Featured Martial Arts Gear
Martial Arts of Korea
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
Gladiator 7 oz. TKD Uniforms Price: $19.95 - $29.95 Black Belt Special! |
Adidas Supermaster TKD Uniform Price: $99.95 - $149.95 Black Belt Special! |
ProForce 10 oz. Hapkido Uniforms Price: $46.95 - $64.95 Black Belt Special! |
Lightning 7 oz. TKD Uniforms Price: $19.95 - $44.95 Black Belt Special! |
ProForce 8 oz. Tae Kwon Do Uniforms Price: $25.95 - $34.95 Black Belt Special! |
Martial Arts of Korea
The most popular Martial Art in Asia could be Tae Kwon Do.
Although from a very small peninsular country of Korea, it has
spread world wide to be included now even in the Olympics. Tae
Kwon Do is also known as TKD for short. Pronounced: (ty-kwon-doe).
The style utilizes a beautiful array of flying kicks, hard
strong punches and breaking techniques. Tae Kwon Do has become
so a part of American Culture that you can probably find a TKD
school in every neighborhood in America. Children love to learn
Tae Kwon Do, and parents see the psychological and physical
benefits of their children learning the art of Open Hand
Fighting. Another very popular art of Korea is Hapkido. Hapkido
utilizes the power and grace of Tae Kwon Do and the Joint
Locking techniques of Aikido.
Korean martial arts or Korean Karate is a very "showy" art. Their modern version of Tae Kwon Do is very acrobatic and involves many high kicks and spinning kicks that aren't really applicable to true fighting. Many people have criticized Korean Karate for being so UN-street fighter friendly, but we must all remember that the martial arts is that... it is an ART That doesn't mean that everything that you do in your Hapkido class does has to be street fight applicable. The main purpose of the martial art is to provide the practitioner a vehicle to know himself better. Like all art forms, it is designed to help you, the student, find yourself, know yourself and find peace within yourself. The Korean karate of Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido do just that.
Korean Karate uses belts as rank. They have a belt color system ranging from White and Yellow to Blue and Black. Their uniforms mirror that of the Japanese arts. Some classes also wear Karate Shoes. The use of shoes is a recent phenomenon. But as students kick barefooted, this has resulted in callouses and the twisting of toes. They practice on karate mats, so the mats may not give students the rotational freedom they need. Karate shoes have solved many of these issues. Karate shoes are usually very light, flexible and a tight fit.
Note:
martial art
n. any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, such as aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport. Often used in the plural. (Reference: Dictionary.com)
Korea: A peninsula and former country of eastern Asia between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Site of an ancient civilization dating to the 12th century B.C., the peninsula was united as a kingdom in the 7th century A.D. and despite a Mongol invasion (13th century) remained unified until the Japanese occupation of 1910 to 1945. After World War II the Soviet- and U.S.-occupied territories formed separate republics, and a North Korean invasion of the south led to the Korean War (1950-1953). The peninsula is now divided between North Korea and South Korea. (Reference: Dictionary.com)
Future Articles and Discussions Coming Soon
* Hapkido - Tracing it's Roots * Power Tae Kwon Do Kicks * TKD in the Olympics - Will Tae Kwon Do Survive?
Korean martial arts or Korean Karate is a very "showy" art. Their modern version of Tae Kwon Do is very acrobatic and involves many high kicks and spinning kicks that aren't really applicable to true fighting. Many people have criticized Korean Karate for being so UN-street fighter friendly, but we must all remember that the martial arts is that... it is an ART That doesn't mean that everything that you do in your Hapkido class does has to be street fight applicable. The main purpose of the martial art is to provide the practitioner a vehicle to know himself better. Like all art forms, it is designed to help you, the student, find yourself, know yourself and find peace within yourself. The Korean karate of Tae Kwon Do, and Hapkido do just that.
Korean Karate uses belts as rank. They have a belt color system ranging from White and Yellow to Blue and Black. Their uniforms mirror that of the Japanese arts. Some classes also wear Karate Shoes. The use of shoes is a recent phenomenon. But as students kick barefooted, this has resulted in callouses and the twisting of toes. They practice on karate mats, so the mats may not give students the rotational freedom they need. Karate shoes have solved many of these issues. Karate shoes are usually very light, flexible and a tight fit.
Note:
martial art
n. any of several Asian arts of combat or self-defense, such as aikido, karate, judo, or tae kwon do, usually practiced as sport. Often used in the plural. (Reference: Dictionary.com)
Korea: A peninsula and former country of eastern Asia between the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan. Site of an ancient civilization dating to the 12th century B.C., the peninsula was united as a kingdom in the 7th century A.D. and despite a Mongol invasion (13th century) remained unified until the Japanese occupation of 1910 to 1945. After World War II the Soviet- and U.S.-occupied territories formed separate republics, and a North Korean invasion of the south led to the Korean War (1950-1953). The peninsula is now divided between North Korea and South Korea. (Reference: Dictionary.com)
Future Articles and Discussions Coming Soon
* Hapkido - Tracing it's Roots * Power Tae Kwon Do Kicks * TKD in the Olympics - Will Tae Kwon Do Survive?
Copyright © 2008 Asian Martial Art Supply. All Rights Reserved.