Behind the Eight Ball

                                                                     

                            

 Hwarang is a Form early federations practiced in Korean  Martial Arts,

What makes the form interesting is it was named after an uprising by youth. Scholars of

Korea will add an abundance of detail.

There was a successful movie made from Korea titled Hwarang (Circa1921). The plot was 8 males

found love and friendship while espousing a cause.

This was in the Tradition of Knights of the Round Table. But these were youths.

Hwarang is the eighth form taught in early Tang Soo Do. Students would start out practicing basic

forms while Hwarang was the pinnacle. To find a qualified sensei or Dojang (studio specializing in 

Korean studies) was rarer than gold.

Hwarang were 8 youths dissenting during the Silla Period in Korea. Symbolically, Hwarang is

the highest Black Belt Form and was only taught and reviewed by highest rank masters.

Today, we got "Behind the Eight Ball."

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