Looking for help on an unknown style

**OnlyLooking** · Posted On: 5/25/2010 4:02pm

Good Afternoon:

At the suggestion of a member in Newbietown, I am posting this question here.

I hope this is not too odd for a request as a first post. I practice no martial arts at this time but would like some information which you might have off the top of your heads.

My girlfriend and I spent some time at a Korean festival recently. We got to a demonstration of various martial arts but we were late to the start I did not catch the name of the one style that caught my eye.

While the other demonstrations used high kicking and some throwing, this one was extremely acrobatic, one part where the demonstrator sort of ran up and over his opponent before throwing him down. It also seemed to use more close in kicks than the other styles.

I am a gymnastics student and found this interesting but could not get the name of the style. If anyone could help me out, that would be great and thank you for your help.

Thanks!

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 5/25/2010 4:05pm

The date and name of the demonstration would help. Did you try youtube?

**Diesel_tke** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 9:47am

I'm saying Hopkido. Every demonstration that I have seen of Hopkido, was a bunch of people doing flips with kicks and stuff like that. Sounds like what you are talking about.

**OnlyLooking** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 10:12am

Hi,

To It Is Fake: This was last summer in Edmonton which has a big cultural festival. I know its not much help. I just posted in newbietown and I pasted it here.

I got a crap answer later yesterday. The dude said it was Korean kung fu whatever that means.

I think Ill forget about it. Thanks guys for taking the time to answer my question and for the sick links.

Thanks!

Sorry to cut in with a stupid question but thank you for your help.

**Matt Phillips** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 10:17am

From the Newbietown conversation: It seems it may be Viet Vo Dao.

**OnlyLooking** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 10:40am

Originally Posted by War Wheel

From the Newbietown conversation: It seems it may be Viet Vo Dao.

I see some videos on YouTube with that name. It looked kind of the same but isn't that kind of dishonest having vietnemese martial arts at a korean thing?

***DerAuslander*** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 10:59am

Based on your description, there's no fucking way anyone can answer with any certainty what the the **** it is.

**OnlyLooking** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 12:13pm

Originally Posted by DerAuslander108

Based on your description, there's no fucking way anyone can answer with any certainty what the the **** it is.

I kind of figured that from the answers the other guys put up.

But thanks

**OnlyLooking** · Posted On: 5/26/2010 2:56pm

Thanks to you guys giving me information, I think I found it. Seems to be called Taekkyon.

YouTube- Taekwondo and Taekkyon trainee vs Taekkyon master

Big thanks to you guys. Now I will see if anyone is teaching it.

Thanks again