denny Schools Periods & Styles book

This high speed / photography video / slideshow is of a traditional Korean martial arts performance that took place at Hwaseong Haenggung Palace in Suwon, South Korea. The performance was a phenomenal displace of athletic ability as the Korean men dressed in traditional military/battle attire performed martial arts combat manoeuvres along with coordinated displays with various kinds of weapons. I had help from thatbackpacker to capture high speed footage from my Casio FC 100 camera. I was mostly using my Sony Alpha A65 dSLR with 18-200 mm lens to capture the action stills. http : It was a performance worthy of recommending to anyone. The best part was that it was entirely free. I'm hoping to go back again sometime this year. Suwon, about 45 minutes south of Seoul, is home to a unique group of martial artists. These men and women are keeping alive a set of skills used to teach South Korean warriors fighting. Created hundreds of years ago by studying the strengths and weaknesses of other martial arts, these arts are divided into unarmed, armed and horse-mounted styles. At the daily demonstration only the armed and unarmed styles are performed. The horse-mounted styles are saved for special occasions like the October citizen's festival. The performers come from all walks of life, from South Korean history scholars to ex Olympic alternates to local high school students. They train and perform six days a week, and sacrifice a lot to preserve this part of South Korean culture ...