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Koryo Form Poomse For Taekwondo Basic Version
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Video Source: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RvaVk67c68
This video demonstrates the Form or Poomse called Koryo as we teach it in our program. The video shows the form from 4 angles, front, back, left side and right side. • Background music from AudioNautix. Thank you! • A few movements in KORYO are interpreted differently or changed for show and competition by many instructors, so check with yours before using this video as a reference to learn the form. • For example: front snap kicks and side kicks with the exception of the beginning knee strikes are typically done as high as you can do them instead of to the mid-section of your opponent. This is typical for demonstration purposes because it adds flare or shows the flexibility of the person performing it. Some individuals will drag their front foot back into walking stance after performing the low-section spear hand strike and some will drag the back foot forward. Many do not execute a forward elbow strike just before transitioning into horse riding stance and executing the supported side elbow strike. Just before performing the last line some will slide their left foot to the right while executing the hammer fist strike. • At one national competition I witnessed a gentlemen do this entire poomse tension style, like a robot This form is altered so much I cannot list all the variations I have personally seen. Even if you buy multiple books with the WTF endorsement, they may all show different ways of performing this form. • In this video I execute techniques as our WTF reference explains them and not for show or competition. There are plenty of other videos showing competition style forms. This is for our students to learn from. • • I try and stick with function versus show, so use this video only as a supplement to class time in order to remember the techniques and movements. Even though I have been practicing taekwondo for over 10 years, I never stop learning small details about each form. As a result I am always trying to improve the techniques I do and make them more accurate to their originally intended purposes. • Koryo poomsae symbolizes seonbae which means a learned man, who is characterized by a strong martial spirit as well as a righteous learned man's spirit. The spirit had been inherited through the ages of Koryo, Palhae and down to Koryo, which is the background of organizing the Koryo poomsae. Koryo introduces several new techniques and movements such as, double side kick, outward hand blade strike, arc hand strike, leg grab, palm-up spear hand strike, supported outer elbow strike, inward hammer fist strike, and the pushing hand ready stance. Don't forget to follow us on facebook and twitter! • / martialyou • / martialyou • or tweet us @MARTiALYOU • Website - www.martialyou.com
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