태권도 도복(道服)의 철학적 고찰

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine clothing elements in everyday life and philosophical elements of Taekwondo Do'bok (uniform). For this, morphologic approach to Taekwondo Do'bok was made. There is certainly clothing aspect to Do'bok, but it also has spiritual and philosophical significance. In order to understand the form of Do'bok, we first need to understand Bokshic (dress and its ornaments), and this was done with conceptual approach on Bokshic. Do'bok is a necessary apparel to smooth the movements and action, and the belt is the symbol which represents the time and effort one spent in training Taekwondo. Along with clothing significance, Taekwondo Do'bok has traditional significance, and the color scheme of Do'bok and belts contains the national sentiment and philosophical significance. In Taekwondo training, Ye(禮) starts from the respect and consideration for the opponent, and respect toward other trainees is practiced through proper and chasteness of one's manner. In sparring, the trainees are supposed to bow to each other before they begin, not hit the opponent in the face while competing with all techniques one possesses, and not attack the opponent when they fall on the ground; these are good examples of respect and consideration in Taekwondo.