In the Shadow of the

Safe, at least for the moment, you turn to
see from which quarter danger approaches next. Later that night,
if a stranger were to eavesdrop on the hushed conversation going
on between comrades-in-arms,
he might be surprised by the
lack of boastful comments
regarding those vanquished
earlier that day on the field of
battle. You and your allies are
no ordinary soldiers. You are
Hwarang warriors—patriots
sworn to live by a strict code
of honor.
The dawning of this golden
age in Korean martial arts
history can be traced back to
the mid-seventh century. It was
during this period that the tiny