From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #44 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sat, 23 Jan 1999 Vol 06 : Num 044 In this issue: the_dojang: Re:Frustration the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #43 the_dojang: Re:Who's that in pumkin patch? the_dojang: welcome the_dojang: great thread the_dojang: Re: frustration the_dojang: Stretching Manual the_dojang: Ki/chi the_dojang: Re: MA and pregnancy the_dojang: Safety tip the_dojang: . ......................................................................... The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~800 members strong! Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, California Taekwondo, Martial Arts Resource To send e-mail to this list use the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe the_dojang-digest" (no quotes) in the body of an e-mail (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. See the Korean Martial Arts (KMA) FAQ and online search the last two years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! Ray Terry, PO Box 110841, Campbell, CA 95011 KMA@MartialArtsResource.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Aaron J Woodburn Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:31:29 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re:Frustration Sara wrote: Question for experienced martial artists: How do you handle the "bad day syndrome," when nothing seems to go right even though you *know* the techniques or form you are working on? And then, how do you help your students work through that frustration? ___________________________________________________________________ Part of being a martial artist is being able to deal with those "bad days" every art has it's difficulties: writers get writers block, painters get bouts of intellectual starvation, just like we have those days in which an inside-to-outside block dosent feel or look quite right. The key is to isolate the rest of your day from your time in the Do Jang, and if you practice martial arts you'd probably agree with me when I say it's a pretty comprehensive custom to meditate before and after class. Thats one in a million reasons why martial arts is so great, we have a tool to get past our "off" days, (when's the last time you saw a writer meditating or doing Ki exercises to get rid of writer's block?) =-]) To answer your second question, look to yourself. You know as well as I do that instructors frequently suffer those same bad days as their students, we're just better at hiding it and getting rid of them quick by doing somthing that is beautiful to us, a form or a favorite fancy kick. Some times gup belts or junior belts think everything they do is ugly, you have to make sure they know that this isnt true. Another thing you can do is let it go for that day, work on knowledge and spiritual exercises rather than physical skills. Often, Frustration can be a sign of monotony, do you vary your classes? AJ Woodburn Dragon102@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ From: John Hancock <4karate@bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:46:26 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #43 > From: Bernard Eddey > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 10:08:30 +0800 > Subject: the_dojang: Pregnancy & M.A > The choice, of course, is the woman's I know I have snipped this out of context....but I wanted to make a short comment on the subject. Perhaps a rule of thumb is needed here....like..."One penis...no vote!" Ok...now when everybody quits chuckling.....actually..I think Mr. Eddey has a good bead on the topic. I think if the woman wants to continue practice under the guidance of her own physician...more power to her. But I also think the school needs to be informed...and while I'm not suggesting everybody baby her.....I have to say....I don't think any kind of sparring is smart.....and after 5 or 6 months...I don't even think one-step sparring is wise (just eliminate all risk...after all...the kid might object to being drawn into a fight he had nothing to do with...eh?). And I sorta think after she hits the 8th month...the only kicking that should be going on is the kicking the kid is doing (which makes me wonder mom's...don't you worry the baby will absorb something during training and decide one day to practice his jump spinning back kick in you womb? Ouch!) I guess my respect of womens rights only goes so far....even I can't think of a reason for a woman to be in class during her 8th month or beyond. See....I would say....why don't you just do Qi Gong and Tai Chi for the last 3 or 4 months.....and let the school baby you. Me...if I had a female student that got pregnant.....the students would be making fun of me during her last months because I'd be getting her drinks and putting pillows behind her back and propping her feet up.....but I wouldn't let her on the training floor. OK...before the snide remarks come....I meant if I had a female student who got pregnant by her husband/boyfriend...not me...OK!?! Besides...it is highly unlikely I could do that anyway. I mean...the Hancock men only have 2 sperm....and my brother has 3 kids....so obviously he must have stolen one of mine....and I'm saving the other one. Ya just never know when ya might need one...eh? John Hancock ------------------------------ From: John Hancock <4karate@bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:54:02 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re:Who's that in pumkin patch? > From: > Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:15:56 -0800 (PST) > Subject: the_dojang: great thread > > This pregnant thread is a great one. Love it. > > Me? Never been pregnant, but I have been called 'a mother' a number of > times... :) > > (I hope that isn't too non-PC to say... :) > > Ray Terry > raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com > > ------------------------------ Ray...I've never been pregnant either....but on more than one occasion...I have had people in my career attempt to get me so! :-) ------------------------------ From: Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:11:33 EST Subject: the_dojang: welcome perry wrote: << I've been monitoring the digest for just about a month now but haven't posted anything yet. Soooooo .... here goes my first one. :-)>> perry, welcome to the list. :) << just made my "comeback" last January - back at Berkeley again - this time with my seven year old son. My advice to anyone who will listen - never take an eleven year "sabbatical" - it's way hard to come back after that long. :-)>> lol....glad you came back...hope your son enjoys tkd! <> i'm a short 5'1" and weigh a lot more than i should....i can relate. it really takes guts to hop back in when time, weight and height are causing a disadvantage. i know how scary it is. way to go! i agree also that the size categories are great. nothing more awkward than sparring a giant. again, welcome to the list :) melinda ------------------------------ From: Aaron J Woodburn Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:08:18 EST Subject: the_dojang: great thread the Pregnancy thread does have a sort of lovable, cuddly charm, don't you agree Ray? AJ Woodburn Dragon102@juno.com ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] ------------------------------ From: Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 23:33:01 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: frustration sara wrote: << How do you handle the "bad day syndrome," when nothing seems to go right even though you *know* the techniques or form you are working on? And then, how do you help your students work through that frustration? >> know that you have respect for the art and that we all have bad days regardless. try not to beat yourself up about it...that's worse. there are days when we have a mental block for one reason or another. sometimes, just calming down and focusing and relaxing can cure it, sometimes not. try to maintain a pma (positive mental attitude). getting down on yourself can only cause trouble. if youre worried about what your peers and instructors think....just remember that you knew the form yesterday....they know that too. a good instructor will push you, but understand days like this when it's just not happening for you. melinda chunjido@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Eduardo Miranda Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 10:29:38 -0200 Subject: the_dojang: Stretching Manual I am looking for a Stretching book or manual, If anybody could help me I would appreciate Eduardo Miranda dudamir@uol.com.br ------------------------------ From: Michael Osier Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 14:23:08 +0000 ( ) Subject: the_dojang: Ki/chi Just as you are a Reiki master, I am a scientist (I specifically focus on human genetics), and therefore I must comment on your comment. > Science and other sources have come to acknowledge these forces as > exsisting (they actually have proof of ten deminsions, ki energy or > the human energy field would be one of these - from japanese > scientists and others). I only know of one "scientific" study of human energy fields which has been in the reputable scientific literature. Therapeutic touch has been described occasionally in the literature, and has now suffered a huge blow. An 11-year-old Emily Rosa came up with an experiment that clearly demonstrated practicers of therapeutic touch were no better at detecting an "energy field" than if they had just guessed. The full text (which is actually uses minimal jargon, and is easy for anyone to read) is in The Journal of the American Medical Association (Vol 279, pp 1005-10, Apr 1, 1998). In short, properly conducted scientific experiments do not exist in support of human energy fields. Please list the references from _reputable_ scientific journals if you know otherwise. I will be happy to discuss such studies at length. Otherwise, don't make it sound like there is scientific proof. Michael 1st Dan TKD Ph.D student in Human Genetics, Yale University - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Michael Osier = michael.osier@yale.edu | "He is not well rounded who does http://chloe.hgs.yale.edu/~og/ | not have an equally keen interest BS Biochemical Science - UVM | in all of the things within the Yale University | compass of painting." Human Genetics - Og | Leonardo da Vinci ------------------------------ From: "Turtle Press" Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 09:28:56 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: MA and pregnancy I trained (tkd) up until about the seventh month when I was pregnant and we've had at least a half dozen women who have done the same without any complications. There are limitations, including getting doctor's permission. Pregnant women in class are not allowed to do any contact activities, falling, takedowns, or any exercise done lying on the back (which could restrict blood flow to the fetus). Most also find that jumping and eventually kicking becomes difficult as their belly grows and their center of gravity changes. As a side note, one woman who was in the first trimester of pregnancy did have a miscarriage the day after a workout, but there was no direct evidence, like a fall or contact to the body, that it was related to training. I guess it's up to every woman and her doctor to decide how much training is appropriate and for how long it is safe. Cynthia Kim ------------------------------ From: HThomas Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 10:07:09 -0800 Subject: the_dojang: Safety tip Alain writes: > > Today I saw a lady with a $100 bill in her wallet/purse at the post > office. Sure, maybe I notice things a little more than others, but the > fact is that I saw the money and that means others could too. It > would have been very easy to snach the purse from her outside and run. > . . . Just play it safe. If you are carrying larger amounts of cash, > > keep in from other's view. Why advertise? > Alain got that right. It's not a bad idea to keep your wallet/money/credit cards in your front pocket in crowds, either. Holcombe ------------------------------ From: Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 07:59:44 -0800 (PST) Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V6 #44 ******************************* Support the USTU by joining today! US Taekwondo Union, 1 Olympic Plaza, Ste 405, Colorado Spgs, CO 80909 719-578-4632 FAX 719-578-4642 ustutkd1@aol.com http://www.ustu.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this digest, the_dojang-digest, send the command: unsubscribe the_dojang-digest -or- unsubscribe the_dojang-digest your.old@address in the BODY of email (top line, left justified) addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com, in pub/the_dojang/digests. 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