Perhaps the Tang Soo Do discussion should be moved to that forum?
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Originally posted by arnisador
Perhaps the Tang Soo Do discussion should be moved to that forum?
Originally posted by white belt
I also am waiting for a more revealing answer to Arnisador's original question.
I am pleased with the book. Arnisador made a good suggestion. The history was interesting and there are photos showing individual positions that most definitely resemble finished positions in the Okinawan/Japanese/Korean patterns. The "sets" performed are pretty much "stationary" in position though, which adds even more mystery to Arnisador's query.Originally posted by yentao
Really you bought a book about Ngo Cho Kun? So what do you think of the book?
Originally posted by white belt
I am pleased with the book. Arnisador made a good suggestion. The history was interesting and there are photos showing individual positions that most definitely resemble finished positions in the Okinawan/Japanese/Korean patterns. The "sets" performed are pretty much "stationary" in position though, which adds even more mystery to Arnisador's query.
white belt
Originally posted by arnisador
I know that Alexander L. Co has some videos out too:
http://www.bakbakan.com/video-ac.htm
I've never seen them unfortunately.
Jujutsu, is only Japanese by virtue of the fact that it was created by some samurai, that travelled to Okinawa, and studied the grappling portion of Kempo, and returned to Japan and taught it as a stand alone art. ~Dave
Really ha why there are a lot of japanese samurai who knows karate back in the 1800's ahemmm... I don't get you at all. ~yentao
Its not wrong to call chinese arts kung fu as long as you realize that a chef can be considered kung fu, or a great teacher (on any subject) can be considered kung fu. Kung fu is just a direction not a thing.Originally posted by someguy
Kung fu is the term westerners use for chinese martial arts where as karate is japanese. This is a very basic explination but really the term kung fu is wrong for chinese arts as im sure many know.
Originally posted by someguy
Kung fu is the term westerners use for chinese martial arts where as karate is japanese. This is a very basic explination but really the term kung fu is wrong for chinese arts as im sure many know.
I also wonder sometimes why the Okinawans adopted Southern Chinese Kung Fu but they don't seem to have made an Okinawan form of Tai Chi.
Originally posted by Kempo Guy
From my limited understanding of Okinawan Karate history most of the systems that took root in the Ryukyu Islands were systems developed in the Fukien province of China.