Kun Mu do
A martial arts based on dance and music, the music played by the Gayageum, which is a beautiful sounding, Korean, traditional stringed instrument sometimes thought of as a harp. The objective of the art is for practitioners to be able to empty their minds completely and act the void. It is a meditative type art that shares a similarity in essence to Tai Chi, yet also includes various explosive, quick fire, striking techniques similar to those found...
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Tae Kwon Do
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- Published: 28-02-2020, 09:17 AM
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Tae Kwon Do
thcentury, it has received influences from other arts, it now exists as both a sport and a self defence martial art.
The most popular martial art in the world; estimates of practitionership are currently 50,000,000 and growing. One of the newest Olympic events, it became...1 Photo -
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Yong Mu Do
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- Published: 28-02-2020, 12:52 PM
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Is this the future of martial arts? Perhaps the only martial arts system created by a university, it was developed by professional sport scientists at Yung-In University in Korea, and is now thought of as a compulsory element to physical education students.
It is a hybrid martial art separated into three levels simply categorised as: beginner, moderate and difficult. It combines kicking techniques taken from Tae Kwon Do, shifting and throwing techniques...1 Photo -
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Hapkido
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 02:13 PM
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Hapkido
The way of coordinated power, it is a Korean systemised form of combat using throws, restrains, chokes, kicks and strikes.
It is the combination of 2,000 years of martial tradition in Korea and can be categorised as having five main influences the first are those from the ancient tribal techniques sado moosul which could have been used on horseback and included archery, sword and knife fighting as well as philosophical influence from Confucian doctrines.
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Gwon Gyokdo
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 02:11 PM
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Gwon Gyokdo
Gwon Gyokdo is a hybrid, Korean martial art incorporating traditional Korean martial arts techniques alongside Muay Thai boxing. Still in its infancy in Korea, the no-nonsense, down to earth martial art, that alongside its sporting aspect and ring fighting, contains 27 different self defence techniques which are designed to be practical and include defences against a staff, iron bar and a knife. However, the majority of training includes boxing-type techniques including...1 Photo -
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Kumdo
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 02:08 PM
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Kumdo is the Korean art of fencing; modern versions of which are similar in training methods, apparel and competition rules to Japanese Kendo The exact origins are a point of some contention amongst scholars, some pointing to the possibility of it being the origin of two sworded hand techniques although this viewpoint is not common outside of Korea.
It is clear however that Korea has had a history of martial sword training many techniques of which were influenced by Chinese...1 Photo -
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Taekyon
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 02:06 PM
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Taekyon is a traditional Korean martial art, sometimes thought of as a sport due to its 19thand 20th
Uniquely, dancing and singing is incorporated into the art, paying tribute to the Mongol ancestry. Its...1 Photo -
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Ssireum
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 01:56 PM
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Ssireum
Ssireum is a form of traditional Korean wrestling dating back five thousand years.
It is a competition based martial art that pits two contestants against each other in a circular sandpit.
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Yusul
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- Published: 26-02-2020, 01:52 PM
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Yusul
Some historians point to Yusul having influenced the formation of Japanese Jujitsu and certainly grappling and wrestling were not uncommon...1 Photo -
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