SOUTH BANK TAEKWONDO: INFORMATION
INFORMATION: History - Silla
Silla 57 B.C. - 668 A.D: The Koguryo Kingdom had the Sonbae, the Baekjae had the Soo Sa and the Silla Kingdom had the Hwarang. The Hwarang (Flower Knight) were a military, educational and social organization of noble youths who practiced fighting as part of their curriculum. The monk Won Kwang Bupsa was a Hwarang instructor and also the author of the Sesokokye, which was the code of honour on which the Hwarangdo was based. The following five student commitments were loyalty to the nation, honour to ones parents, faithfulness to ones friends, courage in battle, avoidance of unnecessary violence and killing.
These commitments were the basic way of life for the Hwarang and are still practiced by taekwondo students today. Organized by King Jin Heung in 537 A.D., the Hwarang proved to be a vital part of the unification of the Korean peninsula during the Silla Dynasty.
The Silla Kingdom, farthest from China, was at first the weakest and least developed of the three kingdoms. The last to adopt foreign creeds and ideas, it’s society was markedly class-oriented. But Silla grew quickly, drawing resources from it’s unique Hwarang corps and Buddhist teachings.
By the mid-sixth century, Silla had consolidated it’s power and territory and formed a military alliance with Tang China to conquer both Koguryo and Baekjae. The Silla-Tang forces were successful and the peninsula was unified for the first time in 668 A.D. Following this, the survivors of the Koguryo Kingdom repulsed Tang forces in Manchuria and the northern part of the peninsula and established the Kingdom of Balhae in 698 A.D.
Although politically separate, the three kingdoms of Koguryo, Baekjae and Silla were related ethically and linguistically. Each of them developed a sophisticated political structure and legal system and adopted Buddhism and Confucian ethics.
Silla 57 B.C. -
These commitments were the basic way of life for the Hwarang and are still practiced by taekwondo students today. Organized by King Jin Heung in 537 A.D., the Hwarang proved to be a vital part of the unification of the Korean peninsula during the Silla Dynasty.
The Silla Kingdom, farthest from China, was at first the weakest and least developed of the three kingdoms. The last to adopt foreign creeds and ideas, it’s society was markedly class-
By the mid-
Although politically separate, the three kingdoms of Koguryo, Baekjae and Silla were related ethically and linguistically. Each of them developed a sophisticated political structure and legal system and adopted Buddhism and Confucian ethics.
One of two stone guardians (dating from the Silla Dynasty 57 B.C. - 668 A.D.) located on the temple tower of Seokkuram in Kyongju, Korea, depict the famous warrior Kum Kang Yuksa, executing early taekwondo style techniques. They stand as testimony to the early development of taekwondo as a national art in Korea.
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