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BOON HAE/HAE SOOL
These terms mean:
Boon Hae = Poomsae application
Hae Sool = Critical analisis.
This is an important area of Poomsae practice, which is generally neglected in today's Taekwondo. For the few who get into it, I would like to offer some advice
Poomsae practice Boon Hae/Hae Sool must include. In fact, many Taekwondo Masters and Grand Masters who are interested in this are make great efforts to find an application for each technique that makes up a Poomsae. This is commendable. In fact, Hoshinsoll techniques are codified in Poomsae, thus establishing a close relationship between Hoshinsool and Boon Hae/Hae Sool. However, it is important to take into account some factors, as follows:
The founders of Taekwondo were Karateka; they learnt Karate in Japan. Therefore, when formulated Taekwondo Poomsae they did this with Karate Kata as a blueprint.
These founders were still very young, and therefore, they were mostly low DAN in Karate (1-3 Dan). At this rank, they still didn't have a deep understanding of Karate, thus Kata.
Considering these factors, it is unavoidable that the transfer/adaptation of Karate techniques to Taekwondo was flawed in some cases. Now, trying to find an application in Taekwondo Poomsae for a misunderstood technique in Karate Kata can result in pure nonsense or in frustration when it becomes imlosible to find a sensible application.
My recommendation is to avoid trying to find an application for every technique in a Poomsae. In my view, it is more than enough to find 1-3 solid applications for each Poomsae. This yields a wide array of applications responding to many Self-decense situations.

This is the "modus operandi" of Kukkiwon in Africa: to rub shoulders with politicians, to whom they donate honorary Dan certificates, with little attention paid to practitioners.

THE MISSTEPS, MISHAPS AND FLIP-FLOPS OF KUKKIWON
Taekwondo is a complete Martial Arts system underpinned by a robust philosophical, scientific, and historical foundation. The proliferation of conflicts around Taekwondo is the result of its misuse by many individuals, especially those in position of leadership. More specifically, those people that use Taekwondo to pursue goals that have nothing to do with Taekwondo, such as political goals. Kukkiwon is the main culprit and the new President is already making waves in such a short time, shamelessly using the KMS to intimidate members.
The objectives of KMS are the following:
■Global Standardization: Unify Taekwondo education, techniques, and evaluation criteria across more than 200 countries to maintain technical consistency worldwide.
■Centralized Certification & Integrity: Eliminate fraudulent gradings by registering all Dan and Poom certificates in a single, verifiable database.
■Support for Masters: Provide Taekwondo instructors with the digital infrastructure, business resources, and official seminars required to succeed in their respective countries.
■Community Expansion: Facilitate exchange programs, sisterhood relationships between global Dojangs, and international competitions
To obtain KMS, Masters typically need:
■a Class 3 or higher International Taekwondo Master Certificate,
■a 4th Dan (or higher), and
■a valid Do-Jang business license.
This is all technical. However, the new President, who behaves much like a Mob Boss, couldn't care less about existing policies. How is that good for Kukkiwon? Shouldn't he, at least, wonder why so many Masters and Grand Masters are leaving Kukkiwon?

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For those who don't know but would like to know:
GTTF is registered in South Korea and in the USA.

"The Silence of the lambs" + "Rule by Fear" = Kukkiwon Management Style (KMS).

Is Kukkiwon the new Gestapo? It sure looks like it, with all this intelligence gathering on suspicious members for intimidation.

STRENGTH TRAINING (AGAIN)
I have a lot of admiration for those old Karate Masters in Okinawa. They are incredibly strong and they build this strength using traditional tools. They understand that, without strength it is impossible to generate power and, without power, strikes cannot do what they are intended. The high incidence of weak Taekwondo black belts (Masters and Grand Masters) is alarming. This is because their Taekwondo training focuses on speed and flexibility. It looks good but betrays the true nature of Martial Arts.
One does not need tools to build strength. There are many exercises that simply require body weight. Calisthenics, Plyometrics and Isometric provide an assortment of exercises that one can choose from. It is important to identify the key muscles that intervene in the ex*****on of Taekwondo techniques and the specific exercises to target them for desired results, without causing slow but long term damage to the body.
These exercises can be complemented with tools, such as weights (barbells, dumbbells, kettlebells, etc) and elastic bands (there are many times). I have all this in my toolbox. Again knowledge in the use of these tools is very important to, among other things, avoid injury.
Personally, I combine the three: body weight (or weightless), weights and elastic bands. I don't build mass but only strength and definition. And this is my recommendation.

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