음양오행(陰陽五行)으로 해석한 태권도 동작의 유형분류에 따른 자유품새 구성방안

Abstract

Taegeuk (Great ultimate), Eumyang (Yin-yang) and Palgwae (Eight trigrams for divination) underlie the oriental mindset intrinsically, which is also represented at official Poomsae (some sequences of action representing attack and defence in Taekwondo) in linkage with spiritual philosophy. And yet connections of the current Taekwondo movements and Poomsae with Oriental principle couldn't be technically convinced so far and Poomsae players' ability is being upgraded in general these days. As a result, adoption of free-style Poomsae is required. Thus, this study classified technical types of Taekwondo according to the concept of Eumyangohaeng (Yin-Yang and Five elements) to explore the connection with Poomsae skills, and building on the result, sought to suggest the methods to compose the content of free-style Poomsae of Taekwondo as basic data. The methodology used in this study was to examine the principles and concept of Eumyangohaeng via literature research, classify Taekwondo skills based on this and apply them to free-style Poomsae through verification of three Taekwondo experts and two Oriental philosophy experts. The study had findings as below. First, Eumyangohaeng could be interpreted by the ratio and flow of activity and inactivity, Second, the elements - types of Taekwondo skills - were represented by preparatory posture, one-time attack, continuous attack, slow move and defense move. Third, these findings could be used at the time of composing free-style Poomsae. Finally, research tasks applicable in the future study can be proposed as follows. Firstly, Oriental philosophy like Eumyangohaeng allows diverse interpretations, making its generalization based on this study hard. For this reason, should it be interpreted through diverse interpretations and analysis, such study may draw more meaningful findings. Secondly, as Eumyangohaeng is a universal principle, there is no need to prove it only by skills of Taekwondo. Thirdly, the study believes, should other elements of Oriental philosophy such as Sasang (Four phases), Palgwae be interpreted as types of Taekwondo skills, the more diverse and deeper Taekwondo skills and philosophy could be suggested.