If Japan did not introduce karate to the Korean people during WW2 would there be teakwando?

Question

cause Japan introduce karate to Korean people and abolish the teak kwan (now known as teak wan do) during Japan Colonization in Korea . teak kwan is actually a dance movement using the leg

and most of teak kwan do movement derive from karate

Teakwando is not the oldest form of martial art the oldest is indian martial art kalaripayatt.

Answer 1

Historians have established that Tae Kwon Do is the oldest form of martial art in the world, and that it began in Korea. Throughout the history of Korea, Tae Kwon Do has been called by several different names: Soobak, Soobakhee, Soobyuk, Takkyeon, Beekaksool, Soobyukta and Kwonbub. Tae Kwon Do has continued to grow and evolve as it was handed down from generation to generation. During the end of the Lee Dynasty and during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Tae Kwon Do appeared to fade away, but the Tae Kwon Do spirit in Korea never died. Tae Kwon Do started to revitalize itself with the restoration of Korea's independence after 36 years of Japanese occupation Since that time, Tae Kwon Do has spread to almost every corner of the world. It has enriched lives, provided physical and spiritual discipline, and perpetuated a sense of tradition and values that are necessary for a strong society.

Answer 2

Yes there would have been, before the Japanese occupied Korea, Subak was a prevalent form of Taekkyon, Korea's earliest Martial Art, but due to the Japanese influence and Karate's influence it almost became a lost Martial Art.

There's no correlation between Taekkyon and Tae Kwon Do though because none of the techniques are similar

so yeah, Tae Kwon Do had a big hand in it's formulation by the Japanese introducing Karate directly to the Koreans. it prob'ly would've taken more time to establish it but yeah I think TKD would've come into it's own, just not as quickly as it did.

this is also where Tang Soo Do Moo Duk Kwan gets many of it's techniques from as well.

dude, there's so many fighting arts that claim to be the oldest, even the Mayans and Egyptians had fighting arts that prob'ly predated the indonesian Martial Arts, But who really cares?

it sounds like you're just trying to say that one's better than another just because it's purportedly OLDER.

Martial Arts or fighting Arts are just that, and lets leave the age history lessons out of the discussion because so many people here could debate that facet for days on end.

Answer 3

Simply put...No...

This is to say that Tae Kwon Do, as it's taught today with it's influences from Karate would definitely not be the same.

However, this isn't to say that Koreans wouldn't have continued to develop their own style of martial arts like Taekkyon or Yu Sul. By the way, Taekkyon is definitely NOT a dance. I had an opportunity to train with the Taekkyon National Champion back in 2001 and the style, although more fluid and "soft" as compared to TKD, uses everything from punches to kicks to throws during sparring.

If you look at the path Asian martial arts has taken, it pretty much spread from India, to China, to Korea, and then to Japan. Although there are thousands of martial artists who will dispute this for nationalistic reasons or that they're just plain stubborn, it's especially evident when you look at martial arts styles in China and how they've influenced both Korean and Japanese martial arts systems.

Tae Kwon Do's roots were already in place, the Japanese basically imposed their own philosophies and systems in an attempt to extinguish Korean culture. So, if you're question is whether or not Tae Kwon Do as it looks today would have existed had Japan not colonized Korea the answer is "NO." But, if Japan had not colonized Korea there would of course be some version of it being practiced by Koreans today.

Answer 4

Korea was colonized by in Japan 1910. Ryukyu did not become part of Japan until 1879, so karate was actually a fairly new thing on the main islands of Japan at the time. It's obvious that karate has had a great deal of influence on TKD. Lately some Koreans have been reviving indigenous Korean martial arts, but I don't believe there is any connection between those styles and TKD.

Answer 5

There might be a Tae Kwon Do but it wouldn't be anything like it is now. For better or for worse the indoctrination of young Korean boys into Japanese society and there training in Japanese martial arts forever influenced Korean martial arts. While the Koreans did have some forms of unarmed combat they were not nearly as organized or formal as what the Koreans learned from the Japanese.

Answer 6

Historians have established that Tae Kwon Do is the oldest form of martial art in the world, and that it began in Korea. Throughout the history of Korea, Tae Kwon Do has been called by several different names: Soobak, Soobakhee, Soobyuk, Takkyeon, Beekaksool, Soobyukta and Kwonbub. Tae Kwon Do has continued to grow and evolve as it was handed down from generation to generation. During the end of the Lee Dynasty and during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Tae Kwon Do appeared to fade away, but the Tae Kwon Do spirit in Korea never died. Tae Kwon Do started to revitalize itself with the restoration of Korea's independence after 36 years of Japanese occupation Since that time, Tae Kwon Do has spread to almost every corner of the world. It has enriched lives, provided physical and spiritual discipline, and perpetuated a sense of tradition and values that are necessary for a strong society.

Answer 7

most of the early Masters taekwondo and Tangsoo do learned in Japan while in Japan. Some even learned Martial arts while in china. Japanese where not in Korea teaching Karate to the Koreans. Most of the Koreans learned it while in these other countries. But Korea had always had some types of martial Arts. Just learning Karate and other arts and then them adding a lot of the more flashy kicks you see today improved it

Answer 8

Edit: I meant to say Pankration, not Silat. Sorry.

I don't know where that previous answerer got that Taekwondo is the oldest martial art in the world (there is no answer for which is the oldest, but usually that title goes to Greco wrestling, Silat or Indian Kickboxing) but Taekwondo precedes WW2 by at least a couple hundred years.

It derives from Okinawan Karate which has less punches and more kicks then traditional Karate or Kung Fu. Taekwondo took it a step further and made kicks the primary attack in their art. Taekwondo originated in Okinawa but quickly migrated to Korea, Japan and the Philippines. It was more widely embraced in Lorea then anywhere else though due to an underlying Japanese loyalty to Karate and a Chinese loyalty to Kung Fu.

Answer 9

1st, Tae Kyun is not a dance, it is a fighting system. 2nd it is at least close in age to kalaripayatt. there are no written recorde going bac far enough to know.

Without the Japanese influence, Korean MA would be different. The same is true for China, Japan & Okinawa as well. all 4 countries influenced all of the other 3.

Answer 10

Korea still had it's own martial arts before Japan invaded.
Perhaps their would be no TKD but there would be another martial art.