HWARANG WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY TRAINING MANUAL TAEKWONDO HAPKIDO KEMPO/KARATE/JUJITSU FILIPINO COMBATIVES/ KALI-SILAT PACIFIC ARCHIPELAGO COMBATIVES HWARANG WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY 30 RULES MASTER JOHNSON’ S TEN RULES 1 EVERY DAY THANK GOD FOR YOUR BLESSINGS 2 MAKE YOUR BED AS SOON AS YOU GET OUT OF IT AND KEEP YOUR ROOM CLEAN 3 IF YOU MAKE A MESS CLEAN IT UP 4 NEVER TALK BACK TO YOUR PARENTS 5 IF YOUR PARENTS TELL YOU TO DO SOMETHING, DO IT RIGHTTHEN, DON’T BE TOLD TWICE 6 GIVE YOUR PARENTS A HUG EVERY DAY, TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM 7 DO YOUR HOMEWORK AS SOON AS YOU GET HOME FROM SCHOOL, DON’T PROCRASTINATE 8 FOLLOW THE GOLDEN RULE, “TREAT OTHERS LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.” 9 DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND EAT LOTS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (VERY LITTLE SWEETS) 10 PRACTICE YOUR MARTIAL ARTS EVERY DAY GOD’S TEN COMMANDMENTS 1 THY SHALL HAVE NO OTHER GOD 2 THY SHALL NOT MAKE GRAVEN IMAGES (IDOLS) 3 THY SHALL NOT USE THE LORD’S NAME IN VAIN 4 REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY AND KEEP IT HOLY 5 HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER 6 THY SHALL NOT KILL (MURDER) 7 THY SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTRY 8 THY SHALL NOT STEAL 9 THY SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS (LIE) ABOUT THY NEIGHBOR 10 THY SHALL NOT COVET (WANT WHAT SOMEONE ELSE HAS, WITH ENVY) TEN TENENTS OF KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS 1 BE LOYAL TO YOUR COUNTRY 2 BE OBEDIENT TO YOUR PARENTS 3 BE LOVABLE BETWEEN HUSBAND AND WIFE 4 BE COOPERATIVE BETWEEN BROTHERS 5 BE RESPECTFUL TO YOUR ELDERS 6 BE FAITHFUL BETWEEN TEACHER AND STUDENT 7 BE FAITHFUL BETWEEN FRIENDS 8 BE JUST IN KILLING 9 NEVER RETREAT IN BATTLE 10 ALWAYS FINISH WHAT YOU START CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN THE MARTIAL ARTS Thank you for your interest in our martial arts program. There are many benefits of martial arts training for children and adults The martial arts are famous for teaching discipline which is self-control and this is usually the initial reason that many people start martial arts classes but there is so much more that is learned. Our program is based on the Korean martial arts because through the Korean martial arts philosophy everyone has to learn and strive to follow the Creed and Tenants handed down from the ancient Hwarang Warriors of Korea. They are as follows: Creed Be loyal to your country Be lovable between husband and wife Be respectful to your elders Be faithful between friends Never retreat in battle Be obedient to your parents Be cooperative between brothers Be faithful between teacher and student Be just in killing Always finish what you start Tenants Honesty Indomitable Spirit Perseverance Integrity Courtesy Humility Learning to follow the creed and tenants helps develop a person with good morals and respect for themselves, others, and all life. All students in school are required to bring in their report cards for monitoring and must have acceptable grades to advance and continue training. This helps to improve their academic success. Our program develops the three areas of a person; mind, body, and spirit. The mind is developed through the practice of forms which require patience and memory skills which increase the ability to concentrate and focus on a given task. Mentally they also develop social skills as they learn the proper way to treat other people and learn acceptance of themselves and others no matter what color, race, sex, creed, handicap, or disability. Self-esteem is developed as they are positively encouraged to learn challenging tasks and the idea that they can do anything they want to if they try hard enough. Through meditation they learn patience, critical thinking skills, and self-control. Physically they learn balance and co-ordination with increased muscle strength and flexibility through physical exercises such as kicking, falling, punching drills, and sparring. Spirit in the martial arts is the inner essence of a person. their driving force. Through positive thinking and pushing one's self to the limit one develops a strong indomitable spirit that allows you to overcome obstacles in life that are hard to get over or that are trying to hold you back. Our program will help you or your child be a person who is smarter, has higher grades in school, respect and discipline for others, more obedient, neater, has a longer attention span, better balance, flexibility, muscle strength and coordination, family values, has higher self-esteem, leadership qualities, modesty, and the ability to defend oneself. HWARANG WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMIC & BEHAVIORAL ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM IT IS OUR PURPOSE TO HELP CHILDREN DO THE BEST THEY CAN IN ACADEMICS. OUR ACADEMIC ENCOURAGEMENT PROGRAM ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE HIGHER GRADES IN SCHOOL BY REWARDING THEM WITH TESTING PRIVILEGES FOR ACCEPTABLE GRADES AND ASSIGNING THEM PHYSICAL EXERCISES AND PROHIBITING TESTING FOR UNACCEPTABLE GRADES. THE FOLLOWING ARE ADMINISTERED WITH THE PARENT'S DISCRETION. GRADE REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR RANK TESTING: NO "C'S" OR "U'S" ON REPORT CARDS FOR THE QUARTER. EXCEPTIONS: AG CLASSES, LEARNING DISABILITIES, DIFFICULT SUBJECTS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE AND TUTORING. ACADEMIC PENALTIES: PENALTIES ARE USUALLY PUSH-UPS BUT MAY BE SQUATS OR LUNGES. EACH "C" ON A REPORT CARD 100 PUSH- UPS EACH "D" ON A REPORT CARD 300 PUSH-UPS EACH "F" ON A REPORT CARD 500 PUSH UPS PENALTIES FOR FIGHTING UNJUSTIFIED: IF YOU START THE FIGHT OR FAIL TO AVOID THE FIGHT 5000 PUSH-UPS & 1000 SENTENCES ONE RANK LEVEL DEMOTION LOSS OF TESTING PRIVALEGE FOR ONE TEST ACCESSORY: YOU WERE NOT FIGHTING BUT YOU ENCOURAGED THE FIGHT 2,500 PUSH-UPS & 500 SENTENCES ONE RANK LEVEL DEMOTION JUSTIFIED: YOU DID NOT START IT AND TRIED TO A VOID IT BUT YOU COULD NOT AND HAD TO DEFEND YOURSELF 2,000 PUSH-UPS FAILURE TO LISTEN TO YOUR TEACHER, UNACCEPTABLE HORSEPLAY, GETTING YOU NAME ON THE BOARD AT SCHOOL, ARGUING WITH YOUR PARENTS, NOT LISTENING TO YOUR PARENTS AND ANY OTHER MINOR VIOLATIONS ARE 200 PUSH-UPS PER INCIDENT AND 200-500 SENTENCES. HWARANG WARRIOR MARTIAL ARTS CHILD SAFETY TIPS NEVER TALK TO STRANGERS NEVER APPROACH A STRANGERS CAR DO NOT TAKE CANDY OR GIFTS FROM STRANGERS ALWAYS TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS, AVOID BEING ALONE YELL WHEN IN TROUBLE DO NOT LET ANYONE TOUCH YOU WITHOUT PERMISSION MAKE SURE YOUR PARENTS ALWAYS KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AVOID DARK AREAS AND CORNERS IN PUBLIC, STAY WHERE YOU CAN BE SEEN IF SOMEONE GRABS YOU FIGHT WITH ALL YOU HAVE NOTIFY ADULTS OF SUSPICIOUS PEOPLE DO NOT OPEN THE DOOR FOR STRANGERS DO NOT LET ANYONE IN YOUR HOUSE, ESPECIALLY TO USE THE PHONE WHEN IT GETS DARK IT IS TIME TO GO IN THE HOUSE DO NOT STRAY AWAY IN STORES AND MALLS ALWAYS BE AWARE An introduction to Taekwondo What is taekwondo? Disciplines of taekwondo Objectives of taekwondo Taekwondo for kids Is taekwondo dangerous? What is taekwondo? Taekwondo is a modern martial art, characterized by it's fast, high and spinning kicks. There are multiple interpretations of the name taekwondo. Taekwondo is often translated as 'the way of hand and foot'. My definition of the name Taekwondo is Tae='to strike or block with the foot' or 'to kick', it also means 'jump' K'won='Fist', 'to strike or block with hand' Do='The way of' or 'art'. Put this together and Taekwondo means: "The art of Kicking and Punching" or "The art of unarmed combat". The sport has been founded in Korea and is one of the popular modern martial arts. Disciplines of taekwondo Taekwondo has four disciplines which are explained in a seperate page/chapter of this site. The four disciplines are: Patterns Sparring Self-defense Break test It is the combination of these four disciplines that makes the art called taekwondo. Objectives of Taekwondo to develop an appreciation for Taekwondo as a sport and as an art to achieve physical fitness through positive participation to improve mental discipline and emotional equanimity to learn self-defense skills to develop a sense of responsibility for one self and others. Taekwondo for kids Taekwondo has no age limits and is a very good sport for children. They learn fast reactions through games, learn to respect others and learn to know their abilities and disabilities. Competition rules are a bit different for children then they are for adults. Although children wear full body protection (preferably thicker than the protection for adults) only kicks and punches to the body are allowed, no kicks to the head. Is Taekwondo dangerous? Although WTF Taekwondo is a full contact sport where it is allowed to kick to the head (throwing punches to the head are not allowed), it is not very dangerous to practice Taekwondo. During training, there is no need to actually win. During competition, full protection is used to protect the competitors. To avoid head injuries, a competitor is not allowed to participate in a competition for three months (this seems to vary) if one was knocked out by a kick to the head. If the same incident happens again after these three months, you're not allowed to participate for half a year. Another K.O. to the head after this half year period results in a permanent exclusion of competitions. ITF Taekwondo is so-called semi-contact. It is not allowed to attack the head with full force. However, it is allowed to throw punches to the head, by using the so-called "killing-blow", stop just an inch before the target. To avoid injuries, ITF uses gloves at sparring-competition. General Taekwondo Information - History History A short overview of the history of Taekwondo, ethics and etiquettes. History of Taekwondo Korean Taekwondo Association I.T.F. vs W.T.F. History of Taekwondo 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. During the Koryo Dynasty the sport Soo Bakh Do, which was then used as a military training method, became popular. During the Yi-dynasty (1392 A.D. - 1910 A.D.) this emphasis on military training disappeared. King Taejo, founder of the Yi-dynasty, replaced Buddhism by Confucianism as the state religion. According to Confucianism, the higher class should study the poets, read poems and and play music. Martial arts was something for the common, or even inferior, man. Modern-day Taekwondo is influenced by many other Martial Arts. The most important of these arts is Japanese Karate. This is because Japan dominated Korea during 1910 until the end of World War II. During WWII, lots of Korean soldiers were trained in Japan. During this occupation of Korea, the Japanese tried to erase all traces of the Korean culture, including the martial arts. The influence that Japan has given to Taekwondo are the quick, lineair movements, that characterize the various Japanese systems. After World War II, when Korea became independant, several kwans arose. These kwans were: Chung Do Kwan Moo Duk Kwan Yun Moo Kwan Chang Moo Kwan Oh Do Kwan Ji Do Kwan Chi Do Kwan Song Moo Kwan The Kwans united in 1955 as Tae Soo Do. In the beginning of 1957, the name Taekwondo was adopted by several Korean martial arts masters, for its similarity to the name Tae Kyon. General Choi Hong-hi required the army to train Taekwondo, so the very first Taekwondo students were Korean soldiers. The police and air force had to learn Taekwondo as well. At that time, Taekwondo was merely a Korean version of Shotokan Karate. In 1961 the Korean Taekwondo Union arose from the Soo Bakh Do Association and the Tae Soo Do Association. In 1962 the Korean Amateur Sports Association acknowledged the Korean Taekwondo Union and in 1965 the name was changed to Korean Taekwondo Association (K.T.A.). General Choi was president of the K.T.A. at that time and was asked to start the I.T.F. as the international branch of the K.T.A. The southern government was overthrown in 1961. General Choi Hong-hi left for America and established I.T.F. (International Taekwondo Federation) Taekwondo, as a separate entity, two years later. Demonstrations were given all over the world. It took a while before real progress was made, but eventually, in 1973, the World Taekwondo Federation (W.T.F.) was founded. In 1980, W.T.F. Taekwondo was recognized by the International Olympic Commitee (I.O.C.) and became a demonstration sport at the Olympics in 1988. In the year 2000 taekwondo made its debute as an official olympic sport. There were several attempts to unify I.T.F. and W.T.F. Taekwondo, but unfortunately, these failed. K.T.A. In the year 2000 taekwondo made its debute as an official olympic sport. Taken from a post in the dojang-digest The Korea Taekwondo Association (KTA) is the National Governing Body (NGB) for Taekwondo in the Republic of Korea (ROK), just like the United States Taekwondo Union (USTU) is the National Governing Body for Taekwondo in the United States of America. The World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) which was formed in 1973, is made up of Taekwondo NGBs. These NGBs are members of the WTF, and not individuals. Individuals may be affiliated to the WTF through their NGB, but individuals cannot join the WTF directly. Dr. Un Yong Kim became the 5th President of the KTA in 1971. Dr. Kim subsequently became the 1st and only President of the WTF in 1973 and around 1990 he gave up the post of KTA President. Mr. Choi, Sae-Chang became the 6th KTA President after Dr. Kim stepped down due to his expanded responsibilities in the International Sports community. Mr. Choi was a former four star general in the ROK Army and also held the post of Defense Minister. Mr. Choi was replaced by Mr. Rhee, Pil Gon in 1996. The KTA is alive and well and probably is the largest, most active NGB for Taekwondo in the world. For more information, you can write to the KTA at the following address: The Korea Taekwondo Association #607, Olympic Center 88 Oryoon-dong, Songpa-ku Seoul, Korea Telephone: 420-4271 Fax: 420-4274 I.T.F. vs W.T.F. As mentioned earlier, Gen. Choi established ITF-Taekwondo (which practices a more traditional form of taekwondo) while WTF-Taekwondo (which has a strong emphasis on sparring) became an olympic sport in 2000. A good-will trip to North-Korea in 1966 caused General Choi to fall in disgrace in the eyes of the South-Koreans. Choi resigned as president of the K.T.A. and founded the I.T.F. on March, the 22nd of that same year. The headquarters of ITF were established in Canada. ITF started concentrating on the forms developed by General Choi, while the KTA (which later, on May 28, 1973, became the WTF) concentrated on the Palgwe's. Later the WTF abandoned the Palgwe's and started concentrating on Taeguks. Slowly, the WTF emphasis turned to sparring. This is also the reason why a lot of people rather call (WTF) Taekwondo a martial sport than a Martial Art. The American Taekwondo Association (ATA) is a smaller organization, and has many similarities to the ITF. The ATA has a copyright on the forms of the organization, so these forms cannot be used on competitions by non-members. There are many organizations, but the three mentioned above have the most members. ITF practices the so-called 'semi-contact' part of Taekwondo, while WTF practices the so-called 'full-contact' part. ITF focuses more on the traditional way of taekwondo. Since the break-up, there have been many attempts to reunite WTF and ITF, so-far without success. There probably will never be a union within Taekwondo. General Taekwondo Information - Korean Flag T'aeGuk-Ki (the Korean Flag) Many people have the Korean Flag on their suits, without knowing that it has a more meaningful background than most common flags. On this page you can find a short overview. Summary The origin of the flag The symbols used in the flag To the table of contents Summary The meaning of Korean National Flag is very philosophical. The origin comes from the Oriental philosophy called Eum-Yang, in Chinese pronunciation Yin-Yang. In Korea, the symbol of 'Yin and Yang', and sometimes the flag itself, is called Taeguk and summarizes the thoughts of 'I Ching' (called 'Yeok' in Korean). The name means as much as the flag of 'Great Extremes'. The flag consists of three parts: The white background, the red and blue circle in the center and four trigrams, one in each corner of the flag. The white background of the flag means peace. The red and blue circle in the center is called 'Taeguk', the origin of all things in the universe. The central thought is perfect harmony and balance: A continuous movement within the sphere of infinity, resulting in one unit. The blue part of 'Taeguk' is called 'Eum' and represents all negative aspects of the balance that is typical for the symbol. The red part is called 'Yang' and describes all positive apects. The four trigrams at the corners (called 'Kwe' in Korean) also represent the concept of opposites and balance. The trigrams are heaven (upper-left) and at the other corner earth, water (upper-right) and at the other corner fire. Looking at symbols of the trigrams, you can see that they are opposites as well. Three unbroken bars (heaven) vs. three broken bars (earth), etc. For the Korean people their flag of T'aeGuk-Ki is a source of pride and inspiration. During the Japanese occupation period beginning in 1910 the Korean flag was outlawed in public places and for about thirty five years the T'aeGuk flags were kept hidden until Liberation Day in1945. The Korean flag has been a symbol of this country's struggle for independence and freedom. Origin The oldest 'Yin/Yang'-symbol, which was described in stone, was found in Korea. At the end of the 19th century, Korea needed their own flag. It is believed that Young-Hyo Park came up with the first concept. At that time, Korea was under the influence of all sorts of colonists like the Japanese, Chinese and Russian. The symbols Yin means dark and cold, while Yang means bright and hot. A very old book called Choo-Yuk which is written by a Chinese claims all objects and events in the world are expressed by the movement of Yin and Yang. For