The name means "the way of the sword," and is a cognate with the Japanese term. Kendo , then still known as gekiken , was introduced to Korea from Japan in as a form of police and military training. After Japan outlawed all Korean martial arts, they introduced Japanese martial arts such as judo and kendo to schools. After the occupation ended, kumdo restructured itself, and the Korean Kumdo Association was formed in The rules and the equipment are almost the same as those of kendo because the two have only been allowed to diverge since Kumdo tournaments have abandoned some elements of Japanese culture, such as the squatting bow sonkyo performed by competing kumsa or kenshi at the beginning and end of a match.
The hogu, or armor, are often simplified compared to kendo's bogu. In competition, the main differences between kendo and kumdo are stylistic. Kumdo practitioners generally favor a dynamic style of play, focusing on using fast, aggressive, and effective small motion strikes to create openings for attacks. Kendo practitioners however, general focus on the perfect single strike, waiting patiently for an opening and the correct timing to land a decisive attack.
In recent years, with frequent contact between kendo and kumdo stylists through cross-training and competition, this distinction has somewhat blurred, as individual practitioners of either kendo and kumdo have preferred styles of play.
May 4, GMT. I do not think your question was rude, but rather asked out of curiosity. Thank you for being sensitive about this Sport Kendo and Sport Kumdo are for all intents and purposes, the same thing to my eyes I am not a practitioner of either, so take this statement with lots of salt. I am assuming that many of the drills they use to get ready to compete in Kendo Federation competitions are similar. I looked for a demo of some good Kendo sparring and found this nice vid with some slomo: www.
Kendo kata are performed with two people uchidachi and shidachi. Much of Haedong Gumdo "kata" are performed solo, kind of like an empty hand form. Partner forms have some big advantages over solo forms, there are many essays on this topic around by much better and more experienced writers. Google can help with this. Haedong Gumdo forms put an emphasis on thinking about more than one attacker, or being on a battlefield.
Sabunim has said to me "imagine bad guys all around you". I guess this could be hard to do as a partner drill? Heh, may as well do SCA then You might be interested in these kata vids for comparison purposes: Kendo kata vids: video.
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Now let's see how well you handle it. However, we pronounce them differently. So I am sure Chinese people pronounce kendo differently. For example, wushu is bujutsu in Japanese; Same characters but different pronunciation.
Another example is chi. In Japanese we say, ki. So if the Korean is doing kendo but pronouncing it as kumdo, then I think it is a tendency. They tend to do kendo focusing on more striking, i. Maybe it is the tendency of those national representatives who compete in the world championships. If they do not do kendo i.
I must say this though. Even though we have different pronunciations, we have the word, "way". We all know what that means. We have the same meaning no matter who reads it. And I also believe that the concept of "the way" must be the same or quite similar. The above-mentioned organization of kendo is Nihon Kendo Kyokai. They have their own theory of kendo.
However, they still use the word kendo, so we should have the same goal as "do". People may have different purposes, theories and thoughts in what they train, but as far as I am concerned "the concept of the way" should be the same. Therefore, no particular martial art is better than other as long as it is the Do. Please refer to " Meaning of the Way: What is the Way? Myke Cole, in his article " Rising Sun vs. Morning Calm: The Birth of a Korean Fencing Tradition " puts it better: "Much of the competition is metaphysical, as opponents seek to break the opponent's will by projecting the Ki spirit before moving to attack.
In watching footage of the All-Japan Championships, one can see this style at work, as fencers circle each other for long minutes without striking, attempting to find the perfect position before going for the point. To the uninitiated, it can appear that the majority of a Japanese traditional fencing match consists of taking small steps and otherwise doing nothing.
The Korean tradition has its patient moments as well, but places much more emphasis on vicious attack. Metaphysics have their role, but are downplayed in favor of raw speed and bodily force. Korean fencers are more willing to trade flurries of blows with an opponent, often relying on a vigorous attack to create the openings required to score.
The dynamic style of Korean fencing makes it more palatable to viewers, as the action is veritably nonstop. The large-motions that comprise much the esteemed beauty of the Japanese tradition are eschewed in favor of smaller, faster strikes. I hope this helps. Com: Thank you for your post. The article points out some differences between kendo and kumdo and kendo at All Japan Kendo Championships is used as an example of Japanese " seme " to seek an opening.
When you watch matches between Korean and Japanese, it is very obvious about the difference. I agree with that. Koreans strike more than Japanese and more fiercely. That is their kendo style. Nothing wrong with that. But it is a part of seeking an opening. Korean kendoists tend to seek an opening while striking.
That is their style. We can say that it is characteristics of kumdo or Korean kendo. And you have to know it is ONE way of seeking an opening. Once we learned striking a lot until you get a point, we move to the next step, which is to make an opening before we strike.
We see this at the high class kendo tournaments such as All Japan or other tournaments. Since I do not know how kumdo practitioners do kumdo when they get older or earn a high rank that is similar to Japanese 7th or 8th dan , I can only guess.
But I guess they must try to make an opening before they strike. Many compare kendo and kumdo and point out the differences. But they do not compare those sensei s with a high rank. Or they do not compare the concepts and goals of kendo and kumdo. I'm currently practicing Japanese Kendo. The ONLY difference aside from language and some etiquette is the focus of the training with regards to combat.
Kendo "looks" for an opening, while Kumdo "makes" an opening for the attack. This is why you see the Kumdo practitioners attack multiple times in the same "burst". The advantage of training to defend from these attacks is that your defense becomes very strong and you can see single attacks coming from a mile away. I've taken the best of both styles and feel very comfortable in my "combat" knowledge.
I would highly recommend that anybody that has the opportunity to train as a good-will gesture with Kumdo practitioners do so. Pick their brains for speed exercises. It will pay out in your next tournament. You probably misunderstood about seeking an opportunity. In kendo , we do create an opening. It is a part of seeking an opportunity. The description of making an opening in kumdo , i. We practice these fast and consecutive attacks at our early kendo phase from as early as 10 years old to 18 years old.
That is one way to make an opportunity. As we improve our kendo , we try to create an opening before we strike, not by strikes. That is why we try to make an opening by techniques such as harai. Aug 18, Rating Strike in chikama not valid? Could you please help me out here? Answer: I said, "In kendo, their strikes were not considered to be valid. But I don't know if they considered these strikes in chikama as valid cuts.
That's how I should say. Then again this is common in all foreigners who have not experienced many years of study in Japan. This results in more of pile driving movement resulting in a fast forward movement and dropping the hips. At one stage I used to warn my students to be prepeared to slog it out. However things seem to be lightening up. Korea without doubt fall second in the world to Japan. But there is still a significant gap to bridge.
They themselves would disagree with me. However that is what I could see having practiced with their national team on a number of occasions when they have visited. Dear H: " But there is still a significant gap to bridge Indeed there are Koreans who practice Kendo and even Koreans who practice Kendo and call it Kumdo owing to the commonality of the Chinese characters in both Japanese and Korean.
Japanese Kendo and traditional Korean swordsmanship are not identical, nor can one say that Korean sword is somehow lacking for its failures in emulating Japanese sword. Korean sword has drawn its influences from a number of sources including Japanese sword forms, Chinese sword forms and the weapons systems of the steppes tribes of central asia. Put another way, it would just as accurately be said that Japanese demonstrate inadequate Kumdo as to say that Koreans demonstrate inadequate Kendo.
But then it actually comes down to ones' perspective from one side of the Sea of Japan or the other. Jung Hak Seo, a senior person who sounds like he knows what he's talking about [ex. Guy H. Power Kenshinkan Dojo. Dear Mr Powers and Colin: " Well, it seems to me that Kumdo is kendo -- only repackaged.
Say, didn't we have this same discussion a few months back? Apparently there was no living "link" to Korean sword arts 1 because of the two-generation occupation by Japan from -- and Japan's actual "meddling" beginning ca and 2 because "so Korean martial arts weren't developed" So what we have is Japanese kendo repackaged to satisfy Korean practitioners.
Granted, it appears that "kumdo" has become as Korean as taekwondo from Shotokan -- but please let's not ignore the fact that it had its origin in Japanese kendo What else did you expect a Kendo player to say? If you re-examine an earlier post of mine you will also note that I agree that there are Kendo practitioners in Korea who use the Korean prnc of "Kendo" which is rendered "Kumdo" using the same characters.
This however was not the original question. If you remember the original question posed was what are the differences between Kendo and Kumdo. The more correct question would have been what are the differences between Kum Bop or Kum Sool and Ken-jutsu.
If you want to get perfectly candid the art of Korean swordsmanship can extend back before the Bronze age with the use of stone swords and knives, but I think that is outside the perview of this discussion. The simple fact is that the Korean martial traditions and the Japanese martial traditions support differing biomechanics for the use of the sword. Even the architecture of the sword is markedly different with the heavier and uniformly curved sword reminiscent of the Ming Dyn typical of the Korean weapon and the characteristic Katana emblematic of the Japanese weapon.
Now, I can appreciate that one most certainly develope no small amount of pride in the Japanese culture after studying their swordsmanship for a number of years. However, don't you think that the rest of the sword-wielding world including the Thai, Koreans, Afgans, Zulu etc.
How would you like to have Japanese sword characterized as "re-packaged Korean sword"? I just lost one hour's worth of cogitation! Bruce, I am not saying modern "Korean Swordsmanship" is ineffective. I am saying there is no "chain of custody" of methodologies, skills, etc.
Extant examples of ancient Korean swords some copying the katana structure are housed in museums -- and there are a few texts mentioning swordsmanship -- one is a copy of a Japanese fencing style Shinto Ryu?? I never doubted the ancient existance a systematized method of teaching Korean fencing. I am not saying modern "Korean Swordsmanship" is ineffective. Its not bad enough that the Japanese culture has suffered with this cross of patrilinear succession, but worse it has become a defacto standard in many places in the MA world such that even American simpletons spend their time assuming exotic titles and establishing arcane hierarchies.
The Korean teaching model for martial tradition is repeatedly identified as a function of the needs of the community overseen by a designated individual and passed from one competent artist to another as the needs of the community dictated. As near as I can tell only the Japanese have raised patrilinear succession to an art form in the martial arts for the good of power and commerce.
Apparently only the Japanese and their mimics would want to. What you see today is NOT borrowed from Japanese Kendo except by those individuals who have elected to practice Kendo and use the Korean interpretation of the Chinese characters to call it Kumdo. This may come as a bit of a shock but the Korean people did not need the Japanese to teach them how to use a sword, thanks all the same.
Were Korean sword form taken from Japanese sword it would be interesting to know what techniques the guerilla armies of the late 16th century used to drive the battle-hardened Japanese warriors out of Korea. And if it comes to a historic review we can go back to the intervention of the pre-Yamoto Japanese peoples on behalf of Shilla against Paekche in the 3rd cent. I wonder what sort of sword form was used then.
Perhaps you could do me a favor and locate a resource that explains why Kendo does not use the other 19 postures? Other cultures did not lose their links to sword training Traditional Shin sword was taught until about 10 years ago and apparently continues to be taught by one of the few remaining teachers who happens to live in Sidney, Aus.
There are at least four other sword styles of varying popularity in Korean.
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