The Cane

[Balrog]

American Taekwondo Association. One of many branches of TKD. They use the SongAm forms. I don't recall the origins off hand, but I think they are an early ITF branch.

Our founder, GM H. U. Lee, had learned the ChangHun forms from Gen. Choi and was teaching them when he came to the USA. However, he wanted a more dynamic style, so he developed what we now practice, which is Songahm Taekwondo. The first forms were taught to instructors in 1983. The remainder of the forms were developed in the following years until GM Lee demonstrated the 9th Degree form in 1994 at the 25th anniversary of the founding of the ATA.

 

[Buka]

I should probably start training with a cane. Probably won't be too many more years until I need one.

I think I'll even name it Kwai Chang.