| Song | Shin |
| primarily considered a game, with applications for fighting |
primarily considered a martial art, that can be practiced as a game
techniques |
|
techniques
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| Song | Shin |
| no
forms - players would demonstrate techniques between matches in order
to intimidate possible opponents - this was called Bon-Ddae |
Bon-Ddae buigi (본때뷔기) - two sets:
-
Ap-aet Guri 8-madang (앞엣거리 8마당)
This is a long form with almost all the techniques in Shin’s system. It has eight parts.
-
Dui-aet Guri 4-madang (뒤엣거리4마당)
This is a short form which trains more difficult techniques. It has four parts.
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| used mostly simple hwalgaejit |
strongly emphasized hwalgaejit - players must use one type at all times |
| basic step at an angle (like the arms of a V) |
basic step to the front (like the point of a V) |
| No
formalized partner exercises. However, Song Duk-ki taught two kinds of
partner exercises, one of which seems to have been like one-step
sparring. |
Four partner exercises
- Makeum-jil (막음질)
- Eoreo-maegigi (얼러메기기)
- Maju-chagi (마주차기)
- Maju-guri (마주걸이)
|
| no systematized methods for training of the basic techniques (incl. Yaet-Bôb) |
standard methods for basic techniques (see "old bal-kil.asf" on our HP) |
| Kyôlyôn
taekkyon means a large-scale game between two villages - "Yaet-Bôb"
means skills that were used for fighting - never used the term "Seogi"
taekkyon |
Kyôlyôn taekkyon means taekkyon
for fighting - the term "Yaet-Bôb" is not used - introduced the work
"Seogi" taekkyon to mean taekkyon as a game |
| no
formal division of the techniques into "hard" or "soft," though certain
techniques (Yaet-Bôb) were trained but not often used in competition
(straight kick to the stomach, for example). |
precise division and seperation of game and fighting techniques |
somewhat speculative:
for beginners, waist does not change position in relation to the torso
when stepping - torso remains straight up - this is possibly safer
for advanced players, waiste can be thrust outward. Song seems to have
used both ways of moving - however, those who claim to follow Song
precisely use only the first style |
waist does change position in relation to the torso when stepping; this results in a more elegant look of the dance-step |
| no weapons of any kind |
Shin’s disciple, Jeong GyongHwa, instroduced techniques for using a short stick |
|
competition
|
| Song | Shin |
| to win a match, a player must make his opponent fall down in some way, or kick him in the head/face |
there are two types of competition
- Daeguri (대걸이) - the goal of this is only to make the opponent fall down
- Matseogi (맛서기) - this is the same as Song Duk-ki’s style
|
| more
violent than Shin’s system (even though Song hardly fought when he
taught Shin) - full contact kicks to the legs were allowed as well as
certain kinds of hand strikes - however, taekkyon’s social role was
primarily as a game, like wrestling or boxing |
smoother, just push kicks to the legs |
| no
codified rules for competition - common practice was for the winner of
a match to continue fighting until he either lost or beat around seven
opponents - later he would fight others who had won the same number of
times - thus it was a simple elimination system |
specific rules for competition, including time limits, weight classes, and rounds - still preserves the two-team system |
| no arm-twirling |
constant arm-twirling while fighting |
|
philosophy
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| Song | Shin |
| No
actual philosophy, because nobody invented TN or made reforms on it. It
was just developed gradually and thus carries certain characteristics
of the Korean peoples. In particular, one can find the communal
agrarian values of farmers. For example, severely hurting your opponent
(which could take away his ability to work) was not allowed. |
phil. of co-operation and co-existance is stressed |
