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- From: rterry@hpcupt1.cup.hp.com (Ray Terry)
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 1993 20:59:45 GMT
- Subject: Re: The Meaning Behind Style Names
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- Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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- References: <1993Jan12.200224.11260@bnr.ca>
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- >I've spent countless hours with some of the big names in TaeKwonDo trying
- >to figure out the names and movements of the authentic Korean Forms. Going
- >back to 1950 is easy, but try some day to figure out what forms were commonly
- >practiced in Korea is 1850. Impossible.
-
- If by forms you mean poomse/kata, why are you assuming that the art practiced
- -any- forms in 1850? Not all styles of martial arts have forms as part of
- the art. Martial arts styles also evolve over time. Arts that had forms
- at one time may not have forms now (and vice versa).
-
- I submit that in the case of TaeKwonDo, this is one of the areas where
- Shotokan influenced TaeKwonDo, Tang Soo Do, etc. The belt system is another
- area of influence.
-
- Ray
-