From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V6 #548 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Tues, 2 Nov 1999 Vol 06 : Num 548 In this issue: the_dojang: Re: USTU Tournament Rules - Sportsmanship the_dojang: Re: self defense seminar announcement the_dojang: Re: WTF and sport the_dojang: Women's Self Defense the_dojang: Olympic Hopefuls 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: CBAUGHN@aol.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:17:58 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: USTU Tournament Rules - Sportsmanship Daniel wrote: << I was wondering if in the tournament rules of the USTU, there are any sections dealing specifically with sportsmanship? If there are, what are they (briefly) and how are they applied? Do these rules apply to coaches as well as competitors? >> From one of Ohio's finest USTU-certified referees, Ms. Elisabethe Tanzarello: Undesirable Acts: Kyungo *self-cheering coach or competitor ; *uttering undesirable remarks or misconduct on the coach or competitors part (this includes coaching during contest via oral commands; *coach leaving the mark or chair. Gamjeom *intentional attack after break is called; *extreme comments, aggressive behaviors, touching the ref (any extreme misconduct on the part of coach or competitor. * (not listed is delaying the match by any negative act (falling, turning , running out, pretending injury in addition holding to evade points can fall in this category- if carried to the extreme for purposes of stalling) This has been put under Kung go also if to a lesser degree. You will see a 'quiet please' hand sign. ------------------------------ From: ChunjiDo@aol.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:18:13 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: self defense seminar announcement i dont know if this one's been posted here, but here it is anyway. enjoy :) Crime prevention and self-defense for women Castle Rock, Colorado, Nov. 20th An inherent part of how criminal's operate is deception. They hide their true intentions under apparently normal and innocent behaviors while they develop the trap. However, there are certain key danger signs that cannot be disguised, the criminal MUST do them. This class will teach you how to recognize and avoid potentially dangerous situations through non-violent means.The physical self-defense aspect is for when there is no other choice. For more information http://www.diac.com/~dgordon ------------------------------ From: CBAUGHN@aol.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 12:18:22 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: WTF and sport Dakin Burdick wrote: << In the 1977 edition of _Taekwondo_ from the WTF, p. 18, it reads: "The First World Taekwondo Championships was held in Seoul in May 1973 leading to the formation of the World Tae-kwondo Federation which will tackle with the task of making Taekwondo a modern world sport." On p. 3 of the same work, Un Yong Kim, President of the World Taekwondo Federation, states that "the primary responsibilities of developing Taekwondo as a world sport has been assumed by the World Taekwondo Federation." The U.S.T.U. factbook "Capture the Dream" also shows that the W.T.F. has promoted tkd's "evolution and development as an international amateur sport." The U.S.T.U. dates this to Nov. 30, 1972 (completion of the Kukkiwon) and May 25, 1973 (the first World TKD Championships). The transformation of TKD from a traditional martial art into a modern combat sport has been the primary goal of the WTF since 1973.>> I apologize for quoting the entire message, but couldn't decide how to cut just a bit and have my comment make sense. : ) Basically, I'd like to thank you, Mr. Burdick, for sharing your knowledge with us. Some of the problem in learning the history of any martial art is that one is usually the recipient of word-of-mouth information which may have come from a magazine or book and was mis-quoted or even incorrect in the original publication. It is rare that anyone actually shares the source and quotes when expounding on the history they "know." I applaud you for sharing here. As an aside, this points up at least one reason why Master Silz's project of publishing a history of USTU Taekwondo is so important. There is so much information around, but too much of it is in the memories and files of individuals who will almost never have a large forum for sharing. Imagine how grateful we would all be if the founders of the major martial arts had saved all their correspondence and kept journals which explain some of the questions we have today. Anyway, I say again, thank you, Mr. Burdick. Sally cbaughn@aol.com ------------------------------ From: TaoArt@aol.com Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 13:49:02 EST Subject: the_dojang: Women's Self Defense Scott writes: << I can see this could be a valuable introduction. I'm happy to learn that follow-up material is offered. I hope that the promotional material for the intro course doesn't exaggerate its sufficiency and that the curriculum stresses the necessity for more instruction.>> We don't exaggerate. We don't make promises. We only teach. There is a necessity for more instruction, but most women will not or cannot dedicate more time and energy for it. So we give them the ground basics and hopefully hook their interest. But the best thing that we can do has little to do with the actual techniques. A woman can defend herself in most situations with a grand total of 5 techniques and an understanding of the following concepts: 1) Give 100% 2) Be flexible - modify and improvise 3) Keep your defense going until it is safe to run 4) Be ferocious 5) Never ever give up The real learning comes with the interactive lecture about awareness and avoidence. Scott, I could go on for an eternity about how many martial arts schools I have seen who call their art "self defense" and never utter a word about how to identify an "interview" or how to manipulate an "event horizon" in a scenario. They never tell you how to fight the psychological battle that rages before an assault ever begins. How many schools inform you how to deal with stalkers and sexual harrassment? These are all real issues that women can face on a daily basis. The majority of attacks can be avoided by having a more thorough level of awareness and an attitude of "find someone else to prey on". I'm not saying that we can give women all of these in one 3 hour course. But we expose them to more concepts in 3 hours that can keep them out of danger than most martial arts schools cover in 10 years of training. <> I hold that it is NOT so much the knowledge that will give a woman what she needs to avoid an assault or to defend herself... knowledge is a very small part her defense. For WOMEN it is the confidence that she CAN do something... EVEN if it is something that she (as blasphemous as this sounds to many martial arts schools) makes up on the spot. It is the understanding that she CAN be strong... she CAN be ferocious... she CAN defend herself. Many men have a great deal of difficulty grasping this as a large hurdle... but those who teach self defense to women who do not grasp it can never truly understand their students or how to teach them most effectively. We train the women to be aware. We train the women in how to be assertive. We train them how to work through the fear and the adrenaline rush. We train them to do only very simple techniques that use large muscle groups and require little precision. And we train them to ignore all "rules" that society has taught them. As for whether this is effective, you need only ask the women who have been successful in avoiding or defending themselves. We don't need an inflated regard. We have results. We will always promote additional training as a way to increase their odds of success... but to assume that it is less than effective as a 3 hour course is a folly. We have researched and developed this program over a period of 18 years. We have worked with top names and organizations in the country like Peyton Quinn, the American Women's Self Defense Association, Modern Warrior and many more. Scott (and anyone else), if you have any other concerns or questions about our course please feel free to email me privately. Meghan Gardner Instructor Director www.guardup.com ------------------------------ From: "tink" Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:12:53 -0600 Subject: the_dojang: Olympic Hopefuls Will you share their names with us? Did they compete in Colorado Springs last year? I think most of us are interested in who will be competing at the Olympic Qualifier in January. Will they be attending there? If you can give them encouragement, please do so, for you are very correct about the difficult path. In answer to your questions... Tom Lynn Jr. and T.J. LaFever I believe they were both at Colorado Springs...and Tom Lynn Jr. Went to the Pan Am competition...though, I don't follow their careers... I know they are both training for the Olympics and will Probably be in the competition in January...They recently moved from Kansas to New York... Other than that...I can't offer much else. The One and Only... Tink ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 15:18:55 -0800 (PST) Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V6 #548 ******************************** 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 an 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. All digest files have the suffix '.txt' Copyright 1994-99: Ray Terry, Martial Arts Resource, California Taekwondo Standard disclaimers apply.