice

[@christianfelicia2587]

That hanging front foot... Nowadays is a very typical Olympic style(Boring amd so slow)... Glad Cook win with old fashion Taekwondo style...

[@jhay0245]

Classic vs modern ! Old school embarassing the new schooler !! 😏 💪💪

[@raviduweerasinghe127]

If you’ve ever seen how Aaron fights you will know that this isn’t “classic vs modern”...Aaron knows that he’s gonna outclass the guy, that’s why he did all the fancy stuff. Aaron beat him because Aaron is an absolute beast, and the other guy wasn’t even comparable...not because old school is “better” than new school

[@PrometeoProduction]

Wooooow

[@salem.9740]

حرام ذا الطول كله وحزام اسود ولا لعب لعبه تمام يعني هذا طولك ماشاءالله وسن الانتري أو باكنتري أو الاماميات ولا شي

[@elianesoares4054]

O tkd a cada dia virando brincadeira de pontinho, kd a arte marcial? Virou capoeira

[@sampadashinde5618]

After one second that Chinese player knew that he fucked up

[@evanhammons9904]

My ueart heart dies everytime they throw a punch

[@ericyoutube77]

May I ask why?

[@qkrtkdals01park29]

현빈인줄알고왔네

[@kanun3465]

3:29 punch ?

[@bekir9162]

Ye, I don't understand too

[@flightkyokushin8830]

leg fencing

[@Rnt911]

Great Taekowndo display!

[@kmp96]

3:29 Punch???

[@tkdart3803]

In tkd wtf we dont use punch

[@sleepinglex1698]

Abdul Hadi tkd kick tutorials 😐 yeah we do... he didn’t punch tho and still got the point

[@therealgamingboy4042]

Lol Sensor

[@erentekin8421]

@@sleepinglex1698 he didn't punch but he is hit the spining kick and if you watch carefully Aaron Cook is exited.

[@vsmh96]

@@tkdart3803 you do, its just not that pronounced as your kicks are but are considered in matches

[@nayangm7802]

Old Taekwondo vs New taekwondo

[@monkeyslap]

The thing about TKD is... I know a kick is coming.

[@ikamdytasman6491]

Old school vs new....big difference

[@akabane8884]

i think old school beats new school style lol

[@sstacey3812]

Why he was left out of the English team is unbelievable he is amazing

[@taekwondoanalysis7619]

Hi guys, i did an analysis about this fight i hope you like it

[@kltomewa3de615]

🤩🤩🤩😎

[@zexen1391]

I'm aeron and he his aaron

[@mikelive9059]

Great, hitting ridiculous giraffes

[@serviplay]

Gam jeom to Aaron Cook in time 0:40 . What happens there ? the referee is sleeping ?

[@harunaaron4015]

wow