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2. What is the Philosophical Principle of Taekwondo(PPT)?
This PPT is in man's motion, so it is internal principle that lies where Nature meets man. This principle is also in man, so it differs from that of physics. But it does not mean that they contradict each other. The PPT has nothing mysterious, so nothing you cannot understand. It has only something difficult to be described by words. You should understand it in your motion. PPT is a principle that focuses the most essential one among those of man's motion. It is what is immanent in fighting motion that man survives and protects his life with. Here we can ask some question. Why do we focus on the fighting motion? Firstly, let me explain why we focus on fighting motion. It is not only of this reason that principle of Taekwondo focuses on fight. In the negative term of "fight" we can see the most clear meaning of "interaction of you and your opponent". And this interaction of you and him, in fact, constitutes every factors of your life. That is, you can understand the principle that supports every factor of life by way of PPT. You can understand your whole life. This is why Taekwondo can be a philosophy by itself. With this understanding, you can see Taekwondo, focusing on the fight, sublimates the dark aspects of life we cannot erase. Secondly, let me explain what are the contents of PPT. Each of these principles of Samjae, in combination with another one, forms important abstract factors in motions of Taekwondo, and further in every kinds of man's interactions: they are distance, tide and balance. Sky and earth when united make distance; Sky and man when united make tide; and earth and man when united make balance.(Ch.19) You should consider them all the way to understand techniques of Kyorugi and to use it actually. Some or many may think it is too difficult to understand or consider such principle of Taekwondo. But it is because it was presented only in words. When it is given with good demonstrations of your master in your Taekwondo training so you can see it in the combination of thought and motion, it will be very concrete and simple to understand. And it will provide you with clear standards for your Taekwondo training. It is why this book can be said to suggest right Taekwondo philosophy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |