Originally Posted by
Kellen Bassette
Question. Is it basically established as fact that TKD is a direct adaptation of Japanese Karate? If so, did the penchant for high kicking come from some Japanese line, or did this evolve in Korea? Was there any meaningful influences from older Korean arts?
Where does Hapkido come into play? I constantly see this art advertised at TKD schools. Is there a connection to Hapkido in the development of TKD, or is it usually just taught alongside TKD because it is another Korean art? Or is Hapkido really another repackaged Japanese art?
Are their any native Korean MA being taught nowadays? Does North Korea teach TKD to its' military? Is it likely some older arts may have been preserved in the north, due to its' isolation...or has the public completely abandoned MA because eating is more important?
Sorry, just got thinking about all this stuff. Korean MA seem to be pretty vague on history. I suspect no one here knows with any certainty what goes on in the north...but opinion and speculation is welcome.
I was always told that politics in tsd caused a split. this created tsd and tkd. as you probably know there has always been bad blood between Japan and Korea. (i have a Korean friend who says, "God made the Japanese; then he realized he could do better, so he created Koreans") some guys wanted the art to be less associated with Japan and to look less Japanese - during the split, these guys created tkd. less hand focus, higher kicks, more leg emphasis, giving it a more Korean swag. I guess after that initial split, the tkd group split again, forming wtf and itf.
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