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philinkorea
Joined: 27 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:33 am Post subject: whats the best martial art to take up in korea? |
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just got to jonggak, seoul. want to do a martial art. i did taekwondo in suwon last year which was fun and good for fitness but am thinking of something else. ive read people say hapkido is a lot better and maybe the best one to do. theres also a thai boxing place. any ideas? if you do one also, let me know where your class is and i may come if you'd recommend it
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:48 am Post subject: |
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I like hapkido, but I'd interested in taekyun if I had time.
Be careful choosing a hapkido dojang. A lot of places that advertise hapkido are combined taekwondo/hapkido -- a few locks, breaks and throws every week or so is not hapkido. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| I think a Korean may be more qualified to answer this question. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:54 am Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| I think a Korean may be more qualified to answer this question. |
I think you're wrong. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:57 am Post subject: |
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| You think we know more about Korean martial arts than Koreans? |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:00 am Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| You think we know more about Korean martial arts than Koreans? |
Do you think the average Korean knows much about martial arts? The average Korean doesn't know any more about martial arts than the average person back home. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:02 am Post subject: |
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| I think the average Korean knows more about martial arts in Korean than the average foreigner in Korea. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:08 am Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| I think the average Korean knows more about martial arts in Korean than the average foreigner in Korea. |
I don't.
Most Koreans will tell you that taekwondo, judo and hapkido are traditional Korean martial arts. I guess if by traditional they mean post WWII they're right.
Many Koreans will tell you that kendo (or kumdo) is Korean. I guess that's why they use Japanese-style swords.
I've had plenty of conversations with Koreans about martial arts and while most can see the differences between judo, kumdo and taekwondo they have no idea how hapkido or taekyun are different (taekyun is one of the very few traditional Korean martial arts being taught). |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:10 am Post subject: |
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| I think you are just better educated than they are. |
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the_beaver
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:16 am Post subject: |
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| kangnamdragon wrote: |
| I think you are just better educated than they are. |
I think the average Korean doesn't do martial arts (I know the military guys all do it but haphazardly and without any real consideration of it). Ask some Koreans about a martial art and most will suggest taekwondo or kumdo because that's all they really know. Ask them how hapkido is different and they'll have no idea. |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| I wasn't being sarcastic. |
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IconsFanatic
Joined: 19 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:11 am Post subject: |
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the_beaver's completely correct.
Taekwondo is a joke, really.... an artistic demonstration martial art that somehow became mistaken as a mainstream martial art over time.
Taegyeon is the only Korean martial art worth bothering with.
Now breeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeathe..... |
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Kyrei
Joined: 22 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:33 am Post subject: |
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I would recommend Haidong Gumdo - battlefield sword fighting - as an interesting martial art. It is not the kumdo/kendo form, but rather is the kind of sword fighting one might actually use, if one were to be on a field of battle armed with a three foot long sword. Not practical necessarily, but quite interesting, and you get to cut stuff with a real sword (once you get high enough in the belt rankings).
Kyrei |
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J.B. Clamence
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| You may say Taekwondo is a joke, but I think it depends on what you want to get out of studying martial arts. If you want to learn how to kick some a ss and do the most possible bodily damage to someone, then Taekwondo probably isn't the way to go, but I find it a rewarding activity. I'm not looking to improve my barroom brawling technique. That's not the intended main focus of martial arts, anyway. |
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cbinseoul
Joined: 12 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 9:49 am Post subject: |
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You have to start another thread from this because...why?
If you're lacking motivation, then there's something wrong. Get off your jacksie and just do it...
Why don't you go round your local neighbourhood, find a class/school/whatever and just try it!
Talking is so much easier than doing... |
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