SWORDDUELING.COM » Kumdo/Gumdo http://sworddueling.com "The exercising of weapons putteth away aches, griefs, and diseases, it increaseth strength and sharpeneth the wits, it giveth a perfect judgment, it expelleth melancholy, choleric, and evil conceits, it keepeth a man in breath, in perfect healthe, and long life." - George Silver (1599) Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:17:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 2 Swords Gumdo Form http://sworddueling.com/2009/11/16/2-swords/ http://sworddueling.com/2009/11/16/2-swords/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:12:32 +0000 V http://sworddueling.com/?p=384
I’d like to see how these spins work in combat. Very kumdo in that aspect.

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Haidong Gumdo is like Kumdo, but with an emphasis away from cutting down and towards horizontal spinning attacks that supposedly are geared to the battlefield more than the duel (at least that’s how the videos make it seem).

I like this video of test cutting but what looks to be choreographed preposterous swordfights, as opposed to real fights, is something I do not like at all.

Pul-leaze. I don’t like kendo’s rules and constrictions but this is worse.

Why can’t I find this stuff in English? Or where can I?

While traditional Korean sword forms are contained in the Bonguk Geombeop (Korean sword method), other geombeop are taught within Haidong Gumdo curricula, including:

* ???? Ssangsu Geombeop (method of using the double handed sword)
* ???? Simsang Geombeop (method of the heart of swordsmanship)
* ???? Yedo Geombeop (method of using the short sword)
* ???? Jedok Geombeop (Admiral’s sword method)
* ???? Jangbaek Geombeop (the Jangbaek method)
* ??? Wae Geombeop (Japanese method)
* ???? Wuisu Geombeop (method of using the sword with one hand)
* ???? Ssanggeom Geombeop (The method of using two swords)

Oh wait, here is some stuff
http://www.kumdousa.org/English/forms.htm
But I can’t make these work (or don’t see the utility).
This sounds encyclopedic – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muye_Dobo_Tongji & available.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumdo
http://hdgdforum.com/
Swords mainly in the NE & SW.
http://www.ushaidong.net/schools/

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