검도철학에 대한 일 고찰

Abstract

This study is to suggest the new direction of a philosophy of Kumdo. The established the philosophy of Kumdo was focused on completion of personal character, unification mind and body, and Enlightenment in process of unmoved mind, shǒu(守)·pò(破)·lí(離), and Surprise(驚), Fear(懼), Suspicion(疑), and Perplexedness(惑). Although these contents seeking the philosophy of Kumdo are important, it treats as teleological object to be directly applied without how to transform from practicer’s movement itself. The established philosophy of Kumdo was built according to each movement of Kumdo. It had not set as considering the specifically philosophical contents first of all. In process of Kumdo’s movement, practicers need to show one’s theoretical foundation of Kumdo’s cultivation. And then, they borrow the Eastern philosophy to establish their philosophy of Kumdo. Therefore, the meaning of Kumdo’s philosophy these days follows the such a direction of past. A new philosophy of Kumdo needs the understanding and analysis the experience based on movement of it. Because movement of Kumdo and its experiential understanding provide the theoretical foundation to decide the depth and width of direction of Kumdo philosophy.