Re: Kumdo is about to take over Kendo?



 Author: john charlton November 5, 2000 at 11:25:50 

 
In reply to: Kumdo is about to take over Kendo? posted by R Ogura on November 5, 2000 at 07:19:42

    there are major diferrnences between hai dong gumdo(traditional korean swordsman ship) and kendo. We have forms which incorperate more kenjutusu orietned rather than kendo. We also have drawing techiques, and spar with boken. The reason the katana and wak are incorperated is because they have quite a large number shiped and ready for usage. Also the katana is stronger than the older korean swords. There are even diferences in the rules of kumdo and kendo, for example, in kumdo, the legs are a valid target. Another difernece is that in kumdo, they look for that one finishing blow that would normally kill a person if used in combat,at that point, the match is over.

So before you begin slamming someone elses style, I recomend you research farther than just one site.

jc

   
 
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