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WonBahnJang
shapes the circle of TaeGeuk (cosmic ultimate) by both hands simultaneously. The
movement has softness as well as full of strength.
How to do
The arms are
slowly raised to shoulder height. And one moves them aligned as perfectly as
possible with the horizontal shoulder line.
The right hand
rests at eye height and palm perpendicular to the floor. Wrist held at a 45
degree forward angle.
The left hand
rests palm-down in front of the lower abdomen. The left wrist is flexed to a 90
degree angle.
So the left palm
makes a 45 degree angle.
One moves them
aligned as perfectly as possible with the horizontal shoulder line and puts them
in B & C. Repeat 10 to 20 times and then do it again to the left.
The Benefits
WonBahnJang
facilitates Gi circulation throughout the body, harmonizing Eum and Yang with
the movement of both hands, balances flexibility and strength, and conditions
body and brain to move limbs simultaneously in complimentary directions.
The Principle
WonBahnJang involves three circles. One is drawn with the right hand (the Right Circle). Another is drawn with the left hand
(the Left Circle). The two moving hands, while balancing
Eum and Yang, shape the third (the New Circle).
We
call this “an accordance (Korean meaning: something fits perfectly) of three,
3.”
The New Circlecontains the qualities of both the Right
and the Left Circles. When we arrange the Right and the Left circles on the
plane, we get the cosine and sine curves. Yet when the Right and the Left
circles diffuse into theNew Circle, they create the "Superposition".
As the
Right and Left circles move simultaneously, neither increasing nor decreasing in
amplitude, period, and frequency, the force of one circle incorporates the force
of the other, generating greater power.
What
is SahmTaeGeuk about?
“SahmTaeGeuk (Sahm: three,
Tae: cosmic, Geuk: ultimate)” is a branch of TaeGeuk theory unique to ancient Korea.
The oldest TaeGeuk pattern of
Korea
on the below was found in Dec, 1959. The pattern
was
encarved in the stone of GamEunSaJi Buddhist temple established in A.D 682.
It was about 400 years earlier than that of on Chinese book which was written in 11th century. Its three colors
represent the “SahmJae (three elements: the Heavens, the Earth, and the
Human).” Red is the Human (Ihn), Yellow is the Earth (Ji), and Blue is the
Heavens (Cheon). Ancient
Koreans regarded the Human as equal to the Heavens and the Earth, and as equally
invaluable. We cannot imagine the universe without the Heavens or the Earth. In
the same way, they believed that without the human, there would be no Heavens or
Earth.
Therefore, it can be said that “TaeGeuk” is “IhnGeuk (Ihn: the Human, Geuk:
ultimate)” and IhnGeuk is TaeGeuk.
Yutt (the four-stick game) is one of the ancient Korean’s cultural
remains, having been discovered only in Korean peninsula. Carvings of the Yutt
Pahn (playing board) have been dated to 3,000 years ago.
Carvings dated 3,000 years ago
Yutt Pahn (playing board)
Yutt
was a sort of fortune telling before it was altered to be played for fun. It
is thought that in a certain period (because there’s no historical book or
record, mentioning about it), the Yutt Noli (Yutt game) was developed from the
board and four sticks which had been used for fortune telling (throwing the
sticks and fortune telling according to books such as called “YeongGi”
about how the Yutt can be used for it and what each case fortunetells).
Understanding Yutt can reveal cultural characteristics of ancient Koreans.
There are 29 significant points on the Yutt board. The center circle is
Polaris, the North Star, and other 28 points are arranged in a circle, which
stands for the Heavens, and two crossed straight lines, which signify the
Earth. Seven of the outer points represent the “BukDu ChilSeong (the Big
Dipper).” The Big Dipper had been believed that Korean ancestors would come
from and therefore, they would return after they die.
In GiCheon, there is “BukDu
ChilSeong GeomBeop (sword of the Big Dipper)” which physically embodies the
movement of the universe, precisely, the Big Dipper by the sword.
And there is also “GwonBeop (an empty hand martial art movement)”
called “CheonGangGwon (Cheon: the heavens, Gang: the Big Dipper, Gwon: empty
hand martial art) which has a meaning of the Big Dipper in the Heavens.”
Others represent stars predominant in other seasons of the year. Yutt
is deeply involved with the movements of the Big Dipper and the seasonal
progress of the Great Bear, which makes a circle around Polaris. The direction
of play with the four sticks (clockwise) signifies the passage of the seasons.
The Yutt board is essentially an astronomical chart. As a whole, Yutt
represents all of time and space. Accordingly, Yutt game is a sort of
enjoyably exciting pantomime of creation and ongoing change in the universe.
This cultural tradition indicates ancient Koreans' belief in interaction and
exchange of energy between the Earth and the heavens like GiCheon practice.
