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Join the email list now: combatlearning.com/newsletter --- Today I'm joined by Dr. Sanko Lewis, a 5th dan in ITF Taekwon-Do and a martial arts academic residing in South Korea.  In this episode, Sanko walks us through different views of what martial arts are and how they conceive of authority in regard to determining effectiveness in training. He divides these views into three major categories:  - Premodern (or pre-rational), which is the ancient view of martial arts - Modern (or rational), which encompasses systems founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually from a modernist pedagogical philosophy standpoint - Transmodern (or trans-rational), which is a view of martial arts that seeks to use rational ideas about training while appreciating premodern traditions.  I think many would classify me as someone who advocates a modern or rational approach to training, but I have a lot of criticism of it. While I do advocate for more scientifically-based training approaches, I do not support a philosophically modernist pedagogy. At any rate, this is a fascinating discussion, and many martial arts that we think of as traditional actually have a foot in more than one of these categories.  Link to original article: https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2020/12/pre-rational-rational-trans-rational.html Dr. Lewis' follow-up article (concept is mentioned in episode): https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2022/01/what-is-postmodern-martial-art.html  So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show. --- Find Dr. Sanko Lewis:  Website: sooshimkwan.blogspot.com --- Produced by Micah Peacock Intro Theme by Micah Peacock Outro Music is Synergy by Juche  ---   Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/combatlearning/message

Join the email list now: <a href="http://combatlearning.com/newsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">combatlearning.com/newsletter</a> --- Today I'm joined by Dr. Sanko Lewis, a 5th dan in ITF Taekwon-Do and a martial arts academic residing in South Korea. In this episode, Sanko walks us through different views of what martial arts are and how they conceive of authority in regard to determining effectiveness in training. He divides these views into three major categories: - Premodern (or pre-rational), which is the ancient view of martial arts - Modern (or rational), which encompasses systems founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries, usually from a modernist pedagogical philosophy standpoint - Transmodern (or trans-rational), which is a view of martial arts that seeks to use rational ideas about training while appreciating premodern traditions. I think many would classify me as someone who advocates a modern or rational approach to training, but I have a lot of criticism of it. While I do advocate for more scientifically-based training approaches, I do not support a philosophically modernist pedagogy. At any rate, this is a fascinating discussion, and many martial arts that we think of as traditional actually have a foot in more than one of these categories. Link to original article: <a href="https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2020/12/pre-rational-rational-trans-rational.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2020/12/pre-rational-rational-trans-rational.html</a> Dr. Lewis' follow-up article (concept is mentioned in episode): <a href="https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2022/01/what-is-postmodern-martial-art.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/2022/01/what-is-postmodern-martial-art.html</a> So if you're excited to jump in, hit the subscribe button on your podcatcher and enjoy the show. --- Find Dr. Sanko Lewis: Website: <a href="http://sooshimkwan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">sooshimkwan.blogspot.com</a> --- Produced by Micah Peacock Intro Theme by Micah Peacock Outro Music is Synergy by Juche --- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://anchor.fm/combatlearning/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/combatlearning/message</a>

CLP27 - Premodern, Modern, & Transmodern Views of Martial Arts Training w/ Sanko Lewis

Dr. Sanko Lewis is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Taekwondo and Hapkido. He teaches in South Korea and South Africa. People often think that the reason why the karate punch comes from the hips straight to the target is strategic because the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But, it could very much be purely aesthetic and not strategic.  Dr. Sanko Lewis - Episode 490 In this episode, we are immediately faced with the question of how a South African ended up living and teaching taekwondo in South Korea? Dr. Sanko Lewis grew up watching kung fu movies of Jet Li and Bruce Lee. He initially wanted to learn kung fu but he found taekwondo instead because it was the only thing available in his country back then. Presently, he is now living in South Korea where he got his PhD in Taekwondo and he teaches ITF Taekwondo. Listen to learn how his journey ended up in South Korea! Show Notes In this episode, we mentioned Mr. Alex Gillis. You can check out Dr. Sanko Lewis's website here.

Dr. Sanko Lewis is a martial arts practitioner and instructor of Taekwondo and Hapkido. He teaches in South Korea and South Africa. People often think that the reason why the karate punch comes from the hips straight to the target is strategic because the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. But, it could very much be purely aesthetic and not strategic. Dr. Sanko Lewis - Episode 490 In this episode, we are immediately faced with the question of how a South African ended up living and teaching taekwondo in South Korea? Dr. Sanko Lewis grew up watching kung fu movies of Jet Li and Bruce Lee. He initially wanted to learn kung fu but he found taekwondo instead because it was the only thing available in his country back then. Presently, he is now living in South Korea where he got his PhD in Taekwondo and he teaches ITF Taekwondo. Listen to learn how his journey ended up in South Korea! Show Notes In this episode, we mentioned <a href="https://whistlekickmartialartsradio.com/106-alex-gillis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mr. Alex Gillis.</a> You can check out Dr. Sanko Lewis's website <a href="http://www.sankolewis.com/martial-arts.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.

Episode 490 - Dr. Sanko Lewis