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3-6. Motion
Concerned with motion, it is following the way of Haneul to connect only necessary
movements with no excrescent one. "TAEKWONDO
is very simple. It is in one, and in nothing more than one."(Ch.55)
With excrescent movements added, it is not one yet many. And it is many in disharmony.
Simple motion is in an instant. It precedes the opponent's reaction because
it doesn't hurry yet connects necessary movements only. Therefore, even though
you move slow he cannot defend it. In addition to that, if you follow the way
of Haneul keeping everything on its own place, "although
the motion were made slow and small it appears as quick and big, and since it
is quick and big it can accept big power and shock."(Ch.37) In this
way "Taekwondo motion is to
move your center to the most proper position through the movement of your whole
body, not less when you've attacked than when you attack, making one simple
motion of the whole body from the finger tips to the feet toes."(Ch.37)
I mean "the simple principle
of Taekwondo required for attack and defense is that you should make only the
most necessary movements. Accordingly, a right motion of Taekwondo changes from
a movement to another with nothing excrescent at all between them."(Ch.40)
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Simple
motion is in an instant. So it can be used when you need it.
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Why is it that he cannot follow your no-hurrying motion? Because your motion
is too simple to allow him to react to it. When he begins his reaction it come
to be late. As a result it precedes his motion. This is sometimes called 'Non
Rhythm'.
Let me take an example; when you, facing your opponent, attack him, if you
can make that motion with no preparatory movement, he can begin his motion only
after you began as he moves in reaction to yours. In order to be able to make
great power along the way of Haneul even in this simple motion you need many
times of repeated exercise in training, and additionally, the mind of deceiving
yourself first along the way of Tang, i.e. Mu-Nyom-Mu-Sang.
Your unnecessarily many motions will allow your opponent to read your intention
also in Kyorugi. It means, you ought to make only necessary motion, so only
necessary attack and defense. Otherwise you come to allow your blind points
to him easily, to be defeated. Hence, "have no gate, no opening, but make
oneness your house and live with what cannot be avoided. Then you will be close
to success."1)
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1) Chuang Tsu, ÞÌ, ìÑÊàá¦, "ÙéÚ¦ÙéÔ¸,ìé÷Èì»éÕåÚÜôÔðì«,öÎÐúëø."
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