All East Asian martial arts come from the root of traditional moo doe and still retain elements of that strength. All martial arts have a part of moo doe, but moo doe is very, very deep and is far beyond most of what you see taught in this country.
Most schools in this country and even much of the world teach only a small percentage of what traditional martial arts has to offer. Moo doe is linear and circular, upper and lower body, fast and slow, aggressive and graceful. This is because moo doe is balanced like life is balanced. Life is neither exclusively linear nor circular, it is not only hard or soft, fast or slow, aggressive or passive, but contains all these elements and so for someone to become truly balanced themselves and to truly understand the principles of life, they must also understand all these ways of moving.
Most styles of martial arts single out one very narrow element of martial arts practice and focus on that. In addition, because they have no line of instruction, the strength of the movements they teach quickly devolves after a few generations. To keep students motivated they concentrate on tournaments and testing. Unfortunately this leads to injuries from improper practice and a lack of real skill and abilty that can be used in a real self-defense situation. Also, because they teach a very narrow portion of martial arts, you may find out years later that you wasted a great deal of time energy and money practicing a style of movement that does not even fit by your body type or condition.
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