Many of the members of the Committee who created the poomsae are still alive and kicking. As they each had about 20yrs of experience in the martial arts at the time the poomsae were created, I am pretty confident they both knew what they were doing and the rationale for having poomsae. I agree that if one practices poomsae without an understanding of movement, they will miss much. In fact, if someone does not perform poomsae properly, they are essentially just dancing poorly (to paraphrase Funakoshi, Gichin). At the Kukkiwon, we were shown applications which were not readily apparent. Suffice to say that pretty much any "block" is a joint lock and/or strike. Strikes can also be blocks. Part of "art" is interpreting these movements and making them your own. Agreed-poomsae contain a great deal of self-defense material, usually for defenses against common attacks. Oh, my favorite poomsae is Chonkwon. Miles
My mistake, sorry. So to clarify, you were saying that GM Nam Tae Hi and General Choi (the former is alive AFAIK) were not aware of the applications within the movements when they created the ITF Tul? (Although I understand GM Han Cha Kyo may have created Hwa Rang tul, and he is also deceased). Miles
I think its a real possibility, but I'd have to ask Nam Tae Hi to be halfway to sure. The main reason I think that is due to the influence of the Japanese Army and the military discipline that seems to be very prominent in Tae Kwon-Do schools as I said in a previous post. The other reason is I know quite a few UKTA guys (I'm from an independant school) and the applications they are taught are no where near as effective as ones I've found elsewhere (sourced from a variety of arts). If General Choi, and the other Grand Masters had been aware of these alternative applications then it seems odd that they did not pass them down to their students, such as Rhee Ki Ha. And if they did, it seems odd that Rhee Ki Ha has not taught them to the guys I know (who all go to the seminars the UKTA holds). Thats really all my idea is based on, so it may not be true... but I have yet to see evidence to the contrary.
I like the way they all build up and becomme more unique, although I have witnessed bad pomsea! I was in a compertition for pomsea and won gold only because the belts I was compeating with were very new to the pattern and I knew it well. Although in my old class I found that the kids I practised with would crash into me, that really got on my nerves. I didn't mean to get angry but they would just laugh because 'their mate just fell into that girls stomach/kick/back'. In my training though I enjoyed all of them, mostly enjoyed through knife hands too. Your mates would think "ooo thats good" even if you were rubbish at it!
I'm coming to this kinda late, but my favourite pattern has to be won-hyo. I just think its a nice looking pattern, simple enough to make it easy to remember, but complex enough to make it look poor if not performed properly. Of the black belt patterns, my favourite so far is kwang gae. I like the changes in speed and direction, it has a bit more flair than the coloured belt patterns that precede it. I'm ITF by the way...
I can't wait to learn Juche. General Choi called the "young mans pattern" because its is probably the most athletic one.
Juche is definatley my favourite pattern its technicaly challenging loooks awesome when performed properly.Closely folowed by Kwang-Gae i like th eequal balance of focus amd powerful tecniques
gotta agree with yudanja! Po Eun is my favourite pattern by far, fast quick offensive and defensive moves and all practically in one stance.. gotta love it! -JD
Mine is... Mine Is dan gun as it is my pattern at the moment and i really enjoy it as it is very powerful and good to do ( though I can't wait to grade)
Po Eun, what an interesting choice. It's one of my favorite patterns, but I almost never see it done in competition. Also the traps don't make much sense to me, though I have to admit I've never spent time researching it. Still and all, it is a fun pattern to perform because as you said, it's fast!
I think few people do it in competition because it's fiendishly difficult to get it spot on, even more so than most. Normal speed, fast speed, slow speed; series of low stances, popping up to a high stance, not to mention turning blue on 3-11 I'm with you on the traps; there has to be a better explanation than that. Mitch
From all the Hyungs that I have seen, Po-Eun seems to be my favorite. Out of the Hyungs that I have actually learned, my favorite would have to be Choong-Moo. I really enjoy how all the movements flow together. Especially the block, sidekick and then reverse jumping sidekick. Also the 360 jump is great. I will say Do-San is the one Hyung I hate. :bang:
Does anyone know the origin of Chonji? I am sorry this may be off you current topic. However, I am trying to find the source of the Chonji Form.
you have already posted this question in another thread. please no double posting. that's breaking the ToS that you accepted when registering on MAP.
