What's your favorite form and why?

just a general TSD question. i'll give my answer after a few of yours.

TANG SOO!!

[Kodanjaclay]

I would say that I do not really have one. Each hyung is designed to provide exercise and teach specific lessons. One cannot necessarily say that a particular lesson is more beneficial than another.

Of course, this is just my opinion on the subject.

Master Clay, they are all good, but some must be closer to a favorite then others....
Most people dont like keecho (geicho 3), but love bassai.

I am a fan of kong san gung soo currently. I enjoy working on that one.

[Kodanjaclay]

Master Barker...

WE must be more alike than we know. If I had to pick a favorite it would be Kong San Koon.

i thought we could drag 1 form out of you, at least!

Thanks.

I look forward to the day we can compare our similarities in T.S.

I am fond of Wangshu!
Wangshu is full of mystery. what may apear to be a yuk jin ssang dan kong kyuk ( high reverse punch) may just be a strike in an upward motion with the back of the hand attacking the regin of the opponants jaw...pressure point. this is a dangerous hyung ment to take the life of the attacker. for the warrior had no choice.
this hyung/kata has been refered as the dumping kata. but what is little know is it was also called the killing kata. the last movements in wangshu where you pick up the opponant and dump him, you then jump straight in the air while turning counter clockwise 360 degrees landing on him taking his life.

next on my list would be jion!
Kong san koon? its been called the hyung of hyung, but its really basic and long...kind of a rehash of the pyung ahn? but it looks good!
Master Zacker

Bi-Ho 2

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I second that motion! bi ho 2 ???????????????????????????????
must be a new tsd hyung. lol

In a nutshell: When my Grandmaster (Pak, Song Ki) broke away from the Moo Duk Kwan back in '81 he created his own set of forms to replace the "traditional" TSD forms. He felt that what he created was a more practical set for the times. Whether or not they are, is of course a matter of opinion.
The "Dol Poong" forms replaced the Pyung Ahns for colored belts.
"Bi-Ho 2" is one of the two forms that you test on for 4th Dan under us.

Our forms go as follows:
Basic Form 1-3 (same basic forms that nearly everyone else does)
Dol Poong 1-9 (colored belt forms)
Chung San 1-2 (1st-2nd dan)
Bi-Ho 1-2 (2-4th dan)
Pak Ka Kwan (4th Dan)
Chil San (5th Dan)

I don't know of any place that has them in video format online or else I would be happy to direct anyone who was interested to them.
I'll see what I can do about getting atleast a few of them on video to put on a site somewhere.

ahhhhh
that clears things up a bit!
I wasnt sure what you meant, lol. these hyung are new to me. never heard of them before. my appoligies. i would very much like to see them and learn why he chose to disregard the traditional hyung.

[mtabone]

Got to say for me, Chil Sung O Ro Hyung is my personal favorate.

KSK is a great form, that would be next on my current list.

TANG SOO!!!


Michael Tabone

Originally posted by master dave
ahhhhh
that clears things up a bit!
I wasnt sure what you meant, lol. these hyung are new to me. never heard of them before. my appoligies. i would very much like to see them and learn why he chose to disregard the traditional hyung.

I'll see what I can do.

i'm going to have to say that pyung ahn odan is one of my personal favorites. it's explosive moves and energy make it a real powerful form. i enjoy working on this one alot!

[TSDMDK16485]

mine would have to be bassai dae hyung..

because it has some really good applacation in the hyung if you what each technique is about