Korean martial arts

In the 20th Century, Koreans were exposed to Japanese versions of Chinese martial arts such as karate. A great deal of systemization of martial arts came from Japan to Korea during Japan's colonization of Korea through outlawing traditional Korean practices and only allowing the Japanese education system (which briefly included Judo and Kendo) to be lawful. Even with the ban on Korean practices some Koreans were able to influence Japans martial art style, most notably Choi Yeong-Eui, who moved to Japan and began learning Shotokan karate from ...

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At the height of its popularity, even the king practiced Taekkyon, and Taekkyon matches were frequent. However, the next king outlawed Taekkyon matches, motivated by the gambling which took place around them - where people would gamble away their wives and houses - thus making it a purely military art. Subak eventually separated into different segments, such as grappling, kicking, and so forth, with Taekkyon being one such segment. Taekkyon took a severe blow when Neo-Confucianism grew in popularity, and then the Japanese occupation d ...

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Master is a term that indicates a consummate level of skill, proficiency, superiority or power (mastery). The female equivalent (in limited use in modern times) is mistress. The term has a number of uses: Master (form of address). Master (Peerage of Scotland), the male heir-apparent or heir-presumptive to a title in the Peerage of Scotland. A term once used to describe the male head of a household or a male property owner in some contexts. Master's degree, a graduate degree in a sp ...

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In many martial arts, each practitioner's level is marked by the color of the belt. The black belt is often the highest belt color one can attain, and suggests a degree of competence. Black belt martial arts - Origin. The black belt was "invented" by Jigoro Kano, the founder of judo, who first devised the colored belt system and awarded the first black belts in the 1880s. He only used white and black belts, and it wasn't until the early 1900s that the colored belt system of awarding rank was created. Many m ...

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Taekkyon movements are very fluid and dance-like with the practitioners constantly moving. Thus, it resembles Capoeira and Shaolin Kung Fu. While some people see a certain similarity to the motions of Taekwondo, the techniques and principles differ a lot from those of other Korean martial arts, e.g., Taekkyon does not make use of abrupt knee motions. The principles and methods used to extend the kick put more emphasis on fluency and pushing rather t ...

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Taekyon, Taekyon - Rise and fall, Taekyon - Techniques

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While the practice of martial arts has ancient roots in Korea, the naming and systemization of Taekwondo occurred relatively recently, and the Olympic sparring rules are being revised even today. See Korean martial arts. As far back as the Silla Dynasty (668 AD - 935 AD), Chinese Chuan Fa techniques were used to train Korean warriors. These techniques evolved to become the empty-hand art of Subak, which was standardized during the Goryeo Dynasty (935 AD - 1392 AD). During the early Joseon Dynasty (1393 - 1910), Subak was divided into ...

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Taekwondo, Taekwondo - History, Taekwondo - Organizations, Taekwondo - Features, Taekwondo - Belts, Taekwondo - Olympic competition rules, Taekwondo - Media depiction

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"Bullshido" is the more general term used by some martial arts aficionados to describe what they see as outright fraud, deception, or ineptitude in the teaching of martial arts by modern instructors. The word is a portmanteau of "bushido", the samurai code of honor, and "bullshit". Bullshido is posited as the antithesis of bushido, and is applied to situations or schools where martial art instructors publish pseudoscientific claims, unverifiable assertions as to their lineage or training methods or emphasise blatant commercialism at the expense of substance in their trai ...

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While the practice of martial arts has ancient roots in Korea, the naming and systemization of Taekwondo occurred relatively recently, and the Olympic sparring rules are being revised even today. See Korean martial arts. As far back as the Silla Dynasty (668 AD - 935 AD), Chinese Chuan Fa techniques were used to train Korean warriors. These techniques evolved to become the empty-hand art of Subak, which was standardized during the Koryo Dynasty (935 AD - 1392 AD). During the early Joseon Dynasty (1393 - 1910), Subak was divided into T ...

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Taekwondo, Taekwondo - History, Taekwondo - Organizations, Taekwondo - Features, Taekwondo - Belts, Taekwondo - Olympic competition rules, Taekwondo - Taekwondo on film

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"Bullshido" is the more general term used by some martial arts aficionados to describe what they see as outright fraud, deception, or ineptitude in the teaching of martial arts by modern instructors. The word is a portmanteau of "bushido", the samurai code of honor, and "bullshit". Bullshido is posited as the antithesis of bushido, and is applied to situations or schools where martial art instructors publish unverifiable assertions as to their lineage or training methods or emphasise what is described as blatant commercialism at the expense of substance in their trai ...

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McDojo, McDojo - Bullshido, McDojo - Belt factory

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One popular notion, posited in opposition to the "black belt as master" stereotype, is that a black belt indicates the wearer is competent in a style's basic technique. Since in many styles a black belt takes approximately 3 to 6 years of training to achieve, a good intuitive analogy would be a college Bachelor's degree; the black belt can be considered equivalent to a BA degree in the martial arts. The black belt is thus seen not so much as an end, but rather as a beginning, a doorway to advanced learning: the individual now "knows how to walk" and may thus begin the "journey." Of cour ...

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Black belt martial arts, Black belt martial arts - Origin, Black belt martial arts - Above the black belt, Black belt martial arts - Advancement

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On the "hard-soft" scale of martial arts, Hapkido stands somewhere in the middle, employing "soft" techniques similar to Aikido and "hard" techniques reminiscent of Taekwondo. Even the "hard" techniques, though, emphasize circular rather than linear movements. Hapkido is an eclectic martial art, and different hapkido schools emphasize different techniques. However, some core techniques are found in each school (kwan), and all techniques should follow the three principles of Hapkido: Nonresistance ("Hwa") Circular Motion ("Won") ...

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Critics of kata argue that kata produce stereotyped responses, making unexpected moves by opponents more dangerous. They claim that kata teaches the student very little, since it is mostly a matter of 'monkey see - monkey do' instead of the actual mastery of techniques. Martial arts is a livelihood for many teachers. Since many, or even most, people do not have the skills to become an accomplished martial artist, failure might turn them away from martial arts, thus threatening the income of the teacher. Critics of kata claim that kata gives ...

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In the Japanese martial arts, the further subdivisions of black belt ranks are called dan grades where higher numbers means higher rank. While the belt remains black, stripes or other insignia are generally added to denote seniority. The Korean martial arts have adopted the system, and even some Chinese martial arts nowadays have adopted ranking systems with belt color indicating rank. One common idea concerning the tradition of belts claims that early martial artists began their training with a white belt, which eventually bec ...

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Black belt martial arts, Black belt martial arts - Origin, Black belt martial arts - Above the black belt, Black belt martial arts - Advancement

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The birth of Hapkido can be traced to two primary individuals: Choi Yong Sul (b. 1904, d. 1986) and Ji Han Jae (b. 1936). As Ji was initially a student of Choi, the foundations of the art must be attributed to Choi, however. Hapkido - Choi Yong Sul. Choi, Yong Sul's training in the martial arts is a subject of contention. Primarily there are two main beliefs concerning his training. It is known that Choi was sent to Japan as a young boy. Once there, some claim that Choi was the adopted son of the patriarch ...

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Hapkido, Hapkido - History, Hapkido - Choi Yong Sul, Hapkido - Ji Han Jae, Hapkido - Techniques, Hapkido - Core Techniques, Hapkido - Yudo, Hapkido - Kicking, Hapkido - Hand Strikes, Hapkido - Weapons, Hapkido - Training

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Despite martial arts movies being seemingly dominated by Chinese martial arts, Taekwondo is actually one of the more popular martial arts employed in film. This has a lot to do with impressive kicking techniques used in Taekwondo. Tony Jaa of Ong-Bak uses Taekwondo skills in that movie. Among Hollywood films, one of the best depictions of Taekwondo can be found in the film Best of the Best and the sequels, althou ...

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The sparring regulations of the WTF, adopted by the International Olympic Committee, emphasize safety and other logistics of the Olympic sports. They are different from Taekwondo as practiced for combat technique, self-defense, or even sparring practice in some dojangs outside of Olympic training. The official, current WTF competition rules can be found at the WTF website.[1]These rules govern many aspects of tournament sparring, summarized below: The Competition Area measures 10m x 10m. The contestant sha ...

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Taekwondo today can be broadly divided into two main sects: the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and the International Taekwon-do Federation (ITF). It is estimated that about 40 million people in about 140 countries practice the martial art according to ITF rules, while more than 50 million in more than 170 countries follow the WTF style, although there is much overlap. Since the death of its founder, Choi Hong Hi, the ITF has splintered into three major groups, all claiming to be the legitimate ITF. They are: ITF Canada, ITF Austria, ...

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Taekwondo is famed for its employment of kicking techniques, which distinguishes it from martial arts such as Karate or certain southern styles of Kung Fu. The rationale is that the leg is the longest and strongest weapon a martial artist has, and kicks thus have the greatest potential to strike without retaliation. Taekwondo as a sport and exercise is popular with people of both sexes and of many ages. Physically, Taekwondo develops strength, speed, balance, flexibility, and stamina. An example of the union of mental and physical discipline is the breaking of boards, which requires both physical mastery of the technique and the ...

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