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Listed below are comments made by Hudd7755 between Sunday, 13th July 2008 and Sunday, 24th August 2008.

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Taekwondo needs to move with the times 5:21pm on 24 Aug 2008 I train in Shotokan Karate but have been dismayed by what I've seen this weekend. I know TKD has had a lot of bad press over the years but I was willing to give it a clean slate and let my eyes be the judge.
Any Martial Art must first and foremost place respect, dignity and good etiquette ahead of anything else. But what I saw over the last few days made a mockery of this. Many competitors behaved like spoilt footballers, complaining to the referee, moaning about wrong decisions and petulantly throwing gum shields to the floor. And to top it off that Cuban is a miserable disgrace, I hope the governing bodies of TKD remove his license to train as there is no room for that behavior in any walk of life, never mind in a Martial Art.
Despite never having been involved in TKD, I felt embarrassed and shamed by what I saw. I feel the wider reputation of The Martial Arts have been badly tarnished by the events of the last few days.
Hopefully Karate will learn that such instant widespread exposure can destroy the reputation of a once respected martial art, and stop bidding to have Karate included at future Olympics.
I hope that TWD will be able to recover from the events of the last few days and rebuild it's standing as a noble art.
Dose of long jump joy relieves Chambers headache 1:58pm on 13 Jul 2008 Dwain had a choice when he first sat down with his medics with a number of "cocktails".
1. To turn the drugs down, walk out, train hard and proudly represent GB in The Olympics - no doubt achieving success in major competitions due to his undeniable talent.
2. Take the drugs, enhance his performance, cheat clean athletes out of opportunities, money and medals while at the same time risk being caught and NEVER competing at the Olympics again.
He didn't make a "mistake" as he keeps claiming as he chose option 2 repeatedly over a long timescale - and would still be doing so today had he not been caught.
Personally, I will turn my back on this event completely if the British courts give the green light for Dwain Chambers to represent our country in Beijing.

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