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In his book, Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness, Shotokan karateka C. W. Nicol describes formal exercise practice as “a dynamic dance; a battle without bloodshed or vanquished.” He further goes on to say “We are somehow touching the warrior ancestry of all humanity,” and “Of all the training in karate, none is more vigorous, demanding or exhilarating than the sincere performance of kata.” From this we can see that poomsae training, if approached in a traditional manner, not only cultivates defensive and offensive proficiency coupled with ki development, but establishes a profound link with masters of the past who clearly did not practice formal exercises merely for physical fitness. Instead, they were practiced as a means of cataloging hard-earned martial skills often fostered on the field of battle or in the supercharged atmosphere of some distant training hall for the benefit of students across the centuries. Consequently, we state emphatically that without poomsae, tul, or hyung, there is no taekwondo.