MLARTC_FM.part 1.qxp

(third–fifth centuries A.D.), when the Japanese acquired the knowledge of iron casting, marked the first significant turning poi ...

holding a sword while on horseback. An examination of picture scrolls fur- ther indicates that until the late Kamakura period th ...

considered systematized teachings, it was only in the Sengoku and early Tokugawa (seventeenth-century) periods that these expert ...

warding positions such as being sword instructors in the service of a daimyo. Thus, self-training and perfection of techniques b ...

Another form subscribed to combat simulation by conducting duels using wooden or bamboo swords in sportslike duels, which includ ...

others. By attempting to perfect a predetermined set of movements, practi- tioners can focus on their own body movements and sta ...

tainment that belongs in samurai movies. At any rate, the remaining schools of swordsmanship that teach traditional kata, or tho ...

kendô. The Japanese ban on Korean martial arts was, however, simply an- other obstacle in a long line of obstacles that hindered ...

Hankuk Haedong Kumdô students Glen Koen and Ron Mottern from the Round Rock (Texas) Kwan practice techniques from Sangsu Kumbup ...

Methods of Using the Sword in Haedong Kumdô Haedong Kumdô uses various kumbup(methods of using the sword), which are composed of ...

through their perceptions, understanding, and communicative abilities. Martial arts are reflections of the cultures that create ...

Although its movements are aesthetic, they are naturally so, deriving their grace and fluidity from the flow of martial ki(energ ...

T’aek’kyo ̆n T’aek’kyo ̆ n is a Korean martial sport that emphasizes foot and leg tech- niques. In the modern game, a player can ...

erences to it in literature and art of the Yi dynasty and the memories of those who learned and practiced t’aek’kyo ̆ n in the f ...

distinct identity, with a common form and hence common techniques: pumbalki,triangular footwork; hwalgaejit,general hand and arm ...

section consisted of competition, and the fourth a form, which was a com- pendium of all the fundamental techniques involved in ...

Each t’aek’kyo ̆ n association in Korea has a slightly different approach to competition, but the differences are largely minor. ...

ears, and forehead. There is also a hammer-fist strike to the temple. Another technique is to scrape down the face, pushing at t ...

these three kingdoms. Silla, despite being the smallest of the three, was eventually able to unify the entire peninsula by 800. ...

martial art, also became popular with the aristocracy and commoners alike. These two martial systems were to endure into the twe ...