Korean Karate

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About Tae Kwan Do (The Way of the Foot and Fist)
Tae Kwon Do is a word used to describe all Korean arts and also to describe the national sport of Korea.
TAE KWON DO
Tae Kwon Do was created in 1946 by General Choi Hong Hi to revive the Korean culture after all the Korean martial arts was destroyed by the Silla and 50 years of Japanese rule, which ended in 1945. Tae Kwon Do was to establish a new Korean art, that was different from Kung-Fu or Karate, after the culture cleansing of Korea by the Japanese. A Tae Kwon Do school and Competitor is judged more on his status as a competitor then his belt. A person who is a National, State or Olympian Champion has a high status then a 10 Degree Black Belt. A School that trained these Champions is a better school then one who has no champions. This rapidly developing martial Art has become a major international sport. Introduced to the Olympic games in Seoul, Korea, in 1988.
COMBAT TAE KWON DO
(Sun Bae of The Hwa Rang Do)
While sport Tae Kwon Do is a very important part of the physical conditioning programs of the world and has grown increasingly more popular in the world wide community as well as within Korea. Combat Tae Kwon Do is a martial art for the purpose of self and national defense. Martial arts in Korea originated through necessity to defend themselves against other countries and wild animals.
In the past Sun Bae were the men with exceptional skills from these the men with the highest degree of skill was entitled Doo Dae Hyung, During a conflict, the Doo Dae Hyung assembled the Sun Bae to defend the province. They formulated the battle plan, and ensured the tasks were carried out. Later a military, educational and social organization called Hwa Rang Do was started by King Jin Heung. The Hwa Rang Do was only taught to special military units and the youths of the noble families.
During most of Korea's early times martial arts were not encouraged. As a result very few martial arts of this period survived, however martial arts were used and practiced by the military. In 1910, the Japanese started a colonial government in Korea that was headed by generals. The new government forbade practice of Korean armed and unarmed martial arts, all the Korean masters were eliminated and the practice of Karate was instigated. The changes brought by the Japanese government were enforced using their military police.
After Korea regained independence in 1945, and all the Korean prisoners were released, the cultural and social aspects of the country began to return to normal. During this period Korea had no Martial Arts that it could call its own. General Choi Hong Hi developed Combat Tae-Kwon-do in 1946, and is known as the father of Tae Kwon Do. Then in 1955 Tae Kwon Do was changed and established as the national sport of Korea. While Tae Kwon Do was taught to the masses, Combat Tae Kwon Do was only used by the military and police force, giving them a distinct advantage over the common Korean citizen who would use Tae Kwon Do for unlawful self gain.
Hapkido
 Hapkido is a form of Korean Martial Arts derived from Aikijujitsu combine with Korean Tae Kwon Do. Aikijutsu was brought over from Japan in 1946 by the founder of Hapkido Young Sool Choi. Hapkido is a blend of dynamic kick and powerful hand strikes.


Tang So Do
Created in 1955 and separate from TKD

Moo Duk Kwan
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