DK Cham Jang Gong: The Training Technique

Completing DK ChamJangGong

It has been two years since the Ultimate Principle of DK ChamJangGong was published in 2016. In fact, my books, ‘The Ultimate Principle’ and ‘The Training Technique’ were written at the same time. However, it took two more years in order to describe more delicate movements and techniques in a straightforward language.

I have been exploring the ultimate principle of my body for a long time referring to a lot of domestic and foreign resources, and overseas’ books. Based on this ultimate principle, I have been training continuously for a long time every day. Moreover, last year, in 2017, I hosted seminars in many countries in Europe, and I was able to meet about 1,500 overseas martial arts practitioners there.

At that time, I did not get a chance to have a one-on-one time with every single attendees, but I was able to verify my strength by exchanging each other's movements with around 1,000 practitioners. While practicing pushing hands with them, I verified that the connection between the center of the body and limbs. I also proved the body relaxation, and the unification of the body and earth by the demonstration of the heavy weights which means taking root in the ground.

Moreover, by demonstrating striking and avoiding the fist in a standstill position, I was able to confirm the movements of gathering and releasing the inner wave power. I had exchanged a lot of moves with 1,000 overseas practitioners, but I had never been pushed out of my standstill, nor had anybody avoided my punches. Thus, I was able to prove that my martial arts ability from DK CJG practice, corresponding to the ultimate principle.

Some of the overseas practitioners whom I met have profound skill, but had weak Kwon (technique), others, strong Kwon (technique), but weak qi energy. There were also some people were both excellent in skill, and Kwon (technique), but they were lacking the skills to convey their knowledge and principles to others. These practitioners did not know the origins of their strength and techniques, but they were only able to utilize their strength through innate ability, which they were born with.

While meeting these people, I realized that it is difficult to know the theory and prove them. Furthermore, it is far more difficult to explain it to others.

As an old proverb says, You might be able to achieve a great strength by chance, however, finding the origin of that strength is very difficult.

Thus, Isaac Newton (1642~1727), who uncovered the structure in which the law of gravity works, could not explain how that strength was created. It is an entirely different matter to know the structure and explain the principle that the structure is created. Much later on, after Newton died, Albert Einstein (1879~1955) was able to explain the structure. Though we can uncover the structure, explaining it is a completely different matter.

Thereby, it is right that we should follow the principle of our ancestors until we somewhat get used to it. The ancestors had dedicated their lives to research the one principle and have passed on their achievements to later generations so that this allows us to save time to spend the same study in finite human life. If one teaching has survived for thousands of years and passed on, it must have its reasons. Therefore, at first, you can save time by following the principle handed down from the past.

However, it is difficult to grasp the true meaning of the ancestors' teachings because the past's studying approach is different from the present one in teaching and explaining the principle. Although actual past teaching methods are reasonable and excellent, its meanings are often esoteric and uncertain to explain the principle and method. Moreover, the practicing technique and solutions to train the highest stage are often hidden by designating it as secret teachings, and the ultimate law is rarely mentioned, so it is very insufficient to base the ancient teachings on the beginners.

Their interpretation has been passed down the misinterpreted practices, unlike the intentions they had in the beginning. The reason is that it has been passed down as a tradition, so it was unconditionally accepted and regarded as the true principle. Modern society has developed incomparably in the past. This is an indisputable fact. Therefore, the secret teachings that have been hidden for a long time could have been interpreted mostly as the science has developed.

Much progress has been made in all fields today, unlike in the past, but the martial arts have not made any significant developments over the past. This result comes from only accepting the past as a true nature and indiscriminately admiring the old ones without verification and criticism. Many tradition-minded people are bound up in the past and refuse to reform themselves, only praise the old and do not learn the logic of the present.

This attitude can carry on the legacy, but it does not help the development and the progress of technology at all. The past keeps its principle for being, and the present does, too. Now it is time to review and analyze the past principles in a present point of view and develop it one step further. This does not mean denying everything from the past.

The progress of modern science does not have established by new principles from denying past ones. Of course, many theories that have been disappeared at the stage of hypothesis, but some of them were proven by experiments or observations, and have become the basis of the subsequent theories, and the next generations have extended them. I do not deny the ancestors’ previous study and achievements, but now we should focus on verifying and researching their theories and further expanding what they have achieved.

Therefore, with the view of modern science logic I have reinterpreted the principles and foundations which have transferred from the ancient times by the old masters, and also, I have explained them to understand more efficiently and easily so that I have completed the Training Technique of the DK CJG. It is not because the principle of the ancient is wrong, but by interpreting it as the modern language and expanding its logic so that people in modern day can more easily approach and understand it.

A lot of ChamJang Method and Internal martial arts training methods have been passed down by forefathers. Most of these training techniques are based on Chinese ancient philosophy, ideology and traditional Chinese medicine. Therefore, to catch these techniques precisely, you should know the Chinese ideas of Wuji, Taegeuk and Yin-Yang, and others, and also understand Chinese traditional medicine and philosophy derived from such thoughts. However, complicated and ambiguous explanations ensue from understanding such thoughts, which may cause further disruption of training.

For example, the old theory said that, Qi arises up through Governing Vessel Meridian (GV), and sinks through Conception Vessel Meridian (CV) and fill Dai Mai (Girdling Vessel: GB 26). Internal energy flows down to Conception Vessel Meridian (CV) through our back connecting to Governing Vessel Meridian (GV) and reverses middle qi and rise slowly to Baihui (Du 20) or our feet kick up and hands strike down. This sentence means Yi (Hexagram for Increase).

This account is different from the modern ideas because it is a theory derived from ancient ideology. People say that the ancient thoughts have profound principles, but the actual achievement to get their essentials through our body has many hindrances. Moreover, sometimes their theoretic ideas can cause many side effects.

For instance, traditionally when practicing ChamJang, the old literature described that breathe while the tip of the tongue slightly touches between the upper gums and the palate. This description does not mean training performance itself, but it is an expression of the will to stop the words (tongue) traditionally came from the practice of Taoism. However, this performance has been modified into many meanings, which eventually has changed its original purpose and caused many side effects. In fact, the achievement obtained through training is the same whether you follow the ancient principles or not.

The theories are simple tools to help the body training. If the complicated theories disturb your body training, you should discard them. In fact, the results obtained through training are the same even if they do not follow this method during the field training. No matter how perfect the theory is and how many generations have passed down for a long time, if it does not fit to your body, you should throw it away.

You should not blindly admire the old theory and try to keep its tradition thoughtlessly. We need a process to examine it step by step, and apply it to our bodies, and verify the principle. Academic traditions have been disconnected and inherited repeatedly. The reason for this is that people who learn academics have different body types and different learning method that they have learned.

Without verification and effort by ourselves to find out the principle in this process, the wrong principle can be applied to the body and cause serious side effects. Our forefathers have argued that ChamJang Practice can develop many functions of our body. However, this argument is not from the result of an accurate evaluation and verification process, so we cannot confirm that it is true.

Therefore, in my second book, the Training Technique of DK CJG, I wrote down only the results that I have experienced and verified and excluded those parts that I have not. I excluded the wrong principles and techniques that have handed down from the past, disclosed the secret and revealed the truth. I did not write anything that is considered baseless or could possibly mislead people.

Moreover, some theories and explanations biased to oriental philosophy, religion, and ideology were excluded as much as possible, and have written in words that anyone could understand based on modern science and medicine with logical thinking, as much as possible. Although it does not follow the old way of training, it can suggest a right and an accurate training direction. If you can teach people with simple words, you don’t have to use a complicated language.

True education is a way to ensure that everyone, from low to high learners, can follow the teaching. Therefore, I have made an effort to teach a method that is easy to practice, systematically, scientifically, and naturally. If the readers of this book train from the basics step-by-step, the Ultimate Principle will undoubtedly be embodied in their body.

After that, if you can correct your mistake by yourself without instructor’s guide, you will achieve what you want without falling into the wrong path. Bodhidharma said, Many Buddhas’ enlightenment come from many years of their devotion and endeavor. If you continue to practice with your effort and sincerity for a long time, your body will inevitably change just like as the caterpillar turns into a butterfly.

Without a microscope, you cannot see the bacteria, and without a telescope, you cannot see the distant objects, similarly, without creating a unified internal strength in your body, you cannot see the perfect power of your body. If you tune in your body by the DK CJG practice, the dispersed strengths will be united as one strength, and you will be able to see every part of your whole body.

All studies begin with understanding the basic principles first, and the learning starts from there step by step. I hope this book will be the first lamp to brighten up your principle and become a pure light that you can learn the basics.

Written by DK Yoo in the year of the golden dog, 2018.

Introduction

The Ultimate Principle of DK CJG, published in 2016, described in detail its fundamentals based on 31 theories.

In this book, the Training Technique of DK CJG, will explain the essential principles and the origin of using our body, and disposition change, and then focus on how to practice DK CJG.

Also, readers who are willing to learn more about DK CJG can have a look and take lessons through master's online courses. There are lots of practical demonstrations of the details.

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For the readers who want to know more detail theoretically, refer to the Ultimate Principle.

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