tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post8524006380330777505..comments2024-03-22T19:24:38.860+01:00Comments on Traditional Taekwondo Ramblings: Poomsae: Drama or collection of fighting skills?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-5941181165869193672014-05-14T05:45:41.719+02:002014-05-14T05:45:41.719+02:00That koryo by that girl was atrocious. What a bast...That koryo by that girl was atrocious. What a bastardization!!!! Im so offended. Thatwas ugly and absolutely stupid and that kind of performance pisses me off. <br /><br />Forms are COMBAT TECHNIQUE! Not performance art, not movement education, not drama!! They are application practice much like shadow boxing of actual self defense techniques to get you better control and power, balance, focus, and feeling of the real fight. There are so many deep movements inside poomsae no one teaches including grappling and close quarters combat defenses. They are the essence of Taekwondo and you cannot have Taekwondo without them in my opinion. And when you ruin them and do not teach what they mean you are ruining your students. I cannot stand the way poomsae are treated today and its part of why Taekwondo culture is in such a bad state. Also the lack fo combat effectiveness has made the WTF "pretty up" the forms to make them more graceful and asthetic instead of combative. If they were constantly checking combat hoshinsool technique they might not keep changing the poomsae every freaking year and they would look rougher in performance. <br /><br />Great article!! I do poomsae almost every day all of the ones I know, about 30 forms. Takes me about 21 minutes to do them in a row. <br /><br />Its sad when Taekwondo students have to go to Karate to learn applications lol. but the Kukkiwon has released some applications lately. But I am a firm believer in multiple applications for each single movement. WhiteDragonDojanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02389619275151230426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-87690111716328367782014-05-12T09:34:28.952+02:002014-05-12T09:34:28.952+02:00Glad to have you and Your two cents back Richard:-...Glad to have you and Your two cents back Richard:-) I agree With you wholeheartedly. I also belive the forms should be a lot more than "movement education" but in the mainstream Taekwondo that is pretty much how forms were viewed and used up until recent years (at least that is my own subjective opinion on the matter). Your last sentences or last point reminds me very much of Son Duk Sung`s writings. He also described the forms as a Reference point of the Taekwondo students skill Level in his 1960s book:-)Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-11948929583416121202014-05-10T23:28:44.189+02:002014-05-10T23:28:44.189+02:00hello
been away so i haven't been able to thro...hello<br />been away so i haven't been able to throw my $.02 in. anyway when i am at a demo or competition and i hear music starting up, i usually walk out. while i can appreciate the athleticism and conviction of the participants, it is not real for me. i have seen this as well in weapon arts, be they chinese, okinawan, or whatever. they not only use swords that look like they need a good dose of viagra, they violate every rule of fencing that i ever was given, ie. metal between you and the bad guy, sharp end points at him as well. you know, basics. <br /><br />i have always believed that the forms should convey more than "movement education". that is usually done when practicing basics with the class. they should convey useful fighting material as well. even if i have to make it all up myself (which i have had to do often). they are often called "moving meditation" but are rarely used as such nowadays. for that to be the case the mind must work at the same time as the body. you must "see" the opponent and react to his motions with yours. in addition you should be able to remember the "feel" of each move as if it were real. that skill is derived from working with a partner on the various applications before putting them into the form. <br /><br />one last point, the form also serves as a reference point for you skill level. have you slowed down, lost some of your stretch, forgotten an app, you can always reference them against the form. richardchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03329168045786232138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-30232168794264093762014-05-09T04:36:40.870+02:002014-05-09T04:36:40.870+02:00Poomsae is a great taekwondo demo.Poomsae is a great taekwondo demo.mobile auto glass replacementhttp://autoglassreplacementdallas.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-85967074735682910582014-04-10T10:37:34.863+02:002014-04-10T10:37:34.863+02:00I sendt you an e-mail:-) I should get around to pu...I sendt you an e-mail:-) I should get around to put up a "contact me" on my blog;)Ørjan Nilsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506123119682274818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7969550358686428094.post-85636369990956048072014-04-10T07:36:40.577+02:002014-04-10T07:36:40.577+02:00Hello Sir, May I ask I can I contact you via email...Hello Sir, May I ask I can I contact you via email? My email is brian@itfline.orgAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02087345943447484586noreply@blogger.com