Top 30 Taekwondo Fighting Game Characters!!

[@joseurbina3835]

In terms of Legacy: Kim is Hands Down. In terms of Power Scale: Hworang is Hands Down.

[@shhheee]

hwoarang beat the guy that beat true ogre in his base form. hwoarang beat the guy that beat kazuya and heihachi back to back. But I agree that kim's contribution to tae kwon do is unmatched.

[@MAnwerSaeed]

You probably haven't seen Kim's power scale that's why you say that.

[@joseurbina3835]

@@MAnwerSaeed Of course I did, Kim does not have a single Decent Track Record of winning a Fight against any Opponents from both Fatal Fury and King of Fighters series respectively, not once he has ever made it close to the Final or even a Semi-Final in both Tournament Storylines, Hence why Kim has been a Jobber throughout his Career, Hwoarang on the other Hand may have not Win a Tournament, but he has Faced many Powerful Opponents, he defeated Jin in his Base Form and Survived by almost being killed by his Devil Form, so that's how Hwoarang is stronger than Kim.

[@MAnwerSaeed]

The fact that Kim's gameplay has been evolving ever since the 1st Fatal Fury to the latest edition of KOF XV, simply puts him up on the top of the list...

[@AntiFeminist_AntiLGBT_AntiWoke]

Baek Doo San is my all time favourite Taekwondo fighter

[@battledevilkain1299]

More of a Kapwan family enjoyer myself but I can agree that baek is pretty damn iconic.

[@jaytheshwatchyomouth5544]

Hell yea he’s the king of all kings Kim who 🤣

[@CrazySuperJEBUS]

I’d imagine you’re probably fairly excited about the similarities to Baek we can see in Hwoarang’s Tekken 8 move set

[@karlsylvain]

ME TOO! i was glad he was starting the video with him!!

[@mikeyork3093]

same here Baek also uses Tang so do

[@azuresaiyan9005]

The fact that when KOF15 came out and everyone asked where Kim was tells you how much of a mark this guy left and still trucking even after newer and more popular Taekwondo users since his creation. The strongest legacies are the ones that endure.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Hwoarang is the king of Taekwondo. His moves are the most crisp, clean, and accurate to the style. I’m a 3rd Dan black belt in Taekwondo so I do know what I’m talking about. The first time I saw Tekken 3 in the arcade the opening Embu was starting to play and Hwoarang was performing the Hwa-Rang Taekwondo kata move for move with perfect technique. Tekken 3 was the whole reason I bought my PlayStation and was the only game I had for an entire year. My taekwondo buddies would all come over and we’d play Tekken 3 all day and all night long until we passed out where we were sitting

[@Necroverse19]

Hwaorang is who sparked my interest in taekwondo back in Tekken 2, which was one of the only games my dad got with the Playstation (Final Fantasy was the other, but can't remember which one). I was at brown belt almost 20 years ago, but it's not like I've completely abandoned my training and I've been getting back into it the last couple of months.

[@starrynightwind9145]

@@Necroverse19 there's no brown belt in tae kwon do though? I kind of remember the order: white, yellow, green, blue, red and finally black.

[@Necroverse19]

@@starrynightwind9145 We had brown at my school; ATA down in South Florida. Not sure if it's still there though, but it was definitely an official school as many of our students competed in tournaments.

[@thetruej7872]

Juri, Luong, and Hwoarang are my favorite Taekwondo characters.

[@lonekirin905]

Back when I was a kid, I practiced Taekwon-Do. Made it to the red belt with black tips I

[@rajaafullo]

The motion capture on Sanson was really solid. His technique gave the animation a lot of weight. Solid stuff.

[@cez79]

I was all about the Taekwondo fighters back in the 90s and this Top 30 was right up my alley. When the top two were announced half of me cheered and the other half was angry LOL. Awesome video! Keep it up!

[@yourfavoritesportsch]

Urban Reign really had amazing representation of all disciplines. And Park was one of the toughest boss fights in the game. Probably 3rd toughest behind Golam and Napalm

[@DBrealmadrid9606]

W for the Urban Reign shoutout. Goated game.

[@Herowebcomics]

And that guy with the long sword! I HATED him!

[@alejandrofigueroa2431]

@@Herowebcomics Who? Lin Fong Lee?

[@Herowebcomics]

@@alejandrofigueroa2431 Yep! He could kill in only a few hits!

[@JadenOmega]

Not gonna lie, my favorite Taekwando fighters is a tie between Kim Kaphwan and Hwaorang. Cuz one's one of the ones that got me into the franchise while the other made an impression the second I saw him fight. Both fighters are absolutely sick.

[@keenestfox6376]

I don't care who came first between Kim or Hworang both are my mains and kickass fighters from both respected series. I also practice Taekwondo too.

[@tiberiusblack659]

I cannot wait for the ridiculous on this channel from MK1 after it releases. Will mortal Raiden be a house show jobber putting over the heels? Will Liu Kang drop a pipe bomb promo in story that relegates Shang to mid-card status? Will Bi Han turn face and join Hanzo to become The Mega Powers? Don't know but I'm excited to catch it here first.

[@poetscotty]

Muay Thai and Taekwondo is a deadly combination

[@RM-lu2of]

I did both and it's pretty great but the defending against grapplers is always a hassle.

[@scottrussell876]

Big facts bro love it 🥋🥊🥋🥊

[@johnashiru3952]

I did Taekwondo when I was ten years old then practiced Muay Thai at 16 it’s definitely a deadly combination

[@artofmartialcinemaamc5334]

Taekwondo mixed with any major striking art is deadly. I can show you deadly TKD/Karate fighters & deadly TKD/Kung Fu fighters too. TKD jusr makes everything much more fluid & deadly imo.

[@artisticsolarninja]

There are different styles. Itf is north korean wtf is nerfed style by Olympics

[@Bd22904]

Great list and showing love to one of the fatal fury greats

[@graemeboast6765]

Yes! Finally! As a black belt in Taekwondo, I have been w8in 4 this video.

[@Macktube]

Quality list and respectable to the history of the genre

[@phenom504]

Wow Jenny the Bat and Reiji. Bloody Roar needs to make a comeback.

[@kriznawilliams8182]

God Yes!!!

[@markusbenyamindiredja4174]

Totally agree with the legacy of Kim! He already can form a clan if SNK wants to. And if i'm not mistaken, the one from Buriki One is also Kim's appretience. He mentioned "master Kim" in his win/ending scene.

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Make sense Kim is #1. As popular Hwoarang is, as bad ass Juri is, as cool Rig is, Kim has the legacy and influence to back him up. If weren't for him, many other Tae Kwon Do characters would have not existed.

[@JamalService2000]

Facts upon facts on top of facts

[@corpsedesecrator2612]

Wow the last 2 and their ranking really surprised me I was thinking Hwoarang was going to be #1 cause of popularity and Kim at 2 but great assessment for Kim is a impact in both Fatal Fury and KOF along with cross over CvS and in both timelines trained many Taekwondo practitioners in SNK all since 1992 so I love the integrity and credit given where credit is due in spite of not being the popular choice. Hwoarang is my main in Tekken since I played Tekken 3 when I was 8 yrs old then when TTT and T4 came out afterwards he was always my go to best moveset, easy to do endless combos and juggling with and he is the rival to Jin Kazama the poster boy and the most powerful character in Tekken all that said Hwoarang is my boy!!! Runner ups are Kim Kaphwan and his Sons in Garou Mark Of The Wolves along with Gang Il and Jhun Hoon being the SNK Fanboy I am. I also love Rig from DOA really based and gotta LOVE Juri Han. I didn’t know Jenny and Reiji from Bloody Roar were Taekwondo considered characters but you know I LOVE my BR bring this Franchise back!!!! I guess Yun Seong and Hwang can be considered especially since they are of Korean Nationality I always considered Yun Seong if SC and Tekken are part of the same universe to be Hwoarang’s Ancestor they look alike and have the dam near same personality lol. Great vid obviously half the list had no idea where they hailed from😂😂

[@meganinten0078]

SNK really likes taekwondo xD I like Chae Lim 😄 My favorite of Kim's students. She is one of the coolest characters in the Maximum Impact games, hope she returns in a mainline KOF game

[@TongSing9643]

Same for me, Chae-Lim is reason why KOF Maximum Impact games are fighting games I played to most now. Reason for me to watch Taekwondo sports too. In Maximum Impact Regulation- my team is Chae-Lim, Kim Kaphwan and Xiaolon. So kinda my fighting style is Taekwondo with two spades as weapons if I ever gonna fight like Mortal kombat that uses weapons with taekwondo.

[@kcjfilms2946]

Hwoarang is best. Blends ITF and WT / Kukkiwon. Ive studied 23 years

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Agree 100%. More ITF than WTF, but definitely a mixture between the two

[@kcjfilms2946]

The Fighters Den is boss

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

Baek Doo San is my all time favourite Taekwondo Fighter in Tekken I want to see him return in Tekken 8

[@battledevilkain1299]

I know you wanna see the man himself but if you think about it he has returned through hworang's new moveset. Little man took after his master.

[@joshualedesmasegovia]

@@battledevilkain1299 Well to be honest I am not very good with Hwoarang only Baek Doo San

[@Supreme0757]

hwoarang was one of my first mains in tekken and my go to when I start to get my ass whipped lol

[@suciodan5817]

Good to see Hong Wilson on the list, just a few people remember hil now.

[@lordmatthewlukeobrien]

Den, I have stopped from making replies on YT (as why "lie"?) but the truth is that the first video game studio to get you on staff as a writer for a combat game is the one with the best HR department as there is not a single person I have seen online with your knowledge of the games in the genre, the lore, and the ability to improve whatever ideas their existing staff can come up with in character design, movesets, and their stories. The proof of this is found in these recent fighting style videos where you have found out games that not only many people don't know exist, but the characters and lore within them. So please take this compliment and if you ever decide to pursue such a career, please feel free to use me as a referree as my way of showing gratitude for the entertainment and education you have given me by expanding my knowledge and awareness of the game genre I loved as a child yet got burnt out on after playing too much Street Fighter 2 and it's many iterations in the mid 1990s.

[@GaidenDS10]

Also nearly 70% of the list here are from SNK - yep, what an army of taekwondo characters the company has made in the past years. And Kim Kapwhan is your og RX-79 Gundam of the taekwondo fighting game archetype hands down. The rest are pretty much your GMs, Zakus and etc.

[@TigerHoods958]

My man had the homeless dude from Vs. in his review. This really IS the FightersDen!

[@karlsylvain]

THANK YOU for starting the video with BAEK!! THE TRUE KING OF TAE KWON DO!

[@jawjibbajabba]

Amazing work as always. Kim is the TKD OG and deserved number 1 spot. Most of the list is Kukkiwon TKD fighters (WTF/Olympic sport) however Master Hwang Su Il helped with motion capture for Hwoarang in Tekken 3 so technically Hwoarang is the number 1 Chang-Hon TKD fighter! As a TKD chang-Hon 4th Dan, this was a great video listing all the video game TKD fighters, I wish I could kick like all of them!

[@thePoetDominic]

Awesome video. Thank you. Yes Tekken love. And YAY for Rig being so high - top 5 for my boy! I always thought what you say about virtua fighters Sarah, glad I am not alone. Cheers for this super video

[@saje1988]

Bro! I haven't heard from you in years! Great to have you back.

[@shemarlosscott2656]

Hwoarang Rig Sarah and Juri are Phenomenal

[@russellsmith5747]

Juri was one of the reasons I began training

[@TongSing9643]

Chae-Lim from "King of Fighters" made me become a fan of Taekwondo sports too so have been practising kickboxing and martial arts daily. Chae-Lim made me like other taekwondo characters Nightwolf, Sonya Blade, Hwoarang, Baek and Juri Han as well.

[@LaMonte4577]

I'm glad you mentioned the bouncers its was decent to good game at its time some dope characters. Probably could be put in tekken

[@kmbosi_]

You forgot about Raven from Eternal Champions Challenge from the Dark side, she's a Voodoo Taekwondo practitioner

[@neonthunder3261]

If Kim ain't top 1 I ain't watching! (Hwoarang has sauce too)

[@anonluxor470]

Never knew jenny from bloody was a taekwondo

[@piyakhebisonii1001]

I was introduced to this style with Kim Kaphawn! I like his two sons and his Rival!

[@TequilaToothpick]

Correct number 1. Fantastic list!

[@jordanjackson6151]

Heard of all these games. Seen them never played them all. Glad to see Baek at 3! Rig is too cool.

[@DemBaddBonez]

🦖: It's weird that Sonya uses it, & Nightwolf uses it in MKD.~ NPC Sonya used it when I found her in a later chapter of the game.~

[@DemBaddBonez]

🦖: I also never knew my waifu Sareena used it... 👀 Then again I've never played the crappy Gameboy version. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Herowebcomics]

Omg! Taekwondo is awesome! So many great kicks! Omg! The Bouncer was awesome! Silly kicking dude was so fun!

[@joey7.62]

Kim Sue Il should be higher IMO. But yeah, not a well known fighting game

[@cealmost3033]

Woop woop, new FightersDen, Nightwolf at number 1 my prediction

[@AndersonChill7]

Taekwondo is the martial art that holds dear to me and How I was the second grade black belt

[@KEVVIE37]

This was awesome bro!!

[@meganinten0078]

2:23 LOL 😂 Yeah, Lee from Aggressors of Dark Kombat is kinda plain 😅 Even his Gan Gan Attack (AKA Super) is lame. Speaking of Aggressors of Dark Kombat, if you put make a list about characters who fight with wrestling moves you should put Kisarah Westfield. Many of her command throws are wrestling moves (some are judo throws) Edit: Bobby Nelson is one of the best characters who fight with basketball moves in fighting games

[@tpatt513]

Before pressing play: KIM KAPHWAN NUMBER ONE!!! After seeing the video: Jose Urbina is somewhere watching... kicking and punching air because Hwoarang isn't number one. The top 4 was obvious. Juri is very nice that damn near everybody has a foot fetish because of her. Baek been solid since Tekken 2. Hwoarang is official and definitely showed growth. But can't deny what Kim has done for decades and Den told yall why. All them quarters I spent on KOF '96 just because of Kim was worth it.

[@Spanishfutbol2010]

Hwoarang should be #1 in that he actually displays ITF Tae kwon do and his moves are legit.

[@mojojojo3236]

Top 10 karate users in fighting games for the next video, please

[@Ray-c1r]

Kim's #1

[@christhechilled]

Kim influenced vs Hwos influence makes sense! Kim for the win!

[@chaunceyreidout9963]

The TKD guy from Ehrgeiz stole Hwoarang 's win pose as well as his design or is it the other way around?

[@blackchang1981]

Great video

[@XiaoGege]

A fun fact is that in Law, Lee, Nina, and Anna from Tekken also use Taekwondo as their fighting style. Unlike Hwoarang and Baek, theirs are mix with other styles. Lee and Law are mixed with Savate, and the Williams sisters are mixed with Koppojutsu. Most Tekken characters used mixed styles of martial arts instead of purely sticking to just one.

[@Kobra18721]

Law uses jeet kune do

[@XiaoGege]

The term "Jeet Kune Do" is widely misunderstood. It's not a martial art style, it's a philosophy. Bruce Lee himself also practiced Taekwondo during his time in America and it became a reference to Law's fighting style.

[@dakentaijutsu2010]

Any chance you could make one about the best Karate fighters please?

[@darkjester5907]

I like Jhun Hoon over Kim and although I main Hwoarang in Tekken, I prefer the flashiness of Rig lol

[@manjitheerratic5127]

In my personal opinion, Dee Jay should be included among Taekwondo user. Although Kickboxing is official profile, most people don't that creation of DJay was inspired from Billy Blanks who trained in Taekwondo and created a fitness program based on it. Rolling Sobat, Double Rolling Sobat and their Super Art variations contain Taekwondo aesthetic.

[@boxhead444]

Can you please list the music tracks you used in the video??? Great video

[@TheFightersDen]

timestamp?

[@jewelsunniheartsfitnessanime]

@@TheFightersDenabsolutely that’ll be amazing

[@kriznawilliams8182]

2:20 messed me up i thought that was Skate 😂😂😂😂

[@jordanjackson6151]

From the Den! Yeah!

[@Illstatefishing]

Let's go Kim K!!!! 🍎 📍

[@juggalojigsawreaction3346]

Can you do top 20 boxing

[@aniswinner5352]

We need top boxing fighting games characters

[@elmaster27428]

Why am I hearing eternal champions challenge from the dark side character select theme?

[@kohakusora7474]

do you have a top # fighting game boxer characters?

[@UnrealKi2]

Kim will always be undisputed king imo

[@gabrielb.2302]

Kim is the best

[@rollin-kimblecroskey9110]

Someone needs to get the rights to these lesser known games and rerelease them with some updated graphics in a special collection🎮

[@knkootbaoat6759]

wow TFD really went the extra mile on some of these picks

[@meswil]

Kim kaphwan with his glorious pants

[@sean_image]

Side note: everyone from Urban Reign was fun as hell.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Do top 20 sword masters

[@venom3256]

I was disagreeing at the end until you explained it, now I understand you gave me a chill in my spine when you said "Kim crawled so Hwoarang could walk" I was Damn!!! Well said bro Well said👏👏👏

[@kotosqoposrly]

In all fairness, translation of Samson to Spanish is Sanson.

[@jordanjackson6151]

I love all the SNK representation in this video. Obviously taekwondo is the one style that Capcom took a bit long to even show interest in. If it wasn’t for Juri being the Waifu meat that she is as well as being established, Capcom wouldn’t even have a pulse on this list!

[@goodbboyjonny9079]

Kim needed his flowers 🌹

[@toddpace4588]

First time i ever heard of Kim Kaphwan

[@fightingmedialounge519]

I'm surprised you put baek over juri.

[@SpectralSound.]

Me too,but pleasantly surprised tbh.

[@AnthonyRiddle]

The Olympic style WTF taekwondo’s moves aren’t very well represented in video games. They wear the WTF uniforms, but fight mostly like Chang-Hun taekwondo practitioners. There’s also no Songahm Taekwondo representation as far as I can tell. I also wish TangSooDo would get representation in fighting games. It’s a very popular martial art with the kicks of Taekwondo and the punches/hand techniques of Shotokan Karate.

[@jordanjackson6151]

I keep watching this list. It’s amazing how the top 4 are all Korean. Gotta wonder if there is any North Korean representation out there. Well, I think there was a North Korean in some indie fighting game from either China or Korea. Couldn’t remember the name though. Come to think of it, whatever the title of it was, I think the North Korean character didn’t even use Taekwondo. I just can’t remember what it was called.

[@jewelsunniheartsfitnessanime]

Warang surprised me he clean with taekwondo 😂

[@kbthegoat824]

No kings from kof and no kim(that female fighter)from killer instinct 64?

[@MrBrainiac1]

king kof does savate and muay thai! and kim wu does jeet kune do, do some research.

[@kbthegoat824]

@Einstein jr he put a bunch of dudes in the list that didn't do tae but specifically said they only use kick. A dude from soul caliber using spears i guess thats taekwondo too huh, but no king who only use kicks lol ? And somehow kings master if I heard it correctly made it....

[@thegeneral2000]

​@@kbthegoat824 It's the way you kick that makes it Taekwondo. That guy from Soul Calibur had Taekwondo kicks. King does not and has never kicked like a Taekwondo practitioner, she's exclusively Muay Thai as confirmed in many lore interactions

[@MrBrainiac1]

@@kbthegoat824 kim's master you idiot, kim kapwhan master does taekwondo he trained kim lmao,

[@neonthunder3261]

Last comment I swear: What's the song at 12:44?

[@jordanjackson6151]

When you find out, let me know! It roxx!

[@neonthunder3261]

@@jordanjackson6151 I'll try

[@Ray-c1r]

Taekwondo is cool just very open to sweeps

[@devonb3735]

W content

[@swankyjee]

I'm satisfied I saw my man's hong Gilson

[@Broman605]

The Fighters Den: Sanson whooooo?!🤣

[@DevilRaptorB]

when will we get wrestlers? I hope it's more then 30 just hoping to see the female ones

[@odracircomix7359]

KIM IS THE WARRIOR OF JUSTICE!

[@AnthonyRiddle]

Are you a Martial Artist irl? You seem to know a decent but about them

[@ifuknowuknow5457]

You need to top 20 boxers and top 50 ninjas

[@apthegoat1]

steve better be 1

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@apthegoat1 Dudley is 1 have some class

[@apthegoat1]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Please Shut Up Dudley can serve Steve some Tea ☕️

[@ghostdogthakang67]

I hate to be “that Guy” but don’t both Sarah and Jacky Bryant practice Jeet Kune Do? I mean its pretty common knowledge…

[@gothim9234]

did you watch the video mute? Sarah's style is a mixture of jeet kune do, taekwondo and savate . it literally says mix martial arts on her profile bio lmao

[@fullyhydrated4625]

11:17 early jeff hardy attire

[@rudomanx7277]

Baek do San needs come back on tekken 8 ❤❤❤❤❤.

[@battledevilkain1299]

For top boxers you gotta rep the man tj combo.

[@JAYB1688]

What's the game at 1:00 with Kim Kephwan

[@jordanjackson6151]

Oh. That Garou Mark Of The Wolves? Awesome shit.