Soo Bahk Do?

[eanels68]

Does anyone know anything about the style Soo Bahk Do. They have it in my area but I have never heard of it before, and I am thinking of maybe taking it. Please let me know

 

Erik

[niel0092]

Hey Erik, I was looking into Soo Bahk Do myself and wondering if you've found any thing.

 

Where in MN are you from? I think that makes 3 of us from MN now.

[brawler1245]

I'm a practioner of Soo Bahk Do. and i would recommend it to any one who wants to learn to "effectively" defend themselves. I have amny storys of my art. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

[Aodhan]

I'm a practioner of Soo Bahk Do. and i would recommend it to any one who wants to learn to "effectively" defend themselves. I have amny storys of my art. If you have any questions I'd be happy to answer them.

He did have a question, does anyone know anything about SBD?

Maybe since you have many stories, you could give a basic rundown of the art, such as which poomse you use, sparring style, background of the art, ancillary techniques (Grappling/joint locks, etc), whether you use weapons, things of that nature?

That would be a good addition to the thread.

Aodhan

[TangSooGuy]

Well I think it's safe to say that most Soo Bahk Do and Tang Soo Do are pretty interchangeable when they trace back to the Moo Duk Kwan and Hwang Kee.

I could spend a lot of time typing, but truthfully, if you want general info, you should be able to go to google.com and type any or any combination of the following and find a ton of info:

Soo Bahk Do

Tang Soo Do

Moo Duk Kwan

Hwang Kee

Soo Bahk Ki

[brawler1245]

Soo Bahk Do is neither a hard nor soft style. Which meens that youll have both linerar and cirrcular teq. When tranning in SBD you'll not only lear how to stand and fight but you will learn how to fight on the ground what to do when someone grabs you (any where). Soo Bahk DO doesnt focus on wepons much. however you will learn how to defend against all weapons and will become some-what familliar with a knife and bo staff. Soo Bahk Do and tang soo do are two VERY different arts. Since tang soo do split from hwang kee they both have evolved to become two very differnt arts. If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them.

[EternalRage]

Hey Eanels and Niel,

I practice SBD, here's a basic rundown:

Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan is a Korean system that was blended together by Hwang Kee in the 1940s (officially opened 1945). He blended together Tae Kyun, Chinese Kung Fu, and elements of Okinawan Karate, as well as his own personal studies of the Muye Dobo DongJi. SBD is one of the surviving original kwan styles that emerged from liberated Korea in 1945. Most of the others have been lost (or are very very hard to find) due to the TKD standardization by South Korea.

As someone has posted before, in SBD, there are hard linear techniques as well as circular flowing techniques. But just like most other Korean martial arts, the emphasis (but definitely not the whole system) is rooted in strong kicking techniques. The main difference between Soo Bahk Do and other Korean kicking arts such as Tae Kwon Do or Kuk Sool Won is the heavy (and I mean HEAVY) emphasis on hip utilization.

Training in Soo Bahk Do is done as in most other traditional martial arts sytems. Basic techniques (most of which resemble karate movements), intensive kicking, forms, one steps, self-defense, breaking, and sparring. Depending on school to school and instructor to instructor in the US Soo Bahk Do Federation, you can learn a whole different host of other skills (cross training is usually encouraged and many masters were trained in many other skills/systems), such as groundfighting or weapons, etc.

People do SBD for different reasons. There are regional tournaments held for SBD, and many SBD practitioners go to compete in open karate and kungfu tournaments as well. Other practitioners just do it to stay in shape or learn self defense. SBD is not purpose oriented like other systems (albeit this is a generalization) like competition TKD or health TaiChi.

My personal take on SBD: its hard. A lot of people like to go to TKD instead or WC (clubs on my university campus), because the hip utilization is a very hard concept to grasp in SBD, and the training (at least in the school I attend) is pretty rigorous and testings are few and far in between. People get frustrated because the concepts are rather difficult, and honestly if you're looking for a quick training trip to the competition scene you probably should find something else. It's hard to do SBD correctly and well. That being said, its still a lot of fun, challenging.

Any questions, please feel free to ask/PM me.

[EternalRage]

Wait a sec. Brawler, you dug up a two year old thread....

[brawler1245]

lol oops