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I just reread my translation and you’re totally correct! I was confused about that short handle for so long!

Oooh, interesting idea. I can!

I always advocate in person when possible. My answer isn’t the majority but I think if you have good experience in martial arts, the closer to the new style the better, it’s more possible to self train. But if you have minimal to no formal training, in person is the way to go.

Thanks! Appreciate the support!

My opinion too much talk more do please shorter explanations best

My pleasure!

I think this also depends on the school and their focus. For example, I've watched iaido schools try to work on application and kenjutsu schools focus only on flourishes and aesthetics. It's true that the style itself dictates a lot about what it can be used for, but it isn't exclusive.

This one was gifted to me by a student, but it is a Paul Chen iaito. The silver pieces were black originally but faded with use.

Absolutely agree. All sparring is consensual and with an agreed on rules. All forms assume something about the alleged opponent and their level and what they’re using. It will never properly simulate a proper battle unless you’re in one, which means you’re no longer training but doing.

No formal videos like that aside from what I post here. I do also do private lessons and some virtual training. Anyone interested can email me at theswordlynx [at] gmail.com!

Thank you! I’ve found doing the how is easier when you know the why.

It is! www.akadoarmory.com/product/akado-premium-fencing-katana/

Hell yeah

Oooh, I’ve never used a VB sword. I would imagine a messer would have similar mechanics, but I’m not an expert it it. Maybe my colleague at @Apperceptive_Swordsm­an would have better insight!

A dude with a camera and so many takes lol. But we will fight again!

@@TheSwordLynx I actually assumed you did it one take. Because...

Now, if I wrote a script like a normal person, maybe one or two takes.

It’s complicated with A LOT of cultural and egotistical baggage. Historically the two mixed simply through contact. The only historical Korean manual we have has sections (whether they’re good or not) dedicated to saying some parts are Japanese. My personal view is that a sword is a sword, historically they’re so mixed and muddied it doesn’t matter unless one is a “purist” or a nationalist. If you look at Gumdo specifically…there are more similarities than differences.

​@@TheSwordLynx Thanks for your answer. I practice Headong Gumdo in México and it's easier to buy a Katana than a Korean.

@@thecrw8 In all functional ways that matter, they are the same sword. I personally use either a iaito or this sword when I train outside of Federation events.

The balance point is about two inches north of the guard. The shape is the most katana like I’ve used, but it is more flat simply so it can flex at impact. Compared with the Castille, it is much more katana like.

I have been to Japan and have trained in Kendo and Iaido for years in addition to Gumdo. Each are valid martial arts in their own right for their own intentions.

@@TheSwordLynx 진실 : 해동검도는 무술인 나한일과 김정호가 1980년대 초에 창설했는데 후에 이 두 사람이 법정에서 이권 다툼을 벌일 때 고구려 사무랑이 사용했다던 검술은 사실 일본, 그것도 제2차세계대전 당시 군인들에게 검술을 가르쳤던 나카무라 다이사부로(中村泰三郎) 및 기타 일본 육군의 군도술, 혹은 그것의 영향을 받고 난립했던 60~70년대의 잡다한 한국 검술들을 보고 베낀 것임이 낱낱이 드러난다. 그러면서 대한검도회를 일본 쬭빠리라 비하하고 욕했다. 대한검도회를 중심으로 하는 한국의 검도는 일제시대나 해방 후 일본의 검도를 배운 이들이 도입한 무술이다. 그런데 여기서 또 웃긴 게 해동검도의 날선 비판에 자신들의 치부(일본의 것)가 공개적으로 드러나게 되자 80년대 이후 본래 일본의 기술이나 예법, 호구 등을 은근슬쩍 검도에 맞지도 않는 <무예도보통지>에 수록된 본국검법 등을 끌어다가 덧칠하는 짓을 벌이고 있다. 그러면서 어느덧 대한검도회의 검도는 일본의 검도가 아니라 본국검법, 더 나아가서는 화랑의 검법으로 둔갑해 있는 실정이다.

Thanks! More to come!

I appreciate it! Which Filipino and Thai martial arts did you train in? Kali is one heck of an effective style.

There is a difference between Korean/Gumdo uniforms and traditional Japanese uniforms. In some Japanese and Korean styles, they still wear the belt/obi on the outside. As for the gi, because we wear paji and not hakama, there is no need to tuck it; additionally, this makes it easier to use the scabbard to draw instead of being hindered by the hakama.

I'll try to keep that in mind!

Glad it was helpful! That’s a concept I got from my kendo Sensei that really smooths out center cuts and many other future movements!

So long as the information is out there for people, I’m grateful!

@@TheSwordLynx im serious, your content really deserves a larger audience.

I appreciate that. This channel is just very very niche. Although everyone loves swords, an analytical approach to a forms based Korean martial art founded in the 70s isn’t mainstream.

Soon! I believe that’s the next video lined up!

Exactly right! I’m constantly finding new insights into forms, especially as I teach inquisitive students.

Much more to come!

I couldn’t recommend cross training enough. Sometimes it introduces body mechanics that don’t help, like if you do boxing footwork in a longsword fight, but it helps you understand why it works for one and not the other in most circumstances.

@@TheSwordLynx Definitely and unless you're trying to streamline your training like a competitive athlete I think having to overcome muscle memory becoming a little messy is more rewarding.

That will be coming out in about a month a believe. Stay tuned!

To be fair, the idea of any federation isn’t inherently good or bad, it depends on what it does for its constituents. Dark Vader may have been a little zealous about it!

@@TheSwordLynx A a little levity.

All good all good! The word does have an imperial flavor.

I’m not smart enough to add commentary. I did enjoy the event!

Very soon, we will be doing just that!

It is allegedly a style that would use a Yedo, or “short sword”. It’s a very ambiguous term that could refer to a wakizashi length to a standard longsword. It’s simply shorter that a ssangsoogeom, similar to an odachi.

That totally tracks. One thing to consider is Fiore wasn’t about building or maintaining an army, but training individuals to fight. Very different priorities. I like your interpretation of temperance as well.

The tricky situation is the Federation discourages posting videos of the forms. That said…I have a few videos in the works breaking down the forms.

@@TheSwordLynx I will stay tuned…

Which forms are you working on at the moment? It is also worth mentioning that many schools have differing forms from what the Federation currently teaches. I actively try to keep up with the changes, but not every school does.

Thanks! I appreciate it!

Yes, actually! The video below is one I’ve personally drilled a lot. th-cam.com/video/WQNCzu4nf7A/w-d-xo.htmlsi=3066rG_1nuLVbeq5

Thanks! Glad it was of help!

I would agree that the sitting stance is not intended to be fought in, but it is a conditioning stance like it is in other martial arts like karate and taekwondo. The stance, when done correctly, is stable forward and back when you hunker down into it.

If you look at the only sword Manuel we still have from Korean antiquity, the muyedobotonji, there are indeed straight and Japanese swords, but also curved swords. Whether historically they originated from Korea or evolved from another country has been debated without historical certainty.

What an idiotic take. "They only used straight swords" isnt a statement anyone can make. Aside from historical examples proving this to be wrong, it's pretty daft to take a screenshot of a culture at one fixed point in time and apply generalizations that it was never any different than what was popular once.

If I recall I go through the stances from the side in the more detailed basics series on the channel, though it is a lot more spread out.

In some ways the counter balance would help power a cut whether or not contact is made, but that does beg the question of if you need to counterbalance that much for a specific move, maybe don’t throw that move. I like it as a prototype to learn to feel out counterbalancing within your body, but in a fight I’m more likely to stay grounded.

Is it possible that the leg lift is used to kick yourself off of the target after you landed the final cut to regain distance?

@@josephdif I strongly think just stepping back would be far more effective and efficient

@@JustaBug true

If the force of the leg lift was more toward a target, I would then agree. All the leg lifts I’m thinking about have the knee coming more center. In Gumdo we do have kicks for that purpose, but they’re kicks and not leg lifts

Thank you!

This one is very light. The move itself is still viable for heavier weapons, but it’s commonly seen in “creative” weapons forms more about aesthetic than application.

It’s Korean! Literal translation is eastern sea sword art, but it’s a reference to the rising sun in the east.

@@TheSwordLynx I know man just kidding around. It’s very cool just a funny English spelling 🙃

All good! It’s how the Federation chose to anglify the Hangul even if most people would translate it into haedong kumdo.

@@TheSwordLynx very interesting videos. Im fascinated by Korean culture (with the exception of kpop 😫) One of my best friends is Korean and it's always fun to hear about different cultural norms, customs and history.

I’m even more confused because google translate says this is “The enemy of the district attorney”

I think some of the words have changed their meaning since the brown book was published. I’m told that the blue book uses the same term as the brown book, and doesn’t modernize it.

It’s one way to add legitimacy to a modern martial art by quoting an older text, brown book being the muye dobo tongji.