Sipsamseh is the song of the thirteen influences. It contains the clues necesary in order to MAster MooDukKwan. Should Hwang Kee have given the information this way, or should he have been more straight forward?
I wish I could come onto Martial Talk and post more but my computer is really old and I can't get onto the internet anymore. :wah: The only time I get to come on is when I'm at "The Opal Dragon's" palace.
".......true that TSD & Shotokan are very similair, but i am not quite sure that one style comes from the other.
perhaps they are the same style, broken up into two different styles and then modified to each specific region....."
Much closer to the truth.
Certainly people studied Shotokan and Shotokai and Shudokan while in Japan, but there is also the influence of Tam Tui, Taek Kyon, Tae Kuk (Tai Chi) and the variety of Chinese arts in Korea that also contributed. Once again, I don't know that Korean martial arts are always well-served by consistently emphasizing only the Japanese influences. FWIW.
Well Said, the influences in TSD have been debated for a long while, but Shinzu hit the nail on the head. It only matters what it can do for you, and if that is making you a better person then heritage only goes a certain distance.