What is "Korean Karate"?

Question

Is it similar to Japanese Karate? Or is it another name for Tae Kwon Do? What's the difference between Korean Karate and other forms of martial arts?

Answer 1

There are two styles I am aware of from Korea that are considered Karate in nature, the first all have mentioned, Tae Kwon Do, the other is known as Tang So Do and it is more similiar to japanese karate than tae kwon do is.

So ask them does Korean karate mean Tae Kwon Do or Tang So Do? Or are they just a Korean teaching a Japanese style like Shotokan, or Goju.

Answer 2

Tae Kwon Do and Tang Soo Do are similar in a sense and then they are not, My son who did Tang Soo Do and did compete in alot of open tournments and he started that when he was 6 years old. Tang Soo Do is a tradional form and stills remains as of today. All forms of martial arts start basic tecniques and each form implelments its own style from the region that they are from. Traveling all over the US for tournments you see alot of differnts form out there, alot of differnt tecniques, and some amazing stuff out there. Watching Tae Kwon Do competeing and other form I feel that they are moivng more towards the Hollywood scene, meaning that we are losing the true aspect of the art, you can tell a the difference of a true marital artist be cause he observe the the tecnique of the the the student and not by how many back flips or how loud he can yell, I am amazed how I can see some of these students out there don't know the what a proper stance is and the proper forms of kicking, its a shame that a art that can be mastered the right has fallen off the way side because of money.

Answer 3

The Korean Martial Arts do have some similarities to Japanese Karate in many respects, but then they are also very similar to many techniques from the disciplines of Kung Fu because they borrow a lot of basis in their techniques from the Chinese Martial Arts as well.

the Japanese Martial Arts have had some influence on the evolution of the Korean Martial Arts but not as much as the Chinese Martial Arts have.

Tae Kwon Do has been linked the most to Takkyon which was the original Martial Art in Korea and evolved from there.

the discipline of Tang Soo Do literally means "Way of the Chinese Hand" because much of it's techniques were borrowed from fighting techniques (or more to the point, the Hyungs or "forms") that were developed during the Tang Dynasty.

But there really isn't much difference between the Korean, Japanese or Chinese Martial Arts, except that the Korean Martial arts often emphasize high and often unorthodox kicking techniques; and the terminology they've given their techniques .

Answer 4

Depends upon the school, their marketing choice, etc.
It could by Tae Kwon Do or Tang Soo Do or some form of Karate.

What is the difference? Argh... well, originally it is the body make-up and land that led to the fighting style and such. Use what the land and your body gives you... Karate as with many things has splintered a lot so that is a tough question.
Korea arts to speak generally thus wrongly... they have good kicks :)
If you have seen Korean Karate, go in and ask, then observe or take a class for FREE.

Answer 5

Has anybody read their marital arts history?

Korean karate is derived by combining Japanese Karate with the Korean martial arts disciplines. Most of them now refer to themselves as TKD, though some still call it Tang Soo Do. Chuck Norris studied Tang Soo Do in Korea. TKD has become associated with the Olympic competitions and many schools focus on the Sport rather than the Art.

Japanese Karate was derived by combining Okinawan Karate with Japanese disciplines. Guchin Funikoshi, from Okinawa, was the primary teacher that spread the system in Japan.

Okinawan Karate was derived by combining Chinese White Crane Kung Fu with the local art of Te.

The Korean forms (kata) can be matched to the Japanese kata, which in turn can be matched to the Okinawan kata.

A good teacher and a disciplined mind are more important then a specific style.

Answer 6

There is Tae Kwon Do, which is a Korean martial art. I've never heard of a "Korean Karate"

Answer 7

Korean Karate is basically any Korean martial art that uses the hand in feet. Karate is just simply a category of martial arts, kind of like Kung Fu. Korean martial arts may get the title Karate due to the Japanese occupation. ^_^ Hope that helps.

Answer 8

It's sometimes used to describe Tae Kwon Do & Tang Soo Do.

They are similar, but there are significant difference. Korean styles emphasize kicking more than do the Japanese. Okinawan Karate emphasizes hand techniques even mor that the Japanese.

Answer 9

Tae Kwon Do

Tae Kwon Do is soooooooooo fun, i take it and i'm a blue belt. i have a lot of fun. but ya, "Korean Karate" is Tae Kwon Do

Answer 10

Just another name for tkd. This is due to the fact that tkd was modified from karate. The Japanese took over Korea for quite a while and spread karate.