From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #320 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sun, 7 May 2000 Vol 07 : Num 320 In this issue: the_dojang: Joint-Lock Seminar the_dojang: Odd questions? Nah. the_dojang: KHA vs. KHF the_dojang: Rick's E-Zine and Loren Christensen's new book the_dojang: meaningful arts [none] ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 960 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 five years worth of digest issues at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 14:23:50 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Joint-Lock Seminar Garden City Family Taekwondo will host a Hapkido Hoshinsul Joint-Lock Seminar with Alain Burrese on Saturday, June 10th. This seminar will focus on finger, wrist, elbow and shoulder locking methods and their applications to real-world self-defense situations. Book and video signing after seminar. When: Saturday, June 10, 2000 Where: Garden City Family Taekwondo 1900 Brooks in the Holiday Village Shopping Center Missoula, MT Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (There will be a short break for lunch. A sack lunch will be provided) Fee: $50.00 $10 late fee for applications postmarked after June 5th or applications received on the day of the seminar. Applications and fees sent to: Mr. Scott Becker 603 1/2 South 6th West Missoula, MT 59801 For more information contact Mr. Becker at: 406-829-8685 or gcftkd@hotmail.com Applications, seminar information, or information about hosting Alain Burrese in your area can also be attained by contacting Alain at: aburrese@aol.com ------------------------------ From: Kim Jones Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 11:27:15 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: Odd questions? Nah. [snip] I'd rather not start a discussion of whether or not it is right or wrong for my friends to extend offers to me to train with them. I don't think they are trying to "steal" me away from my school or undermine my instructors. They are not the head instructor at their schools, they are just one of many. They also have never said anything harsh about my school or my training. I think they honestly do care about my progress and me. The issue I want, and need, to deal with is: what do I do now. So I'd like to know, when did TKD, or the MA that you practice, become truly meaningful to you? How did you know that you had switched from simply doing your art to really studying and practicing it? Did that moment happen early on, or did it creep up on you over time? What does your art mean to you now? What did it mean when you realized it was more than just sparring or forms? [snip] Your post well presents your case. I'm not sure how to go about answering this, but here goes... For as long as I can remember (about 14-15 years), I always wanted to do martial arts. I couldn't explain the urge back then, but I do know it fascinated me beyond belief. I pestered and bugged and pleaded and whined and kicked and moped until my parents finall relented when I was 13 and let me do Hapkido. For the first time in my life, when I finally donned the dobok and got into the swing of things, I felt liberated. It was like being a dog chained outside and finally having someone reach over and undo the leash so the dog could run and play as it wished. As a child, I was very awkard, shy yet overly active (hyper to the point some teachers thought I had ADHD), lacked a decent attention span, and didn't believe in myself. That changed with my martial arts training, and I found a release that slowly reshaped my persona. I did take things for granted though, early on. It never occurred to me how precious my training is until I broke my toe and couldn't actively practice for almost three months about half a year ago. The physical pain subsided within a couple days (brought to you by 800mg Motrin), but the emotional agony walked wtih me daily. Good thing I double as a scholar and like to read...reading helped me learn things I didn't previously know about Taekwondo and Korea while I waited for my toe to heal up. After breaking my toe, it fully hit me how entwined I am in my art. Yes, Taekwondo is pretty basic and the Olympic-style is more competition-oriented, but there is a certain something that draws me so strongly. Being pretty oblivious to the obvious, I didn't realize why so many people came to me for help with forms and kicks in and out of class--the passion and spirit I see in my art is reflected in what I do and how I move. To be blunt, there's no half-way with my training; it's 100% of what I have. There's a blissful purity and paradise I find in my training, amidst the sweat, blood and corrupt politics. This bliss and purity pervades my everyday life OUTSIDE of class...I'm not cocksure, but I'm definitely a little bit more assured of myself. I know intuitivley my own limits... ...so to finally answer your question of how to deal...I cannot directly say what is the best method of dealing for you, only provide what has worked for me because it just might work for you. I train outside of my high school environment (I did have the option of taking it during school hours) because I felt training during school wouldn't push me to my utmost or let me explore Taekwondo to the extent I wish to. I felt training at night would be best, and it has worked wonderfully. Follow your instincts...they're your best guide and 99% of the time will not lead you wrong. If you feel training at your friend's school will help you explore the art more deeply, do it. You have your reasons, and nobody can question your motives really. Your actions speak for themselves, and there is no false intentions. My 22 won for the conversation, long winded and all. Hope I helped a little bit with my insight. ($.02 based on the 1100 won to the US$1 conversion rate.) ===== ~~Kim Jones (*ladytimberland@yahoo.com*) http://kenochi_timberland.tripod.com/ ICQ: 52828008 AOL: Lady Timberland "The path of excess leads to the tower of wisdom." Enigma, "Gravity of Love" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 11:45:18 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: KHA vs. KHF Question... Is there much difference wrt the technique syllabus, Dan requirements, approach to training or teaching, etc. between the Korea Hapkido Association and the Korea Hapkido Federation? Just curious. Ray Terry ------------------------------ From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 14:54:24 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Rick's E-Zine and Loren Christensen's new book Many of you are familiar with Rick Kirkham's e-zine, which is getting better and better all the time. I took a little study break today and caught up looking at a couple of the last issues. It was great to see a little from Loren Christensen's new book "Fighters Fact Book" that will be released through Turtle Press. Loren is very knowledgeable, and many of you have seen me endorse some of his books on certain areas before. This new book looks like it will be a good one, and I recommend everyone take a look at Rick's E-zine and Loren's "Fighters Fact Book." I'm looking forward to reading the entire book myself. BTW: Loren also has an article in the Martial Arts Training magazine that is on the stands now. Rick, keep up the great work! Yours in Training, Alain Burrese ------------------------------ From: Oregfightingarts@aol.com Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 15:12:39 EDT Subject: the_dojang: meaningful arts Ann-Marie, The first time I saw martial arts was on the schoolground. A new boy I was paired with to help with his english, got into a fight during recess. He was Vietnamese, and knew some sort of SE asian fighting art...I never learned which one. I watched this small kid, pound one of the more notorious bullies. The body impact from his kicks and punches were fascinating. There was no contest. He was my friend, and soon we were at a birthday party for another kid. We watched Enter the Dragon, and Enter the Ninja. After, he started showing me how to do the moves that we saw on the TV. I was hooked, and knew that I was going to pursue martial arts...they made me feel strong, confident, and not afraid of the bullies. That summer, I found a karate school, and talked my mother into signing me up. She paid for my first 5 or 6 months before I decided that this was something that was mine, and got odd jobs to pay for the lessons. I was there for about 2 years before we moved cities. I still return to that dojo to train. The next city had an Aikido dojo close to home, so I trained there for 2 years before moving again...I still return to that dojo to train. Aikido really pulled it together for me, and showed me that it was more than just forms and fighting. Sensei there showed that its not just stuff to do, but a way of life....a way I had already subconsciously been following. Next, I joined a TKD school, and soon earned blackbelt. That is when the fun started. I wanted more and more. Through tournaments, I met hkd, wtf'ers, kempo, sulsado, and jujitsu players. I have learned from all of them, and still train with them on occassion. Finding and studying new stuff has always been a part of my training. I continue to train, not just work-out or practice....but train. There is always new techniques to learn, and new ways of doing the stuff you know. 18 years of training....and still looking for more. After watching the schoolyard fight, I knew this way was for me. Train hard, train right, Mark Gajdostik ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 7 May 2000 12:26:40 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #320 ******************************** 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. 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