Hoi Jeon Moo Sool

Infobox Korean name


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Hoi Jeon Moo Sool is a form of Korean martial arts that was developed by Myung Jae Ok (명재옥, b. 1938) which uses circular motions in order to direct an opponent's power against him/her. Hoi Jeon Moo Sool means "the circular martial art."Fact|date=December 2007 Hoi Jeon Moo Sool means "the revolving martial art."Fact|date=December 2007 where (Hoi Jeon) means to revolve and (Moo Sool) means martial art, this "revolving art" aims to use the opponent's power against them.

Techniques

Hoi Jeon Moo Sool is made of five categories:

#Kyeok Ki (격기)
#Tu Ki (두기)
#Mu Ki (무기)
#Hwal Ki (활기)
#Nae Ki (내기)

Kyeok Ki

Kyeok Ki is an attacking technique which contains attacking hand techniques, blocking hand techniques and kicking techniques.

Tu Ki

Tu Ki, also Du Ki, is a self-defense technique which contains throwing techniques, choking techniques and locking techniques.

Mu Ki

Mu Ki is a weapons technique which contains Jang Kum (long sword), Jung Kum (middle sword), Dan Kum (short sword), Jang Bong (long staff), Jung Bong (middle staff), Dan Bong (short staff), Bu Chae (fan), Pyo Chang (sharp nails), Ji Pang Ei (cane), Tee (belt), Ssang Jeol Bong (short sticks connected by a chain).

Hwal Ki

Hwal Ki is the "revival" technique which teaches all the body's pressure points, physiotherapy, muscular system, bone structure, and acupuncture.

Nae Ki

Nae Ki is a technique that teaches you how to develop your inner strength (ki), breathing techniques, mind control and develop (KI) with a certain forms.

All these techniques following steps way of Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (Bo Beob), which make your movements smoother with any technique. Bo Beob contains, Tae Geuk Bo Beob (directions steps) and Hoi Jeon Bo Beob (Revolving steps).

Logo

The Hoi Jeon Moo Sool-logo consists of three main colors, red, blue, and white. These three colors are symbols of three phenomena. The red color resembles the sky, the blue color resembles the earth, and the white color, which separates the red and the blue colors, resembles human being. These phenomena accumulate to make a spiritual power (ki), which is written in Chinese words at the middle of the logo.

Hoi Jeon Moo Sool is actually divided in 4 categories that are:

1. Hoi Jeon Moo Do- This consists basically in Hand Techniques.Basically the most important part of HJMS containing unarmed techniques except kicks: Throws, Take Downs, Joint -locks, punches, blocks, etc.

2. Jok Sool Do-This Category includes the Foot TechniquesThis is another unarmed Sub-art containinf foot techniques: Low and high basic kicks, Special Kicks, and basicm movements.

3. Kum Sool Do-This Category is focused on the SwordTechniques using a long (120cm) and short (30cm) Stick.

4. Bong Sool Do-this category is focused on the bo Staff. (also called jung bong)Even Though Sword techniques are not the way of self-defence in today's world, but practicing is an interesting part of training, and makes you feel more like a martial artist.

Origins

Hoi Jeon Moo Sool is a modern style that uses hand, foot and weapons techniques. Myung Jae Ok, founder of Hoi Jeon Moo Sool, and his younger twin brother, Myung Jae Nam, studied martial arts together for a long time. It was however Myung Jae Nam who took the lead and became the more established martial artist. Myung Jae Ok broke away from the International Hapkido Federation of his brother to start his own organization. Hoi Jeon Moo Sool bares a lot of similarities with the art of Myung Jae Nam which is known has Hankido. In the years after the break-up the two arts both grew in different directions, but a lot of the similarities remained. Especially the emphasis on circular movements.

ee also

*Myung Jae Nam
*Hankido
*Korean martial arts