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Spookey · 01-09-2004, 12:44 AM

My Friend,
Oh Do Kwan was a military gym (not stating a "military" bias, it was simply not open to civilians!) run by Gen. Choi and Nam Tae Hi, the word kwan reflects a gym, but as certain methods were/are characteristic of a specific kwan, they therefore are seen as "styles"!
Each kwan practiced their interpretation of Japanese Karate!
The original hyungs of Taekwon-Do (the "New" art, not the umbrella name for the kwans) were the Ch'ang Hon hyungs, and were first practiced and popularized at the Oh Do Kwan!
Many of the WTF higher archy first practices Karate katas then Ch'ang Hon hyungs, and then do to politics switched to the poomse (Pal Gai and Tae Guek)!
Remember, Korea was a country of turmoil and civil unrest...so just as the Karate of pre WWII was for function not fasion, the kwans of Korea were training with the same goal in mind!
Now (as with most ma(s)) the goal is marketability .ie fasion not functiona!
Oh Do Kwan was REAL function not fasion!

"Furthermore, if you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy"..."if you can understand one affair, you will understand eight." -Hagakure

" If you must, run...if you can, talk...but if all else fails, FIGHT!"

TAEKWON!

01-09-2004, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Spookey Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Southeastern, USA Posts: 200	Oh Do Kwan My Friend, Oh Do Kwan was a military gym (not stating a "military" bias, it was simply not open to civilians!) run by Gen. Choi and Nam Tae Hi, the word kwan reflects a gym, but as certain methods were/are characteristic of a specific kwan, they therefore are seen as "styles"! Each kwan practiced their interpretation of Japanese Karate! The original hyungs of Taekwon-Do (the "New" art, not the umbrella name for the kwans) were the Ch'ang Hon hyungs, and were first practiced and popularized at the Oh Do Kwan! Many of the WTF higher archy first practices Karate katas then Ch'ang Hon hyungs, and then do to politics switched to the poomse (Pal Gai and Tae Guek)! Remember, Korea was a country of turmoil and civil unrest...so just as the Karate of pre WWII was for function not fasion, the kwans of Korea were training with the same goal in mind! Now (as with most ma(s)) the goal is marketability .ie fasion not functiona! Oh Do Kwan was REAL function not fasion! "Furthermore, if you are slain in battle, you should be resolved to have your corpse facing the enemy"..."if you can understand one affair, you will understand eight." -Hagakure " If you must, run...if you can, talk...but if all else fails, FIGHT!" TAEKWON!