I have not worked thru those forms for over 20 yrs, OMG. Your Pyung Ahn sets, we called Pinans. Same forms heartbeat for hearbeat. I love this.
My 1st Instructor Sensei Randy Wozin was a TKD Black Belt tho his 1st systems involved TSD,MDK as well as Okinawan Isshin Ryu Black Belts and others involving Kobudo Weapons. We did Sparring TKD head kickers rules for interclub scrimages and open tourneys, but usually worked Katas instead of Hyungs by name. Many people in TKD at that time were doing the Jhoon Rhee Hyungs.
We confused others sometimes due to my Instructor having us address him as Sensei, yet we counted in Korean, used Korean command termonology Chariut, Kunyay, Jumbee etc... yet we called out KATAS by name Pinan 2 , Kibon 4 , Nahunchi, Bassi Dai & Sho.
Sensei Wozin was part of the East Coast Martial Arts Demo Team back in the 70's & 80's and he was also part of the Okinawa Korea Karate Association.
Years ago I went to a Korean Martial Arts Studio for part time assisitant instructor work. The Grandmaster Kim (Yeah that's right, LOL) asked me if I knew the Tae Guks, I said I had been thru them before as well as Pawlgues w/ an old associate but never commited them all to memory, and showed the few could remember in full. He was ok with that I remembered about 11 out of the 8 Tae guks & 8 Pawlgues combined. I told him I remember the older forms by heart, had them since 81'-82'. I showed only a few of them before he smiled big nodding his head approvingly to his 17year old Jr B.B. son saying "Yes, YES, these are old forms! Very good!" He then added, "We only do Tae Guks now" his son seemed surprised to see his father so uplifted by seeing an American Martial Artist do forms that even as his son he himself had never seen. I took it a great compliment.
Thanks for the blast from the past so to speaks, thanks again for sharing , good work. Respects
