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The Youn Wha Ryu system of martial arts is shrouded in mystery and
legend. Grandmaster Han himself has stated that the actual facts of
Youn Wha Ryu's history are unclear. He relates the story told to him
by his Youn Wha Ryu master, Sae Chong Wang.
"Youn Wha was a legendary female martial artist living on
a remote island in the Orient. She was a regognized master of alchemy
and a highly skilled martial artist. Her beauty was as legendary
as her skill level in the martial arts, and many highly proficient
martial artists in the nations, knowing of her acclaimed beauty
and skill, embarked on journeys to see her and train with her.
To reach her, the martial artists had to defeat and avoid traps
that could maim and kill the unwary. It was only the best and the
most highly skilled martial art masters that weathered these pitfalls
and were rewarded with the opportunity to view the beautiful Youn
Wha. Unbeknownst to these masters, Youn Wha would use her skills
in alchemy to prevent these high level martial artists from leaving
her island, by drugging their food and drink. As she was the only
one who had the daily antidote, for the drug, those who left her
fortress did not survive the traps. In this way, she required the
masters to write down their secrets so she could gain the knowledge
of their systems and train in the techniques. It is from these writings
that the system of Youn Wha was formed. The Youn Wha system contains
all high level techniques from all systems and is unique in that
no other system contains so many high level principles in one training
method."
The Youn Wha Ryu, therefore, is an advanced system of fighting
techniques from almost every available style of martial art. Due
to its complexity, Grandmaster Han integrated Tae Kwon Do into his
teaching system.
Tae Kwon Do is considered a basis for Youn Wha Ryu and it can be
learned by nearly anyone. Youn Wha Ryu, however, is extremely complex
and requires several years of basic martial arts training before
its concepts can be understood. Training in the Tae Kwon Do system
that Grandmaster Han teaches enables his students to observe the
weaknesses of their own personal styles and that of other martial
art systems. Thus, students are well equipped to deal with any fighting
method they may encounter.
With Youn Wha, the student is now able to develop a higher degree
of timing, speed, balance, control (mental and physical), and confidence..
It has taken Grandmaster Han a lifetime to develop and perfect this
system so that anyone and everyone may participate. He strongly
believes that this system is the best and will continue to grow
world wide.... NEXT
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