From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #25 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Fri, 14 Jan 2000 Vol 07 : Num 025 In this issue: the_dojang: ICAS Winter Symposium the_dojang: Re: 10th? [none] ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~735 members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry, CA Taekwondo, and 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. 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Ray Terry ====================================================================== Organization: Institute for Corean-American Studies ICAS Winter Symposium, February 11, University of Pennsylvania ICAS presents ICAS Winter Symposium The Asian and the Korean Peninsula Issues: economic, international relations and security issues February 11, 2000 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia in collaboration with Center for East Asian Studies University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Bar Association International Law Committee Project LINK Speaker List: Desaix Anderson (Executive Director, The Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation) KEDO: Seed for Peace in the Korean Peninsula? An Interim Update: Risks and Benefits William B Brown (ICAS Fellow; Senior International Economist, U. S. Department of Commerce) South Korea's Economy: Challenges and Prospects Thomas J Byrne (Vice President & Senior Analyst, Banking and Sovereign Risk Group, Moody's Investor's service) Financial Market in South Korea: Short-term and Long- range Perspectives Jacques deLisle (ICAS Fellow; Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania) China in the Next Century Chuck Downs (Senior Foreign and Defense Policy Advisor, Republican Policy Committee, U. S. House of Representatives) North Korea - U. S. Relations: Issues and Answers Charles Kartman (ICAS Liberty Award recipient; Ambassador & Special Envoy to the Korean Peace Talks, U. S. Department of State) State of Affairs in the Korean Peninsula Issues Takekazu Kawamura (Ambassador and Consul-General of Japan, New York) Japan in the Next Century Lawrence R. Klein (ICAS Distinguished Fellow, ICAS Liberty Award recipient; Benjamin Franklin Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Pennsylvania; Nobel Laureate) Outlook for the World Economic Health (list in progress) N.B. For invitation and participation, please contact Sang Joo Kim ICAS 965 Clover Court Blue Bell, PA 19422 U. S. A. T: (610) 277-9989 T: (610) 277-0149 F: (610) 277-3992 E: icas@dvol.com http://www.dvol.com/~users/icas ------------------------------ From: TKDSCRIBE@aol.com Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 02:25:59 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: 10th? > If you don't mind, since you're tight with Grandmaster SC Lee, would you > mind asking him for his thoughts on the Kukkiwon 10th Dan question? Howdy Master Terry, I don't need to ask my sabomnim about this issue as I have heard him answer it for question-crazy white belts (like I probably was, too) many times. "There is no such thing as 10th Dan in taekwondo." Period, end of story. My educated guess is that this holds true for any bonifide Korean system or style. Here's the reason: Master Sang Lee (he hastily rejects the title "Grandmaster" as his master is still quite alive, BTW) explained that the number 10 symbolizes "perfection" and I think also "heaven," in Korean culture, or lore. It is, therefore, a level that is unattainable by man in the realm of the earth. He added that If one is has been a "great master" in life, as an honorary gesture he/she might be awarded a 10th Dan posthumously. I guess all those 10th dan guys I have seen in their yellow pages ads must be really slow, stiff and stinky as those are the prerequisites for that promotion. I think the testing fee is probably really high too! Steven ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:04:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #25 ******************************* It's a great day for Taekwondo! 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