The Nam Pa,
Southern Group was called Gun Gon Pa, and this was the art passed
down by Song, Won Kyo. The Book Pa, Northern Group was taught and
passed down by Jin, Gi Woo. Jin (Chen) learned the art from one
of the remaining disciples of Chang, Sam Bong. Jin, Jang Heung
(1771 – 1853) was the grandson of Jin, Gi Woo and continued to
pass down the Northern Group, Book Pa art.
The Song
family of China continued the teachings of the Nam Pa Group’s
Song, Won Kyo. The eventual move of the Song family to Korea,
lead many to believe that this form had died off. However, the
art was maintained by the Song family and continues to be passed
down in its pure form.
If not for the Song family, the
ancient art of Soo Bak Ki may have been lost forever. Soo Bak Ki was one
of the martial arts forms of Silla. Silla was one of the three kingdoms
in ancient Korea. Silla's art form of Soo Bak Ki was the force behind the
success of the Hwarang warriors. The Hwarang or "Flowers of
Youth" trained in Soo Bak Ki. Soo Bak Ki includes both offensive and
defensive elements, weaponry techniques, and a grueling overall regiment of
training almost unimaginable in our day and time. Soo Bak Ki includes the
art forms of Tae Kwon Do, Hap Ki Do and Moo Sa Sool.
The Hwarang are directly
responsible for the utter dominance of the Silla nation in battle. It is
this system of warrior training, as systemized by Grand Master Duk Soon Song Song in
the eighteenth century and while adopted the OHTC concepts (Philosophy) from Si
Yul Song in the seventeenth century in Jo Sun Dynasty, that OHTC Martial Arts continues to teach in its
original pure form. OHTC uses the traditional way of teaching that helps
the preserve the foundations that have made martial arts so beneficial for all
people.
Soo Bak Ki is composed of:
