There has been mention of at least three subsystems of TKD on the board so far, and some of us are interested in exactly how many subsystems exist.
Getting a definitive list of TKD subsystems may be difficult, since TKD is really an amalgamation of differnt Korean schools of martial arts. However, I know at least 3 of the subsets are named after these old schools, or kwans, so I'll list the kwans here:
-Chung Do Kwan
-Moo Duk Kwan
-Yun Moo Kwan
-Chang Moo Kwan
-Oh Do Kwan
-Ji Do Kwan
-Chi Do Kwan
-Song Moo Kwan
Ji Do Kwan and Chi Do Kwan may be variations of the same name.
Also, I've seen differences in systems just do to organization affiliation. W.T.F. TKD can be substantially different from I.T.F. TKD, which can be substantially different from I.T.A. TKD etc, etc, etc...
I have no clue why I know this :lol:
Anyway, are there any TKD folks with more solid knowledge of Korean MA history than myself who could elaborate/correct?
Cthulhu
Getting a definitive list of TKD subsystems may be difficult, since TKD is really an amalgamation of differnt Korean schools of martial arts. However, I know at least 3 of the subsets are named after these old schools, or kwans, so I'll list the kwans here:
-Chung Do Kwan
-Moo Duk Kwan
-Yun Moo Kwan
-Chang Moo Kwan
-Oh Do Kwan
-Ji Do Kwan
-Chi Do Kwan
-Song Moo Kwan
Ji Do Kwan and Chi Do Kwan may be variations of the same name.
Also, I've seen differences in systems just do to organization affiliation. W.T.F. TKD can be substantially different from I.T.F. TKD, which can be substantially different from I.T.A. TKD etc, etc, etc...
I have no clue why I know this :lol:
Anyway, are there any TKD folks with more solid knowledge of Korean MA history than myself who could elaborate/correct?
Cthulhu