What is Moo sul Kwan?

[Goju_boi]

What is it?I asked my uncle what style he practiced when he was younger and he said Hapkido mixed with Moo sool kwan. I know what Hapkido is ,but have no idea as to what Moo sool kwan is.I asked him but he doesn't exactly know either

[granmasterchen]

a korean art. i know a guy over here in japan that studied it....he doesn't recall much of it, but it is similar in all respect to the rest of the korean arts

[Goju_boi]

a korean art. i know a guy over here in japan that studied it....he doesn't recall much of it, but it is similar in all respect to the rest of the korean arts

so by similar to korean arts you mean heavy with kicks and I'm guessing flashy movements (depending on the style or what it practices)

[granmasterchen]

a striking art, lots of kicks

similar to tkd, tsd....and of course karate....yep yep.....

not like hapkido or aikido

not a grappling art form....

that about sums it up right?

[Goju_boi]

I don't know if that sums it up,that's why I'm asking. Also my uncle did a lot of weapons that sound like weapons in kobudo,and I know that hapkido doesn't have that many weapons and weapons that he used.Also one very big and weird thing.He would also have all the martial arts terminology in japanese and he studied korean arts, so would it Moo sool kwan have any links between okinawan martial arts?

[granmasterchen]

korean martial arts are heavily influenced by the japanese martial arts during the japanese occupation of the country. During this time much of the korean culture was lost including martial arts, in turn they started using the japanese art forms.

[Goju_boi]

I see,but I still see everybody else in korean martial arts use korean terminology.

[Thruhiker]

Try a google search.

http://www.hwarang.org/Contemporary.html

http://www.dojangweb.com/moosulkwan.asp

http://www.martialartsplanet.com/magazine/styles/hapkido2.htm

little different?

http://www.worldchangmookwan.com/

I see a lot of reference to Moo-Hapkido in my search

Hapkido Family Tree

Kim Moo Woong Founder of Shin Moo Kwan Hapkido. Chin Il Chang 9th Dan. Yu-Un-Son.

Choi-Bong-ll ... Won, Kwang-Wha Moo Sool Kwan Hapkido. Dr. Kimm, He-Young ... (see link below)

http://www.sinmoohapkido.be/Hapkido%20Family%20Tree.htm

[Goju_boi]

Hmm I guess my uncle was just studying what was Moo sool kwan hapkido.Anyways what I stii don't get is why he was using okinawan wepons and every terminolgy was in japanese if it was a korean art?

[granmasterchen]

just the way he learned it probably.

I have studied korean arts that were taught in english, korean, chinese, spanish and japanese....not all at the same school....but you get the idea.