ProjectJanus Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Gumdo2W.jpg That is sotosei,(SP?) that is hard on your back and both legs. The man in front with the sky blue jacket is doing it correctly. There will always be the Jackie Chans and Jet Li's who will come along and dazzle us with their screen antics. But Bruce Lee was a seeker of knowledge, a true master of the fighting arts and philosophy.
kchenault Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Wierd, and I always thought Kendo was Japanese. Kumdo is the Korean equivalent of Kendo. Japan kept anything originally Korean from being openly practiced during the occupation of Korea. Each country claims it influenced the other's sword arts. In Japan, you have the Samurai. In Korea, you have the Samurang. Each claims their art is the first and was copied by the other. Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
TSDMGK_K40 Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Just because you say that Kendo is a branch of Hai Dong Gum Do, I'm still not inclined to beleive it without some concrete proof. I may not have much knowledge of HDGD, but I do have 20+ years of TSD experience, and of course have seen similar claims, also without proof. TSDMGK Discussion Boardhttp://www.kodanja.net
kchenault Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Kendo is of Japanese origin. Haidong Gumdo is of Korean origin. They are not related in any way, save for my earlier post. Go here to find out more... http://www.estradatkd.com/ Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
ProjectJanus Posted September 10, 2004 Author Posted September 10, 2004 Hm, thats odd. My teacher said that Kendo was a branch of HDGD. He also said that the Samurang came from Korea, went to Japan and became Samurai. I wonder if thats a lie too. There will always be the Jackie Chans and Jet Li's who will come along and dazzle us with their screen antics. But Bruce Lee was a seeker of knowledge, a true master of the fighting arts and philosophy.
TSDMGK_K40 Posted September 10, 2004 Posted September 10, 2004 Thats why I think it is a good idea to always research something like this on your own, to the best of your ability, before you blindly pass along info that might not be correct. It can happen to all of us. Even though I've been practicing TSD since 1981 there are still things that have been told to me, that I can't verify, and even some things that have been told to me which I eventually verified were not entirely accurate. That is part of the 'old' culture of Korean M.A., where people expect you take your seniors word for something without any verification. Just think, before the internet became popular, it took years sometimes to debunk or verify some of these statements, if at all. TSDMGK Discussion Boardhttp://www.kodanja.net
ProjectJanus Posted September 11, 2004 Author Posted September 11, 2004 I got second place in my tournament, here are some pictures: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong6.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong5.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong4.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong3.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong1.jpg And save the best for last, im in mid-cut. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v99/midgetcannonball/Haidong2.jpg There will always be the Jackie Chans and Jet Li's who will come along and dazzle us with their screen antics. But Bruce Lee was a seeker of knowledge, a true master of the fighting arts and philosophy.
kchenault Posted September 13, 2004 Posted September 13, 2004 Nice pics. You got that whole intimidating, red eyed demon thing goin' on. Congrats. Ken ChenaultTFT - It does a body good!
ProjectJanus Posted September 14, 2004 Author Posted September 14, 2004 ARGGGGGHHHH There will always be the Jackie Chans and Jet Li's who will come along and dazzle us with their screen antics. But Bruce Lee was a seeker of knowledge, a true master of the fighting arts and philosophy.
CloudDragon Posted September 14, 2004 Posted September 14, 2004 Nice, cool picts, congrats on your trophy. A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit!
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