Yesterday I learned that one of the very few martial arts that has been denoted as authentically Korean is called, "Moo Duk Kwan." I found this out from an American who has been studying it for more than ten years and will be getting his fourth degree black belt and traveling to Korea in about a year; wow!
Apparently some say Tae Kwon Do originated with (in?) Moo Duk Kwan. Does anyone know this for sure?
Perhaps I'll look into this or another martial art- for exercise and to meet Koreans- when I get there...
He's correct sir, partly, Tae Kwon Do came from a mixing of a few different 'Kwans' or schools, some people converted from Moo Duk Kwan to Tae Kwon Do, but the general name more commonly used for Moo Duk Kwan now is Tang Soo Do.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the info!
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