struggling with Choong-Jang

Discussion in 'Tae Kwon Do' started by jazzysingh, Nov 27, 2009.

  1. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    To be near someone as good looking as us Madhoose? :whistle:

    mitch
     
  2. TheMadhoose

    TheMadhoose Carpe Jugulum

    I was just trying to modest Mitch but since you brought it up
    :cool:
     
  3. Deedum

    Deedum Valued Member

    It's complicated for me to explain this, but for me personally it doesn't sink in
     
  4. CHIAURRO

    CHIAURRO New Member

    Choong Jang is my favorite form to do.
    I competed with this form in 2003 and 2004 and won my division both years (UKA).
    What a lovely form. Allows one to demonstrate technique and power.
    Done right brother, its bad to the bone.
    To me its no harder than any other Kata to learn. As long as you are proficient at the individual moves, its just a matter of memory.
    The simple way is to divide it up into smaller parts and practice until its memorized, then add more.
    Good Luck
    Michael Chiaurro
    Edwardsville IL
     
  5. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    Absolutely! :) I've always thought of it as a nasty, infighting, vicious piece of work. Like it a lot :D

    Mitch
     
  6. TKDstudent

    TKDstudent Valued Member

    Well maybe they are a member of the ITF-C under President Choi Jung Hwa. They kept JuChe tul, but changed the name to KoDang. They did change 2 of the techniques, but it is basically a name change only. So maybe this expalins it.

    In the early 1980s the ITF dropped Kodang & replace it with the new form JuChe. Some older Chnag Hon TKD schools or groups still do the original KoDang with 39 movements, instead of JuChe that has 45 movements
     
  7. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    He might be, but he's not :) He's part of the same group as me and we never adopted Juche :)

    Mitch
     
  8. jazzysingh

    jazzysingh Valued Member

    :p

    i've been doing my homework :D
     
  9. jazzysingh

    jazzysingh Valued Member

    i've finally got to grips with this pattern! :D
     
  10. Mitch

    Mitch Lord Mitch of MAP Admin

    Fantatstic :) Now, fancy helping me out with Yoo Sin?:confused:

    Mitch
     
  11. jazzysingh

    jazzysingh Valued Member

    i wud love to but.... i dont know it lol... :D
     
  12. KSP08

    KSP08 New Member

    Hi! I'm a new 2nd Dan. Choong Jang is my favorite form out of this set (we reverted to Kodang but I'm still going to learn Juche at a later time).
    My instructor loves to grill me over the meanings of the forms so I have to study more than the "standard" information, and I'm trying to find out why Choong Jang has 52 moves- I've been looking for 3 months! As the general was executed at 27 (or 29), his age is not the answer, but I haven't been able to find out anything else. I'm not asking for the answer-- learning is part of the journey, after all :), but can anyone give me a hint as to an author, source, etc where I could get more information? Thank you so much!
     
    Last edited: Jan 28, 2017
  13. Van Zandt

    Van Zandt Mr. High Kick

    Not all patterns have a reason for the number of movements. 52, in the case of Choong Jang, is very likely arbitrary.
     
  14. KSP08

    KSP08 New Member

    Yes, sir- thank you. I was guessing it had to be to return you to the starting spot. I will get asked, so I was trying to cover all the bases. Thank you!
     

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