This
event takes place every two years, This time it was held in the province
of Pyong Chang from July 22 through 29 of 2004; same site chosen for the
winter Olimpic Games of 2010.
Pyong Chang is a beautiful Corean province, with beautiful sights decorated
with moutains of different sizes that embrace one another, fill with foliage
of different bright tones of green and short trees that look like pines
with long thin trunks, The view is enhanced with beautiful waterfalls, rivers
with rounds stones, (that appear all over the sight) rice and vegetable
plantations, pagodas and colorful budist temples. With all these beauty
surrounding me, I was able to understand the origin of inspiration for Yyun
Sun-Do rhymes (1587-1671) and the exiting Corean war Stories of battles
among the mountains; (beautiful sight but hostil for the one who does not
know his way around ) where Chinese and Japanese soldiers were defeated
by a bounch of brave Corean warriors.
This province is provided with beautiful nature and roads with lots of curves
that take you everywhere, we visited a near beach, wuelgunj temple for traditional
meditation, gangwon museum and the caves of Shingihwansun and Hwa Am; This
beautiful caves have underground rivers and waterfalls.
The elegant oficial hotel Gangwonland is surrounded by a wonderful sight.
There was a casino and a lot of fun things to do, the food was excellent,
we felt like kings with all this comfort provided bye the World Haidong
Gumdo Federation preside by Grand Master Jeong Ho Kim.
THE
OPEN CEREMONY.
In the opening ceremony, The hostess team perform an outstanding exhibition
with highly difficult actions, were they even cut seven bamboos in one
cut.
COMPETITION
The players were from different ages and came from different parts of
the globe. All of them show a lot of enthusiasm and at the same time nervousness
common in a championship of this magnitud.
The organization of the event at the Yong Pyong Dome, was well organize
and agile.
DELEGACION
MEXICANA DE HAIDONG GUMDO:
Profesor Yang Tae Kim
Presidente de Haidong Gumdo en México
Entrenador de la Selección de México
6° Dan en Haidong Gumdo
Prof. Alberto Flores Vilchis
Representante Oficial de la Delegación Mexicana
CN 6° Dan en Tae Kwon Do
1° Dan en Haidong Gumdo
SELECCIÓN MEXICANA DE HAIDONG GUMDO:
Jatsume Isabel Gainza Sánchez
1er. lugar, Oro en Combate
2º. Lugar, Plata en Formas
Christian Alejandro Orozco Hernández.
1er. Lugar, Oro en Formas
Cuauhtémoc Louder Acedo
3er. Lugar, Bronce en Formas
Juan José Blas Gómez Rancel
2º. Lugar, Plata en Combate
2º. Lugar, Plata en Formas
Rodolfo Francisco Herrera Moro Ramírez.
2º. Lugar, Plata en Combate
2º. Lugar, Plata en Formas
Graciela V. Barros Valencia
1er. Lugar, Oro en Combate
3er. Lugar, Bronce en Formas
PRELIMINARY
COMPETITION.
The president of the World Haidong Gumdo Federation Grand Master Jeong
Ho Kim.
congratulated Master Yang Tae Kim for the results of the Mexican Team
since Haidong Gumdo has a very short time in this Country.
The Mexican National Team is greatful for the sponsor given by FUROR.
FINALS
The most important awards were won by the Korean Team, including all
the Samurang awards, which include a valuable special sword and uniform
given by the World Haidong Gumdo Federation .
OVERSEAS
TEAM OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS.
First place individual gumbup
Master Pedro Campillo Frontera 29 years old from the Spain´s National
Team.
He has been 5 times National Tae Kwon Do pumse Champion in Spain and International
medallist. He is 5th Dan in Tae Kwon Do and 4th Dan in Hapkido and a very
good ambassador for his country.
THE AUSTRALIAN TEAM.
The Australian National Team won second place in the World Haidong Gumdo
Championship and the special award of excellenze to Master Oh Jung Il.
Among the winners of this team are Warwick Jhon Marr, Sang Gong Han,
Kai Jade and Jhon Charles Tysoe.
Germany.
Alexander Thies Black belt in Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu and Haidong Gumdo
won the third place in gumbup with the help of couch and friend Master.
Dr. Ing Erhard Gunkler.
Third Place in Bamboo Pole Cutting for Canada.
This award was won by Master Daimon Goodwin, Vicepresident of Haidong
Gumdo in Canada.
4th Dan Black Belt in Haidong Gumdo and Tae Kwon Do. He explained how
he practices at home, since there is no bamboo in Canada, he practice
with poplar trees, it´s good to know that nothing can stop a good
martial Artist when he is decided to improve, congratulations. Though
he did mention that the cutting is different from bamboo, since bamboo
needs to be cut in a specific angle if not you cannot cut it.
SEMINAR
We arrived one day after de seminar started, so we did not arrive on
time for the Gumbup seminar, but on the second day we had a great surprise
waiting for us, since for some of us it was the first time to hold in
our hands a real sword, which was a different experience, now it was time
to take the theory to practice.
From the place were I was sitting waiting for my turn, I could see my
friends in action, it was wonderful to see the movement previous to cutting
and all of them in chuchunse position where you could see all the swords
sparkling over the students head, my heart was bumping so hard and when
my turn came and I took the sword in my hands, It was a great feeling,
then I try several times to cut my bamboo and I could not, one time I
even turn it over with the support I could hit it hard but I could not
cut it, until suddenly I did, it was my reward for the day. We practiced
with rice straw packs I can almost smell it which was a different sensation
to the cut.
The team had a great time and we learn a lot in this two weeks it was
a great experience.
We are very greatful to our Master Yang Tae Kim for all his support and
for being there always for us.
This
event takes place every two years, This time it was held in the province
of Pyong Chang from July 22 through 29 of 2004; same site chosen for the
winter Olimpic Games of 2010.
THE
OPEN CEREMONY.
Germany