Haidong Gumdo documentary

This is a short documentary on the Korean sword art of Haidong Gumdo filmed at the Korean headquarters of Haidong Gumdo. Learn more about Gumdo from the Haidong Gumdo DVD available from Turtle Press at http://www.turtlepress.com/Haedong_Kumdo_Korean_Sword_Art_DVD_p/136.html

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Sports

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• haidong
• gumdo
• haedong
• kumdo
• Korean
• sword
• martial
• art
• Korea

[dzunku1]

Anything-DO from Korea is FAKE. It's that simple.

[milonganuova]

@hayek218

Probably because they got very much interested in the sword martial arts for some political reasons after the Japanese sword martial arts have become pretty popular all over the world.

[myleftylefty]

South Koreans' delusion started.

[teas781]

@jessica5000000 There might be a sword thing in Korea as one cultural dancing thing without a real use, as this video is showing.

Were there some person or a movement to be able to say "Korea was independent alone"? What did she want at that time? She approached Russia. If it was the very heart of her, the whole peninsula should be with Russia.

Korea didn't (doesn't) have a reality & a soul to do a thing, but hoped a higher state of the life with dreaming by being given a sofa from others.

[teas781]

@jessica5000000 There're full of things at that time.

At least, KOR was already half-ruined, couldn't make own nation before 20th. There might be original beautiful things more before, but they didn't seem to be steady nor carried over.

Anyway Korean way was looking for the bigger existence to lean on to live without a fight nor bare feet. The then Korea was "Which to follow, JP or RUS to live with?". Of course JP couldn't wait Kor to be independent by itself. Kor didn't even have the mind.

[teas781]

@jessica5000000 When the West came to eat East Asia as the final stage of the invasion with bombs & economy in 19th century, Japan dreadfully felt an emergency as if the maximum earthquake, tsunami, typhoon came at once. Can you imagine the breath of cellular also in this meaning?

The historical great land was half-eaten. The peninsula was almost "no state" but the West didn't stop marching. It was "sooner or later" that the whole to be eaten.

[enushisama]

Why doesn't use the traditional Korean sword “Hwando (環刀) ”? KRIGATA and SAGEO for thrusting into a belt are the features of Japanese sword. It is not the traditional Korean sword.

I can never find such old Korean sword or Korean soldier's photograph.

The traditional Korean sword was hung at the waist or the shoulder.

[teas781]

@jessica5000000 Of course Japan & the lide-side continued several communications especially the land dynasty to be changed. Elites of the both, buddhism priests, merchants etc..

Also there was (is) Vietnam in another condition of his who sometimes fought with China dynasty to keep its rule away and won at least since 900s A.D..

[teas781]

@jessica5000000 [2 powers] for Korea should be China & Mongolia. JP didn't have influence to the land-history.

The living way of China, Mongolia, Korea, Japan were all different.

China had his original way that was said "I don't follow (Not farewell)" by JP in days of 隋, the Sui. Mongolia once took Ch's way & somehow succeeded. Korea took the way of following land-owners one by one. Japan took walking by oneself to make his nation in the island.

Korea was dynasty. Zipangu was a nation.

[LocoLohasLove]

Don't use Katana.

Don't wear Hakama.

Stop telling LIES.

Samurai, Ninja, Judo, Kendo, Karate, Sumo, Bushido, Bonsai, Kabuki, Katana, Tofu, Sushi, Miso, Mochi etc... Those are 100% Japanese original. Nothing related to Korean culture.

Sorry!

[jessica5000000]

oh shut up you korea haters. Korea is a beautiful nation that has alot of tragic history because they were a kingdom set between two massive empires, china and japan. they have spent much history either being occupied by one or the other. During the last japanese occupation from 1910 to 1945, japan did a pretty good job of destroying much of their national character and history. They are slowly trying to reclaim that. but many Korean martial artiest went to japan to learn, so there.

[drkuroneko]

There are people in Korea who practice kendo, and they are so good that they are in a position to compete almost equally against Japanese champions in Kendo World Championships.

watch?v=U3uVFTX2pnY

There are also people who do not practice, but make things up.

Bottom line: some Koreans are awful, others are awesome.