Muye Dobo Tongji Scroll 0

Muye Dobo Tongji
The Comprehensive Korean Martial Arts Manual

Scroll #0 – Korean Translation of Chinese Martial Arts Terms
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Introduction
Muye Dobo Tongji is a comprehensive martial arts manual, written in 1790 by

Koreans. It is based largely on Ming Dynasty martial arts, and used Chinese
martial arts terminology widely throughout the manual.
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There are a total of 5 scrolls in Muye Dobo Tongji, from Scroll #0 to #4.
This is Scroll #0, which translates the Chinese words found in Scroll #1 to #4 into
Korean, so as to help a Korean reader to read it.
Book Cover
Content Page
Notice that below each Chinese

character, there is a Korean character.
This helps the Korean reader to

pronounce the Chinese character
(hanja) in the Korean way.
The first 3 pages are the content pages,
which spelt out the various arts in this
manual. Page 4 is blank.
1. Long Spear 14. Crescent Saber

2. Bamboo Spear 15. Horseback
3. Flag Spear Crescent Saber
4. Trident 16. Glaive
5. Horseback Spear 17. Shield & Sword
6. Wolf-Brush 18. Fist
7. Double-hand Saber 19. Staff
8. Sharp Sword 20. Flail
9. Japanese Sword 21. Horseback Flail
10. Commander Sword 22. Polo
11. Korean Sword 23. Equestrian Skills
12. Double Swords
13. Horseback Double
Swords
Page 5 to Page 7 is for the first half of
the “Long Spear" chapter.
You can see that Chinese characters are

mixed almost evenly with Korean
characters.
The Chinese characters are all names of

various Ming Dynasty Spear fighting
stances, and the Korean characters
translates them to Korean.
From the last 1/3rd of Page 7 to a small
bit of Page 9, is the Korean translation
for the final half of the “Long Spear”
chapter.
Similarly, all the Chinese characters

that you can see are all Ming Dynasty
Chinese Spear stances’ names.
Page 10 is empty.
Page 11 to Page 12 is the Korean
translation for the “Bamboo Spear”
chapter.
translation for the “Flag Spear”
chapter.
… continuing the Korean translation for
the “Bamboo Spear” chapter.
Page 17 to 19 is the Korean translation
for the “Trident” chapter.
Page 20 is blank.
for the “Horseback Spear” chapter.
for the “Horseback Spear” chapter,
followed by a small bit on “Crossing
Spears on Horseback”.
Page 23 is about “Crossing Spears on
Horseback”, while Page 24 is blank.
for the “Wolf Brush” chapter.
Page 28 is blank.
translation for the “Double-Hand
Saber” chapter.
This is based on Ming Dynasty General

Qi Ji-Guang’s book 紀效新書 (ji xiao
xin shu), “New Treatise on Military
Efficiency”.
English translation and more info is

available at:
ChineseLongsword.com/KoreanDouble
HandSaber
the “2-handed Saber” chapter.
… finishing the Korean translation for
the “2-handed Saber” chapter.
Page 34 is blank.
for the “Sharp Sword” chapter.
The stances are the same as the

Chinese Long Straight Sword
techniques as found in 武備志 (Wu Bei
Zhi) "Military Preparation Manual“.
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the “Sharp Sword” chapter.
Half of Page 48 begins the Korean

translation for the form/sequence for
practicing the “Sharp Sword” stances,
till Page 54.
the “Sharp Sword Form” chapter.
Page 55 to half of Page 57 is the Korean
translation for the “Japanese Sword”
chapter, starting with the sword style
of 土由流.
Based on the Korean characters that

tell us how to pronounce these 3
characters, it is read as “To Yu Lyu” in
Korean.
In Japanese, it’s read as “Doyuu Ryu”.

The 2nd half of Page 57 to the first 2
lines of Page 60 is the Korean
translation for the Japanese sword
style of 運光流.

characters, it is read as “Un Gwang
Lyu” in Korean.
In Japanese, it’s read as “Unkou Ryu”.

translation for the Japanese sword
style of 千柳流.

characters, it is read as “Cheon Yu Lyu”
in Korean.
In Japanese, it’s read as “Senryuu Ryu”.

the “Cheon Yu Lyu”.
The last quarter of Page 63 to half of
Page 65 is the Korean translation for
the Japanese sword style of 柳彼流.

characters, it is read as “Yu Pi Lyu” in
Korean.
In Japanese, it’s read as “Ryuuka Ryu”.

The middle of Page 65 to Page 71 is the
Korean translation for practicing the
Japanese sword techniques in paired
drills with a partner.
It’s written almost fully in Korean, and

you’ll frequently see these 2 words: 甲
and 乙.
甲 = Person A
乙 = Person B
So it’s describing Person A doing a

particular move, while Person B
responses by doing another move.
paired Japanese sword drills.
End of the Korean translation for
Page 72 is blank.
translation for the “Commander
Sword” chapter.
English translation and more info for

this chapter is available at:
ChineseLongsword.com/KoreanComma
nderSword
the “Commander Sword” chapter.
End of the Korean translation for the
“Commander Sword” chapter.
Page 78 is blank.
translation for the “Korean Sword”
chapter.
Interesting, the actual “Korean Sword”

chapter that is found in Scroll #3 was
written in classical Chinese, and not in
Korean language.
the “Korean Sword” chapter.
“Korean Sword” chapter.
translation for the “Double Swords”
chapter.
English translation and more info for

this chapter is available at:
ChineseLongsword.com/KoreanDouble
Swords
End of Korean translation for the
“Double Swords” chapter.
Page 88 is blank.
translation for the “Horseback Double
Swords” chapter.
“Horseback Double Swords” chapter.
Page 92 is blank.
translation for the “Crescent Saber”
chapter.
Also commonly known as “Guan Dao”

in Chinese martial arts.
the “Crescent Saber” chapter.
“Crescent Saber” chapter.
Page 98 is blank.
translation for the “Horseback Crescent
Saber” chapter.
translation for the “Glaive” chapter.
the “Glaive” chapter.
“Glaive” chapter.
Page 106 is blank.

translation for the “Shield & Sword”
chapter.
The content of this chapter is based on

Ming Dynasty General Qi Ji-Guang’s
book 紀效新書 (ji xiao xin shu), “New
Treatise on Military Efficiency”.

available at:
ChineseLongsword.com/Shield
“Shield & Sword” chapter.
Page 110 is blank.

translation for the “Fist” chapter.

Ming Dynasty General Qi Ji-Guang’s
book 紀效新書 (ji xiao xin shu), “New
Treatise on Military Efficiency”.

available at:
ChineseLongsword.com/Fist
the “Fist” chapter.
the “Fist” chapter.
“Fist” chapter.
Page 118 is blank.

translation for the “Staff” chapter.

a range of Chinese martial arts
manuals, such as the Shaolin Staff
manual and “Sword Treatise”.

available at:
• ChineseLongsword.com/Shaolin
• ChineseLongsword.com/SwordTreat
ise
the “Staff” chapter.
“Staff” chapter.
Page 130 is blank.

translation for the “Flail” chapter.
“Flail” chapter.
translation for the “Horseback Flail”
chapter.
translation for the “Polo” chapter.
“Polo” chapter.
translation for the “Equestrian Skills”
chapter.
End of Muye Dobo Tongji – Scroll #0
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Muye Dobo Tongji

The Comprehensive Korean Martial Arts Manual

Please distribute this freely.

Brought to you by www.ChineseLongsword.com

Muye Dobo Tongji is a comprehensive martial arts manual, written in 1790 by

More info: https://www.ChineseLongsword.com/Korean

Notice that below each Chinese

This helps the Korean reader to

1. Long Spear 14. Crescent Saber

You can see that Chinese characters are

The Chinese characters are all names of

Similarly, all the Chinese characters

This is based on Ming Dynasty General

English translation and more info is

The stances are the same as the

Half of Page 48 begins the Korean

Based on the Korean characters that

In Japanese, it’s read as “Doyuu Ryu”.

Based on the Korean characters that

In Japanese, it’s read as “Unkou Ryu”.

Based on the Korean characters that

In Japanese, it’s read as “Senryuu Ryu”.

Based on the Korean characters that

In Japanese, it’s read as “Ryuuka Ryu”.

It’s written almost fully in Korean, and

So it’s describing Person A doing a

English translation and more info for

Interesting, the actual “Korean Sword”

English translation and more info for

Also commonly known as “Guan Dao”

Page 106 is blank.

The content of this chapter is based on

English translation and more info is

Page 110 is blank.

The content of this chapter is based on

English translation and more info is

Page 118 is blank.

The content of this chapter is based on

English translation and more info is

Page 130 is blank.

For the English translated version, and other

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