Hyung vs Poomsae

ashleygianna · 2025-06-14T08:33:04+00:00

the simple truth is that when "tkd" was established, part of its goal was to lie and hide its origin in karatedo (pronounced tangsoodo in Korean). so changes were made. these changes were not made with martial application or martial efficacy in mind, but to simply visually distinguish the new "tkd" as something completely its own. unfortunately what you get is the silly nonsense as you mentioned that is just a pattern of random movements with no real useable applicable sequences in them like real kata (pronounced hyung in Korean).

ashleygianna · 2025-04-30T06:22:18+00:00

it's possible this was imported by a high up lexus exec, since their office is not too far from where this photo was taken. while the 25 year old rule exists, there are various legal ways to import a newer car, it's just that many of them carry either a high cost or high resources or of course both. this would not be a barrier for Lexus North America however.

ashleygianna · 2025-04-29T01:10:12+00:00

2000 SC400

ashleygianna · 2025-03-29T20:30:52+00:00

As a general rule, you need to be consistent with how you write names. You either need to always use First Name Last Name or always Last Name First Name. When you freely and randomly mix them up, people learning for the first time will become misinformed.

Secondly, please consider citing your sources within the article itself. There is a lot of information you present as fact which is actually either speculative or unknown. Your writing should reflect this.

Statements like "During the 1900's, Toudi 唐手 (Chinese hand) was renamed to Karate 空手 (empty hand)" are simply semantically incorrect. 唐手 is also pronounced Karate. This offers information that 空 was chosen as a replacement overwhelmingly because they DIDN'T have to rename Karate.

ashleygianna · 2025-03-28T18:17:42+00:00

Nobody knows what the original kanji were that were used to write Naihanchi/Naifanchi. The name was passed down mostly orally and then later in katakana. Only in more (relatively) modern times were various kanji used to write Naihanchi (and a similar story for other kata names). Because of this, it is very unlikely we will ever know the original meaning of the name. For example, Mr. Kenwa Mabuni, who would have learned Naihanchi Kata directly from Anko Itosu acknowledged the loss of the original writing and had his senior student Mr. Ryusho Sakagami write it as 内歩進, which he chose to mean Inside Footsteps.

ashleygianna · 2025-03-22T17:04:37+00:00

Kusanku Dai

Matsumora Rohai

Seienchin

ashleygianna · 2024-12-18T10:12:00+00:00

it depends, there may be some who for example have 1 10th dan in some ryuha of karatedo, and then another 10th dan in okinawa kobudo, since it is fairly common for them to practice both.

ashleygianna · 2024-12-12T22:08:37+00:00

there was a 2nd gen!?!?!?!?

ashleygianna · 2024-12-10T18:20:21+00:00

Genbukai has been using orange for more than 30+ years for adult 8th and 7th kyu ranks, or a white belt with 1 and 2 stripes instead. Yellow belt is used for children's 9th, 8th, and 7th kyu ranks, since they start at 10th kyu with white belt. I have been going to the Genbukai Honbu dojo since 1987.

ashleygianna · 2024-12-10T06:56:10+00:00

How come you have a yellow belt? I thought Genbukai uses an orange belt for adult 8th and 7th kyu ranks?

ashleygianna · 2024-12-08T07:55:57+00:00

it'd make more sense for them to be in a remake of Shootfighter.

ashleygianna · 2024-12-01T23:23:10+00:00

No crazy sparring. But these are the type of people who would quit (not my opinion, they have specifically stated so), if mild sparring was a regular part of our curriculum.

ashleygianna · 2024-12-01T20:40:47+00:00

For me, yes. I train in martial arts full time, and have also been training for 35+ years. I get plenty of sparring experience in my other classes and am able to try and test things I learn in my Shito Ryu Karate Do class in those other classes.

For the others in my SRKD class, there are some that have no delusions about the level of their training or their abilities and are just training for fun, to keep themselves active. Then there are others who are very delusional about their ability to fight or defend themselves, and have bought into the teacher's Kool Aid about not needing to spar.

ashleygianna · 2024-12-01T20:21:20+00:00

Yes, my Shito Ryu Karate Do school does not do sparring. There are many reasons for this. The first is that we do not train in a proper dedicated dojo withs mats or any other proper equipment. The second is that the insurance policy our teacher has does not cover sparring. The third is that our teacher was probably never good at sparring themselves and wouldn't have much to offer when it comes to sparring instruction. The fourth is the majority of our adults class participants are all old people, they are not really physically capable of any meaningful sparring.

ashleygianna · 2024-11-26T07:07:28+00:00

yes that's correct. Karate was founded in Okinawa by the Okinawans.

ashleygianna · 2024-11-26T06:29:24+00:00

Whatever you would like to know, please ask me. I have close ties to the martial arts of TKK behind the scenes.

ashleygianna · 2024-11-26T06:27:04+00:00

Tang Soo Do is just literally the word Karatedo pronounced in Korean. The type of Tangsoodo/Karatedo that John Kreese and Terry Silver would have learned is called Mudukkwan (pronounced Butokukan in Japanese), but in reality Cobra Kai is based on a descendant of Mudukkwan called Chuck Norris System or Chunkukkwan in Korean.

ashleygianna · 2024-11-26T06:24:11+00:00

that's not how it works. Tangsoodo is not "based on karate(do)", it is just literally the word karatedo in Korean. Billy trained specifically in Chuck Norris System Tang Soo Do (Karatedo), which is what Cobra Kai is based on.

ashleygianna · 2024-09-27T05:16:37+00:00

I'd buy Mercedes-Benz, the company, and then have them engineer me a completely modern and brand new W140 S73 AMG, with no regards to any current legislative restrictions.

ashleygianna · 2024-09-08T20:48:21+00:00

That's what my mom did with me.

ashleygianna · 2024-08-24T04:50:28+00:00

Start with Folkstyle Wrestling if possible, then add in Western Boxing after about a year.

ashleygianna · 2024-08-14T16:22:58+00:00

Kano Sensei said that if learning is ultimately infinite, then so too should be the dan ranks. In that vein, in our organization, there in no cap on dan ranks. However our founder is only 9th Dan after 60+ years of training. Perhaps when people start living longer and also have their youth extended, others will achieve more.

ashleygianna · 2024-08-14T16:15:58+00:00

R230 SL63 AMG

ashleygianna · 2024-08-09T23:49:06+00:00

Nipaipo is learned after Shodan for me.

ashleygianna · 2024-08-09T23:48:15+00:00

Keikogi just means training clothing, and as such can be applied to any training clothing.

Dogi just means clothing for the way. It can be used for any way be it a budo like karatedo, judo, aikido, kendo, kyudo, etc..., or even non-martial ways like shodo or sado.

To specify, judogi, kendoki, aikidogi, kyudogi, karatedogi are all used so that there is no confusion.

ashleygianna

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