Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa 2000
Moo
Pahl Dan Khum
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Best
done outside on a sunny day with a breeze
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Khum
= silk
o
Silk was a very
valuable commodity in old days
o
Most important
word as it means Moo Pahl Dan Khum is very valuable
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Reasons
to do Moo Pahl Dan Khum
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Rejuvenate mind
and body for eternal youth
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Work Chung Shin
Tong Il of yourself
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Enhance
personal ability for martial discipline, knowledge, and well-being
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Form
of standing meditation or silent thinking
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Simple
standing exercise that can be shared with everyone (Soo Bahk Do practitioner or
not)
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Can be modified
for elderly, infirm, etc. to enhance their lives
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Variations are
currently being created
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There are many
variations, and no one right way
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Only right way
is to do it
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Chi
Gong or Qi Gong
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Chi or Qi =
life energy
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Air
is important element of life energy
§
Moo
Pahl Dan Khum brings
air to body concentrating it on certain areas
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Weh Gung:
isometrics/isotonics to get blood (that carries oxygen/air) throughout body
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Neh Gung: pure
love energy, mind is more aware of what is going on inside body
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Shim
Gung: effortless, work on fluid continuity (Soo Gi)
General Notes
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Mind
= General = Primary Actor
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Neh
Kang Weh Yu: Make mind (inside) stronger, and outside softer
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O
Heng (5 elements)
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Fire = Hwa =
fire
§
Hwa
Gi = Fire Energy = lower body energy (keep all in lower body)
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Wood = Muk =
continuity
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Water = Soo
§
Soo
Gi = Water Energy = upper body energy (keep all in upper body)
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Earth
o
Metal = Gold =
mind
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Awareness
of application of Huh Ri one of the main focus of training
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Gathering
of energy another critical focus of training
Ki
Cho
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Dont
let elbows and shoulders fight gravity
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Keep them loose
and comfortable
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Front
Snap Kick (Ahp Cha Nut Gi)
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Feel
contraction in abdomen in the intermediate position
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Contraction
should begin process of bringing leg to intermediate position leg muscles
should not bring leg to intermediate, just the Huh Ri and contraction
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Contract
Huh Ri at end of kick as well as beginning of kick!
Hyungs
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Chil
Sung Sam Ro
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Ta Ko Sik
preparation:
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Bottom
arm is straight down in preparation motion, not bent
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Similar
elbow to elbow preparation as for other mahk kee techniques (i.e. Ha Dan Mahk Kee)
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Soo Do Mahk Kee
preparations and actions should be directed by gravity
o
Yo Sik:
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Make
sure shoulders are lined up in one line to allow energy to flow freely
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Going down the
middle in middle of hyung (after 4 Hu Gul Chung Dan Soo Do Mahk Kee techniques)
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Cadence
is 1----2---34-5,6/7 (faster as you go) with ki ahp at last motion
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Chil
Sung O Ro
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Toward the end,
the double U punch (like in Passai)
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Top
fist should be higher than own mustache area imagine you standing up, you
need to punch facial area if opponent is standing
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Bottom
fist should be parallel to ground for solar plexus area attack
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Right before
the Jip Kye Son (strangle hold)
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Punch
and block should finish at the same time as landing of second leg (back leg)
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Soo
Do should be done at medium speed as in checking distance
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In the
beginning half, the Ahneso Pahkero Cha Gi techniques should not hit front hand
at all, just the back hand
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In the
beginning, the Ha Dan Mahk Kee, Sang Dan Mahk Kee, Chung Dan Kong Kyuk, Teul Oh
Chung Dan Kong Kyuk should be in this rhythm:
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12,3,4;
NOT 1,23,4!
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Part with hands
crossed standing straight up left hand on the outside!
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Preparation for
Hwak Kuk Jang Kap Kwon is with top hand on bottom
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Du
Moon
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Preparation for
Hwak Kuk Jang Kap Kwon is with top hand on top
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Preparation for
Hu Gup Yup Mahk Kee (after Hweng Jin Kong Kyuk) and Sang Dan Mahk Kee/modified
Ha Dan Mahk Kee the same
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After
each respective Hweng Jin Kong Kyuk is the same: front hand on the bottom, elbow
NOT bent, rear hand on top make sure elbows cross!
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Make sure there
is abdominal contraction and use of Huh Ri in preparation for Hwak Kuk Jang Kap
Kwon.
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Choong Jul
Hyung
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In coiling
motions (at where form turns directions from East to West):
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Punching
hand (front hand) knuckles should point forward in the direction of the punch
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Where hands
cross in a relaxed state in Sa Ko Rip Ja Seh, keep hands over front knee.
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No jump on last
motion!
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Circular motion
(not linear) for block (going across body and face) before the Choong Jul motion
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Po
Wol Hyung
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Middle of hyung
with hands crossed standing straight up right hand on the outside!
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Preparation for
Hwak Kuk Jang Kap Kwon is with top hand on top
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Yang
Pyun
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First motion
(and every other like it) is a short punch, not a block
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Preparation for
second motion:
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Punching
hand drops straight down like ready position for Ta Ko Sik
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First cross
hand with breathe (like at the halfway point of Chil Sung Il Ro), left leg is
back, but right hand is in front/top
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Be sure to use
Huh Ri for first and second motion, and keep elbows connected to Huh Ri, not
raised up fighting gravity
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Bottom
arm in first motion is parallel to the ground and comes from the Huh Ri like a
short punch
More Notes, Pictures, and Memories Coming Soon!
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Thank you, and Soo Bahk!