The Park’s Martial Arts Patch was designed by Founder Grand Master Park with the help of his earliest group of Salisbury students. The patch has the five colors of our rank belt structure and are the same colors of the five elements from Chinese philosophy and medicine.
A. The color white represents metal energy and is [...]
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Our Symbolic Patch
Posted in General Martial Arts information, Philosophy on October 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Five Elements
Posted in Philosophy on October 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
What is the Five Element Theory?
The Five Element theory (wood, fire, earth, metal, water) is one of the major systems of thought within traditional Chinese (Taoist) health and medicine having been used for over 2,000 years. It is used to help explain the cause/effect relations that are occurring in the body throughout various stages [...]
Park’s Martial Arts – FIVE GOALS
Posted in Philosophy on September 11, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
The 5 Goals where established by our Founder Grand Master Park to remind each student of the fundamental principles inherent in traditional martial arts. The Goals are recited in each class. And NEW students are required to recite the goals by memory during their first promotional test. In addition, by the time a student reaches [...]
Dahnjun Hohup (Energy Breathing)
Posted in Philosophy on September 7, 2006 | 1 Comment »
In Park’s Martial Arts (PMA) dahnjun breathing is taught as a means for centering the students focus and developing energy. The lower dahnjun point in the human body is located about 3 inches below the belly button (ones center of gravity). A student initially visualizes their breathing flowing into this area of the body. While [...]
