gongkwon yusul australia seminar (Korean grappling jiu jitsu)
www.gongkwon,com Korean jiu-jitsu Hapkido ???? ??? Fly Seoul to Melbourne Fri 20 April – host in Melbourne is Vincent Bacon Seminars in Melbourne Sat 21 Apr and Sun 22 Apr. Fly Melbourne to Sydney Sun evening. Seminars in Sydney Mon 23 Apr to Wed 25 Apr – host in Sydney is Daniel Marie Note: Mon and Tue would be evening seminars – Wed can do all day as it is a publc holiday. Seminar in Central Coast – Evening Thu 26 Apr (Ron Rees) Seminar in Newcaslte – Evening Fri 27 Apr (Tup Moekaa) Seminar in Port Macquarie – Sat 28 Apr (Jamie Bennet) Seminar in Byron Bay – Sun 28 Apr (Shirsha) Seminar in Murwillumbah – Mon 29 Apr (Mark Fendley) Fly Brisbane to Seoul Tue 30 Apr (Michael Barrass)
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March 11th, 2010 at 1:59 am
it is
March 11th, 2010 at 2:49 am
not really im lookin at how he throws the punches and he does it with a dropping clearing angle n also starts from where the kukushin start the punch and thatss both hands start should width wide these r lil things im paying attendition 2 idk bout everyone else…
March 11th, 2010 at 3:01 am
actually it does look alot like straight kyokushin ashiara and enshin ver. more so with a lil judo/sambo aiki-jiujitsu taste to it
March 11th, 2010 at 3:28 am
joshiwan kiwan (joshua) sabonim is a maddd instructor mate brissy martial arts represent!
March 11th, 2010 at 4:16 am
I never attended his classes. I am in US. There are no dojang (schools) nearby that teaches Gongkwon. Here, grappling is all about BJJ and american style amature wrestling (collegiate/scholastic wrestling). I did no-gi bjj sparring with neighbor once. I know gongkwon through web and youtube videos. i speak Korean, so I went to many korean sites that mentioned Gongkwon.
March 11th, 2010 at 5:03 am
Yeh , i totally agree with you MMA,have you attended one of his classes or seminars? he’s a terrific teacher ,dosn’t matter if he dosn’t speak your language,he is very clear with all movement and technique,checkout his website,also his seminar on you tube in Australia,also i agree with you ,outsiders do think it’s another style or elements of other styles,it’s easy to see why ,i’m saying it’s a good blend of stand up and grappling ,well worth the time to train with Master Kang if you can…
March 11th, 2010 at 6:02 am
I think only reason why people think this is influenced by kyokushin is probably because
1) Master Kang is physically wide and buff compared to average people. (many kyokushin practicioners and the founder of kyokushin has that kind of physical characteristics.
2) Instead of hopping alot like boxing or taekwondo, gongkwon practicioners stay flat footed like kyokushin. I dont know why though.
3) The striking sparring is similar to kyokushin rules–> no punch to face and heavy kicks
March 11th, 2010 at 6:32 am
Thanks for that MMAfanForsure,yeh very aware of most of what you said ,i was stating alot of the striking resembles Kyokushin,not that it is,which has alot of knees and elbows thrown into that mix,leg kicks are very similar to thai,the judo movement is obvious and sometimes resembling its parent art jui jitsu <(refer to ‘Kimura” grappling / judo),i also agree its hasn’t got BJJ as far as i’ve been made aware,his seminar was awesome,clear and simple,worth while going to,recommend it to anyone…
March 11th, 2010 at 6:56 am
Master kang never took bjj. Newaza (floor work) is from judo. He took and once competed in judo.
March 11th, 2010 at 7:49 am
Foundations of this art are Judo, Hapkido, Kyuktoogi (taekwondo+muay thai), and Hakko Ryu (jujutsu).
This art is known to absorb and incorporate other foreign styles’ techniques into its repretoire. Some moves later added are from catch wrestling, possibly bjj, boxing, etc. Master Kang have never taken BJJ or Kyokushin. Striking comes from Kyuktoogi and Hapkido while ground game is from Judo. Standing locks might be from hapkido and Hakko Ryu since Hakko ryu is more hapkido like than bjj.
March 11th, 2010 at 8:02 am
This school was opened in 1996,some people are getting japanese jui jitsu mixed up with BJJ,having grown up on a diet of jui jitsu plus a variety of other m-arts,(BJJ the last 2 years) there’s plenty of similarities,certainly you can see the hapkido in this, and japanese influenced juijitsu,like all arts are becoming more infused you may see some BJJ,i don’t think muay thai ,more resembles kyokushin,any way check master jun on other utube clips and checkout the site,tradition & reality blending
March 11th, 2010 at 8:11 am
Wish it was in the states too. Is this just another form of Hapkido.
March 11th, 2010 at 8:18 am
Wish this was in America
March 11th, 2010 at 9:11 am
its seems its a mix of bjj + hapkido + muay thai. Its very nice incorporation
March 11th, 2010 at 9:47 am
bravo!, most excellent fighting skills!
March 11th, 2010 at 10:37 am
it is good to see traditional arts being incorporated and adapted to fit real fighting scenarios.this style shows that you need more than just stand-up techniques to defend against an unknown.
April 8th, 2010 at 6:31 pm
OK cool to see- useful comments are always welcome! Peace.