Hogosha Posted March 21, 2005 Share Posted March 21, 2005 What weapons if any are used in Tae Kwon Do? - Hogosha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slydermv Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well, in my Dojang we do Gum Do (Korean Wooden Swords) and Num Chuk's. In the dojang ran by my masters brother... in a different city... they do some staff work *forget the name at the moment* Hope that helps.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindsedgeblade Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 We do some knife work. But mostly for self defense, and higher students tend to bring in whatever weapon they study outside class. Mind you, we're not strictly TKD. The best a man can hope foris, over the course of his lifetime,to change for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinmaster Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 what is the difference between gumdo and kendo, i remembered that someone from some other board wrote that gumdo is just kendo and same goes for yudo and judo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slydermv Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'm not an expert in the the topic but I think they are the same thing, just with different names because of the languages the come from. The are both fighting with wooden swords after all.... heh. As for differences in techniques or footwork or whatever, that would have to be answered by someone else. I've never done Kendo, and I'm only a rookie with Gumdo...The basic techniques we are taugh are on my masters website if someone needs them for comparison.https://www.masterseung.comgo to the Thunder Bay section.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dans tkd Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 In my school we study Bo staff, Gumdo, Tonfas, Nunchaku and Sais. This is only just come in tho. Dans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickcatcher Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 The hands, feet and sometimes elbows? People hear what they want to hear....http://www.armbell.com/forum/banners/mabattleground.jpghttp://www.armbell.com/forum/index.php?mforum=mabattleground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseP Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Kumdo (gumdo) is actually more like iado than it is Kendo, and it is Japanese derived. It was first incorporated into the Korean martial arts structure prior to 1789. Differences are yielded through coloration found in native Korean arts, and Chinese techniques, but it is primarily Japanese derived. The Koreans admired the Japanese swordsmanship and so overtly stole some of it. From the Muye Dobo Tongji (circa 1789):... This weapon was introduced by the Japanese when they invaded China. When the Japanese soldiers danced with the sword, the glittering light overwhelmed our soldiers. With one stroke, they jumped more than one foot forward, cutting our soldiers in half...- Muye Dobo Tongji, Book Two, SSang Soo Do; Long Sword, 1798)What follows is more history and a description of the technique, including woodcuts... Master Jason Powlette5th Dan, Tang Soo Do--Tang Soo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isshinryu5toforever Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Kendo is more forward movement based. In fact, Japanese sword work is all forward movement based. The Okinawan samurai tended to be more stable and more 50/50 in their weight distribution. The Korean sword work of Gum Do has almost all of the weight placed on the back leg. It was kind of like this:The Japanese: Go forward at all costs, never lose the advantage of the attackThe Okinawans: Try to be the agressor, but always be ready to move out of the way of an imminent attack.The Koreans: You two can kill eachother, but we're going to get out of here alive. He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.- Tao Te Ching"Move as swift as a wind, stay as silent as forest, attack as fierce as fire, undefeatable defense like a mountain."- Sun Tzu, the Art of War Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaseP Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Oh,... by the way, TaeKwonDo (and most "empty hand" Korean styles) are just that, "empty hand" styles. Weapons are adjuncts to training, so strickly speaking, aren't really part of TaeKwonDo. Master Jason Powlette5th Dan, Tang Soo Do--Tang Soo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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