I would not call this a "Korean Martial Art." This is a "made up" name for which there appears to be only
two schools teaching under this similar title, but each do not appear to be related.
First, the Northern Virginia school (do you live in Virginia?) This relatively young instructor of a questionable background (Brian Costello), calls himself a Master (of what, and from whose certification :idunno: ), and decides that he is going to "create" a new art??!" His website says that he has been studying the Martial Art (does not specify what art, or under what Grandmaster, if any :idunno: ), for more than 29 years (less time than I've been studying), opened his school in 1984 (same year I opened my 2nd school), and in the early 1990s, he "
integrated" different "
styles" to create "
Jung Su." This would presumably be after about 10 to 15 years of Martial Art study. :lol:
The other school, (probably started earlier than Costello's) is run by a rather well known lady (also of whom I am not very impressed) who "created" the system of "Jung SuWon" (San Jose, California). I've seen her picture on the cover of Martial Art Magazines, and nothing about her Martial Art background has
ever impressed me (I also don't like the outfits she wears).
http://www.jsw.com/grandmaster.html
also
http://www.taeyunkim.com/index.html
Her website says that she is a 10th Degree Black Belt (Gives no Organizational authority for this rank :idunno: , and makes not reference to any Korean Martial Art organization other than her own), and that she is called "Dr." Tae Yun Kim ("
Honorary Ph.D. in Business Administration, Sook Myung WomenÂ’s University, Seoul, Korea, 2003"). She is mostly a media-master, political "poster child" who seems to get her face photographed with celebrities and politicians.
In any event, I don't know if there is a connection between the Virginia "Jung Su" and "Grandmaster Dr. Tae Yun Kim's" version of "Jung SuWon" (although I doubt it). However, I note that the definition of the Korean term "Jung Su" in Virginia ("
Jung Su is a Korean term that loosely translates as "The Mind, Body and Spirit working together as one"), is very similar to the one on "Dr." Kim's website ("Jung SuWon is the way to unite your Body, Mind and Spirit as one.")
Nonetheless, I don't find either to be very impressive, and certainly nothing more than modern day re-creations, and re-labeling of the ancient art, under new names in order to glorify the so-called "founders" and "creators" of these schools and organizations. It gives them the chance to teach whatever they want, without restrictions, and try to make it look like they are important, having "founded" a newer, better way of teaching. lol! :lol:
Take it for what it's worth!
CM D.J. Eisenhart
