SBN Doug Posted October 21, 2002 Posted October 21, 2002 Posted this link over in a thread in Korean arts too. But since it links the three's history so much, I thought I post it here too. Try to ignore the feud going on in the HRD organization resulting from this accounting. Personally, I don't care if mine was first or not. I love KSW and will stick with it as long as I can. http://www.hwarang.org/Personal.html Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Kensai Posted October 21, 2002 Posted October 21, 2002 What feud? I really know very little about Korean styles, so please excuse my ignorance.
SBN Doug Posted October 21, 2002 Author Posted October 21, 2002 A lot of the original upper belts broke away from the "organization" because, they say, of the way it was being run. If you read to the bottom of that link I gave, you'll see some of it. For this particular forum, I wanted to keep to the similarities he describes between these three Korean MAs. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
Hpkid0ist Posted October 21, 2002 Posted October 21, 2002 Hey I see some Hapkido. Seriously, it is crazy that they can't (KMA community) get their heads outa their butts. We have such increadable systems in HKD, HRD, KSW and no one can take us seriously if we can't get along amongst ourselves. As for the article and techniques, it sound a good bit like my Dojang as far as techniques. But my teacher is connected to all the old GM and came up with them so its no surprise to see so many simular elements. 2nd Dan Hap Ki Do: What we do in life echos for an eternity!
Karateka_latino Posted October 22, 2002 Posted October 22, 2002 They all look the same to me... Every time i open a book or a magazine, they seem to share the very same techniques . Weapons are the little diference i see because Hwarando and Kuk Sul won use more traditional weapons than Hapkido. And the other diference are the uniforms.. but for the rest, i see the same things.
SBN Doug Posted October 22, 2002 Author Posted October 22, 2002 You're not the only one. From what I can tell so far, the biggest difference is that KSW and HRD use hyung, and Hapkido does not. I certainly wouldn't be heart broken if I didn't have to learn any new hyung. However, I'm at the level where I'm mainly learning weapons forms now, anyway. Kuk Sool Won - 4th danEvil triumphs when good men do nothing.
ZR440 Posted October 28, 2002 Posted October 28, 2002 Amen. I burnt out on forms, and I only know the first three. And those pale in comparison to what I saw Barry Harmon do in Berkley, MI this year. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
superleeds Posted November 20, 2002 Posted November 20, 2002 You're not the only one. From what I can tell so far, the biggest difference is that KSW and HRD use hyung, and Hapkido does not. I certainly wouldn't be heart broken if I didn't have to learn any new hyung. However, I'm at the level where I'm mainly learning weapons forms now, anyway.What is this "hyung"? Once again my ignorance seems to have gotten the better of me... Read a book!
ZR440 Posted November 20, 2002 Posted November 20, 2002 Korean forms, similar to kata. It's happy hour somewhere in the world.
mobias Posted December 16, 2002 Posted December 16, 2002 From what I have seen, Kuk Sool Won and Hwa Rang Do are more closely related to each other than either one is to Hapkido. I am sure there are differences between KSW and HRD, but it's difficult for a casual observer to tell what they are.
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