While the popular Korean martial arts like taekwondo and tang soo do have spread around the world, generations of warriors have quietly practised more traditional Korean Combat arts, preserving centuries old techniques in virtual secrecy. Now, you can discover what few people outside of Korea know - the rich tradition of Korean warrior arts like ssireum, kumdo and archery. Each video in this continuing series gives you a rare glimpse of the techniques, history and philosophy of an art through the words and actions of its masters. Korea is known throughout the world for consistently producing gold medallists in Olympic archery. The roots of its success lie in the traditional Korean method of archery known as Kung Kuk. This video explores the philosophy and history of Korean archery as well as the exact methods used by traditional archers to achieve perfection in this demanding art. Demonstrations by some of the greatest archery masters in Korea illustrate the concepts of stance, grip, aim, release, and more.
