Wow! She is a female GM Choi! Best CKD technique I have seen! Dont get me wrong I am not a CKD fan.....dont get me started, however credit where its due....She is extremely talented and does the style justice!
Very talented lady, but I do have one criticism. When she throws her hook punches, she tends to use just her arms, and isn't pivoting her hips and putting her body into them. I understand this is a mere demonstration, but coming from an self defense system that stresses proper boxing technique, that's a poor way to throw a hook.
@m2karateman Thank you for your feedback. I am always open to constructive criticism. I reviewed the video carefully to see if in fact you might be right as CKD techniques are developed with the use of sequential muscles motion, which means that hip drive and weight transfer are crucial to the development of power and proper form. After careful review, the hip drive is there, its just very fast. Play it back in slow motion and you will see it. :)
Pil Suhng, Done CKD for 5 years. As a stand up Martial art its excellent. Groundwise it does nuthin to prepare u. Durin the 5 yrs I done CKD I had a couple of street fights that all ended up on the ground. I do mma now. I do miss CKD though. Wud go back to it but for the ego's of some instructors I trained with in the UK.
Wow..I ran across this style randomly on Wikipedia. I've been a Chung do Kwan TKD practitioner for about 5 years now. The Wikipedia article mentioned that the founder of CKD was an ITF-er who had joint problems from overtraining, so he looked into creating a style that wasn't as hard on the joints. But I wanted to ask a real practitioner. So...does any of that sound familiar? I'd love to keep training, but I'm worried about my knees and hips..
Superb video and music !!! Nice motion study of techniques in the early part of the video until the music "kicked in" and the self defense, multiple opponent sparring and breaking sealed the deal !!! Most excellent !!!
@keirr999 If you mean the Art that Matthew Frere-Smith founded than yes he was a CKD teacher who created his own "interpretation" and formed his own independant organisation. His school is in Norwich, England.
Incidentally, Ms. Herman is amazing to watch. She makes this somewhat awkward Martial Art look graceful & fluid.
i thought ckd is similar to itf, i can see the essence of taekwon-do but its really different from itf. i like the close combat technique that u performed, looked effective
It is true that in Choi Kwang Do we do not spar. CKD teaches people how to defend themselves in real life self-defense situations where no rules apply. In the ring I would not be allowed groin shots, biting and eye gouging...all extremely effective when fighting off a larger and stronger assailant. What we practice is how will respond in the event we are attacked. If I practice pulling my punches in the ring (so as not to be disqualified) than consequently I will pull my punches in real life.
I guess I am in that 15%. I have been training in Shotokan for 26 years and my joints are OK, and feel great. If you are taught correctly from the beguining and using good posture and NOT locking your joints when kicking and punching, many would also be in that "rare" 15%.
I am practicing now Koryu Uchinadi and it has been no different, and it is a brutal person on person combat oriented style, and I also use those basic concepts to keep myself healthy.
We use shields and targets to develop devastatingly powerful techniques that we simply could not "practice" on someone, because the damage caused would be too severe. We practice defense drills which allow us to practice our quick response with full motion techniques and a series of close range defense techniques (how to break free from a larger attacker who has a hold of you). Both are designed to assimilate real life attack situations and are highly effective.
In Choi Kwang Do, we also train for optimum health. Tournament fighting is not only physically destructive to ones health and well-being, but mentally and emotionally destructive as well.
Can you provide me with any proof of experiements or REAL research that CKD is healthier than any other Martial Art. Choi has been challenged in the past for providing fake claims of experiments being done on his art. There are other claims of fraud, and some information in his book is just NOT true when it comes to health and exercise. What research is out there?
If the endorsements of numerous health care professionals are not convincing enough for you, just ask any adult who has trained in traditional style martial arts long enough to experience the damaging effects that rigid techniques and harsh jock out movements have on their joints. Again, why countless Instructors who have dedicated the better part of their lives to training and teaching traditional martial arts are converting to CKD.
Still not convinced? I challenge you to conduct your own experiment by beginning your CKD training. Only, if you are going to do so, be committed enough to see it through with an open mind and a humble attitude. You seem to me an intelligent person who needs to experience things for yourself. This is a good character attribute. So is humility. You seem to me a person who enjoys a challenge and so I encourage you, if you are going to challenge CKD, challenge us properly and don a CKD uniform.
@erinhermanckd I did just that. I have trained in judo, jujutsu and various other arts for nearly twenty years, and I was unimpressed with CKD as a martial art for self defence. I saw overly compliant training for self defence situations and a level of confidence which was simply not backed up by ability to defend oneself. I would like to see a single instance of a CKD self defence demo where the attacker actually looked like he was trying to attack properly. Not everyone likes this art...
@erinhermanckd If I tried another and got the same results, presumably it would just be another bad instructor. This is called "moving the goalposts". I meet the challenge, change the challenge.
Regardless, I have yet to see it demonstrated in an effective non-compliant manner, either in person or via video (i.e. when people put forward their best efforts to look good for potential viewers). Many of the syllabus techniques simply would not work against a determined attacker.
@Aegis82 I'm with you all up until the last sentence. CKD techniques are highly effective and far more so than traditional martial art styles for typical assault situations. It looks like we will have to agree to disagree. I commend you on meeting the challenge and wish you the best in your continued growth and development in the martial arts.
perhaps you should try a different CKD instructor. I understand what you are talking about when you say you saw "overly compliant training for self-defense." It is an unfortunate and inevitable result of improper instruction. When performed properly, Choi Kwang Do is both practical and effective for self-defense.
@erinhermanckd 28 years and numerous black belts in 'traditional' arts (karate, kendo, jiu jitsu and aikido) gave me a wealth of techniques and options to use if ever I was unfortunate enough to need them (yes it's hapenned more than once) . Unfortunately the 28 years have also given me the knees of a senior citizen. Been training in Choi now for just over 2 years and can quite honestly say that it feels the most 'practical' and least damaging of all the arts I have studied.
CKD offers an environment that is conductive to improving the self-esteem and confidence of every student. Tournament fighting forces the label of "loser" on some students, decreasing their confidence and, consequently, their ability to protect themselves. Those who "win" a tournament are sent away with a false sense of confidence that they will be able to protect themselves in a real life attack situation, against a larger and more powerful attacker, where no rules exist.
Thank you for your comment. Most practitioners of traditions martial arts are skeptical, but the ones who are open-minded and forward thinking enough to learn the CKD system are blown away by the practical application and devastating power and soon convert themselves and their schools to CKD. This is why we have Instructors who have dedicated 20, 30, 40 or more years of their lives to tradition martial arts converting to CKD all the time, making CKD the fastest growing martial art in the world!
I heard CKD guys are not allowed to spar. If you don't spar, how do you know if your technique is any good. Anyone can look good kicking in the air, hitting targets, kicking shields and bags. Try hitting someone kicking you twice as hard back. I'm not sure if this is a rumor I heard about CKD.
very impressive, congratulations for your effort and dedication in your training, I send greetings from Argentina, my best wishes to everyone there! Pil Sung!!!
Wow! She is a female GM Choi! Best CKD technique I have seen! Dont get me wrong I am not a CKD fan.....dont get me started, however credit where its due....She is extremely talented and does the style justice!
TerryKravMaga 6 months ago
Jiu-jitsu is better xD well personal opinion
DestroyCo 8 months ago
Very talented lady, but I do have one criticism. When she throws her hook punches, she tends to use just her arms, and isn't pivoting her hips and putting her body into them. I understand this is a mere demonstration, but coming from an self defense system that stresses proper boxing technique, that's a poor way to throw a hook.
m2karateman 8 months ago
@m2karateman Thank you for your feedback. I am always open to constructive criticism. I reviewed the video carefully to see if in fact you might be right as CKD techniques are developed with the use of sequential muscles motion, which means that hip drive and weight transfer are crucial to the development of power and proper form. After careful review, the hip drive is there, its just very fast. Play it back in slow motion and you will see it. :)
erinhermanckd 8 months ago
pilsung
can u tell me which song..??? i have a CKD play to organize..
shivasakethreddy 9 months ago
shes just showing her syllabus and speed drill..
shivasakethreddy 9 months ago
Pil Suhng, Done CKD for 5 years. As a stand up Martial art its excellent. Groundwise it does nuthin to prepare u. Durin the 5 yrs I done CKD I had a couple of street fights that all ended up on the ground. I do mma now. I do miss CKD though. Wud go back to it but for the ego's of some instructors I trained with in the UK.
DublinMetalhead 11 months ago
Wow..I ran across this style randomly on Wikipedia. I've been a Chung do Kwan TKD practitioner for about 5 years now. The Wikipedia article mentioned that the founder of CKD was an ITF-er who had joint problems from overtraining, so he looked into creating a style that wasn't as hard on the joints. But I wanted to ask a real practitioner. So...does any of that sound familiar? I'd love to keep training, but I'm worried about my knees and hips..
emulare11 1 year ago
WHAT SONG?
MegaHotDiggityDog 1 year ago
holy crap!!! its Erin!!
nice seeing you.
drunkinmaster1 1 year ago
Pil-Suhng Ma'am,
Keep up the good work...
JB CKD student in GB
jimckd104 1 year ago
wow this fighting style is so diff
nerodmc4dante 1 year ago
Wow...amazing, very inspirational, Pil Suhng!!
GrantConcept 1 year ago
i do this at this in the uk in horley and crawley im purple senior and going upto red and it is alsom so is the song!
nhnh666 1 year ago
I'm a first degree in CKD
choiboy2008 1 year ago
cool
adityakrishna008 1 year ago
Wow check out those twisting kicks - Pil Suhng!!
hel0is0heaven 1 year ago
wow. you look terrifying awesome! someone would have to be a meathead to pick a fight with you after watching this video.
ChristopherHa93 1 year ago
Superb video and music !!! Nice motion study of techniques in the early part of the video until the music "kicked in" and the self defense, multiple opponent sparring and breaking sealed the deal !!! Most excellent !!!
buddhastrike 1 year ago
thx u helped
aimbabee 1 year ago
I have been training in CKD for 14 years and am very impressed by the fluidity and power of her techniques.
This is a must see for all CKD students.
Our school is in York GB, due to cost we broke off from CKD and set up our own version MUSADO / UKMA .
mungletrude 1 year ago
has anyone heard of Ko Kwan Do ? it is quite similar to this but i have not seen it anywhere else
keirr999 1 year ago
@keirr999 I have't heard of it. Is the the style you study?
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
@keirr999 If you mean the Art that Matthew Frere-Smith founded than yes he was a CKD teacher who created his own "interpretation" and formed his own independant organisation. His school is in Norwich, England.
Incidentally, Ms. Herman is amazing to watch. She makes this somewhat awkward Martial Art look graceful & fluid.
WingChum 1 year ago 2
This lady would not need CKD if she met me...
...I would be dis-armed by her beauty alone.
DippShits 1 year ago 9
@DippShits Smoooth!
clowcard 1 year ago
i thought ckd is similar to itf, i can see the essence of taekwon-do but its really different from itf. i like the close combat technique that u performed, looked effective
dew4 1 year ago
PIL SUHNG!! AWESOME VIDEO!
guyroger2008 1 year ago
amazing technique, power and speed! i hope every ckd practitioner is watching taking notes :)
jayrol93 1 year ago
this video has convinced me to get back into CKD, i did it untill gold belt before i went to uni and have missed it like crazy!
pil sung!
djbabybear 1 year ago
Erin,
You have great technique. Beautiful to watch.
caseyjaystibbs 1 year ago
It is true that in Choi Kwang Do we do not spar. CKD teaches people how to defend themselves in real life self-defense situations where no rules apply. In the ring I would not be allowed groin shots, biting and eye gouging...all extremely effective when fighting off a larger and stronger assailant. What we practice is how will respond in the event we are attacked. If I practice pulling my punches in the ring (so as not to be disqualified) than consequently I will pull my punches in real life.
erinhermanckd 2 years ago
VERY well put.
wtfwhoisthat 1 year ago
It is a beautiful style.
I guess I am in that 15%. I have been training in Shotokan for 26 years and my joints are OK, and feel great. If you are taught correctly from the beguining and using good posture and NOT locking your joints when kicking and punching, many would also be in that "rare" 15%.
I am practicing now Koryu Uchinadi and it has been no different, and it is a brutal person on person combat oriented style, and I also use those basic concepts to keep myself healthy.
manny4996 1 year ago
@erinherma
jimbofitchett 1 year ago
@erinhermanckd so true, you dont score point in a real fight, so why do it in a defence class
jimbofitchett 1 year ago
We use shields and targets to develop devastatingly powerful techniques that we simply could not "practice" on someone, because the damage caused would be too severe. We practice defense drills which allow us to practice our quick response with full motion techniques and a series of close range defense techniques (how to break free from a larger attacker who has a hold of you). Both are designed to assimilate real life attack situations and are highly effective.
erinhermanckd 2 years ago
In Choi Kwang Do, we also train for optimum health. Tournament fighting is not only physically destructive to ones health and well-being, but mentally and emotionally destructive as well.
erinhermanckd 2 years ago
Can you provide me with any proof of experiements or REAL research that CKD is healthier than any other Martial Art. Choi has been challenged in the past for providing fake claims of experiments being done on his art. There are other claims of fraud, and some information in his book is just NOT true when it comes to health and exercise. What research is out there?
BushidoCode72 2 years ago
If the endorsements of numerous health care professionals are not convincing enough for you, just ask any adult who has trained in traditional style martial arts long enough to experience the damaging effects that rigid techniques and harsh jock out movements have on their joints. Again, why countless Instructors who have dedicated the better part of their lives to training and teaching traditional martial arts are converting to CKD.
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
Still not convinced? I challenge you to conduct your own experiment by beginning your CKD training. Only, if you are going to do so, be committed enough to see it through with an open mind and a humble attitude. You seem to me an intelligent person who needs to experience things for yourself. This is a good character attribute. So is humility. You seem to me a person who enjoys a challenge and so I encourage you, if you are going to challenge CKD, challenge us properly and don a CKD uniform.
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
@erinhermanckd I did just that. I have trained in judo, jujutsu and various other arts for nearly twenty years, and I was unimpressed with CKD as a martial art for self defence. I saw overly compliant training for self defence situations and a level of confidence which was simply not backed up by ability to defend oneself. I would like to see a single instance of a CKD self defence demo where the attacker actually looked like he was trying to attack properly. Not everyone likes this art...
Aegis82 1 year ago
@Aegis82 Perhaps you should try a different CKD instructor....
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
@erinhermanckd If I tried another and got the same results, presumably it would just be another bad instructor. This is called "moving the goalposts". I meet the challenge, change the challenge.
Regardless, I have yet to see it demonstrated in an effective non-compliant manner, either in person or via video (i.e. when people put forward their best efforts to look good for potential viewers). Many of the syllabus techniques simply would not work against a determined attacker.
Aegis82 1 year ago
@Aegis82 I'm with you all up until the last sentence. CKD techniques are highly effective and far more so than traditional martial art styles for typical assault situations. It looks like we will have to agree to disagree. I commend you on meeting the challenge and wish you the best in your continued growth and development in the martial arts.
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
perhaps you should try a different CKD instructor. I understand what you are talking about when you say you saw "overly compliant training for self-defense." It is an unfortunate and inevitable result of improper instruction. When performed properly, Choi Kwang Do is both practical and effective for self-defense.
erinhermanckd 1 year ago
@erinhermanckd 28 years and numerous black belts in 'traditional' arts (karate, kendo, jiu jitsu and aikido) gave me a wealth of techniques and options to use if ever I was unfortunate enough to need them (yes it's hapenned more than once) . Unfortunately the 28 years have also given me the knees of a senior citizen. Been training in Choi now for just over 2 years and can quite honestly say that it feels the most 'practical' and least damaging of all the arts I have studied.
chizling 1 year ago
CKD offers an environment that is conductive to improving the self-esteem and confidence of every student. Tournament fighting forces the label of "loser" on some students, decreasing their confidence and, consequently, their ability to protect themselves. Those who "win" a tournament are sent away with a false sense of confidence that they will be able to protect themselves in a real life attack situation, against a larger and more powerful attacker, where no rules exist.
erinhermanckd 2 years ago
Thank you for your comment. Most practitioners of traditions martial arts are skeptical, but the ones who are open-minded and forward thinking enough to learn the CKD system are blown away by the practical application and devastating power and soon convert themselves and their schools to CKD. This is why we have Instructors who have dedicated 20, 30, 40 or more years of their lives to tradition martial arts converting to CKD all the time, making CKD the fastest growing martial art in the world!
erinhermanckd 2 years ago
I heard CKD guys are not allowed to spar. If you don't spar, how do you know if your technique is any good. Anyone can look good kicking in the air, hitting targets, kicking shields and bags. Try hitting someone kicking you twice as hard back. I'm not sure if this is a rumor I heard about CKD.
BushidoCode72 2 years ago
Great work Erin, great dedication - look forward to seeing - Pil Sung from CCS Croydon
ChiCombatSystem 2 years ago
You're amazing! You are an inspiration to us all. :)
ElbowBlades 2 years ago
absolutely awsome pil sung from swansea ckd
tomjn3 2 years ago 3
You are Great, nice technique.
Is wonderful, im Edison Russo from Argentina (sorry for my english )
4cuerdasx4 2 years ago 7
Awesome video! Well done!!
cindydale1 2 years ago 4
very impressive, congratulations for your effort and dedication in your training, I send greetings from Argentina, my best wishes to everyone there! Pil Sung!!!
DDiolosa 2 years ago 3