Hwarang
Hwarang ( 화랑 [ hwaraŋ ] ) literally means " flower of youth " and is composed of the characters ' 화 ' (花hua = flower, flower) and ' 랑 ' (郞rank = young man ).
History
For the first time the word was mentioned in Hwarang Kim Bu - sik's Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms ( 삼국사기 [ samk'uks'agi ] ). Folk the Hwarang were also called Hyangdo - " Radiant disciples ". According to the Hwarang 8 Hyeong traditional Taekwondo has been named.
Hwarang were young men who were to represent the ruling class during the Silla period and enjoyed a special education. To form also included history and philosophy, the recitation of poetry, instrumental music and singing.
The actual role of the Hwarang is controversial due to the thin source position among historians. These writes Gu Hyosung in his thesis "aggression, nationalism and martial arts in East Asia ":