My name is TSL, an EE Dan (Second Degree Black Belt) student
and instructor at Mu Han Total Martial Arts.
After many years in training at Mu Han, I,
as a regular student, leadership student, assistant instructor and instructor have
learned and practiced Martial Arts, particularly Tae Kwon Do (TKD), Kung Fu,
Sip Pal Ki, Professional TKD, Weapons (sword, staff) and Yoga. Under the enlightening guidance from
Head Master Oh, Grand Master Kang, Master Lee, and others. Mu Han offers the unique
structural triangle of 3 essentially interactive factors at its vertices (a) Jeong - Mentality/ Mind, (b) Ki – Technique/Requirement/Knowledge,
and (c) Shin - Body/Physical
Condition with Joong Yong or martial
artist’s Middle Use at the center.
In teaching and training, Mu Han Total
Martial Arts bases on 4 elements: (1) Ki
Bon (Basic), (2) Ki Cho (Basic
Foundations), (3) Ki Bon Dong Jak
(Basic Motions), and (4) Technique.
This essay will explain and discuss these elements in details below:
1. Ki
Bon is a basic which consists of left hand, right hand, left leg, and right
leg. Later, it adds 2 more basics: human head and body (torso). So, a martial
artist as a human being has 6 basics: 2 hands, 2 legs, head, and body.
2. Ki
Cho is basic foundations. They are basic stances, blocks, kicks, punches,
etc. For basic stances include walking stance (Ap seogi), running stance (Ap
kubi), back stance (Dwit kubi), tiger stance (Beom Seogi), side stance, cross
stance, riding stance (Juchum Seogi), and others. On the blocks, there are low
block (Ahre Maggi), middle block (Mom Tong Maggi), high block (Elgol Maggi),
inner block, outer block (Pakuro Maggi), etc.
3. Ki
Bon Dong Jak is the basic motions. In Mu Han, a basic motion focuses on a
single purpose. It has power from a big circle. Its adaptability bases on time,
distance, direction, situation, environment or space. A basic motion must match
with logic of Youk Hap. For example, one of the basic motions for a beginner is
“10 Motions” that include ki cho such as attention (chariot), riding stance
(juchum seogi), ready stance (chumbi), punch, bow (kyong-ye). They also consist
of Six Offenses, and Six Defenses.
4. Technique
is the forms, patterns or poomsae. In traditional martial arts, there are 18
techniques. Later, great grand masters/founders add 6 more techniques such as
bow, arrows, horse riding. Therefore, modern martial arts have 24 techniques.
Technique comprises (a) physical technique and (b) strategy (mental technique):
a. Physical technique: To make a
strategy successful, one or more basic motions are combined together. For
example, a martial artist’s left hand block on an opponent’s punch is followed
by his back turn for a right elbow on the opponent’s face/jaw, then the martial
artist’s front turn to deliver a roundhouse kick to the opponent’s belly. A
combination of basic motions intends to make an opponent confuse and
unpredictable.
b. Strategy is a mental technique which
a martial artist can use to offense, defense, counter-attack, protect, disable
effectively the opponents. A martial artist can use strategy on the motions at really
quick momentum/inertia, actual action with great impact or strong delivery.
In conclusion, Mu Han Total Martial Arts
describes Ki Bon, Ki Cho, Ki Bon Dong Jak,
and Technique explicitly in training
and teaching to students. Head Master Oh has often explained these terms
verbally and manually to instructors and assistant instructors in both
Instructor classes and Master classes. As a student and instructor at Mu Han, I
always apply these basics as much as I can during practicing or teaching other fellow
students in sportsmanship and Mu Han spirit.
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