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▲ 0 r/taekwondo

Are you allowed to kick like in Muay Thai?

I did taekwondo as a child but honestly don’t remember much since it’s been like 20 years. I know that taekwondo focuses a lot more on snappiness and precision for point scoring but what if someone just decided they didn’t care about points and just went full Muay Thai follow through baseball swing type kicks on their opponent?

I’m guessing it wouldn’t work too well because of the protective gear y’all wear and with how quick y’all are on your feet but if someone did decide to do that would that be against any rules?

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u/ploopd00p — 3 days ago
▲ 13 r/euphonium

I've been playing on what I assume is a chinese stencil rotary valve baritone horn (brand is Berkeley) for the longest time now since I don't really have the money or need to get a full on professional horn but I'm seeing a few Euphoniums on facebook marketplace rn priced somewhat similarly that I'm a bit interested in getting.

Option 1 is a Boston 4 valve Euph
It's priced at roughly $553
I understand that there was a Boston Musical Instrument Company in the past that doesn't actually exist anymore, so I'm assuming this is just a chinese stencil brand Euph.

Option 2 is a Golden Scarab 4 valve Euph
It's priced at roughly $683
This is another brand that I'm assuming is a chinese stencil instrument since I can't find much about the it. They also advertised it as a 4 valve model but the only photo they uploaded on facebook is the 3 valve model, so this one's also kinda sus.

Option 3 is a Yamaha YEP-201
It's priced at roughly $650
I lose the fourth valve, but it's a much more reliable brand

I don't think any of the models are compensating, but I don't think I'd be able to afford a compensating euph anytime in the near future anyways, so I think they'd be decent enough upgrades maybe.

Which option do you guys think would be the best, or am I better off just sticking to my baritone until I have the money in the far future to buy something actually decent?

Added context is that I'm from the Philippines and finding any euphoniums at all is quite difficult here. None of the music stores really ever sell em and I know most professionals either rely on these second hand imports or travel all the way to Hong Kong or Japan to buy their instruments.

u/ploopd00p — 11 days ago