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To weigh in a bit late- I think, actually, Taekkyon is not a matter of faking it (for once, perhaps). There is (was?)a man in Korea who is a living "National Heritage" mark. Legally, speaking. He was a known to study with a Taekkyon master before the supression of martial arts and he survived the occupation. Song Duk Ki 's the name. He was born 1893. If you read or know korean here is an interview http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWCLMmEH_88 Peace!

To the "fight stopper" thought. I must disagree and assert that there are soem which are "fight stoppers," one of which is the middle of the neck on the carotid.

As you get higher be careful not to hyper-extend your supporting leg....a common problem that can effect balance and create undue stress on the knee. Focusing on using the ball of the foot as your pivot point can help. It also helps to think about reaching towards your target with your foot as you execute the kick-a mental exercise that helps to keep your hips over your base instead of shifting backwards and changing your balance point. The avoidance of hyper extension of the knee is a big problem! This is great advice, along with the need to keep balance. The knee issue created often occur over long periosds of incorrect technique. Without rotating the planted foot enough there is abnormal stress on the groin and the quad tendons, which will expose the knee to torque and its ligaments to serious injury. Peace!

Yeah. Lol. I don't care what your size is. When you hit the point on the midneck at the carotid, you're going down. There's also enough on the forearm that are simply to identify and strike that will paralyze the hand, at least long enough to escape a grasp. One of my favorite is one police use in riot control. It's a nerve strike to a parasympathetic on the outside mid-line of the thigh. One strike and both knees go. Do I believe I'm Xena Warrior Princess? No. Of course not. But there are still vital striking points on the body. And they really do hurt. I stand by my original statement, you think they're hokey until yours are hit. Peace to you.

Just as an example. There is a pressure point that you will find on the inside of one's elbow at the crease on the tendon, if you follow the radius up the arm. It hurts. A master friend of mine is clearly not in the pain or at least not debilitated to the degree I am. Why? I have no idea, it just happens to be the case. I see others also give to shock and pain and can only imagine that they feel at least what I do- but not this guy. I don't know why.

This is not entirely accurate. There was a time where there were three Lo Hai forms practiced by students of the Moo Duk Kwan lineage in Korea. The problem, of those I know, they don't remember anything comprehensive of the three except the first one since the other two were not retained in the curriculum.

Pressure points only seem hokey until yours are hit. Though, there is an interesting condition where some people's pressure points do not result in debilitation as it ought. This offers some room for the theory of Chinese medicine and the affect of circadian and seasonal pressure points. EDIT: Sorry, and there is also Dim Mak in addition to Kyoshujutsu.

The "yoongno" pronunciation is do to the phonetic rules of Korean when the "k" and the "r" come together. The forms are six in number. I am a practitioner of MDK TSD. I do not believe these forms were introduced until after the MDK TKD split from GM Hwang Kee. There are also 7 Chilsung forms that were formulated by GM Hwang Kee and introduced about the same time.

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Good luck, and make sure you are well marketing yourself as a street performer.

I am looking for Lo Hai 2 and 3 for TSD/SBD MooDukKwan. Any help?

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Of course Catholics are in! Dominicans (used to use quarter staves); the still existing Knights of Malta, the St. John Hospitalizes, the now defunct Knights Templar (though there is a resurgent movement)- not to mention all the Fencing schools! King St. Louis IX, St. Sebastian, St. Martin of Tours, etc. I think that there is not a separation of religion and the martial arts. Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, all of these are VERY influential in martial arts. "Dojo" is a growth from these religious halls. Christianity fits in well, too.

In MooDukKwan style, we use closed fists for 10th and 9th gup, but in my school 8th gup begins training open handed for drills. All blocks through 3rd gup are closed fist. Though tigers mouth and palm strikes are used in the 8th and 7th gups, respectively. And there are knife hand strikes in the one-step counters for that ranking. The open hand techniques are used more past 3rd gup and increase. There is also a two finger strike employed as an eye-gouge in 1st gup one-steps. The on finger strike is not used until 3rd Dan and the Ox Jaw is used in a 4th dan form, though none of this includes the chilson forms which are entirely different in their structure and are not currently placed within the advancement curriculum.

OK folks...You all are missing some crucial aspects to this puzzle. Like english, the Korean language is filled with homonyms. SA does mean "fourth" in Sino-Korean counting (四) the hanja is the same for net which means "four". SA ALSO means teacher/master, and the hanja is different (師), for that matter SA can also mean scholar, again the character changes (士). The list goes on, and on. The fact that the title Sa Bom Nim is attached to the 4th dan, has only coincidental significance with the fact that SA is synonymous in english with both fourth and teacher. In looking at the characters for Sa Bom (師傅) it is totally apparent that the translation is "Teacher-Father", Nim being an honorific to the title. The significance of the titles you reference (Jo Kyo, Kyo Sa, Sa Bom) is only in relation to your style SBDMDK, and some variants there of (TSD). In many KMA's the title has nothing to do with age, and strictly is used in reference to a persons rank. For instance: 1st Dan - Jo Kyo Nim 2nd Dan - Kyo Sa Nim 3rd Dan - Pu Sa Bom nim 4th Dan - Sa Bom Nim 5th Dan-7th Dan - Kwan Jang Nim 8th-9th Dan - Chong Kwan Jang Nim/Choong Jae Nim etc. Very few groups in the KMA world attach a title with an age. You either ARE or ARE NOT deserving of a rank/title/position IMHO. And yes, FWIW does mean "For What Its Worth". While I'm at it, Kwan Jang does NOT mean "Master" or "Grand Master" (though it is usually used to refer to folks holding those ranks). It actually means "School Director". Kwan of course means school, institute, etc (館) and Jang means director/owner. In SBDMDK the current head of the Moo Duk Kwan is by default, the Kwan Jang (in this case, HC Hwang), in the Mi Guk Kwan its Charles Ferraro, in the Moo Do Kwan its Andy Ahpo, etc. etc. etc. In other arts, Kwan Jang simply refers to a Master rank, and in some cases anyone instructor with a school. The title is not specific to martial arts, and in Korea is often used in reference to owners of hakwon (cram schools, alternate title being Won Jang) as well as owners of other types of business or institutions. This was a great post. More on the age issue: There are photos of KJN Hwang Kee instructing a seminar of youth Dans. They were the same rank as any other Dan. I wanted to also add a bit more to the ranking titles. As I know it (My Great Grandmaster is Song Ki Kim): Cheong Jae Nim- Great-Grandmaster - 9thDan Kwang Jae Nim - Grandmaster (Head of Federation) - 7th - 8th Dan Sa Bum Nim - Master and Master Instructor 4th-6th Dan (Soosok Sa Bum Nim - 5th Dan ) Kyo-Sa Nim - Liscenced Instructor Cho-Kyo Nim - Training Instructor (must be Dan) Cho Dan Bo - between 1st Gup and 1st Dan (6-month to a year period). Sumbomnim- Senior Belt student Hyue-bae-nim- Junior Belt student Peace to you.