EVENTS



Great Lakes Global
Taekwon-Do

Invitational Tournament
Sylvania, Ohio on Saturday, June
23rd.  Registration at 9:00-9:45 am.  
(You may register in advance for a
$5.00 discount.)
Competition at 10:00 am







Oulundsen's TaeKwon-Do

6/30/07: 1st US Taekwon-Do Open
Championships I.T.F. Elizabeth City,
North Carolina U.S.A







Centerline Martial Arts & Fitness

U.S.T.F. Nationals
July 20-21, 2007
8:45 Line-up
Host: Mr. Kevin McDaniel
Middleton, WI





Shadowkicks Taekwon-Do
JUNE 16, 2007
HAMILTON, ON
BRYAN'S TAEKWONDO
TOURNAMENT
Blue Cottage Taekwon-Do
www.bluecottagetkd.com
Issue 8 ~ Volume 1 ~ June  2, 2007
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                 HWA-RANG




                

HWA-RANG is named after the Hwa-Rang youth group,   which originated in the Silla Dynasty in the    
early 7th  century. The 29 movements refer to the 29th Infantry  Division, where Taekwon-Do
developed into maturity.
                                                         Movements - 29
              Ready Posture - CLOSED READY STANCE C









Who were the Hwarang?

You can still go there today. Nestled high in a wooden dale, remote and hidden on Tansok Mountain,
lies the Korean temple Shinson, which means "Spirit of Supernatural Being." Outside of Kyongju,
past the small village of Ujunggok, climb down to the stream and hike up through the pottery kilns
of the village, following a trail to the right of the stream through a terraced rice field. Near several
rock slides, the trail crosses the stream and begins a sharp ascent up the left slope. This path
reaches a higher valley to the left of the main valley. Hike from the village over an hour, and like the
Hwarang warriors of old, enter the grounds of Shinson temple (Shinson-sa), which gained fame
during the Silla period when Kim Yushin used these mountain ridges as his training area for the
Hwarang.
Historians have been fascinated by the Hwarang in recent years. While there is significant
historical material concerning the Hwarang warriors as an institution, there are still considerable
mystery and speculation as to their function. We do know that generals from the Silla period -
which took place from BC 57- 935 AD; Korean Silla Founder King Hyok Gosoi 1 to Korean Silla 56th
King Kyongsun 9 - claimed early training with the Hwarang movement. Probably because of this,
the Hwarang have become known as "Korean Silla knighthood," with the word hwarang often being
translated as "flower knights," though it literally means "flower of manhood," or "flowering
manhood."