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**Kemapreedasse** · 02-07-2006, 06:56 PM

Hello, I have just recently registered on this forum because I have found the community to be friendly in most aspects.
That said, could someone help me distinguish between Kendo, Kumdo and Haedong Kumdo?
I am Korean, thus I practice Kumdo. Therefore, I am not very farmiliar with Japanese terminologies in relation to Kendo. Haedong Kumdo is a bit more distinguishable than the two others, but I still would like to know the main differences between all three of them.
For example, I've heard that in Kendo, moves such as a jab to the throat is allowed. Also, I've never actually seen people who practice Haedong Kumdo spar. Is that true?
All in all, I would greatly appreciate it if the community would help me distinguish between the three commonly practiced arts.
Thank you in Advance!

Jjiruki, or chirum, is commonly practiced in kumdo and I've seen people who are 2-dan and 3-dan do it. I think it depends on your individual dojang and how conservative your sabumnim is on chirum. (I've seen it done in so many places that I am surprised you haven't.)

Kendo and kumdo are essentially the same, just different pronounciation of the same chinese characters. I've done kumdo for 4 years and switched to kendo about a year ago without any culture shock other than having to learn all the Japanese terminologies. Same goes for my husband who did kumdo for 10+ years in Korea and now belongs to a Japanese dojo. If you look very, very closely, you might be able to find small (and insignificant, in my opinion) differences; like, IMHO, Japanese kendo emphasizes ippon whereas in Korean kumdo, a series of short and rapid attacks is something you repeatedly practice (at least in the schools that I'd been to, and I think I realize this more and more when I meet kumdo kenshis in practices and tournaments). I say that's insignificant because in the end both kendo and kumdo strive to achieve the same goal.

Haedong kumdo, on the other hand, is an entirely different animal, as you probably know. Like rainmaker says, if you do search here or on google.co.kr I am sure you will end up with more answers than you can imagine.

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Kemapreedasse Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 478 Senior Member	Hello, I have just recently registered on this forum because I have found the community to be friendly in most aspects. That said, could someone help me distinguish between Kendo, Kumdo and Haedong Kumdo? I am Korean, thus I practice Kumdo. Therefore, I am not very farmiliar with Japanese terminologies in relation to Kendo. Haedong Kumdo is a bit more distinguishable than the two others, but I still would like to know the main differences between all three of them. For example, I've heard that in Kendo, moves such as a jab to the throat is allowed. Also, I've never actually seen people who practice Haedong Kumdo spar. Is that true? All in all, I would greatly appreciate it if the community would help me distinguish between the three commonly practiced arts. Thank you in Advance! Jjiruki, or chirum, is commonly practiced in kumdo and I've seen people who are 2-dan and 3-dan do it. I think it depends on your individual dojang and how conservative your sabumnim is on chirum. (I've seen it done in so many places that I am surprised you haven't.) Kendo and kumdo are essentially the same, just different pronounciation of the same chinese characters. I've done kumdo for 4 years and switched to kendo about a year ago without any culture shock other than having to learn all the Japanese terminologies. Same goes for my husband who did kumdo for 10+ years in Korea and now belongs to a Japanese dojo. If you look very, very closely, you might be able to find small (and insignificant, in my opinion) differences; like, IMHO, Japanese kendo emphasizes ippon whereas in Korean kumdo, a series of short and rapid attacks is something you repeatedly practice (at least in the schools that I'd been to, and I think I realize this more and more when I meet kumdo kenshis in practices and tournaments). I say that's insignificant because in the end both kendo and kumdo strive to achieve the same goal. Haedong kumdo, on the other hand, is an entirely different animal, as you probably know. Like rainmaker says, if you do search here or on google.co.kr I am sure you will end up with more answers than you can imagine.
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