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CHINA KOREA MONGOLIA AND TIBET
Gwon Gyokdo Haedong Gum Do Han Mu Do Hankido Hankumdo Hapkido
Hoi Jeon Moo Sool Hwa Rang Do Kuk Sool Won Kumdo Kun Mudo Kwon Bup
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Hankumdo is a Korean sword-art developed by the late Myung Jae Nam, the first plans to teach his sword techniques as a separate art emerged in 1986. Han (韓) Kum (劍) Do (道) mean Korea Sword Way

Myung Jae Nam however wanted to create a true Korean sword art without any foreign influences. Japanese sword arts developed into the art of man-to-man duelling during the peaceful Edo period and are characterized by a lot of attention to detail under the influence of Zen Buddhism. Traditional Korean arts never underwent this change and were purely taught to soldiers as a way to fight on the battlefield, although this does not mean that in Japanese arts battlefield techniques are not taught. Battlefield fighting is usually characterized by more flowing and on-going movements. In duel-style fighting a lot of attention is given to the one-strike-one-kill principle, whereas in battlefield-style fighting the emphasis is on keeping the sword in motion and always being ready for the next strike.

To give hankumdo a true Korean edge, master Myung Jae Nam used the Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, to teach the basic strikes of the art.

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