sensei8 Posted May 31, 2011 Posted May 31, 2011 I just can't remember the style, I thought it was Tang Soo Do, but I doubt that, but the translation was... The Way Of The Flowering Hand Anyone ever hear of that one?Can't say as I recall it either, Bob. I do think I've heard of it before.Is that not "Hwarang Do" Close, but Hwarang Do translates into "The Way Of The Flowering Knights". However, I was a jbb when I first heard it and I could've replaced "Knights" with "Hand". Of course, there is the fact that I'm much older and my memory isn't what it use to be. Ah ok. Knew it had the flowering part in there. "Hwa"-something then Maybe "Hwa-Soo Do" as I think (correct me if I'm wrong) the "soo" part of Tang Soo Do and Kong Soo Do is "hand".Oooohhhh, I like that, and it bears on me to do some quick little research. Danielle, great point!! **Proof is on the floor!!!
moriniuk Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Doesn't 'Tang' refer to the Tang Dynasty meaning China?Tang Soo Do - China Hand WaySimilar to the original meaning of Karate - China Hand.Giving a style a cool sounding oriental name seems to suggest a little bit more credibility than something like Johns Smith's school of the empty hand.Just as in South East Asian countries and probably Japan and China etc they call English language schools things like Oxford, Cambridge, Westminster etc School of English. Black Dragon sounds better than Pink Dragon, but I did once train at a Thai Boxing gym in Thailand called Pink Flamingo! https://www.bkkmuaythai.piczo.com
Dobbersky Posted June 14, 2011 Author Posted June 14, 2011 Doesn't 'Tang' refer to the Tang Dynasty meaning China?Tang Soo Do - China Hand WaySimilar to the original meaning of Karate - China Hand.Giving a style a cool sounding oriental name seems to suggest a little bit more credibility than something like Johns Smith's school of the empty hand.Just as in South East Asian countries and probably Japan and China etc they call English language schools things like Oxford, Cambridge, Westminster etc School of English. Black Dragon sounds better than Pink Dragon, but I did once train at a Thai Boxing gym in Thailand called Pink Flamingo!In Muay Thai Camps, Pink is the Colour worn by the best fighter of each camp. I was told that by a several Trainers that I knowSo I got a pink pair of shorts, I look lovely in them "Challenge is a Dragon with a Gift in its mouth....Tame the Dragon and the Gift is Yours....." Noela Evans (author)
wagnerk Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Shotokan came from Shoto which was Funakoshi's pen-name meaning pine-waves or wavy pines and kan which means house, so "House of the Wavy Pines" or pine waves house - depending on how you translate -Ken Tang Soo Do: 4th Dan '24 Shotokan Karate: 2nd Dan '04
Lee M Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 The amount of people that enquired about x style then with a little more fact finding they kno very little about the art.In this context the style is irrelevant. martial arts training boxing for the streetstreet boxing
sensei8 Posted August 9, 2011 Posted August 9, 2011 The amount of people that enquired about x style then with a little more fact finding they kno very little about the art.In this context the style is irrelevant.Could you extrapolate? **Proof is on the floor!!!
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