Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 268

"Vital spot in Taekwon-Do is defined as any sensitive or breakable
area on the body vulnerable to an attack. It is essential that the
student of Taekwon-Do has a knowledge of the different spots so
that he can use the proper attacking or blocking tool.
Indiscriminate attack is to be condemned as it is
inefficient and wasteful of energy". - General
Choi Hong Hi, ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TAEKWONDO, Volume II, page 88. Taekwon-Do is one
of the largest and most professional
martial arts in the world today, (founded
on April 11, 1955, by General Choi Hong
Hi, and continues to flourish even after
the passing of its founder in June of
2002. Over time the sporting factors
took precedence and much was
either ignored or discarded in the
area of the original self-protection
methods. In the original writings
of General Choi much of the focus,
structure and even the use of the
vital points "Kupso", as well as the
weapon development to access
them, was outlined but never fully
taught. Kyusho International has
developed a program to enlighten,
educate, integrate and develop this
incredible Martial Art back to it's
founders concepts. This new program
has the full support of the founders
surviving son Choi Jung Hwa. The focus of
this series is to investigate the Patterns (teul),
which are performed in accordance with the
founders precepts in "The Encyclopedia of TaekwonDo" (an astounding 15 volumes written by General Choi Hong
Hi, including his "Vital Spots"). It is through this structure that
Kyusho will be initially integrated back into Taekwon-Do. Kyusho
International is proud to assist in this monumental and historic
collaborative undertaking.

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