Old TKD footage, circa 1956

[SahBumNimRush]

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Really shows the similarity of old TKD to our Karate heritage, IMO

 

[terryl965]

Yea the short pants and the longer stances, the way that they did a kick. I know you know but what did youexpect TKD came from Karate so in the beginning all they did was do what they knew.

 

[terryl965]

In this one when they spare they are using mainly hands techniques http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8dC1Pw1gyc&NR=1

 

[terryl965]

This one has them taking the opponet to the ground http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmG7n3LKbYk&NR=1

 

[SahBumNimRush]

Yeah, I hear ya Terry. Interestingly, here's some footage less than a decade later, and it is evident how much adapting was done to the original Shotokan techniques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4WtV1uaY0&feature=related

 

[MasterPistella]

I recognize a few of the people in the videos as being in GM Hwang Kee's TSD Vol. 1. Saw GM J J Kim, but he is the only one I can put a name to. Anyone know who any of the others are?

 

[chrispillertkd]

Yeah, I hear ya Terry. Interestingly, here's some footage less than a decade later, and it is evident how much adapting was done to the original Shotokan techniques.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC4WtV1uaY0&feature=related

Great video. I've seen te other ones before but this was a new one for me. I love seeing footage from back in the day with the various Kwans. Wish more of it was available.

Pax,

Chris

 

[DMcHenry]

Chris, that's the video GM Jae Joon Kim made. You'll notice GM Kim leading the class and the young GM HC Hwang leading basics.