Okay, this is branching off from another thread, but I felt it appropriate to start anew.
We were discussing the appearance of Okinawa forms (Pinan/Heian, Naiahanchi/Tekki, Chinto/Gankaku, etc) in TKD, particularly Chung Do Kwan. The TKD guy I train with, who knows the Okinawan forms, studies Moo Duk Kwan TKD.
From what I've been able to tell, the Okinawan forms were eliminated with the rise of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF). Apparently, the organization sought to eliminate all of the Japanese/Okinawan forms in the style in order to make it a 'pure' Korean system. So, this would explain way recent students of TKD don't know the Okinawan forms.
This info was gathered from only a few sources. Any verification/contradiction would be welcome.
Cthulhu
We were discussing the appearance of Okinawa forms (Pinan/Heian, Naiahanchi/Tekki, Chinto/Gankaku, etc) in TKD, particularly Chung Do Kwan. The TKD guy I train with, who knows the Okinawan forms, studies Moo Duk Kwan TKD.
From what I've been able to tell, the Okinawan forms were eliminated with the rise of the World Tae Kwon Do Federation (WTF). Apparently, the organization sought to eliminate all of the Japanese/Okinawan forms in the style in order to make it a 'pure' Korean system. So, this would explain way recent students of TKD don't know the Okinawan forms.
This info was gathered from only a few sources. Any verification/contradiction would be welcome.
Cthulhu