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| Also known as | Sundo |
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| Focus | Internal Style, Taoist, Meditation |
| Country of origin |  South Korea |
| Official website | Kuk Sun Do Federation SunDo Taoist Healing Arts US Fédération Francophone de Sin Moo Hapkido, Sundo et disciplines associées a.s.b.l. |
| Sundo | |
| Hangul | 국선도 |
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| Hanja | 國仙道 |
| Revised Romanization | gug-seon-do |
| McCune–Reischauer | kuk-sŏn-to |
Sundo - also known as Kouk Sun Do (국선도)[a] - is a Korean Taoist art based on meditation, and which aims at the personal development of its practitioners, both at the physical, mental and spiritual levels.[1]
Through the practice of meditation, abdominal breathing and holding positions, the practitioner cultivates his “Ki” (vital energy, also called Qi in Chinese), and develops flexibility, physical ease, health and serenity.[2]
Rather similar to Indian Yoga or Chinese Qigong arts like Tai chi, Sundo has its origins in the mountains of present-day Korea, millennia ago; The particularity of this art is the extreme richness of the exercises according to the level of the practitioner, which allows a smooth progression adapted to the rhythm of life of modern humans.[3][4]
Sundo (Hangul: 선도; Hanja: 仙道) should not be confused with Sunmudo (Hangul: 선무도; Hanja: 禅 武 道). Although their pronunciations appear similar, the former is a Taoist health practice based on static postures and meditation, while the latter is a Buddhist martial art based on dynamic movements.
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- ^ "Bienvenue sur le site du Sundo francophone". Archived from the original on 2014-12-27. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Jeonghwan Choi (2011-06-05). "What is the Definition of Kouksundo (Sundo)?". tistory.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-10-04..
- ^ "Fédération Francophone de Sin Moo Hapkido, Sundo et disciplines associées a.s.b.l - Sundo". Archived from the original on 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Fédération Francophone de Sin Moo Hapkido, Sundo et disciplines associées a.s.b.l - Présentation". Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2022-07-22.