Haidong Gumdo Basics with Korean

A video following the Federation basics with a phonetic spelling for the movements! Because the anglicization of Korean is not standardized, you may and have seen every Korean word spelled differently. Enjoy!
P.S. I apologize for the random shuttering of the footage early on; I legit have no idea why that happened.
As always, this video isn't representative of the World Haidong Gumdo Federation (WHDGDF) or its subdivisions. These views are strictly those of the master(s) in the video.
Master Bryan Ezawa at the time of this video is a fourth degree in Gumdo, instructor and master certified by the WHDGDF, and the Technical Director of the East Coast Haidong Gumdo Association. We're also building up our website so take a look at www.eastcoasthaidong.org/

[@intaherbalhealthcare7015]

Thankyou for you time and passion, this is a Fantastic teaching resource that you have been creating, this latest addition has helped me understand the content of the blue book so much more than the pictures and text, and our translations of it all. loving it. cheers

[@TheSwordLynx]

You are most welcome!

[@taichiterryscott4146]

Thank you, this is so useful

[@TheSwordLynx]

I’m glad! I would have put the Hangul but the editing software didn’t accept it!

[@stormshadowctf]

Very helpful!!!!!!

[@stormshadowctf]

Could you a demo on the stances from the side please

[@TheSwordLynx]

If I recall I go through the stances from the side in the more detailed basics series on the channel, though it is a lot more spread out.

[@rahhh_rahhh21]

Thank you

[@TheSwordLynx]

You're welcome!

[@stormshadowctf]

Hai dong!

[@rajeshkhilari]

What should be the dimensions of the sword ? I have 5 swords of 29" + 10" and 31" + 10". Each weighing 1 kgs. I find them very heavy for the manoeuvres they are meant for. Also, the length seems inconveniently long.

[@TheSwordLynx]

Standard length for an adult is 100cm or about 39 inches total. It’s a pretty standard length, though I prefer to practice with longer swords; my personal one is 42 or so inches.

[@xinzeng-iq7zv]

what is this, diabl iii

[@gbrkura4467]

Everyone should try it. He swings the sword with his legs wide apart parallel to his shoulders, but this is not useful in practice as he only swings the sword with his arms to keep his body from shaking. Because just by pushing his body with your fingertips, he falls backwards. Japanese samurai don't stand like this because it's practical. (You don't stand like this in any martial art) In other words, it's just a show.

[@TheSwordLynx]

I would agree that the sitting stance is not intended to be fought in, but it is a conditioning stance like it is in other martial arts like karate and taekwondo. The stance, when done correctly, is stable forward and back when you hunker down into it.

[@allanledner]

😅 *PromoSM*

[@gbrkura4467]

Laughable! Although the sword is being swung using an imitation of a Japanese sword, it is not the way a Japanese sword is used. In Korea, there were only Chinese straight swords, and the Japanese swords were imitations of ones sent from Japan.

[@TheSwordLynx]

If you look at the only sword Manuel we still have from Korean antiquity, the muyedobotonji, there are indeed straight and Japanese swords, but also curved swords. Whether historically they originated from Korea or evolved from another country has been debated without historical certainty.

[@Jaedeok82]

What an idiotic take. "They only used straight swords" isnt a statement anyone can make. Aside from historical examples proving this to be wrong, it's pretty daft to take a screenshot of a culture at one fixed point in time and apply generalizations that it was never any different than what was popular once.