Junbi: Ready for Anything | Gorino Tae Kwon-Do

Junbi, Joonbi, Choonbi…to know your junbi is to know yourself. There are many ways to say and spell this very ... That would be the normal junbi stance.   January5,2022 PostedbyMasterGorino Blog Junbi,Joonbi,Choonbi…toknowyourjunbiistoknowyourself.  TherearemanywaystosayandspellthisverycommonphraseinTaeKwon-Do.Itsmeaningmayvarytoo,dependingontheKoreanpersonthatyouaretalkingto,andwheretheyplacetheemphasisonwords.ThisisverycommonwithEnglishpronunciationsofKoreanwords.  Traditionally,“Junbi”means“readystance.”Readystanceisthepositionweareinwhenwebeginpatterns,one-stepexercises,etc.Atourdojang,thismeansyourheadisup,feetareparallel,toesforward,softknees(butneverlocked),andbothfistsinfrontoftheknotofyourbelt,armsslightlybentandforward.Thatwouldbethenormaljunbistance.  IfyouarecompetinginatournamentandtherefereeisKorean,hemayyell“junbi!”Thistime,itmightmeantostepbackintoyourfightingstance,dependingonwhichsyllableheemphasized.Sonowyou’reinajunbireadytosparasopposedtoajunbiforpracticingapatternatthedojang.Itmayseemminimal,butIhavecertainlyseenitthrowafewcompetitorswhodon’tknowthedifference. Initsrawestform,“junbi”mightactuallyjustmean“Iamreadyforanything.”Typically,thewordisusedtodescribereadinessasitpertainstomartialarts. ButIdon’tsettlefortypical.  IfyoutrulyembraceTaeKwon-Doasawayoflifebothwithinthedojangandoutsideofit,thenJunbicanapplytoanyaspectofyourlife.Doneproperly,“junbi”means“Iamreadyinmybody,Iamreadyinmyspirit,andIamreadyinmymind.”  Physically,mybodyisstrongandcapableenoughforthetaskathand. Mentally,Iamknowledgeableandclear-headed. Spiritually,Iamputtingmyentireselfintomytechnique.Iamnotjustthrowingapunch.Iamthrowingamartialartspunch.Iamexecutingaself-defensetechniquewiththeintenttoinflictpain,harm,orinjury.  Toomanypeopleaccept“junbi”atfacevalue.Tothem,itisjustaTaeKwon-Dotermmeaning“readystance.”Itmeansmuchmorethanthat.JustasthewordcanhaveslightlydifferentinterpretationsbasedonKoreandialect,itcanhavedifferentapplicationsbasedonthesituationyouarein.  Toanattorney,Junbicanmeanknowingthelawinsideandoutandkeepingyourmindsharptopresentthebestargumentpossible.Toasurgeon,itcanmeandoingthephysicalworktomaintainasteadyhand.Foramusician,itmaymeanknowingyourinstrumentwellenoughtobeabletocreateasquicklyasyoucanimagine.  Whateveryourprofession,whateveractivityortaskyouhaveinfrontofyou,whateverlifethrowsyourway,toknowyourjunbiistoknowyourself. MasterGorino’sTaeKwon-DooffersatrialprogramforindividualsandfamiliesinBuffalo,NYandthesurroundingareasthatallowsyoutogetafeelforthedifferentclasses,meetourinstructors,andexperienceourdojang.It’sagreatwaytoseeifTaeKwon-Doisrightforyou.Tolearnmoreortosignup,registeronlineorcall(716)836-KICK(5425)andamemberofourteamwillfollowupwithyouonnextsteps.Welookforwardtohelpingyouachieveyourgoals.Pil-Sung! Sharethispost: Abouttheauthor:MasterGorino MasterGorinohasbeentheproudownerofMasterGorino’sTaeKwon-Dofor27yearsandhasbeentraininginthemartialartsforover43years.HehasdedicatedhislifetoTaeKwon-Doandhelpingpeoplebecometheirverybestthroughthisgreatmartialart. FindusonFacebook RecentTweets Classeshavebeenamazing.Studentsgettingbacktonormalandevenexceedingexpectations. 1yearago @realDonaldTrumpHappyBirthdaySir 2yearsago Wewillkeepyouposted....https://t.co/uBNDZhplHi 2yearsago Categories Blog Events FAQs Kids News StudentStories Uncategorized RecentPosts DemoTeam:TheDeepestCommitmenttoTaeKwon-Do WhatMakesan‘A’StudentofTaeKwon-Do BreakingYourFirstBoard ObstaclesAreNotInThetheWay…TheyAREtheWay Junbi:ReadyforAnything Classeshavebeenamazing.Studentsgettingbacktonormalandevenexceedingexpectations. 1yearago @realDonaldTrumpHappyBirthdaySir 2yearsago Wewillkeepyouposted....https://t.co/uBNDZhplHi 2yearsago   Yourbrowserisoutofdate.Ithassecurityvulnerabilitiesandmaynotdisplayallfeaturesonthissiteandothersites. Pleaseupdateyourbrowserusingoneofmodernbrowsers(GoogleChrome,Opera,Firefox,IE10). X WordPressVideoLightbox