ICE Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 i have heard a little bit about this art but im not sure if its real could i get a little info please Pain is just an excuse to stop made by your mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacificshore Posted August 15, 2002 Share Posted August 15, 2002 ICE, You can do an internet search on Hwarang do and you should come across the official website. The Grandmaster of the system is Joo Bang Lee, and they are based out of California. It is an all encompassing art from what I've read and seen via programs on various martial arts systems. There has also been articles in the recent past written about the art. Look at the Blackbelt magazine website for some of the articles they have published. Hope this helps. Di'DaDeeeee!!!Mind of Mencia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Hwarang do, founded by mr. jo bang lee, is a korean martial art with about 4,000 movements. practicioners study 108 weapons. easily the most comprehensive martial art ever, and it takes a very long time to learn. Lots of dedication. There's a more condensed version of it called tae soo do, kind of a "step up" program to it. Once you get a black belt in that you earn a yellow sash in hwarang do and can work your way up from there. that's the style i'm currently in you can check out the official and, really, only website for it at https://www.hwarangdo.com "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBN Doug Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Same question has come up a few times already. http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=4777 http://www.karateforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7643 Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 Hwarang Do is named after the Hwarang Dan, a group of warrior scholars from the Silla Dynasty of Korea. The rough parallel would be knights, or samurai, but this is a bit of an oversimplification. Hwarang means roughly "flowering youth" but this doesn't mean that they were pansies or anything like that. Almost all Korean arts draw a connection of sorts to the Hwarang. In fact, the creed in most TSD/TKD classes is based largely on the Hwarang Dan (loyalty to country, obedience to parents, honor friendship, no retreat in battle, in killing choose with sense and honor) I think it would be safe to refer to Hwarang Do as a hybrid art, although the founders have their own history. Too complicated for me to even bother mentioning. Hwarang Do was HUGE back in the 80s and 90s, especially with the "soldier of fortune" types. It was like Korean Ninjutsu and the Pentjak Silat of today. I.E. it was "the" fighting system du jour. Some interesting resources on HRD come from this period and before. Michael Echanis wrote some guides to knife and stick fighting that were based on the HRD curriculum. One of the books (referred to lovingly as the Black Book) was pulled from the market after some folks decided it was a little too nuts for public consumption (i.e. sentry removal techniques, etc) and it was replaced with a little green book on empty handed knife disarms. From the legends I've heard, there is another book that was never published that is sitting in a vault at Ohara Publications that will probably never see the light of the day because the knife techniques are "too extreme." I think HRD is a legit system, but due to it's "mysterious origins" gets a fairly bad rap in many circles. I'm not trying to engage in a flame war with any HRD folks, but I think even they will acknowledge this is at least a perception problem. That covers my familiarity with Hwarang Do. I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sho-ju Posted May 27, 2003 Share Posted May 27, 2003 It looks like it's all about $$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 quite a bit of it is about money and ownership, i've found, and the history has a bit of scandal in it. something about joo bang lee not actually inheriting the art and one of joo bang lee's former students being disloyal and a fraud and spreading false rumors. i dunno, i myself am a member of the world academy of hwarang do, so i'm probably fairly biased. i didn't find out about the scandal thing until after i joined, else i probably would have dug a bit further before i'd chosen a side. however, i can tell you that there are very high standards for progressing in the art; they don't let you pass until you know ALL of the belt material and know it WELL. this means with FLUIDITY and STRENGTH. i dunno why i'm randomly capitalizing words, it just feels RIGHT on top of that the style its self is very interesting, due to the fact that, as previously implied, it works on a perfect blend between fluidity and strength; hard and soft. very neat stuff, super cool to watch. i personally enjoy studying. so to answer you question ICE, yes, it does exist "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted May 28, 2003 Share Posted May 28, 2003 if you can sift through the surrounding politics, it is a very nasty system. Same could be said about most systems on some level though. I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 if by nasty you mean comprehensive and amazing, then yeah, i agree whole heartedly and that's what i was getting at. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommarker Posted May 29, 2003 Share Posted May 29, 2003 yup. i watched some great footage of joo bang lee throwing a guy by his jaw once. that looked fun I'm no longer posting here. Adios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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