Tevatron044 yeah but i mean if she were attacked and just happened to have a sword with her (which is unlikely obviously but...) you can't deny she'd have a pretty good chance of slicing an arm off and kicking some ass
i want to see more of the korean weapon arts. it seems they are so overshadowed by TKD or even taekkyun. this sword dance was amazing... GIMME MORE!!!!!
Absolutely. This girl is definitely more then just a dancer. :) I also love how in both sequences, she does a cut and then cuts the top part in half before it falls.
Amazingly graceful, who cares where it's from or what kind of steel she's using. She commands the swords but they are her partners in the dance. You can almost see her flying around a battle cutting down all the men who are too enamoured with her beauty to see her as a threat.
How beautifully elegant. That was amazing! I envy her grace and control which is almost fantastical. Sorry, I'm getting excited, but that was really cool!
First time I've seen a sword dance. She was really graceful with her movements and sword control. Really well done. The music reminded me of soul calibur for some reason lol.
I recently posted an excerpt from Wikipedia about the two-sword Korean dance. I don't see it here now; perhaps it was removed for being too long. You' ll can easily look it up for yourselves. A lot of history as well as the sword -smithing in ancient times and today.
@Maglevspiritualgeek Actually, this is gummu (sword dance). Miss Yoon, Ja-kyung is performing the demonstration & she is a member of the Korea Haedong Kumdo Association.
And if you are like me, humiliation is worse than the mortal wounds. I'd slice my toe off and think "did anyone see me do that? tell me no one saw that." LOL
First song is called 'Yason' from the game 'Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata', a game based heavily from Korean influences (main artist for the game is Korean).
I think this lady is really beautiful! I see class in her thats hard to find in most woman these days! She seems very unique, somewhat traditional, and just very pleasant to look at! Two Thumbs Up! lol~
If you look at a gum's cross section vs a katana, it will be different. The profile shape looks the same, but how thick the sword is at various points in the blade are different...hence they are different swords.
It's more than art. It's submission to the blade (or blades in this case), and the blade accepting your intention. It's more than just wielding a piece of metal and she does it well.
"Geommu...a traditional [two] sword dance practiced in Korea. Geommu is performed with special costume, dance moves, and music. The dance is known for its grace in performance. Extra emphasis is placed on the movement of the costuming, notably the sleeves, in harmony with the movements of the dancer."...Wikipedia
It is haidong gumdo. And she does know the combat forms too...she just tends to win the dance part more then the combat part and as such most of the videos you see of he is for the dance. You do see a bit of her cutting at the end...but I have yet to see any videos of her sparring.
This performance shows Haidong Gumdo - Korean Swordsmanship since 1700 years..sword dance is one discipline in competitions. Clothes are adapted from traditional Korean Hanbok
Buddhism first arrived in Japan in the 6th century from the Southern part of the kingdom of Baekje on the Korean peninsula. The Baekje king sent the Japanese emperor a picture of the Buddha and some sutras. Japanese aristocrats built Buddhist statues and temples in the capital at Nara, and then in the later capital at Heian (now Kyoto)
It's a specific kind of sword. From wikipedia a sword longer than 2 shaku (approx. 2 feet or more). Shorter swords of the same variety were called wakizashi and the dagger was the tanto. It was most definitely a specific type of sword.
@centraltheorem2076 Although Haedong Kumdo is a modern system, the 2 handed sabre (雙手刀) was used prior to the 20th century not only by Japan, but also China & Korea. For historical reference, please read 武藝圖譜通志. Also, gummu (sword dance, 劍舞) does have historical precedence in pre-Japanese Occupation Korea; however, I do not posses the knowledge to determine how accurate this demonstration is (sword used, costume, choreography, etc.).
@MsDjessa So true right there... People don't realize that they had their own swords even before even coming in contact with one and another. Katana and Hwando existed even before knowing each other's existence.
While dancing has never really managed impressed me for long, since I have the nasty habit of dissecting movement patterns and stances, which stops any majesty I have for choreography in its tracks, I can honestly say that this person has talent and dedication. Their movements are slow and deliberate, even when the pace picks up, and the amount of time it must take to master wrist movements and sword grips so that the blade doesn't touch their bodies must be days, even weeks. Good job.
@Hanul91 Kyokushin is Japanese art developed by Mas Oyama aka Choi, Young-i. Mas Oyama's lineage stems from training in Chinese Kempo when he lived in China and then Shotokan Karate, under Gichin Funakoshi, in Japan.
Thanks sum1uknoh for the info on "kisaengs! In 16th century Thailand, semi-legendary queen Suriyothai is said to have fought on elephant back with pikes & other weapons; women & girls are well represented in Southern India's ancient art of Kalaripayatu with its array of blade weapons. In early medieval Europe, Viking women regularly handled swords. I would expect the same for Korea, with its long history of sword-based arts.
The Korean gum that she is using is essentially the same as a Japanese katana (single edged 2 handed sabre) barring slight differences in edge geometry and consruction. This is a demo of Gum Mu (sword dance) as dictated by the Korean sword art Haedong Gumdo. Thank you
@LatentRecognition Although it is possible that Buddhism was known to the Japanese previously, the "official" introduction of Buddhism to Japan is dated to 552 in Nihon Shoki (otherwise 538 according to the History of Gangōji monastery),[5] when Seong of Baekje sent a mission to Nara including some Buddhist monks or nuns, together with an image of Buddha, and numbers of sutras to introduce Buddhism.
I think I've read sometime before about her. There it said that she practiced like 8 hours at day since she was still a girl. She seems to have an innate grace for this... thanks for uploading the video, waveman618!!
Holy shit! I dont know much about the sword dance, it looks like any form of dancing to me, very graceful, very balanced, very aesthetic, but what I DO know is that to cut those reeds like that takes a HUGE amount of skill!
Why is it that people complain about who stole whatever from them? It's freaking 2010, for man's sake. Everyone's got influences and steal from others. It's not a crime. That's the way things evolve. And this is beautiful. Her cuts are amazing. I know of a lot of black belts who wouldn't do a single cut.
@anaelyssa Depends on your grasp of learning foreign languages. Korea is not extremely difficult to learn but there are a lot of rules when speaking and a lot of "understood" circumstances which need to be taken into account when speaking. One word like "bi" can mean several things. Plus there is a heirarchy in speaking. How I talk to a senior is not always the same as talking to a friend or a junior.
@Hanul91 No it was 1790 to be precise. It was written by Yi, Duk-moo and Pak, Dong-soo. You may be thinking about the Muye Jebo which is its predecessor. That was written in the late 1500's or early 1600's. That was based off the Chinese manual Kihyo Shinsu.
I am one with the wind!! Ha ha I was thinking the same thing. I feel really girly saying this in light of the beautiful art...but that skirt is awesome!
I'm currently taking Japanese shinkendo, which stresses efficiency and awareness, among other things. Though some of the techniques are similar to those of Haidong Gumdo (to an extent), the arts are still very, very different. I wish I could take both martial arts. I love the fluidity and the beauty of the "dance" that Haidong Gumdo teaches.
This looks so good that I'd like to train it... But again I've been training kenjutsu(japanese swordsmanship) for a year and I've come to know that one simple weel placed blow can be better than a 1000 cuts such as this.
@MrBooRadly At the time, the public opinion of Korea was divided into the open-country and exclusionist factions. That of Japan was also divided into pro- and anti-annexation factions. Ito Hirobumi was in opposition to annexation, while Terauchi Masatake was in favour of annexation. When Ito was assasinated by An Jung-geun, the pro-annexation faction got power over the anti faction, eventually managing annexation into reality.
Beauty, grace and danger. What a combination! I was relieved to see that the woman got to show that the swords were capable of cutting.
well, it's nice to watch, but i think you all are missing the key word here. It's a DANCE, not a martial art. It's an art, but not a combat art.
Tevatron044 yeah but i mean if she were attacked and just happened to have a sword with her (which is unlikely obviously but...) you can't deny she'd have a pretty good chance of slicing an arm off and kicking some ass
T S Jaky can hold her own
all she needs to do is slightly speed things up to turn an attacker into beef strips.
i want to see more of the korean weapon arts. it seems they are so overshadowed by TKD or even taekkyun. this sword dance was amazing... GIMME MORE!!!!!
Very beautiful. The dance was very graceful and powerful. I love seeing women wielding swords!
every new piece of culture i see helps me feel more alive. thanks for sharing this beauty!
I noticed that, too. I was completely enamored by this demonstration. It's quite possibly my favorite video on youtube.
very graceful... so beautiful you forget she's swining two lethal weapons around her.
Her poise is very admirable.
Absolutely. This girl is definitely more then just a dancer. :)
I also love how in both sequences, she does a cut and then cuts the top part in half before it falls.
Amazingly graceful, who cares where it's from or what kind of steel she's using. She commands the swords but they are her partners in the dance. You can almost see her flying around a battle cutting down all the men who are too enamoured with her beauty to see her as a threat.
How beautifully elegant. That was amazing! I envy her grace and control which is almost fantastical. Sorry, I'm getting excited, but that was really cool!
wow...beautiful...her moves are so smooth..and can flow really well...like the wind or water. i like this.
Why don't you just all enjoy this great performance? ... I really like her style :)
OMG I LOVE HER OUTFIT ^__^ this is beautiful YAY
Beautiful! And that skirt is gorgeous; makes your movements that much more exaggerated (in a good way!)
First time I've seen a sword dance. She was really graceful with her movements and sword control. Really well done. The music reminded me of soul calibur for some reason lol.
quite simply one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.
This is truly wonderful to see, it is a balance of grace and power.
She is moving with much grace, it was beautiful. Thanks for the video, waveman618!
Very beautiful. I rarely use that word so this is beyond a compliment of her abilities and beauty.
I recently posted an excerpt from Wikipedia about the two-sword Korean dance. I don't see it here now; perhaps it was removed for being too long. You' ll can easily look it up for yourselves. A lot of history as well as the sword -smithing in ancient times and today.
Nothing short of pure beauty, both blades and woman
Most elegant and beautiful to boot!
Sword-Dancer forever!
anyway to get a highquality video of this? Fascinating the way her dress comliments her sword dance with every turn and fold.
Mute the sound and throw some psy-trance over it. It's gorgeous
Lovely choreo! I love swords!
damn man, tis is not only a dance, this is pure martial arts ! this girl would be a great asassin in a movie ! great stuff man...
She's amazing! Beautiful marcial moves...
@Maglevspiritualgeek
Actually, this is gummu (sword dance). Miss Yoon, Ja-kyung is performing the demonstration & she is a member of the Korea Haedong Kumdo Association.
Wow that's amazing. Thank you for sharing! I always love seeing different cultural traditions.
Tis quite beautiful. Excellent poise, and very graceful.
Amazing and beautiful...wish the video was sharper. She deserves at least 1080p
It looks easy when she does it. I bet I could do it too-if by 'it' you mean possibly killing myself or humiliating.myself utterly
And if you are like me, humiliation is worse than the mortal wounds. I'd slice my toe off and think "did anyone see me do that? tell me no one saw that." LOL
That was really nice to watch. I agree with an earlier comment that the overblown music takes away from the first part of the performance.
First song is called 'Yason' from the game 'Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata', a game based heavily from Korean influences (main artist for the game is Korean).
It's a bgm of a korean video game- "Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata", the name of the song is "Theme of Yason"..maybe.
Very Good Video!!! I can see her true training during years and well-developed techniques, Excellent!!!
I think this lady is really beautiful!
I see class in her thats hard to find
in most woman these days! She seems
very unique, somewhat traditional, and just very pleasant to look at! Two Thumbs
Up! lol~
simply the best dual sword dance
This is beautiful! Thank you for sharing it!
Delightful. I liked the music and enjoyed the dance. Interesting, there are "sword dances" in so many different cultures.
If you look at a gum's cross section vs a katana, it will be different. The profile shape looks the same, but how thick the sword is at various points in the blade are different...hence they are different swords.
Wow! Graceful, powerful, alluring! Neat video :-)
Now THAT'S sword dancing in my opinion! Fluid and graceful, but also has some serious combative probability!
I'm pretty much in love with her dress.
It's more than art. It's submission to the blade (or blades in this case), and the blade accepting your intention. It's more than just wielding a piece of metal and she does it well.
This is a demonstration of Gum Mu (sword dance) and the performer is a member of the Korea Haedong Kumdo Association.
Thank you
"Geommu...a traditional [two] sword dance practiced in Korea. Geommu is performed with special costume, dance moves, and music. The dance is known for its grace in performance. Extra emphasis is placed on the movement of the costuming, notably the sleeves, in harmony with the movements of the dancer."...Wikipedia
Fighting ... with ease and grace^^Love her style!
shes beautiful. and her traditional looking outfit is gorgeous. putting swords in her hands just makes me want to marry her even more so.
It is haidong gumdo. And she does know the combat forms too...she just tends to win the dance part more then the combat part and as such most of the videos you see of he is for the dance. You do see a bit of her cutting at the end...but I have yet to see any videos of her sparring.
Excellent grace and poise.
beauty, grace, and lethality
you can see it on the clothes that its korean...
she is wearing something really similar to a heanbok a korean traditional dress
I think you're amazing! Thank you for sharing this!
Can't imagine how hard it must be to execute the Kata with that highly restrictive & heavy dress on, Yet she manages it with grace and amazing speed.
This performance shows Haidong Gumdo - Korean Swordsmanship since 1700 years..sword dance is one discipline in competitions. Clothes are adapted from traditional Korean Hanbok
great footwork and feel
Buddhism first arrived in Japan in the 6th century from the Southern part of the kingdom of Baekje on the Korean peninsula. The Baekje king sent the Japanese emperor a picture of the Buddha and some sutras. Japanese aristocrats built Buddhist statues and temples in the capital at Nara, and then in the later capital at Heian (now Kyoto)
Wow, Amazing, I see a Fusion of Chinese & Japanese sword styles in her performance.
i love that dress and its sleeves
It's a specific kind of sword. From wikipedia a sword longer than 2 shaku (approx. 2 feet or more). Shorter swords of the same variety were called wakizashi and the dagger was the tanto. It was most definitely a specific type of sword.
Such a pretty dress! O_O
@centraltheorem2076 Although Haedong Kumdo is a modern system, the 2 handed sabre (雙手刀) was used prior to the 20th century not only by Japan, but also China & Korea. For historical reference, please read 武藝圖譜通志. Also, gummu (sword dance, 劍舞) does have historical precedence in pre-Japanese Occupation Korea; however, I do not posses the knowledge to determine how accurate this demonstration is (sword used, costume, choreography, etc.).
@MsDjessa So true right there... People don't realize that they had their own swords even before even coming in contact with one and another. Katana and Hwando existed even before knowing each other's existence.
@watsupzzful I am not sure if there are double sword dances in Japanese culture, but I know there is a fan and sword dance.
Beautiful, very graceful, I'm mesmerised! :)
While dancing has never really managed impressed me for long, since I have the nasty habit of dissecting movement patterns and stances, which stops any majesty I have for choreography in its tracks, I can honestly say that this person has talent and dedication. Their movements are slow and deliberate, even when the pace picks up, and the amount of time it must take to master wrist movements and sword grips so that the blade doesn't touch their bodies must be days, even weeks. Good job.
@Hanul91 Kyokushin is Japanese art developed by Mas Oyama aka Choi, Young-i. Mas Oyama's lineage stems from training in Chinese Kempo when he lived in China and then Shotokan Karate, under Gichin Funakoshi, in Japan.
Thank you.
To think...back in the day....when we this was used for real....god i wish i was back there to witness the entirety and epicness of the culture...
Thanks sum1uknoh for the info on "kisaengs! In 16th century Thailand, semi-legendary queen Suriyothai is said to have fought on elephant back with pikes & other weapons; women & girls are well represented in Southern India's ancient art of Kalaripayatu with its array of blade weapons. In early medieval Europe, Viking women regularly handled swords. I would expect the same for Korea, with its long history of sword-based arts.
The Korean gum that she is using is essentially the same as a Japanese katana (single edged 2 handed sabre) barring slight differences in edge geometry and consruction. This is a demo of Gum Mu (sword dance) as dictated by the Korean sword art Haedong Gumdo.
Thank you
@Kleiber2004 during joseon period, koreans used "katana" looking swords as well
@LatentRecognition Although it is possible that Buddhism was known to the Japanese previously, the "official" introduction of Buddhism to Japan is dated to 552 in Nihon Shoki (otherwise 538 according to the History of Gangōji monastery),[5] when Seong of Baekje sent a mission to Nara including some Buddhist monks or nuns, together with an image of Buddha, and numbers of sutras to introduce Buddhism.
I think I've read sometime before about her. There it said that she practiced like 8 hours at day since she was still a girl. She seems to have an innate grace for this... thanks for uploading the video, waveman618!!
Holy shit! I dont know much about the sword dance, it looks like any form of dancing to me, very graceful, very balanced, very aesthetic, but what I DO know is that to cut those reeds like that takes a HUGE amount of skill!
So beautiful and inspiring!
Is the Korean language hard to learn?
Why is it that people complain about who stole whatever from them? It's freaking 2010, for man's sake. Everyone's got influences and steal from others. It's not a crime. That's the way things evolve. And this is beautiful. Her cuts are amazing. I know of a lot of black belts who wouldn't do a single cut.
@anaelyssa Depends on your grasp of learning foreign languages. Korea is not extremely difficult to learn but there are a lot of rules when speaking and a lot of "understood" circumstances which need to be taken into account when speaking. One word like "bi" can mean several things. Plus there is a heirarchy in speaking. How I talk to a senior is not always the same as talking to a friend or a junior.
@haanhasa Just a point of interest, Oyama trained in Chinese Kempo before Shotokan Karate.
That was awesome :) Replay button :D
@Hanul91 No it was 1790 to be precise. It was written by Yi, Duk-moo and Pak, Dong-soo. You may be thinking about the Muye Jebo which is its predecessor. That was written in the late 1500's or early 1600's. That was based off the Chinese manual Kihyo Shinsu.
... Can we just focus on the beauty of the dance? Man what I would give to learn how to do that.
It's almost like Ballroom dancing, except cooler.
Her name is Yoonjakyoung, and she is famous Korean traditional fencing(Geomdo)teacher and actress^^
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL
Beautiful to watch, and very controled.
beautiful dance!!
Just amazing!
Whateva man. Looked good to me, Beauty is timeless. The newer forms can mix well with the traditional. Open your mind.
I am one with the wind!! Ha ha I was thinking the same thing. I feel really girly saying this in light of the beautiful art...but that skirt is awesome!
They should make an RPG using her as the main character. That would be the best game ever!!!
Aside from the great dancing, the music is amazing.
@scottbaioisdead Yes, it was my understanding that they could only trace their lineage back to the late 70's. I never thought it was a tradtional art.
I'm currently taking Japanese shinkendo, which stresses efficiency and awareness, among other things. Though some of the techniques are similar to those of Haidong Gumdo (to an extent), the arts are still very, very different.
I wish I could take both martial arts. I love the fluidity and the beauty of the "dance" that Haidong Gumdo teaches.
This looks so good that I'd like to train it...
But again I've been training kenjutsu(japanese swordsmanship) for a year and I've come to know that one simple weel placed blow can be better than a 1000 cuts such as this.
It got so fancy in the middle :o
very beautiful dance!
@Hanul91 I may have misunderstood then. I will recheck this and get back to you on it if I can locate the time frame.
@MrBooRadly
At the time, the public opinion of Korea was divided into the open-country and exclusionist factions. That of Japan was also divided into pro- and anti-annexation factions. Ito Hirobumi was in opposition to annexation, while Terauchi Masatake was in favour of annexation. When Ito was assasinated by An Jung-geun, the pro-annexation faction got power over the anti faction, eventually managing annexation into reality.