2012-04-27T08:13:14Z http://warriorpages.com/group/tangsoodo/forum/topic/list?feed=yes&xn_auth=no tag:warriorpages.com,2011-07-14:2256436:Topic:60637 2011-07-14T03:33:03.421Z Jorge Hunter http://warriorpages.com/profile/JorgeHunter

I noticed a post by an individual (Eric Burbanks I believe) and I wanted to follow up on it.  In his post he was talking about the history of various martial arts & how the reality of the truth is often different from the myth.  The comment that stuck out for me though was that he stated with his small group of students there is an academic aspect, a research type paper, that is required for individuals testing for dan rankings.  I am very interested in hearing more about this from other…

I noticed a post by an individual (Eric Burbanks I believe) and I wanted to follow up on it.  In his post he was talking about the history of various martial arts & how the reality of the truth is often different from the myth.  The comment that stuck out for me though was that he stated with his small group of students there is an academic aspect, a research type paper, that is required for individuals testing for dan rankings.  I am very interested in hearing more about this from other members because I believe it is an aspect that is severely lacking in most modern martial arts communities.  Personally, I feel this is a tremendous loss because focusing soley on the physical & neglecting the mental will only hurt & hinder the development of the physical in my mind.  Historically I believe we can relearn or simply better our development, individually & as organizations if we look at the past & how if will affect our future.  Similarly with the huge advances we have in science now it is possible to look at the body as a machine & analyze the movements from our arts, how to improve, why they work, etc.  There is a really interesting book called Advanced Karate-Do that deals with this & I recommend it to all.  Lastly, I know that my understanding of my art TKD has vastly improved through my reading, specifically on forms & the many ways you can interpret the techniques & movements.  All that aside I would like to hear what other people think & I would really be interested in hearing from people who have to do academic scholarly work as a part of their style/organization & what it is they do.  Thanks & hopefully other people are interested in this discussion. tag:warriorpages.com,2008-12-24:2256436:Topic:13398 2008-12-24T00:42:23.607Z Randy Miller http://warriorpages.com/profile/RandyMiller

Here is a great link to a Korean Terminology page. It gives the Korean terminology first, then under it is the English pronunciation and also, they have a click-able speaker to hear the Korean pronunciation.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.itatkd.com/terminology.html">http://www.itatkd.com/terminology.html</a>

Here is a great link to a Korean Terminology page. It gives the Korean terminology first, then under it is the English pronunciation and also, they have a click-able speaker to hear the Korean pronunciation.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.itatkd.com/terminology.html">http://www.itatkd.com/terminology.html</a>