Hwa Rang Do Founder Joo Bang Lee on the History of Korean Martial Arts
Korean martial arts history has never been a simple matter. Many of its twists and turns resulted from the painful Japanese occupation that lasted from 1910 to 1945, but others stemmed from matters as...
View ArticleHwa Rang Do: The Untold Story (DOCUMENTARY DVD)
In 2010, the World Hwa Rang Do Association published a DVD documentary detailing the genesis and evolution of the Korean martial art of hwa rang do to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the art and...
View ArticleTaejoon Lee: Hwa Rang Do Sword-Fighting Demo
From July 30 to August 7, 2010, the World Hwa Rang Do Association held its 50th-anniversary celebration in Los Angeles. It included black-sash testing; a tournament that attracted practitioners from as...
View ArticleAncient Korean Swords and Sword Arts (Part 1)
In South Korea’s museums, the oldest swords, called jik do, have straight double-edged blades. Most scholars believe that the ancient sword-making skills that produced them came to Korea from China —...
View ArticleAncient Korean Swords and Sword Arts (Part 2)
Debate continues in the South Korean martial arts community regarding the exact swordsmanship skills Adm. Yi Sun-shin and his men used to fight off the Japanese in the late 16th century. Practitioners...
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From Hapkido to Kuk Sool: Exploring Korea’s Martial Arts
I found several kumdo schools (kendo in Japanese), countless taekwondo, hapkido and kuk sool academies, and a boxing gym within 100 yards of the apartment I occupied in Pusan, Korea. On the same block...
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