English
한국어Cheonkibeop and Jikibeop are eachothers opposites, just like Uem and Yang. Another name for the techniques could be Yang (양)-techniques (Cheonkibeop) and Uem (음)-techniques (Jikibeop).
So in Hankido you do not only learn the moves for the defending part of the techniques, we teach techniques for the attacker as well. As you can imagine, the principles of Uem and Yang are very important in Hankido. You have to learn how to make use of these principles. For example use how and when to use push and pull techniques, when to go low and when to stay high during a technique.
How we teach
SangMooKwan emphasizes the proper use of principles. Since everybody has a different body, one has to learn how to make the techniques work for himself. By just imitating what the teacher is doing, you can only learn the first stage of execution.
But if you only learn how to imitate your teacher's external movements, you will never be able to make the technique your own technique. Your teacher probaby differs from you in the way his body is build. He might be physically stronger, heavier, weight less, etc. etc.
This is why in SangMooKwan we emphasize on learning the right principles. By learning these principles you can come to a better execution of the techniques.
This can mean that your technique doesn't quite look the same as your teacher does it, but that doesn't really matter. What matters is that the technique works for you.
In these days a lot of people focus to much on the outside of things and neglect the beauty of the soul. This is also true in the world of martial arts where sometimes people only seem to have eye for, strongerst, best, most powerful, hardest.
Maybe martial arts aren't about who is the hardest, but who is the softest, most flexible.
Just a thought.
