Rant: Local TV news featured a kid who's lip got busted up after taking a kick in the face during a taekwondo promotion exam. The bigger kid was about 5 inches taller than him. The thing is, it was a YELLOW belt exam and Taek in its current form is a largely no contact sport where power is sacrificed for speed. The bigger kid could have knocked him out at anytime but didn't.
TV network (GMA) followed up by interviewing the Philippine Taek Association and making them apologize to the kid for the accident, and later on interviewing the kid's dad who said he was speaking with lawyers and thinking of filling charges. Talk about being a wuss.
To end the interview, the news team went to the Philippine Olympic Committee and got some commissioner person to say that they will now have to review Taekwondo policies on promotion exams and sparring matches.
They showed the fight video, too. The kid didn't have his hands raised and made no effort to block the incoming kick. He was fighting stupid to begin with. Sobrang sensationalist talaga ng story nakakakinis talaga >_<
edit: The kid was wearing headgear, too! Yung sipa sa mukha niya was a facefoot. Like a facepalm, but with a foot.
TV network (GMA) followed up by interviewing the Philippine Taek Association and making them apologize to the kid for the accident, and later on interviewing the kid's dad who said he was speaking with lawyers and thinking of filling charges. Talk about being a wuss.
To end the interview, the news team went to the Philippine Olympic Committee and got some commissioner person to say that they will now have to review Taekwondo policies on promotion exams and sparring matches.
They showed the fight video, too. The kid didn't have his hands raised and made no effort to block the incoming kick. He was fighting stupid to begin with. Sobrang sensationalist talaga ng story nakakakinis talaga >_<
edit: The kid was wearing headgear, too! Yung sipa sa mukha niya was a facefoot. Like a facepalm, but with a foot.
