tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post6935348157958902291..comments2024-03-22T19:24:38.860+01:00Comments on Traditional Taekwondo Ramblings: Hwang Kee and his innovationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-78343452865947719022018-05-12T15:07:49.234+02:002018-05-12T15:07:49.234+02:00He never trained with Funakoshi. That is a myth. H...He never trained with Funakoshi. That is a myth. He traveled to Manchuria and practised there while working on the railroad. He then went back to Korea where he studied books and practised with a great number of people, but not Funakoshi. He does have a link back to him through studying his books, and he did study for a short time in Chung do Kwan with Lee Won Kuk which did study with Funakoshi and is thought of as had 3rd dan and was among the very first people even on a Japanese scale to practise karate. I suspect that whoever said that about Hwang Kee mixed the two Koreans up:-) <br /><br />Thank you very much for commenting :-)Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-46539042496591213502018-05-12T14:47:09.114+02:002018-05-12T14:47:09.114+02:00Hwang Kee claimed to learn the Shotokan forms from...Hwang Kee claimed to learn the Shotokan forms from the Karate books you mentioned. However, I have heard it rumored he actually trained under Funakoshi and was in the first group to achieve 3rd Dan. Does you have any knowledge of this?Master Tony Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09997815651101771688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-86651830277436131672017-11-29T12:19:44.404+01:002017-11-29T12:19:44.404+01:00No protest from me:-) I wrote this back in 2012. I...No protest from me:-) I wrote this back in 2012. If I'd written it today I would have worded myself differently. I wrote "taekwondo" with the "" signs to show that it was used as a generic term for hard style Korean karate, not the specific martial art of Choi or the later developed kukki taekwondo. My source for the claim was a book written by my own teacher where he used taekwondo in the same way (as a generic name). Thanks for commenting though:-D now I don't need to correct the post myself:-DØrjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-63042473677698926602017-11-27T20:29:10.182+01:002017-11-27T20:29:10.182+01:00And in Gen. Choi’s 1959 book, the 1st ever book on...And in Gen. Choi’s 1959 book, the 1st ever book on TKD, while it had much Karate still in it, the TKD named book did indeed have the 1st 5 Korean TKD Patterns created by Gen. Choi. Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258128645345481148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-59443984473808810072017-11-27T20:27:36.769+01:002017-11-27T20:27:36.769+01:00No actually his first book was on Hwa Soo Do, not ...No actually his first book was on Hwa Soo Do, not TKD. The 1st ever book with the TKD title was written in 1959 by General CHOI Hong-Hi. GM Hwang Ki’s 2nd book was indeed on Tang Soo Do. He never wrote any books on TKD. He was not TKD. He was proudly a Hwa Soo Do, Tang Soo Do and Su Bak man! Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08258128645345481148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-24957074583410596182017-08-29T08:12:56.416+02:002017-08-29T08:12:56.416+02:00I really enjoyed reading this post, big fan. Keep ...I really enjoyed reading this post, big fan. Keep up the good work andplease tell me when can you publish more articles or where can I read more on the subject? <br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mastertaekwondopm/" rel="nofollow">fighting</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15386878666812864193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-5710895921078565152014-03-07T07:46:17.239+01:002014-03-07T07:46:17.239+01:00Hi Mike:-) I do not have an exact date. I rechecke...Hi Mike:-) I do not have an exact date. I rechecked my Teachers first book and it states that the first book on "Taekwondo" came out in 1959 and it was written by Hwang Kee. I must have missread it the first time. Eric Madis gives his Sources for 1949 to be Hwang Kee`s book on Tang Soo Do history from 1995. I have a pdf scan of a book by Hwang Kee in Korean from 1958 though, and that is entitled Tang Soo Do Kyobun (Kyobun = Textbook). Hope that helps:-)Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-54298632196305276692014-03-07T04:45:44.319+01:002014-03-07T04:45:44.319+01:00What is the title and publication date of Kwang Ke...What is the title and publication date of Kwang Kee's first book on "Taekwondo"?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097213708701675432noreply@blogger.com