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HOONLYUN

THE JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES TAEKWONDO ALLIANCE

VOLUME VI, NUMBER 2 May 15, 2024

Table of Contents

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Taekwondo, the Korean Martial Art, and Its Relationship to Japanese Karate

The Korean martial art/sport of Taekwondo is very distinctive, but it is also homologous to Japanese Karate even though not everyone is eager to accept this relationship. I believe it is important for Taekwondo practitioners to know the real history of their beloved martial art and to not feel distress if its relationship to Karate is pointed out. On the contrary, it should be a point of pride.

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HOONLYUN Feature

Grandmaster Jon Wiedenman

Passing the Legacy Forward

Reflecting on almost 60 years in the martial arts, I am filled with joy, gratitude, optimism, and amazement. I don’t think I ever sought the “meaning of life,” to the contrary, I sought to “give life meaning”; moreover, to share this with others.

Common Threads

Chang Hon Taekwon-Do and WT Taekwondo

Martial arts training is an inherently risky endeavor, but there are many things school owners and instructors have at their disposal to mitigate these risks to create a safe environment for students and to be prepared in case of injury, accident, or health crisis. Many of these are common-sense measures that can be easily implemented. Other procedures will involve training of staff and specialized equipment and strategies.

Art Feature: Celadon: Exquisite Ceramics of Korea

Master Yoon Byung-In’s Legacy: The Changmoo-Kwan and Kangduk-Won

Harmonizing External Aspects of Practice (Rigorous Discipline and Repetition of Ideal Forms) with Internal Goods (Focused Concentration and Awareness) to Progress from Praxis to Internalization to Intuition

Fitness Drills for the Martial Artist: Supplements to Taekwondo Training

A Taste of Korea: Bibim Guksu

From the Editor

Welcome to the May 2024 edition of HOONLYUN, the Journal of the United States Taekwondo Alliance.

This is our 12th edition and we are so thrilled that the Taekwondo community has embraced this publication. This gives us the energy, motivation, and catalyst to keep providing you with cultural, academic, and practical information for your martial arts enlightenment.

Our feature article in this edition contains reflections from Grandmaster Jon Wiedenman on his life and training in Chang Moo Kwan first with Grandmaster Dae Woong Chung and then with Supreme Grandmaster Nam Suk Lee. Grandmaster Wiedenman gives insights into his almost 60 years of training and life experience with joy and gratitude.

Also in this edition, you will find an examination of the relationship between Taekwondo and Japanese Karate by Master Alberto Borjas as well as an exploration of the common techniques between Ch’ang Hon (ITF) TaekwonDo and Kukkiwon (WT) Taekwondo by Master Stuart Anslow. Master Robert McLain exhibits and outlines the lineage of the Chang Moo Kwan and Kang Duk Won schools from the original Seoul Jung Ang YMCA Kwon Beop Bu club founded by Yoon, Byung-In; and Grandmaster Philip Ameris provides some supplemental fitness techniques to enhance your Taekwondo training. Finally, we proffer a scholarly paper from the president of iACT (the International Academic Center for Taekwondo) Dr. Ron Dziwenka on how the internalization of practice becomes intuition in training paradigms.

And once again we present our expanded USTA Affiliate School News and recipe feature for a cool summer Korean noodle dish.

Please contact us if you would like to submit a contribution for future issues of this valuable publication. We here at HOONLYUN hope to continue providing inspiration to keep you on your training path and to widen your Taekwondo horizons.

Best wishes for your continued health and well-being.

Respectfully,

Mary Sudul, 4th Dan Editor-in-Chief

About the Authors

Grandmaster Philip Ameris, 9th Dan, has been a martial artist for the past 51 years and is Grandmaster Hee I’ll Cho’s senior student. He is the technical director of the Action International Martial Arts Association (AIMAA) and has operated his dojang since 1997. His practical and realistic approach to traditional Taekwondo has lead him to success in both kickboxing as well as bare knuckle knockdown competitions.

Master Stuart Anslow is a 5th Dan black belt in the art of Taekwon-Do and is well known in the UK and internationally. He is a full-time instructor of Taekwon-Do, teaching at his Academy in Middlesex, London. He also runs Self Protection courses for groups associated with his local Council, manages martial arts at a private school, was Assistant Coach for the Harrow Borough Karate team for five years, and is the instructor for movie star Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire, The Last Airbender). Anslow was a regular writer for the UK martial arts press, having written many articles for Taekwon-do and Korean Martial Arts, Combat, Martial Arts Illustrated, and Fighters magazines and now publishes his own Taekwon-Do magazine Totally Tae Kwon Do.

Master Alberto Borjas has almost 50 years of training and teaching martial arts. Originally from Cuba, he was one of the first Taekwondo (Kukkiwon) black belts and WTF International referees from that country. Master Borjas is currently a 7th dan in Taekwondo and a 5th Dan in Chayon-Ryu Martial Arts, where he has been training under its founder, Grandmaster Kim Soo since 2013. Master Borjas was inducted into the World Taekwondo Hall of Fame in 2021. He also holds rank in Shorin Ryu Karate-Do and in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. He has trained in several other martial arts including Judo, Krav Maga, Tai Chi, and Chin Na. He currently resides in The Woodlands, Texas, with his wife and two daughters and continues practicing and teaching martial arts.

Dr. Ron Dziwenka (Kukkiwon 7th Dan; Changmookwan Taekwondo 7th Dan) holds a PhD in East Asian Studies from the University of Arizona and an MA from Yonsei University. He has published several papers on martial arts philosophy and presented his research at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Scientific Congress as well as at international conferences in the Republic of China, Republic of Korea (ROK), People’s Republic of China (PRC), Canada, Mexico, and the USA. During his 12 years in the ROK, he was a contributing member of the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) Research Society and was an invited member of the WTF Scientific Research Committee (2015-2017). He is currently the Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy (JAAL) and an adjunct faculty member in the History Department at Salisbury University (USA) as well as a member of the Society for the Study of Philosophy and the Martial Arts and the American Philosophical Society. He is a Co-founder and the President of International Academic Center for Taekwondo (iACT).

Master Robert McLain is a 7th Dan black belt and Successor of Grandmaster Kim Pyung-soo; he serves as Secretary General of the International Chayon-Ryu Martial Arts Association. Mr. McLain assisted Grandmaster Kim’s documentation of Master Yoon’s life and history from Grandmaster’s Kim’s 50 years of research about Master Yoon.

Mr. McLain has spent the last two years living in Okinawa, Japan, while contracted to teach Womens’ Self-Defense for the U.S. Army at Torii Station, teaching at his private dojang in Takahara, and training with various sensei/sabeom friends on the island.

Grandmaster Jon Wiedenman, 9th Dan, grew up in the warm Southern California coastal environs. He developed a very early interest in the martial arts at 8, a passion which lasted for life. He focused after his teens on the Korean art of traditional Chang Moo Kwan Taekwondo, becoming a Master after 23 years of diligent training under Dae Woong Chung located in Pomona, California. At age 44, he established a relationship with Supreme Grandmaster Nam Suk Lee and he trained until his teacher passed away in 2000. Wiedenman currently resides in the the Seaside town of San Pedro, California, where his main “Master’s Dojo” is located overlooking the Pacific Coast and the Los Angeles Harbor.

From the Publisher

Welcome to Volume VI/No. 2 of HOONLYUN: The Journal of the United States Taekwondo Alliance.

Those of you who have become avid readers of HOONLYUN, may notice that this issue is missing two standard components; one being the book review, and the other, the student’s perspective. Why is this? Simply put, the wealth and length of the far-ranging literary contributions appearing in this volume cried out for space; more acreage to feed the mind. The most significant of these is an in-depth interview with Grandmaster Jon Wiedenman, 9th Dan and disciple of Chang Moo Kwan founder, Nam Suk Lee. Their relationship is one that spanned decades and here you will receive a full dose of that experience.

In addition, we are delighted to present an article authored by 7th Dan, and iACT president, Dr. Ron Dziwenka spotlighting a concept that I personally have been exploring as of late—the concept of training versus practice.

Moreover, we include pieces by authors who have appeared frequently in past issues of HOONLYUN. We welcome again, Master Stuart Anslow, publisher of Totally TaeKwonDo magazine, Grandmaster Philip Ameris, senior student of Grandmaster Hee Il Cho, and Master Alberto Borjas and Master Robert McClain, both disciples of Grandmaster Pyong Soo Kim. We are honored beyond measure to have such illustrious scholarship fill our pages.

But this publication, released twice a year, is not about any one individual; it is a representation of the academic and technical knowledge offered up by the collective efforts of the global Taekwondo community at large, unhindered by paid commercial advertising, relying instead for its survival through the dollars and dedication of its readers. If you feel that this beautifully-edited, full-color, hard-copy journal is of value, please alert your colleagues to the existence of HOONLYUN and invite them to visit our web sites at www.hoonlyun.com and www.ustaweb.com where this edition and past issues may be purchased.

Thank you for your ongoing support of HOONLYUN. With your help we look forward to disseminating the multitude of perspectives that define Taekwondo, in tandem with the rich heritage of Korea, for many years to come.

To all our readers, on my behalf and that of my late teacher and founder of the USTA, Grandmaster Rhin Moon Richard Chun, stay safe, be well, and train hard.

Grandmaster Doug Cook 9th Dan, Publisher/Pemako Press

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ABOUT THE UNITED STATES TAEKWONDO ALLIANCE

The United States Taekwondo Alliance was founded in 2023 by Grandmaster Doug Cook, 8th Dan, and a senior student of the late Grandmaster Rhin Moon Richard Chun. As successor to the United States Taekwondo Association established in 1980 by Grandmaster Chun, the mission of the United States Taekwondo Alliance is to promote excellence in the traditional and evolving art of Taekwondo. While continuing to promote the legacy of Chun Kwanjangnim, the organization actively inserts its own contributions into the great chain of martial wisdom, focusing on the art of Taekwondo rather than the sport, consciously viewing the discipline as a Way of Life.

With affiliate schools across America, the USTA faithfully maintains traditional technique and Korean martial arts doctrine by hosting educational seminars, online and in-dojang classes, a comprehensive standardized curriculum, certification across a number of levels, cultural and training tours to Korea, and through HOONLYUN: The Journal of the United States Taekwondo Alliance (www.hoonlyun.com).

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