Hwarang-do
Hwarang-Do ( kor. 화랑도 ) is a modern Korean martial art . Its name is composed of the name for an organization of the Silla Kingdom ( Hwarang ), which worked around the 3rd century , and the word Do , which means something like "spiritual path".
Hwarang-Do goes back to Lee Joo-bang and his brother Lee Joo-sang . They first learned Hapkido and then, according to their own account, were instructed in the ancient Korean martial arts of the Hwarang by a Korean monk named Suam Dosa . However, the information about her studies at Suam Dosa is unproven.
It is controversial among historians whether the Hwarang were really a military or a combative organization. Gu Hyosung writes in his thesis Aggression, Nationalism and Martial Arts in East Asia :
“Only a few military historians and conservative nationalist scholars have argued in favor of nationalism that Hwarang was a military organization of young nobles. However, most historians suspect that Hwarang was a religious organization that practiced a variety of physical cultures, of which martial arts was a component. Unfortunately none of this has been handed down. "
Individual proof
- ↑ Gu Hyosung: Aggression, Nationalism and Martial Arts in East Asia. Diploma thesis in the sports science department at the University of Hamburg, WS 1993/94. Reviewers: Claus Tiedemann and Peter Weinberg. P. 21.