Blood & Fists: Cool!

[Pagan priest]

I found a boo boo! I found a boo boo!
Page 40, Tae Kwon Do bonus feats: Archaic Weapons Korean. I can only find descriptions of Chinese, Gatka, Indonesian, Japanese, and Samurai archaic weapons.

Don't think I am picking on you, I really do like the book, I just have a good eye for details.

So, anybody want to hire me as a proofreader?

(edited for bad color choice)

 

[Vigilance]

You are picking on me too!

I just happen to deserve it

In researching the book, I found that Korean swordsmanship was *directly* descended from the Samurai (descended as in Spies STOLE books about it and smuggled them out of Japan in a sort of medieval arms race).

So they were merged with the Samurai weapons and styles (Kendo mentions this). And we THOUGHT we removed all references from the rest of the book.

Thanks for spotting it

Chuck

 

[Vigilance]

You are picking on me too!

I just happen to deserve it

In researching the book, I found that Korean swordsmanship was *directly* descended from the Samurai (descended as in Spies STOLE books about it and smuggled them out of Japan in a sort of medieval arms race).

So they were merged with the Samurai weapons and styles (Kendo mentions this). And we THOUGHT we removed all references from the rest of the book.

Thanks for spotting it

Chuck

BTW, for interested parties, here's a snippet from my research notes that led me to consider Korean and Japanese swordsmanship the same techniques by different names.

Wae Gum
Japanese swordsmanship was clearly recognized as superior to that of the sword techniques of China or Chosun in the 16th century, so King Sukjong ordered Kim Che-gun to acquire the techniques and text books of the Japanese. Four styles of 16th century Japan are recorded in the wae gum section of the Muye Dobo Tongji: Toyu Ryu, Woonkwang Ryu,Chunryu Ryu, and Ryupee Ryu.


And Pagan, we are *always* looking for proofreaders, send me some mail offlist if you're serious

CHuck

 

[Vigilance]

Muye Dobo Tongji is the bible of 16th century Korean martial arts, it describes 24 styles, 4 of which are directly descended from the Japanese styles named above.

Chuck

 

[Pagan priest]

Ah, yes, I had noticed the reference to Wae Gum when I read about Kendo, and didn't think about it when I started to create a character trained in Tae Kwon Do.

 

[Greg K]

I am familiar with most of the styles listed. I am guessing boar,panther, and scorpion are Bando substyles of the same name, but what is cat style?

 

[Vigilance]

Ah, yes, I had noticed the reference to Wae Gum when I read about Kendo, and didn't think about it when I started to create a character trained in Tae Kwon Do.

Well- thanks for spotting it anyway- it shouldnt have been in any of the feat listings

 

[Vigilance]

Ah, yes, I had noticed the reference to Wae Gum when I read about Kendo, and didn't think about it when I started to create a character trained in Tae Kwon Do.

Well- thanks for spotting it anyway- it shouldnt have been in any of the feat listings

 

[Vigilance]

Ah, yes, I had noticed the reference to Wae Gum when I read about Kendo, and didn't think about it when I started to create a character trained in Tae Kwon Do.

Well- thanks for spotting it anyway- it shouldnt have been in any of the feat listings

 

[Vigilance]

Ah, yes, I had noticed the reference to Wae Gum when I read about Kendo, and didn't think about it when I started to create a character trained in Tae Kwon Do.

Well- thanks for spotting it anyway- it shouldnt have been in any of the feat listings