General Taekwondo Information - History history of Taekwondo. time, Taekwondo was merely a Korean version of Shotokan karate. WTFTaekwondo was recognized by the International olympic Commitee (IOC http://www.barrel.net/history.html
Extractions: A short overview of the history of Taekwondo, ethics and etiquettes. The earliest records of Martial Arts practice in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. These earliest forms of korean martial arts are known as ' Taek Kyon '. Evidence that Martial Arts were being practiced at that time can be found in tombs where wall-paintings show two men in fighting-stance. Others reject this evidence and say that these men could be simply dancing. Back then, time there were three kingdoms: Koguryo (37 B.C. - 668 A.D.) Paekje (18 B.C. - 600 A.D.) Silla (57 B.C. - 936 A.D.) Silla unified the kingdoms after winning the war against Paekje in 668 A.D. and Koguryo in 670 A.D. The Hwa Rang Do played an important role at this unification. The Hwa Rang Do was an elite group of young noble men, devoted to cultivating mind and body and serve the kingdom Silla. The best translation for HwaRang would probably be "flowering youth" (Hwa ="flower", Rang="young man"). The HwaRang Do had an honor-code and practiced various forms of martial arts, including Taekyon and Soo Bakh Do. The old honor-code of the HwaRang is the philosophical background of modern Taekwondo. What followed was a time of peace and the HwaRang turned from a military organization to a group specialized in poetry and music. It was in 936 A.D. when Wang Kon founded the Koryo dynasty, an abbreviation of Koguryo. The name Korea is derived from Koryo.
UR2 USOC Online karate http//www.olympic-usa.org/sports/az_3_20_1.htmlOverview of olympic karate includes history, rules and a glossary. http://my.magicpage.co.il/Experts/shotokan/kara1.htm
First President Sensei Seigo Tada's Simplified Personal History First President sensei Seigo Tada's simplified personal history. for proper understandingand promotion of karatedo in as for participation in the olympic Games http://www.h3.dion.ne.jp/~seigokan/english/e-doshikai/e-seigo.htm
Extractions: Nihon-seigokan-karate-doshikai First President sensei Seigo Tada's simplified personal history 1922 Born on February 18th in Kyoto. 1937 Learned Chinese martial art (Chinese Kenpo) from Sensei Ching Lou. 1939 Entered Karate Club of Ritsumeikan University. Learned the essence of Goju-ryu Karate from Sensei Chojun Miyagi, the founder of Goju-ryu. Installed as a coach of Karate Club of Ritsumeikan university. 1945 Established Nihon Seigokan Karate-doshikai,Nihon Goju-ryu Karate-doshikai and Nihon Seigokai in Kyoto,and tried to train wholesome heart,bodies education and popularization of legitimate Karate-do for the younger generation in the community, Had been leading 120 Seigoukan domestic dojo and braches,10-University Karate Clubs ( Osaka University, Siga University, Bukkyou University, Osaka Dental college, Kyoto Foreign Language College, Kyoto Institute of Technology and Textile, Kyoto Pharmaceutical College ,Yamaguchi University, Tokuyama University, Kyushu Kyoritsu University) and Karate Clubs of many enterprises, and 20 overseas braches, as President and chief instructor. The number of Seigoukan members is over 200,000 now. Joined as one of promoters and executives, in establishment and organization
History Of Karate No history of human achievement is without some bumpy spots and modern has been primarilyresponsible for the lack of karate's acceptance as an olympic event http://karatethejapaneseway.com/history/History_of_Karate4.html
Extractions: The efforts of Gichin Funakoshi's original students have certainly borne fruit. Throughout the world there are many excellent karate teachers who have surpassed their instructors in skill, talent, and dedication to karate. This is indeed a tremendous testimony to Funakoshi's teachings. But there have been instances, particularly in America and Japan, where the talent of the student has not been warmly welcomed by the teacher. In fact, the abilities of the student has sometimes been feared by the instructor and viewed as a threat to their authority and position in the karate organization. This is truly regrettable and unfortunate. If we look at the early documentation of Funakoshi's karate, examine his technique closely, and compare that to the abilities of his students we find that the pupils have indeed surpassed their master. For the good teacher, this is a tremendous thing. It is not a thing to be ashamed of. Good teachers want their students to surpass them and to have greater success than they have. But this part of Gichin Funakoshi's legacy was not always properly inherited by several of his successors. Political issues, arguments, and the human desire for power have corrupted the karate process to some extent. All is not lost though, so we need not lose heart just yet. No history of human achievement is without some bumpy spots and modern karate is, in no way, an exception to this rule. To date there are more karate organizations in North America than we can count, largely the result of splinter groups fighting amongst themselves. This in-fighting has been to the detriment of karate as a whole, and has been primarily responsible for the lack of karate's acceptance as an Olympic event.
The History Of Karate have seen a dramatic increase in the popularity of karatedo throughout the world,even to the extent that karate may be featured in the next olympic Games. http://www.irishkarate.com/karate_hist.html
Extractions: In historical terms, the martial art of Karate was most influenced by the chinese fist arts, although the origins of Karate can be traced back to the first Olympic Games in 776 B.C. which included an event called the 'Pankration', a form of unarmed combat involving punching, kicking and throwing. Karate-do as we know it today follows that art of unarmed combat developed on the island of Okinawa, which was invaded by the Japanese in the early part of the 17th Century. The invasion included a ban on all weapons, and consequently the islanders, learning unarmed combat techniques from Chinese experts on the island, developed the unique Okinawan Karate - the art of training the hands and feet as lethal weapons. Hence the original meaning of Karate was 'Tode' or 'China Hand'. The island was policed by Samurai, warriors skilled in the sword who wore virtually impenetrable bamboo armour, and, as the islanders were forbidden to carry weapons, a kick or punch had to be effective enough to penetrate this armour and disable the warrior. In 1921, Master Gichin Funakoshi introduced Karate to Japan where the art was modified and improved, and it developed as a martial, lethal art for practical fighting. The meaning of Karate then was changed to 'Empty Hand', i.e. 'Kara' - empty and 'Te' - hand, indcating the ability to defend without the use of weapons.
Tae Kwon Do History the hands and feet A Brief history Tae Kwon clearly distinguishing Taekwondo fromthe Japanese karate which had of the World Federation of Nonolympic Sports. http://www.tigerstrikekarateequipment.com/taekwondo.html
Extractions: Tae Kwon Do uses a large number of hand positions for its hand strikes, but is primarily known for its vast catalog of different kicks, many of them aimed at the head (such high kicks are not very common in other styles of martial art). Thus, flexibility, balance, and leg strength are important, especially for spinning, jumping, or flying kicks. However, the development of these traits is part of Tae Kwon Do training and the beginning student is started off with much simpler kicks. Though throwing and takedowns are taught in some schools, traditional Tae Kwon Do uses virtually no grappling techniques and as its name suggests is very much centered around superior punching and kicking ability. As is to be expected of a striking style, Tae Kwon Do uses blocks as its pimary defensive technique. Upon liberation of Korea from the Japanese colonial rule after World War II, the Korean people began recovering the thought of self-reliance and the traditional folkloric games which resumed their popularity. Song Duk-Ki, afore-mentioned master of teakkyondo, presented a demonstration of the martial art before the first Republic of Korea President Syngman Rhee on the occasion of the latter's birth-day anniversary, thus clearly distinguishing Taekwondo from the Japanese Karate which had been introduced by the Japanese rulers. Martial art experts began opening their Taekwondo gymnasiums all over the country and after the end of Korean War (1950~1953) Taekwondo was popularized among the Dan-grade black-belters within the country, also dispatching about 2,000 Taekwondo masters to more than 100 countries for foreigners' training.
Extractions: History of Kantetsu Ryu Karate Part 1 - TaeKwonDo Various forms of unarmed self defense flourished in the ancient land that came to be known as Korea. One of these, Taek Kyon, appeared to employ techniques similar to Japanese jujitsu. Due to invasions by outside forces, usually Japanese, indigenous Korean arts were either forced underground, assimilated into imported arts, or died off completely. TaeKwonDo is not a martial art that is thousands of years old. Modern TaeKwonDo came about as a result of the efforts of one man, General Choi Hong Hi. General Choi studied Shotokan karate in Japan beginning in 1938. Choi later returned to Korea and began researching what remained of the indigenous Korean arts. He became convinced that the future of the Korean people rested upon regaining traditional moral and spiritual values. By 1955, General Choi finished the process of blending Shotokan karate with the resurrected Korean arts and TaeKwonDo was born. Choi chose the name TaeKwonDo, which means foot-fist-art, due to its resemblance to Taek Kyon, to help instill a sense of Korean nationalism to the art. General Choi insisted on a strong moral code and foundation for the new art. The legendary Hwa Rang warriors were just the source of inspiration and morality he needed.
Error 404 - Page Not Found Taekwondo was introduced to the olympic Games as a be called a turning point in thehistory of Taekwondo. TO THE CHINESE KUNGFU AND THE JAPANESE karate Some http://olympus.topcities.com/Hystory.html
Taekwondo contest according to ilbonsugi(Japanese history book And distributing karate, Japantried to eradicate taekwondo. a demonstration sport for the olympic Games at http://english.attic.co.kr/infor/tak1.htm
Extractions: The origin of taekwondo goes back to the era of the ancient tribal states. During religious ceremonies such as younggo (a spirit -invoking drumming), tongmaeng (a sort of thanksgiving ceremony in autumn), and much'on(Dance to Heaven), a unique exercise was performed for physical training. With this historical background, t'aekkyon(an old name for taekwondo) has taken the status of Korean traditional martial art. The oldest evidence of taekwondo is on the mural painting in muyongch'ong(Tomb of the Dancers) - one of the tombs of Koguryo days. Subak(another old name for taekwondo) was practiced in Shilla in order to reinforce national development, and was the basic martial art of the hwarang-do(Flower of Young Corps). The people of Paekje -the rest of three ancient kingdoms, were invited to Japan by the Japanese government in order to join the sangbak (another old name of taekwondo) contest according to ilbonsugi(Japanese history book). It shows that Paekje as an advanced country thaught the martial art to Japan. Taekwondo in the Middle Ages
Kamacho-do.com/history karate olympic Participation Proposal (you have it already). WKF President letterto IOC President (enclosed). We face a decisive period in the history of our http://users.pandora.be/sepai-sports/kamacho-do/nieuws_karateolympisch.htm
Extractions: First of all I want to thank you for your letter of August 27th where you inform us on the Programme Commission proposals on Karate to be discussed the day after by the IOC Executive Board. In the same sense, the martial arts have first appeared as sports in the 1950/60s, and today they are totally immersed in our society worldwide. Therefore they should have a significant presence in the Olympic Programme. Between all martial arts sports, Karate is by far the most spread, practised and popular worldwide, and it is not anymore understandable for the many millions of people and families involved in the karate community that their sport cannot become Olympic just because it has arrived later than other martial arts sports. President, I believe it is perfectly possible to accommodate the programme for Karate becoming an Olympic sport in 2008, and to do it in full compliance not only with the Olympic Charter spirit but also with the principles set out by the IOC Programme Commission and the IOC Executive Board. Also the huge return that an Olympic Karate would give back in the way of social benefit in more than 170 countries from the 5 Continents is an important additional reason for Karate to be an Olympic sport.
Extractions: Usually ships within 24 hours History of Tae Kwon Do The earliest records of Martial Arts practice in Korea date back to about 50 B.C. These earliest forms are known as ' Taek Kyon '. Evidence that Martial Arts were being practiced at that time can be found in tombs where wall-paintings show two men in fighting-stance. Others reject this evidence and say that these men could be dancing as well. Back then, time there were three kingdoms: Koguryo (37 B.C. - 668 A.D.) Paekje (18 B.C. - 600 A.D.) Silla (57 B.C. - 936 A.D.)
Extractions: Usually ships within 4 days The History of Boxing Boxing's origins can be traced all the way back to 688 B.C. in Greece, where it was an event in the Ancient Olympic Games. However, the sport didn't catch on in the United States until the late 1800s. Since that time, however, Americans have dominated the sport, capturing 47 of the 191 gold medals available. A decade and a half after being recognized in the U.S., boxing first appeared in the Modern Olympics at the 1904 Games in St. Louis, Mo. In recent years, the sport has reached out to females, who now compete in sanctioned amateur competition but do not yet compete in the Olympics. Among the now-famous professional boxers who started their careers in the amateur ranks are American gold-medal winners Muhammad Ali, Oscar De La Hoya, George Foreman, Leon and Michael Spinks, Floyd Patterson and Ray Leonard.
History The olympic karate Club, (OKC), was founded in 1974 by Sensei Tim Harte.From humble beginnings it has blossomed into a strong organisation http://homepage.tinet.ie/~olympickarate/club.htm
Extractions: The Olympic Karate Club, (OKC), was founded in 1974 by Sensei Tim Harte. From humble beginnings it has blossomed into a strong organisation consisting of some 200 active members ranging from eight years of age upwards. The main focus of the club over the years has been the development and promotion of Shotokan Karate, Tai Chi Chuan and Martial Arts in general in Cork. We are a non-commercial, non-profit, totally amateur organisation, run by a committee made up of senior club members. In 1980 it was decided that in order to develop the club to its full potential we needed our own permanent Dojo. A building fund was set up and for the next decade fund raising became a priority. Eventually all the hard work paid off when, on the 1st of April 1990 the Olympic Karate Club opened its doors to the public for the very first time. Members and non-members alike are welcome to train at the club irrespective of which , if any, Martial Art they train in. And with a well equipped gym, showers, changing rooms and an outdoor training area even non- martial artists will find a welcome.
School History history. The school is a continuation of over twenty years of karate traditionin Logan, Ohio; that was first started with Bill Smith and the olympic karate http://www.shuri-ryu.org/dojos/school_history.htm
Extractions: The school is a continuation of over twenty years of karate tradition in Logan, Ohio; that was first started with Bill Smith and the Olympic Karate Club back in 1974. The Rowe family trained and taught there from 1981 to 1989. In 1989 the Olympic Karate Club closed, and the Rowe family was left to continue on their own. In 1990, the Golden Dragon Karate School was started, with the Rowe family as owners and instructors. The opening of the Golden Dragon, was an over-night success. The school continued to grow and retained the largest membership of any karate school in southeastern Ohio. The school has been the site for numerous activities such as tournaments and training seminars. 1992 Vic Moore International Seminar held at the Golden Dragon
INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE - SPORTS Buddhism. A third possibility is that taekwondo developed from Japaneseor Okinawan karate. It is year. olympic history, Taekwondo was http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=TK
Extractions: below represent some of the highlights of the school in its 25 year history. Amkor Karate Institutes founded by Frederick Scott July 1, 1977 in Aston, Pennsylvania Amkor Karate Institutes receives recognition from West Chester University for training Self Defense Instructors. Amkor Karate Institutes joins the United Martial Arts Referees Association Alan Lim becomes first Amkor student to win National Championship honors by winning Junior Advanced Forms Division at 1979 MARS (Martial Art Rating System) Championships held in Cleveland, Ohio. Amkor Karate Institutes breaks ties with Masters Young Hyuck Kwon and Jae Chul Shin due to lack of quality instruction at advanced levels and failure to represent the best interests of the Amkor Karate Institutes, its instructors, and students. Amkor Karate Institutes promotes its first students to Black Belt rank Armand Rabuttinio and Alan Lim promoted in 1980 Amkor Karate joins United States Tang Soo Do Federation under the direction of Master Hyun Chul Hwang in 1980 Amkor Karate Institutes establishes itself as a tournament powerhouse in Mid Atlantic Korean Karate competition.
Suomen Karateliitto - Finnish Karate Federation karate is expected to be presented in the olympic Games of Athens Practicioners ofkarate are evaluated or ranked by the colour the SHORT history OF karate. http://www.karateliitto.fi/en_karate.html
Extractions: Karate is extremely suitable for self defense and for overall fitness purposes. It is ideal method to keep up personal fitness and well beeing, because of it´s nature to develop evenly all parts of the human body. Also it is very versatile and flexible; you don´t have to be anything special, a special person - not to be strong, or in top physical condition or something magnificiant- thru regular training sessions in time anyone can reach devastating capabilities in karate. Selfdefense is one of the key elements and attractions of karate. The are hundreds of techiques fit for selfdefense. Long term practicion of karate develops a certain "sixth instinct" that enables fast reactions and a sort of "notion directed" immediate response. Sometimes this makes all the difference that´s needed. Nonetheless, it must be beared in mind that to use these skills is not the purpose or aim of karate. Skills are to be used only when all other measures can not be considered or executed.
A HIGHER STANDARD SHORIN RYU -Lineage & History Of Karate Hanshi JunDan headed the Okinawan karate delegation and was asked to give aspecial performance at the 1996 olympic Games held in Atlanta, Georgia. http://ahigherstandardshorinryu.com/lineage.htm
Extractions: (Back-from right) Genwa Nakasone, Choshin Chibana, Choryo Maeshiro , Shinpan Shiroma Okinawan Karate dates to the sixth century when Bodhidharma's (Daruma), born in India, travels took him to China where he settled at a Shao-lin (Shorin in Japanese) Monastery. The introduction of chuan-fa ("fist way") occurred in the late 1300s with the expansion of trade and cultural exchanges between Okinawa and China. Evidence suggests that te ("hands"), in fact, was indigenous to Okinawa, (the birthplace of Karate), developing in the villages of Shuri, Naha and Tomari. Thus begins the lineage of Shorin-Ryu Kobayashi Karate from the Shuri-te system.
