Taekkyon?

[tkd2000]

I was wondering if anyone knew what Taekkyon is, because I was thinking about learning it? If anyone knows any video clips of Taekkyon that would be great

[Goju_boi]

its an old korean art that helped develop tkd,I don't know if it exists anymore

[tkd2000]

I did some more research and found out that it is still taught, but it is not as in large quantities as some of the other martial arts. They say that they had nothing to do with Taekwondo and that much of the art was lost. The point of the Taekkyon is to get your opponent off balance. They do not agree with the use of padding like in taekwondo, because it does not give a realistic feel..at least thats what I've read

[Goju_boi]

well what I posted I got from a recent issue of black belt magazine

[tkd2000]

thats cool : )

[Goju_boi]

did you get a chance to read it?

[rmclain]

The following are some photos of TaeKyon.

http://www.kimsookarate.com/gallery-old-days/song-duk-ki.html

Taekyon was mostly lost during the Japanese occupation on Korea (1910-1945). There has been a recent interest in Taekyon in Korea.

I believe this is a copy of that BB Mag. article you wrote about. It is from the author's web page:

http://www.kimsookarate.com/articles/history2.html

R. McLain

[Goju_boi]

i belive this was the article that I read,by the way this place is pretty close to me in my hometown

[tkd2000]

Very, interesting article : )

[tkd2000]

I enjoyed the pictures...It's good to know that this art still survives