Tang Soo Do Books

[walteryinyells]

I don't know much about TSD/MDK, but a friend lent me a tape of TSD forms many years ago. and several of them were almost identical to the corresponding Ji Do Kwan forms.

The school I went to did the following forms (I've surely forgotten some of them, because it's been a long time).

Ki cho 1-3
Pyung ahn 1-5
Chol gi 1-3
Balsak Hyung
Kwan Kong Hyung
Chip Soo
Ji Te
Ilyo
Koryo
Kumgang...

I'm sure I've forgotten a few.

Ilyou and Koryo were borrowed from a more modern TKD organization, perhaps ITF... I'm not sure.

hi you forgot the combats forms they are creation of master cho, i´m not direct student from him but i´m belong to the h. cho org. in venezuela and we do all those forms you mention + the combats up to 8

[etierney]

Master Frederick Scott of AmKor Karate Institutes has just published his book, "Traditional Korean Karate Basics."  It is 192 pages and contains step-by-step pictures and instructions for material from 10th Gup White Belt through testing to 4th Gup Green Belt.

Sections of the book include:
-Basic Hand and Arm Techniques (Strikes and Blocks)
-Leg and Foot Techniques (Basic Kicking and simple leg sweep)
-Basic Forms (Gi Cho Hyung Il Bu through Pyung Ahn Sam Dan)
-One Step Fighting 1-8 (with and without a partner, and common mistakes)
-Introduction to Self-Defense (Multiple defenses against 6 grabs)
-Breaking Basics
-Basic Front Arm Block/Counter Drills
-Operating Procedures for Traditional Tang Soo Do International
-Terminology
-and more!

The book will be available online soon but for now is available by contacting Master Frederick Scott at AmKor Karate Headquarters at (610) 494-1122.  The cost is $35.00.  For more information about Master Scott, you may also visit www.amkorkarate.com and www.tangsoodo.org.

Tang Soo!
Master Erica Tierney

[Gi]

OK. Thanks

[Tiger1962]

Hi!
Some of you have mentioned some TSD books that you have. Maybe you could let us know what they are, what's in them and how usefull you found them. I would be really interested in hearing about Grandmaster Hwang Kee's books and if possible a ISBN number as I'm finding it hard to get hold of them here in the UK.

If you browse through the U.S. Soo Bah Do Moo Duk Kwan Federation website, you might be able to purchase them there.

www.soobahkdo.com

[Gi]

I've just got another one. It's called Moo Duk Kwan Tae Kwon Do by Richard Chun 1975. It's a good little bassic book not as comprehensive as the other one though.

[Gi]

Yes there seems to be some common to both.

[Bluecrab]

I don't know much about TSD/MDK, but a friend lent me a tape of TSD forms many years ago. and several of them were almost identical to the corresponding Ji Do Kwan forms.

The school I went to did the following forms (I've surely forgotten some of them, because it's been a long time).

Ki cho 1-3
Pyung ahn 1-5
Chol gi 1-3
Balsak Hyung
Kwan Kong Hyung
Chip Soo
Ji Te
Ilyo
Koryo
Kumgang...

I'm sure I've forgotten a few.

Ilyou and Koryo were borrowed from a more modern TKD organization, perhaps ITF... I'm not sure.

[Gi]

Bluecrab do you think there is a lot of difference between JDK and TSD MDK? What Hyungs did you study ?

[Bluecrab]

In the book he refers to his art as Tae Kwon Do (or Korean Karate)...

Yes, he did the same thing with his school in New York. I can't explain it.

I trained at his school for a while several years back (he has since closed his school). He taught Ji Do Kwan. According to his account, JDK was one of the seven original kwans that united to form TKD in the early 50s. Just as happened with some of the other kwans, a fair number of JDK people refused to join the new TKD organization and continued to teach JDK.

I always thought that Master Cho deserved a lot of credit for being among the first Koreans to acknowledge Korean karate's Japanese roots, particularly in Shotokan.

Anyway, the book is a very good reference source for karate/TKD people from any style. Master Cho was known for producing outstanding free-fighters.

[Gi]

Yes it is. Ok I don't know much about Ji do Kwan I've never seen it here in the UK. In the book he refers to his art as Tae Kwon Do (or Korean Karate) which was known before as Tang Soo Do.

[Bluecrab]

I Just got hold of an old book called Tae Kwon Do secrets of Korean Karate.

Is this S. Henry Cho's book that you're referring to? (His Korean name is Cho Shi Hak)

If it is, he was a Ji Do Kwan guy, not TSD.

[Gi]

I Just got hold of an old book called Tae Kwon Do secrets of Korean Karate. It was written in 1968 and   reminds me of the old Garcia book (takes me back a few years) It is basically Tang soo do with some really good basics in it, I'm now going to chill with it and imagine I'm 19 again.

[Gi]

Thanks - I think it sounds like one to have but it can wait a while

[Brandon]

Hmm, it's really just a semi autobiographical book about Hwang Kee's founding of his school. He talks a bit about how and why he was exposed to different martial arts, as well as some of the difficulties he faced keeping the early school's going. He also talks about how it has grown since then. There isn't much information that isn't available elsewhere, but it is nice to have it from the founder's pen. Though it is extremely short for the steep price tag. (US$40) Maybe this is something that could go in a dojang library.

[Gi]

Thanks Brandon - is it worth having and whats in it.