8 Martial Arts Taught as One

The Oom Yung Doe line of Martial Art was the original school to teach "Eight Complete Martial Arts as One" in the United States since 1972.

Oom Yung Doe combines knowledge, forms and movements that span thousands of years and generations of martial art practitioners to provide a diverse style of martial arts today. The diversity of knowledge, forms and movements benefits and develops the human body many different ways unique to the Oom Yung Doe Martial Arts. The main emphasis of Oom Yung Doe training is to develop and strengthen the individual's mind, body, and spirit.

	Kung Fu (Chinese Style)
	Forms combine controlled soft and hard movements; develops flexibility, coordination, strength and speed. Movement becomes instinctive. Offensive and defensive movement is straight, but curves in all different directions and degrees, using more circles than angles

	Bagwa Chung (Chinese Style)
	Bagwa walking positions enable one to move smoothly and lightly (like a coiled spring), with speed and power. Includes both offensive and defensive movements that balance the body. Develops internal and external strength.

	Ship Pal Gae (Chinese and Korean Style of Weapons)
	Forms are soft and hard. Develops flexibility, coordination, strength and speed. The mind, body and weapons used must be as one. Strong eye contact is maintained with the opponent, and movements are usually offensive. The hands and feet are used in all different directions, with both angles and circles.

	Kom Doe/Samurai Sword (Korean and Japanese Style)
	During this form, one keeps strong eye contact with the opponent, while at the same time watching the opponent's body. Excellent mental development is achieved. The mind, body and sword must be as one. Offensive and defensive movements are straight and to either side, with more circles than angles. Movement is usually in all different directions.

	Hap Ki Do / Ai Ki Do (Korean and Japanese Style)
	In Hap Ki Do, movements are hard and soft. Target areas are the joints, pressure points and nerves. Close proximity to opponent is most beneficial. Hands and feet are equally used in offensive and defensive movements. Strikes are in all directions, and are more angles than circles. Similarly, in Ai Ki Do, movements are hard and soft, and the target areas are the joints, pressure points and nerves. However, hands are usually used more than feet. Offensive and defensive movements are applied in all different directions, angles and curves, and a very strong handgrip is used.

	Udo / Ju Jitsu (Korean and Japanese Style)
	The form is soft, and develops proper falling techniques without injury by keeping the body flexible, and developing coordination and strength. The opponent's strength is used against them in offensive and defensive movements. Precise placement of the feet is vital. Very strong handgrips are applied over the opponent's entire body. Strikes are in all different directions, using more circles than angles.

	Tai Chi Chung (Chinese Style)
	Combines both offensive and defensive applications. Movements are slow and graceful without using force or power. The speed of the breathing matches the speed of the movement. Develops internal strength, physical well-being and overall health.

	Kong Su Do / Tae Kwon Do (Korean and Japanese Style)
	The focus is on straight speed. Defenses are straight up, down, in, out, and side. Offense is straight, side, back and forward. The feet (especially front snap, side and reverse kick) are more often used than the hands. The form is hard. The strikes are usually straight, and in all different angles (offensive and defensive).

Over the centuries, hundreds of thousands of higher Moo Doe practitioners spent their lifetime experimenting, researching and refining different movements to determine which techniques developed different parts of the body, and which techniques harmonized with nature. Since these movements were directly involved with the development of the mind and body, they were meticulously researched before being taught to others. They found that practicing movements hard, expending the body's physical energy, or practicing unbalanced movement (exerting more pressure on one part of the body over another) many times caused internal bruises, shocking nerves, joints and muscles-especially in middle-aged students (40 and over).

They discovered, through centuries of trial and error, that the key was to practice fully-balanced movements that were in harmony with nature. This allowed natural energy to flow freely into the body, building strength and harmony within the body. The proper practice of these traditional movements even at the intermediate level, coupled with special herb formulas and specialized practice equipment, was most important to treat the body and maintain balance. Without this systematic way of proper practice, it would be impossible to achieve tremendous internal strength, even if practicing a lifetime.

Instruction from a properly trained and qualified instructor is essential to prevent damaging the body from incorrect practice, and to maximize your effort and use of time. Unbalanced or fabricated movement is only equivalent to basic exercise and the techniques can, at best, prepare one for street fighting.

In newscasts from East Asia today, it is common to hear about practitioners in their 80's demonstrating these movements. Even though they are seniors, they are capable of performing with ease the complex technical movements of the traditional forms: Jung Bope (Wae Sung Jung), Pal Gae Jung, Jung Hyung (Main Hyung), Bagwa, Wae Gong, Nae Gong and Kyong Gong Sul Bope. From demonstration of their movement, it is easy to see the tremendous internal strength they have achieved. These practitioners were able to develop miraculous internal and external strength; giving them a radiant and youthful appearance, even at a much older age. This is because they practiced the "secrets" of traditional Moo Doe as passed down from generation to generation.

Through the practice of proper traditional Moo Doe, people of all ages can begin to feel immediate benefits, and develop internal, as well as external strength. This increases their potential to extend their good health and fitness into older age, without having to give up many activities they enjoyed in their youth. This is one of the reason why, for centuries, the traditional Moo Doe legacy of practicing balanced movement has been guarded like a treasure and revered by so many people.

* Above excerpt was taken from "An Explanation of Traditional Moo Doe" page 20