Author: Len Losik, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537268460
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Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Odo Kwan Tang Soo Do Korea's Karate describes the creation, history and evolution of the Korean Kwan by the founder, Grandmaster, Choi, Hong Hi who was ordered by the Korean government to unite the many privately owned martial arts Kwans after world War II so that Korea would have an Olympic martial arts sport. The author describes the Japanese style of Korean Karate Major General Choi taught as a Korean martial art. The Odo Kwan one of Korea's post World War II martial art that would have Major General Choi lose his Ambassadorship position with the Korean government, who created the first international Taekwondo organization required so that Taekwondo could become an Olympic sport. the author described how Brigadier General Choi would and become a threat to the Korean independent government that wanted to gain control of his international organization that would allow Taekwondo to become an Olympic sport. The author describes Odo Kwan's travels through the post World War II Korean government's desire to convert Korea's version of japanese karate Do called Tang Soo Do to a uniquely Korean martial art called Taekwondo and receive the Korean governments support and funding to get Teakwondo into the Olympics. The author includes Grandmaster Choi, Hong Hi's raising in japan that would later be used by government officials to get him fired from his Ambassadorship to Malaysia and replace him with other government officials who would allow full control of the international acceptance of Taekwondo that would allow Taekwondo into the Olympics. Realizing he had enemies in the Korean government after decades of working to unite the Korean martial arts community and create the first international Taekwondo organization and then be forced to immigrate to Canada and avoid his enemies in the first independent Korean government since 1870 that was searching to destroy anyone they could call a Japanese sympathizer. The author describes the entire evolution of the Odo Kwan Tang Soo Do as a political entity and its contribution to the development of Odo Kwan's creation of Taekwon do from Tang Soo Do and the international telemetry federation (ITF) and creation of Korea's World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) and WTF's Taekwondo's journey from the dirt floors of the first Korean martial arts Kwans after World war II to the beautiful Korean Kukkiwon and Taekwondo's acceptance into the 1988 Olympics. This book is for the more experienced martial arts reader and serious Korean martial arts enthusiast and not recommended for inexperienced martial art genre readers who may have inability to understand the importance of the successes a third world country that Korea was after world War II and the Korean war and its unification of the independent Korean martial arts community to overcome to get Taekwondo into the Olympics.
Author: Len Losik
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781545169896
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Languages : en
Pages : 172
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The author describes the creation, history and evolution of the Korean Kwan by the founder, Brigadier general, Grandmaster and genius, Choi, Hong Hi who created the Korean Fighting Tigers, Korean soldiers trained at the Odo Kwan and feared on the battle field by both American soldiers and the enemy who were the first special forces and the basis of the United States creation of its special forces and Seal Teams. Brigadier General Choi was ordered by the Korean President to unite the Korean Kwans after World War II so that Korea would have a National martial art and Olympic sport in competition with Japan who was working to get Judo accepted as an Olympic sport and the country with far more wealth and resources to use to reach their goal. The author describes the Japanese style of Karate Brigadier General Choi taught as a Korean martial art at the Chung Do Kwan under Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee and then at the Odo Kwan under Brigadier General Choi, Hong Hi and Colonel Nam tae Lee. The Odo Kwan, in collaboration with Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee, Founder of both Tang Soo Do and the Chung Do Kwan, one of Korea's first post World War II martial arts. Both Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee and Brigadier General Choi would have General Choi lose his Ambassadorship position to Malaysia in response to him creating the first international Taekwondo organization that was required so that Korea's Taekwondo could become an Olympic sport. The author describes how Brigadier General Choi and Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee would be perceived as a threat to the inexperienced Korean independent government that wanted to gain control of the international Taekwondo organization that would have allowed Taekwondo to become an Olympic sport. The author describes the Odo Kwan's journey from its start at the Chung Do Kwan, through the post World War II and Korean civil war and the Korean government's desire to convert Korea's version of Japanese Karate Do named Tang Soo Do to a uniquely Korean martial art named Taekwondo and receive the Korean governments support and funding with full resistance from many of the other kwans who wanted to be the leader of the effort to make Taekwondo an Olympic sport. The author includes Grandmaster Choi, Hong Hi's upbringing in Japan that would later be used by the Korean government officials to get Brigadier General Choi fired from his Ambassadorship to Malaysia and replace him with other government officials who would allow the Korean government to have full control of the international acceptance of Taekwondo that would allow Taekwondo to become an Olympic sport. Realizing he had enemies in the Korean government after several decades of working to unite the Korean martial arts community and create the first international Taekwondo organization to get Taekwondo into the Olympics and then forced to immigrate to Canada to avoid his enemies in the new, young and independent Korean government since 1870 that was searching to destroy anyone they would call a Japanese sympathizer. The author describes the evolution of the Odo Kwan Tang Soo Do to become the Odo Kwan Taekwondo as a political entity and its contribution to the development of Odo Kwan's Taekwondo and the creation of the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) and the creation of Korean government's World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) that replaced the ITF and WTF's Taekwondo's journey from the dirt floors of the first Korean martial arts Kwans after World War II to the beautiful Kukkiwon, Taekwondo's official training center as an Olympic sport.
Author: Len Losik, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537052939
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Tang Soo Do Chung Do Kwan describes the creation, history and evolution of the first Korean Kwan by the founder Grandmaster, Won Kuk Lee who was the first Korean martial arts Master to use Tang Soo Do to describe the Japanese style of Korean Karate he taught. It was Korea's first Post World War II martial art that would get Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee arrested, imprisoned and put on trial as a Japanese sympathizer because he was allowed to teach Tang Soo Do with the Japanese still incontrol of Korea and his Tang Soo Do was so successful and a threat to the new Korean independent government that his reputation had to be tarnished. The author describes Chung Do Kwan's travels through the new post world War II Korean government's desire to close the Chung Do Kwan Tang Soo Do and the forces that wanted it changed to become Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do. The auther includes Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee's relationship with the Japanese occupying forces in Korea that allowed him to teach Tang Soo Do just before the Japanese were forced to leave Korea by the U.S. Military and the U.S. military General that invited Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to immigrate to the United States and avoid his enemies in the new, young independent Korean government that was searching to destroy anyone they could call a Japanese sympathizer. The author describes the entire evolution of the Chung Do Kwan Tang Soo Do as a political entity and its contribution to the development of Chung Do Kwan's Tae Kwon Do and Taekwondo's journey to the 1988 Olympics. This book is for the highly experienced and serious Korean martial arts enthusiast and not recommended for inexperienced martial art genre reader.
Author: Kang Uk Lee
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780713645316
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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This reference book is the result of eight years of research into the history of Korea and the martial art style of Tang Soo Do (Moo Duk Kwan). The manual covers the 19 forms of the art, from white belt to black belt (fourth Dan Master Instructor grade), explaining in detail the various moves in each form with the aid of photographs. The guide also contains the family tree of the Moo Duk Kwan, the most widely practised Tang Soo Do style in the world.
Author: Ho Sik Pak
Publisher: High Mountain Publishing
ISBN: 9780971860964
Category : Karate
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Over 1500 pictures, and 35 years of heart and soul are in this book. The book contains explanations of each Hyung (form) and its characteristics, and detailed step-by-step illustrations with feet diagrams, different angle shots and traditional pictures. Forms, one-step sparring, self defence, breaking and free sparring for each belt requirement are included, as well as exclusive applications pictures for all forms. Plyometrics (jumping) exercises are included to help you to develop power and explosiveness into your techniques.
Author: Len Losik, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537770277
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Tang Soo Do The Complete Story describes the creation, history and evolution of the 20th century Korean style of martial arts. It includes who the individuals were that opened the first Kwans teaching Tang Soo Do and Kong Soo Do and where each had earned their Black Belt while attending college in Japan that returned home to open the Kwans that taught Tang Soo Do as World War II was ending and the colonial occupational forces were being removed by the U.S. military planning to invade Japan. It also includes the creation and history of some of the other Kwans that taught their version of Tang Soo Do mixing Chuan Fa/Kwon Bup (Shaolin Fighting Art) and Tai Chi Chuan (Tae Kuek Kwan) such as the Moo Duk Kwan, Kang Duk Kwan, Kuk Moo Kwan, Jung Do Kwan, Yun Moo Kwan, O Do Kwan, Sang Moo Kwan, Chang Moo Kwan, Chung Do Kwan, Moo Duk Kwan. The author includes a list of the Hyungs of Tang Soo Do, a list of important events that led to the creation of Tang Soo Do, a Korean martial arts chronology covering many thousands of years, a comprehensive Hyung-to-Kata conversion table for Tang Soo Do Hyungs. The author also includes a substantial 80+ reference Bibliography, Glossary and Index for the serious reader's convenience.
Author: Len Losik, Ph.d
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537048215
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Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Tang Soo Do Chung Do Kwan is for the young student as well as the Master Instructor that wants an in-depth understanding of the Tang Soo Do Chung Do Kwan. The author provides the story behind Chung Do Kwan's creation, evolution and history of the first Korean Kwan created at the end of the Colonial Japanese occupation of Korea by Grandmaster Won kuk Lee when World War II was coming to an end as U.S. military was removing the colonial Japanese from Korea. Grandmaster, Won Kuk Lee was the first allowed to open a Kwan and the first to use the name Tang Soo Do for Korea's Post World War II martial art. The author includes the Chung Do Kwan's travels through the new, independent post war Korean government since the 1870's to become Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee's relationship with the Japanese occupying force that allowed Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to teach Tang Soo Do before the Japanese were forced to leave Korea and his success to open the Chung Do Kwan that caused Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to be arrested and jailed and charged as Japanese sympathizers, forcing him to immigrate to the United States by invitation by U.S. Army Brigadier General William Westmorland. The author includes the complete story from Grandmaster Lee's training in Karate in Japan while attending college to his relationship with the Korean military that helped him make the Chung Do Kwan the most influential and respected Kwan for many decades, separating it from the other Tang Soo Do Kwans whose members were labeled criminals, members of anti-government rebels and members of organized crime used to diffuse the other Kwans influence in winning government sponsorship for getting Tang Soo Do into the 1988 Olympics as Taekwondo. The author includes the many classical Tang Soo Do Hyungs including his famous Hyung to Kata conversion matrix and the description of each of Tang Soo Do Chung Do Kwan's Hyungs.
Author: Len Losik, Ph.d.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537771243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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The Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do provides the creation, evolution and history of first Korean Kwan by Grandmaster, Won Kuk Lee who was the first to use the name Tang Soo Do as Korea's Post World War II martial art and Chung Do Kwan's travels with the new post war Korean government to become Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do and whose relationship with Japanese occupying force that allowed Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to teach Tang Soo Do before the Japanese were forced to leave Korea eventually caused Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee arrest and invitation to immigrate to the United States by one of the United States top Army Generals. The author includes the the founders history and education in Japan, his teaching of the many other future Korean Kwan founders and his relationship with Major General Choi Hong Hi who worked with Grandmaster Won Kuk Lee to create Taekwondo from Tang Soo Do and drive Chung Do Kwan Tang Soo Do's transformation to the Chung Do Kwan Taekwondo, helping to create Korea's its national martial art and Olympic sport. Includes all the Tang Soo do and Tae Kwon Do Hyungs and Poomsae, complete 80+ item bibliography, Glossary and Index for the serious reader.
Author: Kang U. Lee
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780865681705
Category : Hand-to-hand fighting, Oriental
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This reference book is the result of eight years of research into the history and methods of Tang Soo Do. This is the only work to present all 19 Tang Soo Do forms from white belt to black belt (fourth dan master grade). Each move of every form is explained in detail.
Author: Grandmaster Ho Sik Pak
Publisher: High Mountain Pub
ISBN: 9780971860919
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 293
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The bestseller Complete Tang Soo Do Manual series represent Grand Master Ho Sik Pak's 37 years of experience in the art of Tang Soo Do and other martial arts styles. Volume 1 contains over 1,500 photographs describing fundamentals needed to progress from 10th Gup White Belt to 1st Dan Black Belt. Volume 2 is a full colour 296 pages book with over 2,000 photographs covering techniques from 2nd Dan to 6th Dan Black Belt. The Complete Tang Soo Do Manual series includes for the first time a total of 5 Chil Sung Hyungs (forms). Volume 2 includes chapters on history, teaching, running a Dojang, the most complete Tang Soo Do lineage ever published and much more. Grand Master Ho Sik Pak travelled to Korea twice to meet with senior Moo Duk Kwan Masters, research Tang Soo Do history and lineage, and practice advanced Hyungs and techniques from other Grand Masters. The requirements chapters include step by step photos of the Forms (14 total), Self-Defense (Wooden Knife, Short Stick, Sword, Knife and Gun), Breaking, Sparring and Endurance for each Dan level. As a bonus chapter Grand Master Pak included the Healing Form. He created this form in 2000. Practice of this form increases the flow of oxygen to the body, develops your chi and promotes healing. Volume 2 is the 1st Full Color Tang Soo Do book. Pictures were shot against beautiful backgrounds in Korea, New Zealand, Hawaii, and across the USA to create a book that not only teaches but inspires. This is a book for every serious martial artist, regardless of style!
