Master Seong's Siljun Dobup

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[ValarMorgoth]

His horizontal cuts have some small flaws but apart from that this man is EXCELLENT.

I am known as a harsh critic of youtube-tameshigiri-masters but this man is far beyond anything I have seen.

His school and a school from one german guy are the only ones I would atend if I wanted to go to one.

But, I can't say, from what I have seen here, that these students have anything near proper katana handling.

From now on, I will use this video as a example of proper technique.

Cheers.

[Nitipat9]

Master Seong has been my Kumdo instructor during my university years in Korea around 1988-90. He's a very nice guy, excellent swordman and a very good friend.

The last tiem i met him was around 1991 when I went to have a small trip back to Seoul. He told me that he's gong to work in the US.

It's really amazing to see him with great success there. From Art ..your Thai student.

[jung567]

@Iganinja375 I'm not asking you to stop. I'm asking you to redirect your target to the real people who are doing the damage. Don't get innocent people into this. Thank you. I also believe kendo is kendo. I know some very skilled Korean kendo sensei's refer kendo as japanese kendo. Some of them refer kendo as kumdo, but not as a separate art... But as the real Japanese kendo. It's just a name change for some of them. Thank you.

[iganinja375]

@jung567

The Wikipedia entry on Kumdo reads like this:

"Many Koreans...practice kumdo claiming that its origins and that of koryu kenjutsu, the forerunner of modern Japanese kendo, lie in ancient Korea. Others concede that Japan developed the equipment and rules for modern practice, but consider kumdo part of traditional Korean culture, thus claiming kumdo to be as much of a birthright for Koreans as kendo is for Japanese."

[jung567]

And also just enjoy the skill of the man on the video and critique to help him improve, no?

[enushisama]

武藝圖譜通志Muye Dobo Tongji (1790) : Comprehensive Illustrated Manual of Martial Arts in Korea .

【It is the official document at Korean Dynasty, written by The Korean King order in the 18th century】

國練兵之制三軍練于郊，衛士練于禁苑，其禁苑練兵盛自 光廟朝，然止弓矢一技而已如槍劍法技，既未之聞焉，

“Archery was the only martial art that had been practiced by Korean soldiers. They have no skills of sword or spear fighting”

[enushisama]

朝鮮王朝實録：The Annals of the choson Dynasty (The True Record of the Korean Dynasty)…

【June 11, 1480】矧惟國人, 不慣槍劍, 專業弓矢, 爲禦敵之備

The people were not accustomed to use of sword or spear, defended from enemies only by archery...

【October 13, 1592】上敎政院曰“我國絶無劒手”

The king said “There was no swordman in our country at all”...

【July 11, 1594】我國自古劍術不傳

There has not been descendent any swordplay from ancient time in our country...

[Koaslice191]

Boys, Boys! We have too much fighting going on right now to add to it. Suffice it to say that everyone has taken the better parts from each other and made it their own. That said, I would hope that for the sake of safety when the two men were drawing on each other the edges were not actual working edges.