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Welcome to The Martial Artist Foundation
Since 1992, The Martial Artist Foundation has been providing
instruction in Martial Arts in the Springfield,
MO area.
About Our Mission :
The Martial Artist Foundation is on a mission to take
Martial Arts training to a higher level -- a level where Martial
Arts training is not only about kicking and punching, but about
changing lives for the better.
Our mission will be fulfilled by creating a team of Certified
Instructors of the highest quality. A team that is committed to
helping all members of TMAF to reach their fullest potential. A team
of Instructors that understands the word, “Instructor”, is
equivalent to the word “selflessness”.
We believe that if every student were to share the great benefits
that Martial Arts had brought to him or her, eventually, everyone in
our society would live the Martial Way. And that is a way of life
based on the principals of Tae Kwon Do: Self-Control, Indomitable
Spirit, Perseverance, Humility, and Courtesy
HwangYongSa Do
The Imperial Dragon Temple Way
HwangYongSa Do is a unique
blend of 2 martial arts generally found in Korea. The name "HwangYongSa",
was chosen By Master Luttrell to honor the Tradition of the
HwangYongSa Temple.
One of the most important of
Silla's many temples was Hwangyong temple, as it's construction was
a national undertaking to enhance the reputation of the dynasty
internationally and protect her from warring neighbors. The dragon,
symbol of imperial strength, became significant to the orgin of the
temple which took 17 years to construct. In 554, during the reign of
King Chinhung-the organizer of the Hwarang-do as a philosophical
study in the 37th year of his reign 576- the court prepared to build
a new palace east of Panwol-song (Half Moon Fortress). As
construction began, it was reported that a dragon was observed at
the construction site. After looking into this mattter the king
decided to change the intended palace to a temple giving it a name
"Imperial Dragon". King Chinhung has always displayed a deep
committment to Hwarang-do and support for the Hwarang warrior
movement. Years later, another important figure in the Hwarang
movement, the Buddhist priest Won'Gwang wrote that Hwangyong temple
was "the white crane in the pond of frogs." The earliest of the
great priests of Silla to live and die at Hwangyong temple,
Won'gwang (d.640), was born during the reign of king Chinhung.
The practice of HwangYongSa Do
translates into: the imperial dragon temple way, it trains the
student to relax and align their body so the weight of the various
parts are directed to a common center. Practicing HwangYongSa Do
teaches one to coordinate and unify the mind and body so that one
can function unaffected by an outside influence. The movements are
designed to keep a physical attack from interfering with this
unified state.
HwangYongSa Do training
functions on many levels. The new student soon discovers that it can
take five to eight years just to understand the realm of HwangYongSa
Do and that it can take a lifetime to truley master the techniques.
New students should not be discouraged by HwangYongSa Do's
complexity. The path of HwangYongSa Do is exciting and enjoyable
one rich in culture and tradition. The numerous techniques in
HwangYongSa Do are all based on a few natural laws, timing, correct
movement and sensitivity to directional force.
Techniques in our system may
resemble techniques found in various martial styles from around the
world. This diverse range of martial techniques makes HwangYongSa Do
a complete combat system. Generally there are two Korean systems
from which our techniques are drawn.
Hapkido: the way of harmony. Hapkido is
both an art of self defense and a way of life, a discipline of
coordination. It is a unique martial art because it enables one to
bring an attacker under complete control. This can be accomplished
by blending with the attackers oncoming force- in effect, the
aggressor can be thrown by the directional force of their own
movement. Hapkido is a martial art involving:Yusul (throwing
techniques), Kwanjyelsul (locking and pinning techniques), Joksul
(kicking techniques) and Kwonsul (striking techniques). The hand
techniques are based on hard and soft forms. the foot techniques are
based on linear and circular forms. It is in the sphere of the
internal dynamics that the principle of ki (vital energy) and
indivisibility of um-yang (yin-yang in Chinese) express themselves
as the basis of power.
TaeKwonDo: the way of the hand and foot.
TaeKwonDo is also both a martial art of self defense and a way of
life, a discipline of coordination. TaeKwonDo is and empty-handed
martial art involving kicking techniques and striking techniques
practiced through forms and application. The hand techniques are
based on hard linear forms. The foot techniques are based on linear
and circular forms. It is in the sphere of internal dynamics that
the principle of ki (vital energy) and indivisibility of um-yang
(yin-yang in Chinese) express themselves as the basis of power.
HwangYongSa Do training also involves the
practice of training with both traditional and non-traditional muki
(weapons) Training with weapons provides certain qualities that are
difficult to discover with hand to hand techniques, and weapons
increase the intensity of practice.
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