From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #508 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sun, 17 Oct 1999 Vol 06 : Num 508 In this issue: the_dojang: tkd's greatest gift the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #507 the_dojang: korean language book the_dojang: 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt! the_dojang: a request the_dojang: using corners/sides Re: the_dojang: 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt! Re: the_dojang: using corners/sides the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~775 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: d g Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 19:11:58 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: tkd's greatest gift There is article in tkd times guest editorial written by Grandmaster Chang Jin Kang the president of I.T.C. I'd like to post a few paragraphs and my comments and see what else comes up. This is part of the reason I have been feeling down and depressed. This man sort of explained some things to me that have left me feeling a little better and wishing more practiced this way. In reading his article makes me wish I could get to know him. He posted something I have felt strongly about and in helping makes me feel better despite the fact I have lost a friend recently that I have cared deeply about since I have started being in these mailing lists. Well here goes: The root of martial arts is simply a way of life that can be interpeted as patience, endurance, and winning. It is based on a fountain of wisdom that expands our horizon of understanding. This means self-improvement by training out mind and body beyond winning or losing, language, religon, culture, sex, or age. Tae Kwon Do seeks the total purpose of attaining kindness and forgiveness that comes with training with self discipline. With this type of training philosophy, we can arm ourselves against unexpected physical attacks by effectively using our trained joints to change passive movement into positive movement. This is the essence of total self-defense. Okay, I am not going to print the whole thing out except maybe another paragraph or two emphasizing what I am trying to put across. Today Tae Kwon Do is clearly divided into sport tkd amd martial art tkd. Martial art tkd is focused on mental education and art form, while sport emphasies in sparring. In both martial art tkd and sport tkd, the focus can easily diverted to just fighting unless it has a solid foundation of charactor building. Therefore we must teach the most important basic concepts of true Tae Kwon Do first. Well first off, I did not know that tkd was separated into two groups. This helps me understand somewhat. Maybe make it possible for me to deal with my burnout and continue going the path I am going which improving my inner self along with gaining the knowlege of self-defense. This are the kinds of ma I am searching for and this is what I want to learn to teach. Especially to the kids. This is what they need to know. The biggest battle in life comes from within. I am contantly battling with myself. There are times when I lose this fight when I allow myself to become upset and angry. More times lately than I have ever been. This also helps me understand the battle that goes on within my friend and hopefully he will win in his fight. Well, There are much more things I need to think about before I comment again but this is food for thought for the rest of you now also. Donna - -- NO!! My cycle doesn't leak! It marks it's territory. ------------------------------ From: MissIllona@aol.com Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 22:37:07 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #507 In a message dated 10/16/99 3:06:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time, the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << The reason people don't die in the Sabaki every year is that A) > >there are a small number of competitors, and B) they're all > >excellent. Anybody who doesn't belong there is quickly eliminated > >in the qualification rounds - usually without serious > >injury. After that, you've got competitors who are _really_, > >_really_ skilled. Very few blows land cleanly - the fighters are > >usually too skilled (and too cautious!) to allow that. >> A. they have to send in a tape of themselves ... everyone is reviewed and then 24 men are picked from all around the world of people putting in their tapes and applications. B. to say they fight cautiously? Body hit after body hit to kicking the legs over and over is cautious? I don't think so. Not at all. I have alot of respect for those men ... Illona ------------------------------ From: "Ray Terry" Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 20:50:14 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: korean language book Forwarding. Ray Terry rterry@best.com - ---------------------------------------------- Subject: Real Life Korean 1 I am pleased to recommend a good textbook on the first year Korean language course published in Los angeles. Author: Insook Jung Cho Title: Real Life Korean 1. Seoul: Jae-won Publishing Co., 1999. 2 volumes, (1 text and 1 workbook.) It is available in Kyobo bookstore. It is well received by young Korean language professors and teachers in the United States. This is one of the rare books which explain the grammar in English clearly, easily, and step-by-step without jumping. Often Korean language textbooks written in Korea jump without explaining every step of the grammar.. The authors teach in Glendale Community College at night. She has been a Korean school teacher in Korean community in Los Angeles for 20 years. My university language teacher says this is really written by person who taught in the United States. It is visually clear and well organized, from her major and work experience in visual education in Korea. It is two volumes: 1. grammar. 2. textbook. The examples are chosen from things the Korean-Americans or Americans are familar with. It comfirms to the California language textbook standard and also United States language textbook standard. The second year volume will soon be published. The price in Kyobo bookstore in Korea is 30,000 won and in the U.S. $40.00. The book will be available to view in AAS conference in San Diego. Meanwhile you can contact the author at the following address during the day, Pacific time. Mrs. Insook Chung Cho La Paloma, Importer and Manufacturer 722 South Mateo Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 Tel. 213-892-8618 Fax. 213-892-8619 Sincerely yours, Junghee Lee Department of Art Portland State University Portland, OR 97207-0751 Voice: (503) 725-3347 fax: (503) 725-4541 E-mail: leeju@pdx.edu http://odin.cc.pdx.edu/~dilj/ ------------------------------ From: Timothy Bruening Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 00:24:28 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt! Dear Martial Artists: Last night, I received a 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt in ITC Taekwondo Karate at Rodness' Karate Center in Davis. I and all the other students shook the hands of and bowed to the belt awarding committee (led by Mrs Rodness) and received our belts and certificates as everyone clapped. Belts were awarded from Orange to 2nd Degree Black. 6 students received 1st Degree Black Belts. The belt awarding committee untied their Red Black Belts and tied on their 1st Degree Black Belts. Lorna Gill received her 2nd Degree Black Belt in the same manner. Brown Belts, Red Belts, Red Black Belts, and Black Belts had to break boards to pass their test. The ITC National Championships will be held in Sacramento on November 6th at the Sacramento Convention Center. Would any of you be interested in seeing them? Sincerely, Timothy Bruening. ------------------------------ From: "Vlado" Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 04:55:17 PDT Subject: the_dojang: a request I'd like to ask for help. My case is the following: I'm a TKD practitioner and unfortunately I was recently hospitalized for the treatment of an acute hepatitis A. I'm allready home now but the doctors forbid me any movement. I have to stay at complete rest for some time and what is worst, I won't be able to do any proper training for at least 6-10 months. This thoroughly appalles me. The only thing I can think of that I'll be able to do little by little is to maintain my flexibility and stretch. Could anyone advise me on what else may I do during the recovery period? Perhaps some kind of contact surfice forging, or body conditioning, but I'm not quite sure that this should be done when normal training is discontinued. I'm really just a beginner(1-st gup TKD, about 4 years of training)so I'd greatly appreciate any advice from experienced(or not much so)people. Thanks in advance. ________________________________________________________________ Get FREE voicemail, fax and email at http://voicemail.excite.com Talk online at http://voicechat.excite.com ------------------------------ From: "Emil J. Fisk" Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 21:05:41 +0800 Subject: the_dojang: using corners/sides We just finished a tournament over here and there was something I observed that I hadn't really thought of before. My biggest disappointment laid in the fact that most of my students were using straight line defenses/offenses even though I had advised them against that. I noticed many of them were simply being pushed out of bounds or had their backs against the sides, and ended up in a few of them getting warnings for stepping over the boundary line. I also others pushing their opponents into the corners, and then simply walking away, allowing them to step back into the center. Although this showed some sportsmanship, at the same time, I feel they may have lost some valuable opportunity. I was hoping some of you could point me in the right direction in some tips for how to use sides and corners to your advantage. I did a quick search on the web for the places I usually go to, but couldn't find what I was looking for. Any suggestions? Thank you. Sincerely, Emil Fisk ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 07:04:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: the_dojang: 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt! > Last night, I received a 6th Grade Decided Low Green Belt in ITC Taekwondo > Karate at Rodness' Karate Center in Davis. #1, Congrats! #2, is this GM CJ Kang's ITC? Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 07:14:38 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: the_dojang: using corners/sides > I was hoping some of you could point me in the right direction in some tips > for how to use sides and corners to your advantage. I did a quick search on > the web for the places I usually go to, but couldn't find what I was > looking for. Any suggestions? It is a pretty normal reaction to go straight back, i.e. fight on RR tracks. It is a reaction that one has to train out of your normal fighting pattern. Try using drills drills drills. Have them work the angles and circling to the left or right. Working angles to get the opponent off their center line is helpful. Crossing the boundary line is going pretty far out, the reaction built up from the drills needs to kick-in [ :) ] as the alert line is approaching or as it is encountered. 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