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Oneness
and Nothingness be to be born together with each other()
"How should I begin Taekwondo?"
Master stood up with no word and I followed him.
(1) It is necessary that a man
is born with his mind and body on earth, and it is impossible to control his
mind and body in harmony unless he relies on the principle that has been existing
since the time when there was nobody.
The basic ontology
of Taekwondo is explained. Taekwondo is a principle that has been existing before
man, which means its fundamental foundation is the Natrue, and not human stuff.
Taekwondo is a martial art and it is systemic techniques of attack and defense.
For attack and defense you have to control your mind and body, so for an effective
one you need control yourself i harmony according to the right principle. Thus,
the harmony is the key word to understanding of Taekwondo here.
(2) This principle, according
to which everyone can control his mind and body and live his life, has been
called "TAEKWONDO" by senior masters.
This is the definition of TAEKWONDO, and this sentence is connected to the
previous one. Thus, the concept of TAEKWONDO is "the way of controling
human mind and body based on the natural principle that has been existing without
change", which is compose of three factors; motion, its control and constant
principle.
In this article, the concepts of "Taekwondo" and "TAEKWONDO"
are distinguished. "TAEKWONDO" refers to the philosophical principles
that man should follow in his life, i.e, the inner feature of Taekwondo as Do(O©ø)
while "Taekwondo" refers to the principles of motion to control one's
mind and body, i.e. the outer feature of Taekwondo as motions. Pronunciations
of both are same and both refer to a thing, to different aspects of a thing
respectively. But this distinction was made just in order to suggest logically
clearer explanation on what the old masters have taught. Perhaps ony may think
this distinction is unnecessary. Anyway, readers can read and understand all
with no considerations on it.
(3) There are the ways along
which the planets move in the sky; the ways along which birds and beasts travel
on earth; and also the rules that mankind should obey in society. (4) Just like
these again, there is also the right way along which we should control our hands
and feet whenever we make any motions. (5) This is another aspect of TAEKWONDO.
Man's life can be constructed only in his own motions and it is everything
of his with the nature in. Owing to these reasons, we can call Taekwondo a <Do>(Ô³)>,
which contains the eternal principle.
<Do> is what makes everything be such, i.e, it is the principle that penetrates
everything. The very principle that penetrates or founds the suchness of everything
given naturally is <Do>. It transcends every distinction and discrimination.
So there is neither a part nor a whole in it. Because it has neither a part
nor a whole, if you know it you know everything. Therefore, every single word
written here is not a piece of knowledge on TAEKWONDO. It is an entirety of
itself that includes everything.
Since early times many men, relying on what each of them attained, have divided
the TAEKWONDO into three aspects, i.e. Musool(martial technique), Muyae(martial
art), and Mudo(martial principle). Musool(martial technique) refers to those
techniques with which you can control and surpass your opponent as you want.
Muyae(Martial art) is to obtain the harmony of mind and body in which you use
martial techniques at the level of arts sublimating distinctions between mind
and body into perfect harmony. Mudo(Martial principle) refers to comprehension
of the ultimate truth with its realization in addition to the level of Muyae(martial
art). All of these distinctions among Musool, Muyae and Mudo, however, will
and must disappear at the end. thus, talking about Taekwondo as Mudo, will hide
its true <Do>. Things people distinguish look different from one another
as if all kinds of distinctions were real. The real affair, however, is the
existence of the entirety of everything mixed in changes with one another all
the way. So it shows itself whenever you just do Taekwondo. Therefore, everyone
should know that each word written here lies not in a book, yet rather in right
motions of those who do Taekwondo.
<Do(Ô³)> exists in real. But since it transcends every distinction you
cannot explain even though you know it. Therefore, there is no one who can talk
about Taekwondo just as Mudo(martial principle). Owing to this reason, those
antecedent masters have called it only as "Muyae(martial art)" but
not as "Mudo(martial principle)" even though such a profound martial
principle has not been forgotten in fresh preservation for several thousand
years. It is but to teach people the meaning hidden behind words in direct way
that I say here the word "Mudo(martial principle)". Taekwondo has
been the Oneness of Musool(martial skill), Muyae(martial art), and Mudo(martial
principle) all the way; in the past and the present. There already is <Do>
in every aspect of Taekwondo.
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