Dear All,
I agree with what Mr. Fine said completely...
My dojang is called Bateman Taekwon-Do Oh Do Kwan. The first is my family name, second the art, and third to honor the path by which our Kwan Jang first learned Taekwon-Do.
Accordingly, we have removed all the Heian Katas that where originally taught along side the newly created (and originally incomplete) Chang Hon Hyungs. This may sound in contradiction to what Mr. Fine said, but in actuality it is not.
The Oh Do Kwan was created by General Choi - his intintion (through his own words) was to create something seperate from Karate-Do. In order to follow his vision it was necessary to do just that - SEPERATE -
Our Kwan Jang was originally an instructor of the Oh Do Kwan and then later the ITF - In order to honor both with courtesy and admiration we now practice a total of 25 hyungs (tul). This total of twenty five hyungs is the culmination of the original set of twenty which included Ko-Dang, plus the addition five hyungs later introduced to the set!
Finally, I agree with the words of Mr. Fine and will add this...
In order to preserve the heritage of your kwan you must put forth a great effort...name recognition is not enough...
Honor your Kwan with actions!
TAEKWON!
SpooKeY
