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master dave
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lets look at our uniform, Dobahk!
is it really a japanese gi with trim? sure it is! hear me out on this one!
the occupation of korea by the japanese was devistating to the korean people. they forced their ways on the koreans, they even forbid them to train in their martial arts and forced the korean men to train in theirs! look at the ranking system! you guessed it japanese also! we use the ranking system that kano the founder of judo put into place for his judo players, ps the color belt system? japanese also! now lets step back in time before the japanese invasion of korea! ranking system? color belts? naa
the dress of the pre occupation was quite different!
ever see the kook sool uniform? how about the hwrang do uniform? belts? no way lets try sashes! korea had a strong resemblance to china dress. korean martial artist used and were versed in weapons before the japanese occupation. they were trained in bow and arrow, staff, spear ect. ect. how many tsd schools or instructors teach weapons? not many! why? remember tang soo do emerged right after the japanese occupation was over. weapons were forbidden! the tsd masters after the occupation did not know or train in weapons! cant teach what ya dont know!
now back to the tsd uniform!
lets look at tae kwon do! v neck top! close to the gi but seperated just enough to take the japanese taste from your mouth.
kook sool wan dress
now thats korean! no japanese flavor at all! no belts they use sashes. korean royal court dress of koreas past.
hap ki do a nice korean look to a point!
hwrang do very old korean look! nice dobahk! look of koreas past! heres the question.....is it time we lose the japanese look? many will say our trim seperates us from them! hog wash and you know it! lol. are we like the tired old soliger who didnt realize the war was over? ha ha. should we wear a more korean dobahk like kook sool? or hwrang do? sashes rather then japanese belts? put some of koreas past back into her art?
what do you think?
:asian:
master dave
is it really a japanese gi with trim? sure it is! hear me out on this one!
the occupation of korea by the japanese was devistating to the korean people. they forced their ways on the koreans, they even forbid them to train in their martial arts and forced the korean men to train in theirs! look at the ranking system! you guessed it japanese also! we use the ranking system that kano the founder of judo put into place for his judo players, ps the color belt system? japanese also! now lets step back in time before the japanese invasion of korea! ranking system? color belts? naa
the dress of the pre occupation was quite different!
ever see the kook sool uniform? how about the hwrang do uniform? belts? no way lets try sashes! korea had a strong resemblance to china dress. korean martial artist used and were versed in weapons before the japanese occupation. they were trained in bow and arrow, staff, spear ect. ect. how many tsd schools or instructors teach weapons? not many! why? remember tang soo do emerged right after the japanese occupation was over. weapons were forbidden! the tsd masters after the occupation did not know or train in weapons! cant teach what ya dont know!
now back to the tsd uniform!
lets look at tae kwon do! v neck top! close to the gi but seperated just enough to take the japanese taste from your mouth.
kook sool wan dress
now thats korean! no japanese flavor at all! no belts they use sashes. korean royal court dress of koreas past.
hap ki do a nice korean look to a point!
hwrang do very old korean look! nice dobahk! look of koreas past! heres the question.....is it time we lose the japanese look? many will say our trim seperates us from them! hog wash and you know it! lol. are we like the tired old soliger who didnt realize the war was over? ha ha. should we wear a more korean dobahk like kook sool? or hwrang do? sashes rather then japanese belts? put some of koreas past back into her art?
what do you think?
:asian:
master dave