Follow the Energy — The Founder’s Principles for the 21st Century By Lisa’s

[진영]

In English and Korean 영문 및 한글 번역

🌊 Follow the Energy — The Founder’s Principles for the 21st Century
as Seen through Lisa’s Reflection
By Grandmaster Kim, Jeong Seong
Founder & President
Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu ☆ United World Haedong Kumdo Federation

📅 December 5, 2025 (Friday)
Watching the sunrise over Oryukdo, Busan, South Korea

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Lisa has shared a thoughtful reflection following the recent “Follow the Energy” seminar.
I deeply appreciate her sincerity and the clarity of her understanding.

The essence of martial arts lies not merely in physical technique,
but in following the natural flow of Ki — the invisible principle that moves all things.

🥋 On the Fundamentals and the True Direction of Training

In every seminar and all online/offline guidance,
I emphasize one essential truth:

The foundation of martial arts depends on
personal effort, skill cultivated step by step,
and the aim of reaching the ultimate purpose of training —
a stronger, healthier, and more meaningful life.

The fundamentals serve as the bridge between

the visible world (physical movement), and

the invisible world (mental and spiritual cultivation)

And those fundamentals are what carry the practitioner to the very end.

Even the most knowledgeable scholar across East and West
cannot awaken a single true principle
without an open heart
and the willingness to experience it through the body.

🕊️ A Message from the Founder

As the founder of Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu Haedong Kumdo,
I want to state clearly that the core principles and fundamentals I teach today
are being presented to the world for the first time in the 21st century.

But this is not something that appeared overnight.

It is the result of
a lifetime of searching, practicing, refining, and deeply contemplating the essence of martial arts,
philosophy, healing, and human life itself.

On top of the accumulation of time
Only then did I realize it, but...
There is no end.

Even now, day by day, new...
It's just a transformation.

🚫 When Martial Arts Lose Their Roots

Without true fundamentals,
martial arts become trapped in superficial comparisons:

○size of the organization
○number of buildings
○scale of events
○outward displays of power or popularity

Such thinking often arises
when individuals seek personal benefit or privilege.

In the end,
the students are the ones who suffer,
sometimes realizing it only after many years have passed.

🌱 A Living Lineage — A Living Essence

This is why Lisa’s reflection brings me joy. Her writing displays humility, authenticity, and the will to stay connected to the living source.

“Follow the Energy”
is not a slogan —
it is the correct direction for our training and our lives.

I will continue to guide and support all of you in the United States,
so we may walk this path together
with clarity, purpose, and steady energy.

■ Below is Lisa’s original reflection

“Follow the Energy”: After the Seminar
The “Follow the Energy” seminar took place almost six weeks ago.

When Grandmaster Kim, Jeong
Seong invited reflections, I allowed time before responding.

Some experiences need movement
through the body and the mind before words can rise naturally. Energy does not settle on command—it
reveals itself when we are ready to follow it.

One image that kept returning to me was the feeling of forward-moving energy—like a long, extended
dadosae, the kind where you “go fishing.”

It is not simply sending the sword forward. The intention and
the Ki must lead first, then the body extends, and the sword naturally follows that energy.

We extend,
we wait,
and we feel the outcome of that movement.

Just as in general movements the sword follows the principles of the body, in Sim Hyung the Ki and intention extend first, and the body follows their path.

This reflects the natural order of energy flow.
Nature teaches this lesson constantly.

Water moves from high ground to low ground—not because it is
told to, but because that is its nature.

Energy flows forward.
Night moves into day.
Full becomes empty.
Empty becomes full again.
Cycles turn without pause.

Energy is always in motion.
Life itself calls for
movement.

Even when nothing appears to be happening, something is always occurring—visible or
invisible.

Nothing truly holds still.
Grandmaster Kim is not the moon—he is the finger pointing to the moon. He is a man with a method,
not an object of worship.

The direction matters more than the figure. The teaching points beyond itself.

A few years ago, I was speaking with a longtime Master who mockingly commented that Grandmaster
Kim’s headquarters and training place is a small cottage in the countryside of Korea.

He contrasted this
with his own monetary success—large buildings in the city, expensive cars, numerous dojangs, and
impressive physical performance. I listened quietly.

What I thought, though I did not say aloud, was this: this is exactly why, at this age and stage of my life,
I feel called to follow this path.

Nature strips away excess. It teaches humility, continuity, and longevity.
What lasts does not always announce itself loudly.
Holding these reflections, I made an intentional decision to speak with my students about forming the
JSKR Haedong Kumdo 501(c)(3).

This was not a logistical choice alone; it was an energetic one. I felt
strongly that if we were to continue legitimate training in this system, we needed living access to our
source.

The nonprofit was named JSKR Haedong Kumdo because my dojangs already operate as JSKR
Haedong Kumdo – Akron and JSKR Haedong Kumdo – Lorain.

Rather than restricting the organization to two locations, I intentionally left the city names out of the formal 501(c)(3) title. This was done so the organization could expand, grow, and continue to teach and learn wherever conditions allow. Structure, like training, must remain alive.

It is important to state clearly that this organization was not created to teach Haedong Kumdo broadly
or generically. It exists specifically for the continuing education, training, and implementation of
Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu Haedong Kumdo, as founded by Grandmaster Kim, Jeong Seong, Chong Jae
Nim.

Style matters.
Method matters.
Lineage matters—not for ego,
but for correctness and clarity.

An honest effort in the teachings of this style is required. Years of experience in Haedong Kumdo do
not automatically point to the essence of Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu if one does not humble oneself.

Without humility, technique remains surface-level and energy remains scattered.

While the guide is alive, why would we not walk the path with clarity?Lineage in martial arts is not abstract. It is not only preserved in books or photographs.

It is carried in energy, movement, correction, and presence. To train without access to that living current would be like studying a river from old maps instead of stepping into the water while it still flows.

Formation, like training, must move forward. Energy that stagnates fades. Energy that follows its
natural direction continues—quietly, steadily, and with purpose.
This, in itself, is “following the energy.”

Lisa Kozak

#FollowTheEnergy #JSKRHK
#JinyoungSsangkumRyu #EnergyFlow
#HaedongKumdo #LivingLineage
#MindBodyBalance #InvisiblePrinciple
#MartialArtsPhilosophy #WalkThePath
#UnitedWorldHaedongKumdoFederation

《In Korean 한글번역》

🌊 에너지를 따르라 — 진영쌍검류 창시자가 전하는 21세기 수련 원칙

미국 오하이오주 Lisa 관장의 성찰을 통해 바라보며

작성: 김정성 총재
진영쌍검류 해동검도 창시자 · 세계해동검도연합회 총재

📅 2025년 12월 5일 (금요일)
📍 대한민국 부산, 오륙도 아침빛 속에서
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오늘, 미국 JSKR Haedong Kumdo를 이끌고 있는 Lisa 관장의 깊은 성찰을 함께 나누보고자 한다


무예수련은 단순히 동작만을 익히는 것이 아니다. 기(氣)의 흐름을 몸과 삶 전체로 이어가는 길이다. 그게 기본이자 전체의 근본이 된다

“Follow the Energy”
이 말은 결국
자연을 따르고,
마음을 따르고,
삶을 따르라는 의미다.

🥋 무예수련의 기본과 궁극의 목표

수없이 강조해 왔듯이,
무예수련의 기본은
각자의 노력과 키워나가는 역량에 달려있다.

기본이란
보이는 세계(육체적 수련)와
보이지 않는 세계(정신적 수련)를 잇는 다리로 표현이 가능하다.

그리고 그 기본이 수련자를 마지막까지 데리고 간다. 즉 그것을 평생 반려자, 혹은 등불, 혹은 가이드로 봐도 된다.

마음이 열려 있고
깨닫고자 하는 의지가 없다면,

아무리 박식한 학자나, 위대한 철학자라도
진리 한 조각조차 몸으로 체득한다는 것은 불가능하다.

진짜 깨달음은
내가 한 번 내딛는 마음에서 시작된다.
일체유심조를 반복적 체험에 의해 알아차릴 수가 있다면 이해가 가능해진다.

🕊️ 창시자로서 한마디

본인이 세상에 처음 선보이는
진영쌍검류 해동검도의 핵심과 기본은

📌 21세기 들어 전 세계에 처음 전해지는 가르침이며, 그게 이 세상 지구촌에 전하는 전수의 알맹이다.

그러나 그것은
하루아침에 얻어진 것이 아니다

○평생의 수련
○세계 곳곳을 누비며 연구
○몸과 마음의 시행착오
○자연의 이치에 대한 끝없는 성찰


오랜 시간의 축적 위에서
비로소 알아차리게 되었으나,
끝은 없다.

지금도 하루하루 새롭게
변신할 따름이다

🚫 본질을 잃어버린 수련의 위험

기본이 사라지면
무예의 본질과 핵심과는 거리가 멀어지게 된다. 즉 평생 수련한다한들, 육체적 수련에 불과하며, 앵무새같이 반복적 육체수련만 하다 갈뿐이다.

그러한 기본과 거리가 먼 무술 지도자나 수련생들은

○협회의 규모
○행사의 크기
○건물의 화려함 같은 것들을
무예의 본질보다 앞세우기 시작한다

하지만 그때마다 피해자는 수련생들이 된다.
많은 시간이 지나서야
진실을 깨닫게 되는 경우가 많다.

🌱 살아 있는 계보, 살아 있는 본질

Lisa 관장의 글 속에서
겸손, 진정성, 그리고 근원을 잇고자 하는 의지를 보았다.
이것이 바로
무예가 살아 숨 쉬는 길이다.

“Follow the Energy”는
멋진 구호가 아니라
우리가 함께 나아가야 하는 방향 그 자체를 말한다.

그것의 진실은 복잡하거나 어렵지않다. 지극히 단순 명료하다.

미국에서 진영쌍검류를
참되게 이어가고 있는 모든 분들께
깊은 감사와 응원을 전한다.

🔖 해시태그

#에너지를따르라 #진영쌍검류 #해동검도
#김정성총재 #기수련 #기본수련 #수련철학
#보이지않는세계와보이는세계 #살아있는계보
#MartialArts #FollowTheEnergy #JSKRHK
#UnitedWorldHaedongKumdoFederation