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Old 06-30-2007, 10:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
Hapkiyudo
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Originally Posted by Swallow View Post
The videos are from different schools, some have separated from Grand Master Yoo and diluted the style.

Some people said the korean Shippalgi is just kung fu, and they recreated the style copying the drawings in the MUYE DOBO TONGI.

Personally having practiced both Sipalki and Hapkido can see your point, they are very, very similar.
The empty hand style in the Muyedobotongji is Taizu Chang Quan (Taizu Long Boxing), it was taken from the book Jixiao Xinshu written by General Qi Jiguang.
If I remember correctly, the only korean style in the book is Bon Kuk Gum (Shilla Kingdom Sword).
And it's impossible to recreate the style from the drawings... you have to know the style first.

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When Grand Master Yoo immigrated to Argentina in 1970, he faced the same challenge many times, his answer was always "Come and fight". He never lost one fight.

Swallow
Really? There are videos of the fights?
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