From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #420 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Tues, 24 Aug 1999 Vol 06 : Num 420 In this issue: the_dojang: Re: Obi or O.B. the_dojang: Olympic Taekwondo event calendar the_dojang: From the WTF the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~750 members strong! Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, California Taekwondo, Martial Arts Resource Replying to this message will NOT unsubscribe you. To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe the_dojang-digest" (no quotes) in the body (top line, left justified) of a plain text e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. To send e-mail to this list use the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com See the Korean Martial Arts (KMA) FAQ and online search the last four years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! Ray Terry, PO Box 110841, Campbell, CA 95011 KMA@MartialArtsResource.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Dylan Walsh" Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 16:39:37 +0100 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Obi or O.B. > From: "Victor Cushing" > Date: Mon, 23 Aug 1999 21:51:34 -0400 > Subject: the_dojang: Re: Obi or O.B. > > Steven Gilmore >The day ended with a dinner at a local Korean restaurant > replete with Obi>(for those of us so inclined) > > You mean O.B.? The Korean beer? "O.B." being the initials for "Oriental > Brewery", the manufacturer? > > Steve, I stand corrected and properly chastised, but whatever the correct > name, beer was the right fluid to accompany my dinner, (To tell the truth, > I usually don't read the labels, I just drink the stuff inside) > > Vic Cushing I hope nobody leaves detergent, rat poison etc. lying your house... ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:38:12 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: Olympic Taekwondo event calendar Olympic Taekwondo Events Calendar 8/24/99 Dates and locations subject to change. 1999 7th All African Games Sep 15-18 Johannesburg, South Africa Regional Selection TKD Tourny Sep-Oct (in 4 continents) for Sydney Olympics (entry deadline) - Africa (Aug 31) Sep 9-10 Johannesburg, South Africa - Asia (Sep 15) Sep 25-26 Manila, Philippines - Pan American (Sep 10) Oct 2-3 Miami, Florida - Europe (Oct 5) Oct 16-17 Stockholm, Sweden 8th South Asian Fed. Games Sep 25-Oct 4 Kathmandu, Nepal 2nd Pacific Ocean Games Oct 6-17 Santiago, Chile US Gold Team Training Camp Dec 3-5 Colorado Spgs, CO TKD Test Event for Sydney Dec 4-5 Sydney, Australia 2000 World Cup TKD Mar or Apr Lyon, France 6th World University TKD Champ Mar 29-Apr 2 Kaohsiung, Taipei 27th Olympic Games Sep 15-Oct 1 Sydney, Australia Olympic Games TKD event Sep 27-30 Sydney, Australia 14th Asian TKD Champ Hong Kong, China 6th African TKD (3rd Women's) Champ Zimbabwe 13th European Senior TKD Champ Athens, Greece 12th Pan Merican TKD Champ Puerto Rico 2001 World Cup TKD May Hochiminh City, Vietnam 15th Workd TKD Champ & 8th Women's World TKD Champ mid-Sept Cheju City, Korea 7th Central American Games Guatemala City, Guatemala Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:38:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: From the WTF Taken from The WTF News, vol. 3 no. 5, August 15, 1999. Taekwondo Compeitition of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games 1. Dates: Sep. 27-30, 2000 (4 days)_ 2. Quota for enties of Taekwondo: 100 athletes (52 men and 48 women) 3. Criteria for selection 1) Maximum two men and two women per country, except the host country 2) How to select 100 contestants: a. Contestants ranking 1st to 3rd (1st, 2nd, and 2 3rds) in each weight category at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament for Sydney Olympic Games i Porec, Croatia on July 8-11, 1999. 4 male weight categories x 4(1st to 3rd) = 16 4 female weight categories x 4(1st to 3rd) = 16 ------- 32 contestants b. Regional Taekwondo Qualification Tournaments (deadline for entry submission to the WTF) (see previous calendar post for Sept/Oct 1999) Asia : respective 4 weight classes for male/female x 2 (1st & 2nd) = 16 Europe : respective 4 weight classes for male/female x 2 (1st & 2nd) = 16 Pan Am : respective 4 weight classes for male/female x 2 (1st & 2nd) = 16 Africa : respective 4 weight classes for male/female x 1 (1st) = 8 _______ 56 c. Respective 4 weight classes for male & female (8 contestants) to the host country of the Olympic Games (Australia) = 8 d. Wild cards in 4 male weight classes by the IOC/WTF = 4 Web sites of interest: Referee news magazine in Spanish http://orbita.starmedia.com/via/~refereenews11/index.htm 'Taekwondo News' magazine in Spanish http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Ring/1197/ School events, database of studios, discussion of martial arts issues http://www.traininghalls.com Research that compares the lifestyle of martial arts in different styles, at different level and in various nations http://www.science.ntu.ac.uk/sportpsyc/survey.htm or http://members.tripod.com/sports_psych/survey.html ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 24 Aug 1999 15:48:36 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V6 #420 ******************************** Support the USTU by joining today! 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