In this Episode 02 of the Korean Kicking Project I share my perspective on where specialization on kicks fit in the overall "evolution" of martial arts at the point when Korea was being rebuilt. The different historical stages of kicking development are addressed with special detail mentioning many of the Korean arts kicking pioneers. I also take the chance to point out the link of some famous martial art stars (Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Cynthia Rothrock, Van Damme, Ninja Turtles) with the Korean systems. A must-see video for the fanatics of martial arts history.

Contents:
00:00 Welcome intro
01:13 Contents of Episode 2
01:41 Musical Curtain
02:03 The Practical side of the Knowledge of History
05:24 The Two fighting Scenarios of unarmed Martial Arts
08:23 The idea of Evolution in the Martial Arts
10:15 How certain Karate morphed into Tae Kwon Do
17:38 How Korean Kicking developed, explained in 6 Stages
18:05 Stage 1: Okinawan Karate's 19th Century kicks
19:18 Stage 2: Japanese Karate's Pre-WWII kicking developments
22:22 Stage 3: Korean Karate's (and early Tang Soo Do & Tae Kwon Do) kicks
25:00 Stage 4: The Golden Era of Korean kicking
26:16 .... The two stories of the creation of the spinning round kick
37:15 Stage 5: WTF's first era to the Olympics ("Old School WTF"); influence over the ITF
40:42 Stage 6: 21st Century's Post-Martial Olympic Taekwondo
42:38 Conclusions
44:03 .... Transgenerational Master: the example of GM Kang Suh Chong