User talk:Palcrypt

Paul,

You still aren't signing your posts to a registered address and so I'm not sure if you'll get this or not.

You wrote:

This is a title that was given to Suh, In-Hyuk (as well as his brother Seo, In-Sun) by the Korean government.

I'd like to know the source of that information. Governments aren't usually in the business of naming martial arts teacher's grades. In the past there have only been two Korean martial artists who were declared Living National Treasures and these were both Taek Kyon practitioners and there are none presently.

I'm sure that these aren't your ideas however I'm not sure that they are true and I'd like some source of verification for them if you have one. Perhaps I am wrong, either way I'd like some confirmation.

thanks,--Mateo2006 02:57, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

Re: Kuk Sa Nim

Thanks for the feedback concerning the source of the information and your thoughts behind it. I really appreciated that.

I guess I'm a little wary of the couching this title in this way as I have been misled in such directions myself. I can remember being told that Master Choi Yong-Sul had received special government designation for his contribution to the arts but after I went to Korea and explored this further it turned out not to be the case.

The KiDo organization also misdirected people in a campaign years ago saying that it was the only government recognized organization for martial arts in Korea which was not then or ever true. All organizations have to receive government approval and recoginition to be licensed and so they virtually all are. Kido was approved but it wasn't the only one by a long shot. this was pure 'spin'.

Anyway, neither here nor there. We all receive our information from somewhere and hand it on through no fault of our own. I just have found the need to investigate things a little further.

best --Mateo2006 01:12, 14 February 2007 (UTC)