Thursday, May 1, 2008

The dojang has been pretty static for the last few months. We've grown very little, but we're staying afloat. It's paying for itself, which as I keep telling people, is all I really need it to do at this point. All I need it to do... Need... But I dream of something better. My goal is to grow the studio until it's bursting at its seams and we have to find our own space rather than subletting from a dance studio. Hopefully someday... The blog was originally started as a way to hopefully let more people know about us, and since it didn't really seem to be having an effect at first, I let it go. However, today I got an email from a reader in California who was curious to know more about Gicheon as compared to Haidong Gumdo. This is my reply:

Thanks for the email. HDGD's SSGB2 does bear some similarity to a drill commonly practiced in Gicheon, but not to any set form that I've ever seen. There are nearly identical stances in the two arts, and the sword mechanics are the same. The WHDGDF blend of HDGD is laden with Gicheon practices and philosophies (Kigong in Gimase, candle snuffing, etc) The forms though are somewhat different in application. I learned a total of 8 sword forms in my study of Gicheon. Thanks again!

Hope that's helpful to any other curious seekers out there. Everyone should feel free to contact me if desired. Thanks to Viet Le.

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