From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #93 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Tues, 16 Feb 1999 Vol 06 : Num 093 In this issue: the_dojang: Ho from CO the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #92 the_dojang: black belt club the_dojang: Re: Come on Daddy the_dojang: Just a strip of cloth the_dojang: Headgear and health and safety Info the_dojang: kukkiwon test fee the_dojang: Re: Patches Re: the_dojang: kukkiwon test fee 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: Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 09:45:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: the_dojang: Ho from CO Hello from Colorado... Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 13:26:44 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #92 In a message dated 2/16/99 9:47:26 AM Pacific Standard Time, the_dojang- owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << PS. If you don't here from me in a while - Look for me in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit)! >> Eric, Cute story...I loved it, thanks for the laugh! (Been there myself) Mary ------------------------------ From: Aaron Harmon Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 10:33:20 -0800 Subject: the_dojang: black belt club Someone mentioned the Black Belt Club patch that they saw. Just in case you were wondering what is was, I am a member of the Black Belt Club and, for us, it is an extra class for students that want to make the extra effort. We have an extra class each week with weapons forms and nifty new self-defense techniques, we get a new top (flashy red trimmed v-neck dobok), we get to wear a new type of belt (they have a black stripe through them). It is a bonus for students that really try, and not just the ones who are naturals (like me :) just kidding). and we get some new patches. Oh, and it is all free. the extra patches, the belts, the new top, extra instruction. All free. Or I should say at no extra charge. Aaron Harmon ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 13:36:51 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: Come on Daddy > The workout did feel good, This Black belt was giving me my > first 'real' workout in well over a year. Just as I thought it was over and > I could finally catch my breath and rest This Black Belt (obviously enjoying > the look of suffering on my face) said: ....... "Come on Daddy - Lets Go run around the Block a few times"!!! > I hope the other instructors have pity on this old fat man, 'cause my 8 > year old surely doesn't! > > 'til Next Time > > Eric Mueller > > PS. If you don't here from me in a while - Look for me in the ICU ( > Intensive Care Unit)! Eric, I give you my very best - you may need it :-) Actually with such one-on-one attention you'll sweat off alotta dem pounds ASAP. Of course I may have to join you in the ICU b/c these Hapkido siderolls (some people call them cat rolls) are gonna kill me for sure. Last night, (third class) we did the WHOLE session of nothing but rolls. Then with a bit of a "skip into it" and THEN with us "popping up after the roll". Good news is I actually did get up, believe it or not, and my hips don't hurt as much as before. I have a nasty bruise on my calf tho'. Dawne THANK YOU to everyone who gave me encouragement and a welcome into the Wonderful World of Hapkido. If I ever think of quitting I'll remember it. ------------------------------ From: Greg Giddins Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 12:36:04 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: Just a strip of cloth On the subject of meaningful memorabilia...and leaving schools... At the school before this one, when I had made the decision to move to Colorado, breaking the news to my friends was the hardest part. I was very close friends with another instructor, so close in fact, it was as if we were brothers at times. Now, he had been in TSD since he was 7 or 8, and got his blackbelt at a very young age. I hadnt been in nearly as long and only had my belt for a short time compared to him. I always used to tease him about his ratty, faded belt that he would wear day in and day out to class. It was his second blackbelt he ever owned, and he never wore anything else. It was his pride and joy. It darn near tied itself around his waist in the morning. And when I would tease him (because I was jealous, plain and simple, I admit it now, and I admitted it then, but it was fun!) about getting rid of that nasty thing, mostly he would just smile and say something like "someday your belt will feel this good" and wink and walk away. I would somethines shout to his back "it's not natural to have those kinds of feelings for a strip of cloth!". I mean, really, a belt? It's just a strip of cloth. Where was I? Oh yeah, I made the decision to move to Denver, and on my very last day I decided to address the class, my friends, my students, my peers, my "family" and tell them how much they meant to me. Well, needless to say, I couldn't get through the talk without a few tears (and neither did most of the class), and after goodbyes and hugs and keep in touches I stepped out for the last time wiping away the tears, on my way out to the parking lot for the last time, when John comes busting through the doors wiping away tears of his own and stops me cold. He gives me a huge hug and in a quivering voice and trembling hands removes his faded, nasty, unravelling belt right off of his waist and hands it over to me. Telling me what we mean to eachother is so much more than what that belt means to him, and he would be honored if I would take it. I have never, EVER, felt the feelings that passed through me then, and I never have since, and I never expect to. His handing over of the item he cherished most in the whole world touched my soul so strongly that I can honestly say I cared for him more than a friend, maybe even more than a brother. And the ratty, dirty, tattered, smelly old strip of cloth is now MY most chersihed posession. Strange how things change sometimes, eh? Greg Giddins ggiddins@ossinc.net Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values. ------------------------------ From: "Jamaica Power" Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 11:46:22 PST Subject: the_dojang: Headgear and health and safety Info I just read some interesting material on tkd and karate from the Joint position statement on public policy from the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS) and the World Health Organization (WHO). I have long been an advocate of increasing the safety of all martial artists but primarily our young children. As both a coach to young children and referee at events such as the junior olympics I feel very strongly that while other sports (like soccer, hockey, and football) are moving ahead in the area of increasing safety headgear for the youngsters, we perhaps are at a standstill. The injuries and damage to a young person's head and face can be lifelong and permanent. The recent clinical studies and documentation is staggering. I would like somehow to become more proactive in this respect and I guess, for me, this post is a beginning. I really think (and I don't have any instant solutions) but I really feel that at least for our children better headgear with full facial cages or masks (to protect the head as well as the eyes) be mandated at least at major tournaments. Especially with the increasing emphasis and advancement of sports TKD. I think perhaps some of these children will only be exposed to sports TKD which might additionally increase the chance for accidents. The information stated that sports involving extremely high risk for eye injury are the combative sports such as boxing and full-contact karate for which effective eye protective devices are not available. And that despite the negative data, the theoretical chance for HIV transmission in sport situations where significant blood exposures to open wounds may occur is not zero. Participation in the bloodiest sports, such as boxing, wrestling, and tae kwon do presents the greatest risk for HIV transmission. Just a few thoughts. Jamaica jamaica_power@hotmail.com ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Mike Heeney Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 08:44:14 +1300 Subject: the_dojang: kukkiwon test fee Sorry if this is old hat, but could someone remind me of the cost kukkiwon charges for dan certification? Thanks :) Mike Hamilton New Zealand. http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~mheeney <-- me/myself/I - Taekwondo - Riverdance ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 15:31:25 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: Patches In a message dated 2/16/99 12:42:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, the_dojang- owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << The rest of the black belts had "instructor" patches. That was 5 instructors (not counting the teacher), 5 black belt "assistant instructors" and 10 color belt "assistant instructors". In my school, having an upper color belt, carries the duty of helping out your fellow (lower belt) classmates, and being a black belt means that you have the duty to teach class or help teach a class. >> In some organizations, black belts need to recertify on an annual basis to make sure they are keeping up with their training. The idea is, if they are out there as a leader/teacher, then you need to insure that they are doing so correctly. As a way to keep track of instructor and black belt certification, patches are often issued. For example, in the American Tang Soo Do Association, you have an instructor patch that you sew onto the sleeve of your uniform. It is not that you can't lead a class, it's just that when a Y or school system or whatever calls and requests and instructor, this is a visual reminder that this person has the organizations OK to teach. For black belt certification, you receive a patch with the word "cho dan" (or e dan or sam dan or whatever) encircled by a black (blue) belt. This is a quick visual that yes, this person is on top of their training. Beyond that, the only other patches allowed on your uniform are the organization patch over your left breast, school patch over your right breast and the Korean and American flags (crossed) on your sleeve. Some people do have a couple of other patches, but they are people who have been around for *years* and the patches are from a previous organization to which they belonged. They do not wear those uniforms to tournaments, usually only for practice. Tang Soo! Karla ------------------------------ From: Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 12:51:16 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: the_dojang: kukkiwon test fee > Sorry if this is old hat, but could someone remind me of the cost kukkiwon > charges for dan certification? This info is available on the ftp site, ftp.martialartsresource.com. Not sure if this is still up-to-date, but ... 1st Dan/Poom $70 2nd Dan/Poom $90 3rd Dan/Poom $120 4th Dan $150 5th Dan $300 etc. However, realize that most schools will charge much more than this. 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