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Dear Mr. John Vaillant,<BR>
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What you are looking for is Ch'akhogun <STRONG><FONT color=#d88022>착호군</FONT></STRONG>(<FONT color=#d88022><B>捉虎軍</B></FONT>), not Chakhogun (maybe another confusion cuased by one of our most controversial issues on the table, romanization). If you google it in Korean, you will get many hits. Here is one short article on this special military unit (rather than a guild) established within the UihUngwi 의흥위 義興衛 (Righteousness Flourishing Guard) during the early ChosOn dynasty. <BR>
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Sun Jooo Kim<BR>
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<TD class=title3 colSpan=2> 최형국, 호랑이 잡는 특수부대 <FONT color=#d88022><B>착호군</B></FONT>(<FONT color=#d88022><B>捉虎軍</B></FONT>)</TD></TR>
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<TD class=title4 colSpan=2><A class=default href="javascript:cd3Search('235', '인물과사상사');">인물과사상사</A>, <A class=default href="javascript:cd4Search('235', '인물과사상사', '209' , '인물과사상');">인물과사상</A> <A class=default href="javascript:cd5Search('235', '인물과사상사','209', '인물과사상','44633', ' 2008년 1월호(통권 117호)');">2008년 1월호(통권 117호)</A>, 2008. 1, pp. 205 ~ 217 (13pages) <BR></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><BR>
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<BR> <BR>> Date: Fri, 1 May 2009 16:58:25 -0700<BR>> From: sangok@u.washington.edu<BR>> To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>> Subject: Re: [KS] Tiger Hunters Guild - 작호군 - Choseon dynasty<BR>> <BR>> John,<BR>> <BR>> You might also be interested in a recent Canadian documentary release by Min Sook Lee call "Tiger Spirit". It's about contemporary North/South relations, but it features a section on a south Korean man who has dedicated his life to finding tigers in the DMZ.<BR>> <BR>> Clark W. Sorensen, Chair<BR>> Korea Studies Program<BR>> University of Washington<BR>> <BR>> On Fri, 1 May 2009, John Vaillant wrote:<BR>> <BR>> > Greetings;<BR>> ><BR>> > I am a journalist and author based in Canada.<BR>> > Currently, I am researching a book concerning human-tiger relations in <BR>> > Northeast Asia.<BR>> ><BR>> > Specifically, I am seeking information on the Tiger Hunters Guild (Chakhogun?), <BR>> > its history, composition, duties, status, weapons, training, etc.<BR>> > Did they consider tigers sacred, too?<BR>> ><BR>> > I am also seeking information on Hong Pomdo who I understand was a tiger hunter <BR>> > before he became an independence fighter.<BR>> ><BR>> > Thank you for your assistance!<BR>> ><BR>> > Please reply to: jvaillant@aol.com<BR>> ><BR>> > Best regards,<BR>> ><BR>> > John Vaillant<BR>> > Vancouver<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> <BR><br /><hr />Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. <a href='http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009' target='_new'>Check it out.</a></body>
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