wiesiek wrote:ok,
thank you Guys for the word of warning.
To make my position clear, and answer the questions :
- If practicing Zen is cult in your opinion, then I`m doomed
- we paying by sweat on trainings, not any fee for instructor.
btw, interesting, that H.S. clips examples shows quite big crowd. We are 2- 4 crazy guys , and Mark has very few students in US.
- worth to mention, that first time from looong time I feel sore muscles next day, /I`m by any means greenhorn in heavy workouts/, and I like it .
- I posted the Shimgumdo page, but looked on it only briefly , so cannot comment about Kim`s performance yet,
but
I heard exactly the same comment all around, however based only from clips.
Things became quite different when it come to real fight - there are the words, of course,
so
I opened thread here in hope, that some of our board experienced members met him already, or will do
in the future
- Soe San Nim was with Kim in Japan for invitation from "fencing circle"- He was very proud of KIm and I`m no in position of trashing words of vulnerable Zen Master.
- there are big gaps in Korean fencing traditions, like here in Poland, and of course legends may sound weak
but
I`m not to sensitive in terms of Mastery, let it be : big or very big, not to mention the biggest
I can describe myself as not so bad and experienced in h2h combat only, then I was in hope , that somebody like you Finny, experienced in sword fencing give Kims a try ...
I simply like to train hard, and all moves which I get so far ,are :
not to complicated and looks very effective
-I don`t mop up a story, like penguin fish, but it doesn`t mean that I don`t like it
I'm glad you're enjoying the training Wiesiek - that's important. If you have an interest in sword arts I would encourage some research. There are branch dojo teaching Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto ryu (the sword art I study) in Poland - you might be interested to see the difference between authentic Japanese sword arts and Kwan Um Do Kwang in person.
I'm afraid I'm in Australia - not in a position to offer any personal opinion on Mr Kim, beyond what I can see on video. And I don't 'fence' I'm sorry. Apparently when the Katori Shinto ryu was being considered as an 'intangible cultural asset' by the Japanese Gov, they sent a Kendo player to test one of the shihan. When he stepped up without kendo armour or bamboo sword, the kendo guy quietly withdrew..