Friday, 6 June 2025

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  If you enjoy the work I’m doing here at Traditional Taekwondo Ramblings — the historical deep dives, translations, and practical applicati...

Chon-Ji Tul/Hyung's Karate roots

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In modern ITF Taekwon-Do the karate roots of Taekwondo is often overlooked, or downplayed. I think this is also true for most schools of Tae...
Thursday, 29 May 2025

Keeping up with the Taegeuks (Oh Do Kwan versions and not Taegeuk poomsae)

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Not sure if the headline makes sense. I have worked on Taegeuk 1-3 as documented in "Better Karate for Boys" by Sihak Henry Cho in...
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Wednesday, 21 May 2025

Part 3: The lost Ji Do Kwan Taegeuk Hyung (not the modern taegeuk poomsae)

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This is a series on the original taegeuk forms or Taikyouku Kata that were practised in the Kwan era. More specifically the version practise...
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Friday, 16 May 2025

Part 2: The lost Ji Do Kwan Taegeuk Hyung (not the modern taegeuk poomsae)

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 This is Part 2 of a series. I strongly suggest you click here for part 1 and start there, as I will assume you know the information contai...
Friday, 9 May 2025

Part 1: The lost Ji Do Kwan Taegeuk Hyung (not the modern taegeuk poomsae)

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 In my last post I walked you through a short history of the Ji Do Kwan and the issues we have when it comes to lineage, which is why I beli...
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Thursday, 1 May 2025

The tragedy of Ji Do Kwan

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I have often written about the roots of Ji Do Kwan, and I have "talked them up" because I am biased when it comes to Ji Do Kwan co...