In all Truth: Bruce Lee: Trained Heavily with Jhoon Rhee, a ROK Army Soldier Pre-Vietnam War Engagement from South Korea, Bruce Lee later lost instantly to a ROK Soldier who fought in the Vietnam War Mas Oyama: Kyokushin Tenth Degree and Founder, ROK Army Solider from the Vietnam War Era Kim Un-Yong: Founder of the World (Fake)-kwon-Do Federation, which now oversees foot tag in the Olympics, ROK Army Soldier from the Vietnam War era General Choi Hong-hi: Founder of ROK Army Tae-Kwon-Do, Supervisor of what Jhoon Rhee, Mas Oyama, Kim Un-Yong, etc. did, alongside the White Horse and Tiger Divisions that fought to the death against the Viet Cong in the rat holes. Park Bu Kwang: Defeated the early era of ROK soldiers who had all been in the rat holes against the Viet Cong prior to facing them, no formal training other than a basic snap kick and punch from his cousin who came home temporarily as a ROK Soldier, experimented with techniques, and used the results, putting on a black-belt, and winning against them all. Received General Choi's attention; became in command of the Royal Order of Korea. Afterwards, General Choi submitted all authority over Tae-Kwon-Do to him. Then, the coup happened, exiling General Choi, Park Bu Kwang, Kang Ik Mu, etc. under guarantee of immediate execution if they returned to South Korea, because President Park Chung Hee saw them, because of their Born-Again Christianity, as a threat to the system. Park Bu Kwang, Kang Ik Mu, and General Choi, trained Francis Santarose. In his thirties, after so many attempts and severe (though fully healed) injuries, Francis Santarose defeated Bu Kwang Park by caving half of his skull in during a sparring session, which caused Bu Kwang Park to be stunned for a moment, compliment his kick, admit defeat, and continue to spar (though a bit lighter) even immediately afterwards with him, before making a full recovery. At seventy-four, Bu Kwang Park was regarded by everyone as being in far better shape than he was in his twenties, and could spar full contact for eight hours a day every weekday at that point, without any rest or water breaks, by having Soldiers he trained go up against him all in a row, only switching out if they were too tired or injured to continue. By the time I had thirty two years of experience here on this earth, I defeated them both, and have trained harder than ever since then. But I would have never met them, and trained directly under them, had I not prayed to the LORD over a decade ago: I saw so many people getting their blackbelts so that they could go on dates with multiple women at a time, show off, etc. I asked the LORD that I receive mine out of humility. I woke up the next day in terrible back pain, which made me leave my previous place and wonder why God would let that happen as a result of me praying to Him. I searched for a few months, found Francis Santarose, and he said clearly to me at the time, "You think God sent you here for martial arts, but He sent you here to be a believer." he was correct; I have a very close relationship with he LORD God now, and now I see what He Says, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
A point to note, I realised, just after filming, I really need the lower wooden hand guards with a palm swell to recreate the plastic/wooden hand guard combination.
My first thought was that they had quite the clever logo. New content is always welcome, amd personally, I enjoy these videos for the glimpse into the past regardless of the specifics. Militaria or trains it's just fun to learn something new.
I really enjoyed this one, not really into trains but I enjoy seeing all of these company branded items. I'm from Baltimore and there used to be a lot of industry here, running into old company branded items isn't unusual.
I recently purchased an MTL5 with 50mm lens minus the case, which appears to be in working condition. Late 1980s and early 1990s UK Photography magazines advertised the cameras, but I owned two Minolta cameras and was unwilling to purchase one by mail just to let it sit unused. I did buy a Soviet produced Kiev 88 imported to the USA which is still functional and in need of CLA. Perhaps I should have also ordered a 6x6 Pentagon Six while they were in production.🤔 As I never sold my film developing equipment, I intend to purchase some bulk film and try my MTL 5. Hopefully it will produce good images. Thank you for posting the interesting video.
Interesting seeing a video of the uniform on display as well as the explanation of the details. Some unissued DDR uniforms, leather boots and kit did arrive in the USA immediately after re-unification. I suspect that the DDR factories could have stayed open for a year longer just to supply collector demand as items sold quickly. Due to the well-publicized, secretive nature of the DDR, a colour book published May 1990 titled: Uniformen der Nationalen Volksarmee der DDR 1956-1986 by Klaus -Ulrich Keubke and Manfred Kunz aufnahmen von Jean Molitor ( photos) Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus ISBN 3-327-00731-4 becoming available to the public in the USA struck me as quite amazing. Considering the 1990 date of publication, has anyone published any revised or expanded references on DDR uniforms and field kit in the last three decades?
Some good kills….those flares are good… have got the PSE !… nice…DDR head gear was like British BD sometimes’ they just use the size label that was available..🤪
How much taller is the one pouch from the other? It's hard to tell from the angle in the video. I'm curious if the taller one is for the 32rd magazines which are 20cm tall compared to the 25rd magazines which are 17cm tall. Both measured from the top of the feed lips of the magazine ro the bottom of the base plate.
As far as i know, the Dutch Army, KL, used 32 round magazines but the Airforce, KLu, only used the 25 round magazines. There was no mixing of these. Similar to the KL, Army using the collapsible metal shoulder stock and the Marines and Airforce having wooden stocked weapons. These were not mixed either. I would agree with Simon that the very small difference in size is down to the initial manufacturing process. Nice thought though.
This design of bottle and carrier is not very easily accessible, but is that deliberate ? I've heard that in the past, some armies had procedures where by things such as taking a drink could only be done when ordered etc. Also. I suppose it stops soldiers drinking when they feel like at a time when their concentration should be elsewhere. Or maybe it's just a bad idea !
Is the use of the wrist strap correct? Worn over the hand as seen the baton could still be pulled frim the officers grip, a more secure way would be to put thevthumb throigh the loop, the loop then passes over the back of the hand and the grip comes into the palm. If pulled, even if grip is lost, the leather loop is being pulled over the back of the hand and tightens on the thumb. This means it is nearly impossible to be pulled out of the hand, i beleive thatvthis is how the riot teams in UK prisons keep control of their batons and it seems a much more secure way, albeit less obvious than just placingvthe hand through the loop. Just a thought, i have no evidence to proove or disproove either way.
I have a bag full of the medical kits, in the stores issue plastic bag. If you want one to open give me a shout. I have loads of NVA medical kits and equipment as I collect these myself.
I have one similar to this. It came from an estate of an officer of the harbour police. The leather thong has snapped but mine also looks smaller. Probably 14inch maybe.
fun review, I'm dutch and I got a never worn pair for very little money and have been wearing them as my workboots for a year now. They are great for climbing and quite weatherproof. Cool to see a video about them!
The Map reading instrument @ 6.00 is called a "Kaarthoekmeter". Translated it means the "map angle gauge", also a distance scale and location indicator. A universal item item used from the 1980's onwards.
Breakfast in America is probably Supertramp's best album. Though I do love Crime of the Century. Definitely a worthwhile pickup especially if it was made in EG.
Aponeuron a DDR equivelant of WW2 Pervitin. Copyrkal a sort of Ibuprofin. Electrolytes. Sepso-Tinktur seems to be an antiseptic fluid. Safety pins. UVP field dressing. Water purification tablets. Wundschnellverband band aids/sticking plaster.
Pervitin was nicknamed panzer chocolate in WW2 and was actually methamphetamine. The east German issued their version of it in the other version of this pack. 1/1 this is the individual first aid pack containing. A bandage. Safety pins, water purification tablets, plasters, iodine ampoles and the viatmin tablets.
