rmclain Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 Sometimes you will see a Taekwondo that lists itself as a member of one of the old kwans such as, "Jido Kwan Taekwondo." A great way to tell if they are really from the original kwans or just using the name for some reason is to look at the forms being praticed. The Palgue forms were created and introduced in 1973. The Tae Guek forms were created and introduced in 1974. The forms Koryo, Tae Baek, Ji Tae, Ship Jin, Baek Jae, Silla were all created and introduced in December 1967. These indicate modern Taekwondo and not from the original kwans. The original kwans practiced karate forms, such as Pyung Ahn 1-5, Sypsoo, No Hai, Chulki 1-3, Bassai Tae, Bassai So, Ahm Hak, Kong Son Kun, etc. The Chang Moo Kwan dojang also practiced Chinese Chuan-fa forms in addition to the above forms. The skill requirements really tell where the school's foundation comes from, no matter what their flyers or yellow page ads reads. R. McLain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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