[KoreanTiger]

Hello martial artists and fighters around the globe!

Have you guys heard of Wha Rang Do?
Wha Rang Do is an ancient Korean martial arts from which Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Jujitsu, Judo and Aikido came.
Wha Rang Warriors moved to Japan and taught Jujitsu. And Jujitsu gave birth to Judo and Aikido and Brazillian jujitsu.
In Korea, Wha Rang Martial Arts gave birth to Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido.

Wha Rang Do revived in 1940s in Korea by Grandmaster Joo Bang Lee. Dr. Joo Bang Lee was taught this secret and forbidden Hwa Rang Arts by famous SooAm Dosa (Enlightened Monk) who had been living deep in the mountains. Wha Rang Martial Marts which had been in exile to the mountains finally came back to the public!

If i have to explain what Wha Rang Do is like... it is like the mad combination of Tae Kown Do mixed with Hapkido, Judo, Jujitsu, Kung Fu and Kendo! Would you believe it? It is like watching the most ultimate fighting martial arts ever existed on earth. Totally mixed up but in its most brutal and raw forms. It is not a flashy sport, it is a Killingfield Warrior Combat Martial Arts.

It is absolutely unbelievable. and you won't believe until you see it.

so, here is the official Hwa Rang Do website for you all.

www.wharangdo.com

[KoreanTiger]

It is spelled "Hwa Rang Do", not "Wha Rang Do".

Go to www.hwarangdo.com

[Hengest]

Originally Posted by KoreanTiger

HelloIf i have to explain what Wha Rang Do is like... it is like the mad combination of Tae Kown Do mixed with Hapkido, Judo, Jujitsu, Kung Fu and Kendo!

No, that's not what it's like. That's basically what it is. Hwa Rang Do isn't an ancient style. It's origins are a bit cloudy, but it seems to have the same roots as hapkido. The techniques are very, very similar, which means that it is actually just another Korean style with Japanese origins; ironic isn't it?

The hwarang were not warriors, that's all myth, and they didn't teach the samurai anything (except maybe that you should always use a good foundation when applying make-up). It seems they were actually young lads selected to serve as courtiers in the royal household and they were actually required to dress in the fashion of young girls, make-up and all, and look pretty. Again, ironic isn't it? We discussed the subject in more detail a year or so ago. If you want to take a look it's at http://www.fightauthority.com/module...er=asc&start=0

So, I'm afraid mate, this is just another example of the little fantasy world that Korean martial arts teachers have made up as a security blank for themselves to make up for the fact that the Koreans never really had much of a martial culture while the Chinese and (gasp!) Japanese did.

[setsu nin to]

OK, I have to take break to stay calm...

Just one thing KoreanTiger, could you tell me please where did you finde that informations about HRD? On www.hwarangdo.com?

[bamboo]

Thank you Hengest for that nicely written post.

[8LimbsScientist]

While I agree the first poster needs to study martial arts history a bit more, I don't understand why everyone suddenly believes this whole Hwarang gay thing?

One page on a website which is anti-Korean, and its taken as gospel? I'm not saying that the Hwarang were absolutely an elite Korean warrior class, but I'm just saying this page isn't proof that they weren't. There are differing opinions on the subject, and I don't see anything so special about this one.

Also, why is gay considered anti-warrior? This is a modern convention. I'm no expert in Asian history, but I know Spartan warriors were known to engage in a little man on man love every now and then.

I'm just not sure its fair for us ALL to accept the idea that Hwarang were nothing more than the Butt-Sex Patrol based on this evidence.

[bamboo]

Also, why is gay considered anti-warrior? This is a modern convention. I'm no expert in Asian history, but I know Spartan warriors were known to engage in a little man on man love every now and then.

Its not, even the samurai were famous for this behaviour. So where some zen monks, catholic priests and a whole army of "missionaries".

What I believe gets people bustles in a hedgerow (name that tune! ) is the rewriting of martial arts history Ã* la state korean propoganda.

They created jiujitsu? Brought it to japan? Taught the samurai? Wheres the proof?
Like the whole "hapkido from daito ryu choi was a houseboy" history. Funny how the records on the Japan side are near perfect in this regard but of course they lost ONLY the papers of the mysterious korean houseboy of Sokaku Takeda and he in turn had them "stolen" when he returned to korea. . Wierd how his son had no memory of a foriegn houseboy.

Honestly, I have no idea whether or not the "flower knights" practiced any martial arts. Koreans should be proud of what they do and who they are, I am quite certain that they don't need a few ego maniacs reinventing history to make them feel better about themselves.
Is hwa rang do a decent art, its the results on the mat that make the difference, not the nobility of its past, real or fictitous.

-bamboo

[bamboo]

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/enc...arang_Segi.htm

When korean scholars are disputing the authenticity of historical documents turned up in 1989 and the disputed writing is the only mention of the subject in question, it makes one wonder.

-bamboo

[Bushi]

All I can do is laugh at the TKD schools that brainwash their students into believing they are studing an elite art.

Hahahahaha

[nbotary]

Originally Posted by bamboo

What I believe gets people bustles in a hedgerow (name that tune! )

DUUUUDDE - Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"!!! Nice use of the lyrical content to make your point!!!