taichi4eva Posted June 8, 2003 Share Posted June 8, 2003 At the taekwondo dojang I go to, the master teaches basic kumdo in addition with the traditional poomse. Our kumdo is not like that of other schools; ours focuses mainly on single person hyungs rather than sparring. The master teaches us first the ten basic movements with the sword and two short forms. Does anyone teach a similar system? I described to my friend how the sword forms looked like, and he said that they are practiced almost universally by Korean kumdo students and that there are more than two. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudDragon Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 nope A Black Belt is just a white belt that don't know when to quit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguksaram Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 At the taekwondo dojang I go to, the master teaches basic kumdo in addition with the traditional poomse. Our kumdo is not like that of other schools; ours focuses mainly on single person hyungs rather than sparring. The master teaches us first the ten basic movements with the sword and two short forms. Does anyone teach a similar system? I described to my friend how the sword forms looked like, and he said that they are practiced almost universally by Korean kumdo students and that there are more than two. Thanks I'll go on the assumption that your instructor is teaching you Haidong Kumdo. It is a new trend of sword system (well I should say it is new trend in teaching as the system is said to be THE original Korean sword system) I have seen them popping up all over the TKD schools. Find out if you are learning Haidong kumdo. If so I can direct you to some videos. If it is Daehan Kumdo, then you will have to find out the orgnization which he teaches because each organization will have different forms. It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to point at him and laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taichi4eva Posted October 4, 2003 Author Share Posted October 4, 2003 I know a little about Haidong Kumdo, and I was always under the impression that Haidong Kumdo had many forms. This has just two and some basic movements. The curriculum is pretty short. I think that maybe it is part of Daehan Kumdo since the techniques resemble many of the basic strikes and target in the same areas. I want to learn more about Korean sword forms. Are there any videos or books on the subject? I was looking at gungfu.com and they have this video called "Do Sa- the Art of Korean Swordsmanship." Does anybody have this video and if so, do they recommend it? Maybe my master made up all the forms...I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguksaram Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Well, I will not speculate on your instructor. Just simply ask him the type of kumdo that he is teaching and his background. Once I have that information, I can help direct you to what type of extra learning is out there. If he is part of the Korean Kumdo Association, then there are set forms to learn however, there are many splinter groups with their own forms. So who knows. I have not heard of Do-sa Kumdo. I will look for it on the net tonight. Do you have a specifice site for it? It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to point at him and laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBric Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 The first link is for a Kumdo/Kumbup school in Chicago and the second link has the curriculm for that school. Under the links are the names of the forms. All the forms are done with a mukkum(wood sword). I would like to go there but don't have the time. But anyway the only thing they do there is Korean sword. http://www.hwarangkumdo.com/ http://www.midwesthapkido.com/Curriculum.htm Hwa Rang O-Guem Chung Guem Hyo Guem Shin Guem Yong Guem In Guem Sa Bang Juk Sul Guem Bup Pal Poong Ta Guem Bup Il Cho Shik E Cho Shik Sam Cho Shik Sa Cho Shik O Cho Shik Uk Cho Shik Chil Cho Shik Pal Cho Shik Bon Kuk Guem Bu http://www.hwarangkumdo.com/ http://www.midwesthapkido.com/Curriculum.htm High Blue WTF TKDWhite Yon Moo Kwan Hapkido Hwa Rang KumBup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguksaram Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 Ryan, Are you a student of Mst. Sims? If know him. I am also under the the Hwarang Kumdo. I was under the instruction of GM Park Kyoung-ho until recently. Mst. Sims is a fine man and please tell him that I said hi. With respect, Jeremy It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to point at him and laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanBric Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 Are you a student of Mst. Sims? If know him. I am also under the the Hwarang Kumdo. I was under the instruction of GM Park Kyoung-ho until recently. Mst. Sims is a fine man and please tell him that I said hi. I started training with him in August doing Kum-Bup and then I started training in Hapkido w/ him also. In these last couple months I've been learning alot. I know he has said occasionally he goes out to Aurora to train. Is miguksaram your last name? Ryan High Blue WTF TKDWhite Yon Moo Kwan Hapkido Hwa Rang KumBup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguksaram Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Are you a student of Mst. Sims? If know him. I am also under the the Hwarang Kumdo. I was under the instruction of GM Park Kyoung-ho until recently. Mst. Sims is a fine man and please tell him that I said hi. I started training with him in August doing Kum-Bup and then I started training in Hapkido w/ him also. In these last couple months I've been learning alot. I know he has said occasionally he goes out to Aurora to train. Is miguksaram your last name? Ryan No, miguksaram is Korean for American. My last name is Talbott. Mst. Sims is a great teacher and very knowledgable in his Korean history. You couldn't ask for a better instructor. Once I get some things cleared up on my schedule, I would like to visit his dojang and train with the sword. Jeremy It takes a big man to cry, but it takes an even bigger man to point at him and laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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