(96) South Korean footballer, Cha Du-ri, son of Cha Boom, the first Korean player in Europe league

By Janet Shin

The South Korean football team reached the round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup for the first time in an overseas tournament. Although they weren’t able to push into the next round after being defeated by Uruguay, Korean supporters truly appreciated the endeavor that the team put forth in the games.

Each player has a nickname for a specific reason, but among them Cha Du-ri’s has been the most popular: Variations on the ``Chaminator’’ or ``Chavatar.’’ The footballer has gained the interest of the people through his own talents, but also with the reigning legacy of his father, Cha Bum-kun, a former national team player and coach as well as the first Korean Bundesliga legend. He was a commenter at this year’s World Cup games, thought it could have been an awkward situation for a father to commentate on his son’s playing.

Even though the South Korean team ended their campaign in the 2010 World Cup, the people’s cheer lingers more, especially for the Cha family who hold the affectionate interest of the people in a magnetic pull.

How could they be the focus of such attention? We may be able to see this through saju.

Cha Bum-kun was born with the heavenly sign of yin water as his day master and the prevailing energy in his saju is the fire-money star. The money star represents financial fortune, of course, but it also represents the power of a wife and the results of a project. An interesting point in his saju is the combination between the fire in his month branch and the metal in his day branch, which becomes metal. With such an overwhelming power of fire, the water day master doesn’t seem as strong from the outside, but has a great inner power to maintain respect. With this saju construction, people are usually cautious in their actions and will meticulously plan before they start something. Of course Bum-kun is a man who listens to his wife well, but on the other hand, he also pursues his reputation.

The day master of Cha Du-ri is yin earth and he was born with the strength of the self friend star as a month branch. The expression star has also been quite strong since his childhood. According to the age description of the four pillars, his strong expression star stood out until he was about 15. Other than the strong day master and expression star, he also has a powerful money star, of water. This means that he will be a man who cares for his wife, and will be greatly influenced by his father.

Du-ri also has a combination between the day and month branches, and this time it transforms to wood energy. This observation is one of attractions in studying saju, or being able to catch hidden energy by combinations, on top of the inclusions of branch letters. At a glance, Du-ri’s saju seems to be missing fire and wood energy. But actually, the flow of the day master to expression star, then to money star, may end in good fortune for a business man, or someone who earns money from their talents. However, this saju has hidden luck as well, that is represented by the wood and fire energy. The wood energy stands for his career fortune while the fire energy stands for his knowledge fortune (respect, reputation and mother).

The year of 2010 is a combination of metal and wood. If the metal as a stem brings him the fortune to show his talents, the wood will lead him to build his career path.

In summary, both saju do not pursue power itself. They care how people consider them and, surprisingly, the yin water day master of Cha Bum-kun is quite sensitive about others in reaching his goal. This is the main reason why they attracted the eyes of the public: Not by the power of their football skills themselves, but by an instinct for sensibility and affection.

Info: Are you interested in learning more about the ancient Chinese teaching about the “Four Pillars of Destiny” Private sessions are available in English at basic, intermediate and advanced levels. Contact Janet at 010-5414-7461 or email janetshin@hotmail.com The writer is the president of the Heavenly Garden, a saju research center in Korea, and the author of ``Learning Four Pillars.’’ For more, visit her Web site at www.fourpillarskorea.com