From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #442 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sun, Sept 5 1999 Vol 06 : Num 442 In this issue: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #440 the_dojang: I Am The Champion! [none] the_dojang: Mark your calendar the_dojang: Friendly visitors the_dojang: re:study methods the_dojang: Re: Tan Jun Breathing 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: Cplr50@aol.com Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 00:43:05 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #440 In a message dated 9/4/1999 12:01:41 PM Eastern Daylight Time, the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: > Do we have medical types with us? What do you think about the following... > > I'm not in favor of the typical breath in for 8, hold/tense for 8, breath > out > for 8 as done in typical danjun breathing. Yes, that is the way it was > taught to me and the way I did it for years, but I don't think the "hold/ > tense > for 8" is good for a body. So I now teach breath in for 8, breath out for 8 > > as danjan breathing. > > Thoughts? > > Ray Terry > raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com > Ray I couldnt agree more with you, the tensing seems to be a bit rough on the ones 'system'... however, yoga folks have been doing it for a quite a while. It makes one think that perhaps the old ways may not always be the wisest.. although Ive never had head pains with it.. I have had quite a few good head rushes from it :) ------------------------------ From: Timothy Bruening Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 00:18:27 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: I Am The Champion! I am the champion of Flag Karate at Rodness' Karate Center at 415 L Street in Davis! I won the championship from Lukis Upton on Thursday. In Flag Karate, two people, each with two short white belts through their Karate belts on the left and right sides of their bodies, try to steal their opponent's two belts. In the championship match, however, the first person to steal on of his/her opponent's belt wins. ------------------------------ From: "kadin goldberg" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 10:40:24 MDT Subject: [none] Hello everyone, I was just wondering... There is this Chinese Kara Ho Kempo class in a city about 1 hour away from this small town i live in. They did teach classes here 2 times/week. The guy who was teaching said that he was going to stop his classes for 2 mounths then come back and start teaching again(This is when i was going to join). He said he was going to start sept. 1st and he didnt. I called the main place and it said it was disconnected. Is this strange to any of you? What should i do? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 11:37:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: Mark your calendar Mark your calendar... The next chatroom chat for members of the_dojang will feature Master Jon C. Ward. Master Ward is 5th Dan in Ken Ju Ryu Kenpo Jujitsu, 4th Dan Taekwondo, 4th Dan Hapkido, Guro in the Inayan System of Eskrima, and founder of the Ward's Martial Arts Association. Join us on Wednesday, September 8, 1999, 6PM PDT (9PM EDT). http://www.escribe.com/martialarts/dojang/chat/ See you then. Ray Terry rterry@best.com ------------------------------ From: "Ray Terry" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 12:04:32 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: Friendly visitors One of the interesting things about administering a website is seeing where your visitors live. In just the month of August we had visits from the following countries (in no particular order); Australia, UK, Malaysia, Canada, Finland, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, Belgium, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Italy, New Zealand, South Korea, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Switzerland, France, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Thailand, Indonesia, Brazil, Poland, Greece, Argentina, Ireland, Austria, Taiwan, Pakistan, Colombia, Portugal, Czech Republic, and USA. Ray Terry rterry@best.com http://www.martialartsresource.com ------------------------------ From: "Christopher Spiller" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 12:12:56 PDT Subject: the_dojang: re:study methods From: GIJo66286@aol.com Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 12:05:49 EDT Subject: the_dojang: STUDY METHODS Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me..... In my school we have tests that we have to take from about brown belt on that we have to pass in order to test for our next belt. The younger students are really struggling to learn the terms and answers for the test. Do any of you have any ideas on what we could do to help the younger students learn the terms? Do other schools do this? Thanks in advance! The school where I trained until going back to graduate school had terminology requirements for EVERY belt test. This included korean terms for techniques, the different kingdoms of Korea, Tenets, Theories of Power, etc. For dan level tests we added written tests to the verbal portion. These tests were more in depth and detailed. I usually relied on the old rote memorization method for myself. This isn't as bad as it sounds for those of you more into "the new math" type education. You simply spend five to ten minutes a day going over terminology - korean to english and english to korean (this method is currently helping me learn Latin, too). When you pass to the next rank be sure to review the previous terminology once or twice a week. Now some people will say that this is boring but it's very similar to doing basic techniques in line. Once a certain level of ability is gained you move on but always come back for review. Of course, we always use korean in class. My instructor will give the command in english and then repeat it in korean. Often times he'll have the studdents repeat the term AS THEY DO THE TECHNIQUE. For example, the yell "ahp chagi" as they execute a front kick. This is usually only done for the techniques with shorter names :). Hope this helps, Chris Spiller ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: "Matthew S. Klee" Date: Sun, 05 Sep 1999 15:51:17 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Tan Jun Breathing Michael, In a recent HapKiDo seminar in Philadelphia, Do Ju Nim (Grand Master Ji Han Jae) reviewed the breathing exercise you describe. His philosophy was that you are encouraging hormonal (e.g., adrenaline) release from organs during the compression step. I questioned whether there should be compression while breathing out and the answer was no, relax while exhaling. The count was a slow 8 breath in (bringing hands in), 8 hold (neutral) during which one assumes a horse stance, 4 compress, and 8 exhale (relaxed while hands go out and one stands up a bit). I do not close off my throat during the "compression" step, and do not interpret the compression to be compression of the lungs against a closed air restriction (a closed throat). The objective is to compress the organs and lower abdominals such as would be required for maximum energy transfer while executing a technique. In the latter case on would no doubt be screaming anyway, so focus on high pressure head busting air compression is not logical. This has taken me a while to get used to - isolating the appropriate abdominals, etc., but avoidance of stroke inducing technique is probably a worthy goal. By the way, you can get a substantial ki buzz happening if you do this right. One should interpret this as sensitivity/awareness/energy buzz, not the "my God, I'm about to pass out" kind of buzz that can well happen if you do it wrong. Regards, Matthew S. Klee Tang Soo Do Cho Dan Bo and Shin Moo HapKiDo neophyte Wilmington, DE > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > From: Michael Joshua Vagi > Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 23:38:36 +1000 > Subject: the_dojang: Tan Jun breating > > G'day > > I have been learning Hapkido for three months and find that I have this problem > with Tan Jun breathing. After the first set as I start my second set after I have > tensed for 8 secs and as I am breathing out (still tensing) I get these horrible > pains across the top of my head. The pain is so bad I have to take a couple of > quick breaths before continuing > > Can any one give me some advice on how to stop this from happening because it gets > very painful and there must be something to do about it. > > Thanks > > Michael Vagi > Black Scorpion Arnis Newcastle, Australia > *Fight if you can but never quit* > ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 5 Sep 1999 13:12:41 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V6 #442 ******************************** Support the USTU by joining today! 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