Last Wednesday we had a visit from one of our Regional Examiners, Jennifer Gibbons, Sa Bom Nim. She’s from Basalt, Colorado. All of the kids loved the class, where she taught about awareness, effort and focus. The physical emphasis was on awareness and focus of our weapons. This has been a theme we’ve been working…
The last week of December, my family and I traveled to Santa Barbara, CA to visit Helena’s grandma. There I trained with Jang Sa Bom Nim, who I highly respect and admire as a martial artist and a high-level person. Not only is he a master of Soo Bahk Do, but he is also a…
Congratulations students! Last night marked our 6th Gup Shim Sa and the first ever adult shim sa. I was very proud of everyone’s performance. A couple of highlights include the white belts demonstrating their hyung. I commented that their performance was one of the best I’ve seen from white belts. Congratulations Cate, Ethan, and Johnny….
In November, I received a visit from my personal instructor, Oliver Whitcomb Sa Bom Nim. He is a Yuk Dan (6th dan) and lives in Hailey, Idaho. It was a special occasion for me in many ways. This was the first opportunity for the majority of my students to meet my instructor, who I consider…
Yuk Ro Sam Dan, most commonly referred to as Po Wol, is the third hyung in the Yuk Ro (pronounced Yoong-no) series created by Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee. These forms were inspired by Kwan Jang Nim’s study of the ancient Korean martial arts text Moo Yei Do Bo Tong Ji (武藝圖譜通志), written by…
Kyo Sa Nim Ed Horni dedicated his time at the 2008 Moo Do Festival and Championships taking photos. Many of the photos are of students of Wasatch Martial Arts Academy. Here are the links: http://picasaweb.google.com/ehorni/SeminarsAndDemos# http://picasaweb.google.com/ehorni/FormsAndSparring#
Kong Sang Koon Hyung is one of the most well-known and favorite hyungs in the martial arts community. It is practiced among Korean, Japanese, and Okinawan martial arts. Here we will examine the history of the hyung from its creation to its inception into the Moo Duk Kwan curriculum. We will also consider the…
Most languages have various verb conjugations for the past, present, and future. Korean also has various word endings denoting a certain level of respect. Some common terms in Korean are Each of these terms are very informal, and almost condescending. A more common rendition that you will hear native Koreans say is Annyong-haseyo and Anjeu-seyo….
On August 16, 2008, the following students participated in the Soo Bahk Do National Championships: Grace Greis, Mia Brickey, Elle Sweetland, Stephanie Nolan, Daphne Mitchie, Olyvia Mugweh, Davis Kahler, and Alex Kahler. I ended up placing first in hyung and 3rd in sparring. Their dedication to Soo Bahk Do does not go unnoticed and they…
