From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #226 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Thur, 6 April 2000 Vol 07 : Num 226 In this issue: Re: the_dojang: Normal Illinois the_dojang: changing arts the_dojang: Setting up links the_dojang: RE: Questions for everyone. the_dojang: Re: What do you think? the_dojang: Re: Dagger Form the_dojang: Re: What do you think?? [none] ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 800+ members strong! Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry 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. 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! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 6:45:00 PDT Subject: Re: the_dojang: Normal Illinois > So what takes you to Normal, Illinois (silent S)...Home of Illinois > (silent S) State University (Bloomington/Normal actually)? Just curious. There is no noise in Illinois... :) > Remember ISU ...Is U! > > From a displaced Illinoisan (and the S is still silent) Back in 1976 and 1977 I worked at ISU after taking my Masters from the University of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana. (1973 at the UofI was where I began my journey into TSD, HKD, & TKD) After working at ISU I worked at State Farm Insurance (Bloomington) in their computer dept. Now that I'm at HP, and State Farm is a large customer of ours, I get to Bloomington/Normal every now-n-then to visit with 'the Farm' and my martial arts friends in the area. Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: "Mary Bubenzer" Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 09:59:37 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: changing arts If a person changes their training from one art to another, do they begin at the beginning again? I would assume so. For example, I'm almost a yellow belt in HapKiDo. If I can't find a HapKiDo dojang in Madison, Wisconsin and I take up, say HwaRangDo or Aikido or TKD, do I begin again as a white belt? Also, if I can't find a HapKiDo dojang, what would be the next most similar art form? I love HapKiDo, but in my research have not found a dojang yet. I want to find something that also has all the forms and kicking, but also grappling and joint locking techniques. Thank you, Mary ------------------------------ From: JEREMYT@ATFI.COM (JeremyT) Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 08:54:06 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Setting up links I have had several requests from people who wanted me to add their links to my links page. If you have a martial arts related website and would like me to add it to my links page, please feel free to write me and let me know. I would be more than happy to add it on. Naturally it should be family friendly, no porn, yada yada yada blah blah blah.... 8?) Jeremy ------------------------------ From: CA&B Skjold Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 09:00:59 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: RE: Questions for everyone. 1) What type of tournament do you prefer......WTF TKD (olympic style) or the point style (no or very light contact)?? I am personally partial to the WTF style but that is what I study. I have never been a part of a tourney that has light or no contact but I think it would be interesting test of control. 2) Do you think sport is good or bad for martial arts? (Be sure to provide your reasons) I believe it is good so you have practical practice of the things you are taught. 3) What do you think about meditation (proper breathing) being taught in the dojang? Is it taught in your school? We practice meditation and breathe control at our school. I find it VERY helpful. It has helped me in the difficult times when I need to produce focus or calm down. I try to use my breathe control prior to a breaking, performing poomse in tournaments and before my speech class. Also when we do it after class it seems like the new things we learned are easier to remember after some good meditation. Anne Skjold 7th GUP, WTF TKD ------------------------------ From: foxdragon@cuttingedge.net Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 08:42:35 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: Re: What do you think? > From: YMCATKD@aol.com > Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 18:44:20 EDT > Subject: the_dojang: What do you think?? > > Questions for everyone..... > > 1) What type of tournement do you prefer......WTF TKD(olympic style) or the > point style(no or very light contact)?? I never seen or experienced the WTF style so I cannot say. > > 2) Do you think sport is good or bad for martial arts? (Be sure to provide > your reasons) I am going both ways on this one. Good, because I feel that it gives some ppl lessons on how to be a good sport and experience of the intensity that a real fight would give. Bad, because more and more are just learning the sport. Losing the basics and old traditional ways and replacing it with these. More competiveness in it too. Some want to win no matter the costs and if they lose they act bad about it too. They are the ones who will look bad but still it also reflects on how ppl think of the instructor also. > > 3) What do you think about meditation (proper breathing) being taught in the > dojang? Is it taught in your school? We teach it, but we only take about 2 or 3 minutes to meditate. It calms me and helps me focus better on the task ahead. It also has helped me in my private life too. When upset or angry just do this sort of breathing. Letting these feelings go with each exhale. Donna - -- Me and my shadow ------------------------------ From: e98bf031@student.ucd.ie Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 16:49:15 +0100 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Dagger Form > The Chin Mu Kwan TKD federation has a form called "Dando".... > ... Just my opinion. Thanks for the info, its something thats been puzzling me for ages. From the way you describe it, I'm not surprised it's fallen out of favour. - -Clive ------------------------------ From: CBAUGHN@aol.com Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 17:20:35 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: What do you think?? YMCATKD@aol.com wrote: << Questions for everyone..... 1) What type of tournement do you prefer......WTF TKD(olympic style) or the point style(no or very light contact)?? 2) Do you think sport is good or bad for martial arts? (Be sure to provide your reasons) 3) What do you think about meditation (proper breathing) being taught in the dojang? Is it taught in your school? Andy >> 1. Olympic style sparring. My son has done both, and Olympic is much more exciting to watch. [A note - he's been hurt twice in TKD. First time was in sparring class (a fellow student and he escalated), resulted in 10 stitches for his lip. Second time was in a point sparring tournament (He was knocked out by one of those double-triple kicks when it caught just right on his carotid). Safety-wise, IMO, there's not a lot of diff; but the excitement really cranks up with Olympic-style.] 2. All depends. Anything can be bad if you do it to the exclusion of other important things. I've seen some schools that turn out sparrers, and not martial artists. I've seen some that turn out well-rounded martial artists. Guess you have to decide which you want (or want to be). 3. I have no in-depth opinion on meditation since in ten years, my son has never had any actual "meditation" training. He has been taught some breathing exercises, but not as part of meditation. What most people in our area (western Ohio) call meditation is sitting quietly in contemplation of something. Even that isn't actually done too much here. Many school owners worry about religious connotations and alienating students and parents. Sally Baughn cbaughn@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2000 15:27:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #226 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! 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 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. Copyright 1994-2000: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply.