From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #327 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Wed, 10 May 2000 Vol 07 : Num 327 In this issue: the_dojang: Sin Moo the_dojang: Force meter Re: the_dojang: Sin Moo the_dojang: warmups the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #325 [none] ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 950 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: HKDTodd@aol.com Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 15:27:20 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Sin Moo I don't know if you all got my last post so I will post it again. Who in Sin Moo has been promoted to 9th dan and who will be named successor to Ji? Maybe no one knows this info. Thanks Todd ------------------------------ From: Dave Steffen Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 13:29:08 -0600 (MDT) Subject: the_dojang: Force meter Hi folks, Just a quick comment on the force meters from your friendly neighborhood physicist... I agree that they're fun, and very motivational. But if you actually want to use them to do any science, or anything, I wouldn't take their readings too seriously. Measuring impact forces and interaction times is not nearly as straightforward as it might seem. That's not to say I don't recommend them. Just don't take those numbers too seriously. For example, if your best punch reads 10, and your best kick reads 100, do _not_ assume that means your kick is 10 times more powerful than your hand. Just FYI. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dave Steffen Wave after wave will flow with the tide Dept. of Physics And bury the world as it does Colorado State University Tide after tide will flow and recede steffend@lamar.colostate.edu Leaving life to go on as it was... - Peart / RUSH "The reason that our people suffer in this way.... is that our ancestors failed to rule wisely". -General Choi, Hong Hi ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 13:01:10 PDT Subject: Re: the_dojang: Sin Moo > Who in Sin Moo has been promoted to 9th dan and who will be named successor > to Ji? Maybe no one knows this info. I've never bothered to ask, but I have seen at least a couple claim to be 9th Dans under DoJu Ji. Maybe this will come up at the big seminar the end of June? Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Leslie Harris Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 15:47:04 -0400 (EDT) Subject: the_dojang: warmups Hi folks, I would like to hear the type of warmups you do (or don't do) at your school before class. I recently watched a friend's KungFu class and was impressed with the rigor of the warm-up and the dance-like quality of it (specific, I'm sure, to that particular school). Another martial artist friend bemoans the complete lack of a warmup or any routine strength-building exercises (ie, pushups/situps) at her karate school. Our TKD dojang begins each class with the same warmup (that our master learned from her master years ago...with only a few modifications). The senior student leads the warmup. We combine warming the muscles (jumping, running) with strength-building (pushups [situps either at the end of class or mixed in with the pushups at the beginning]) to limbering (limb rotation) to stretching (primarily our legs, necks and backs). If the senior student is a young, limber person (our school has a lot of teenagers), the warmup sometimes progresses too quickly for us old, stiff fogies. But, for the most part, I think it does the job. The whole thing takes up about the first 15-20 minutes of class time. Any exercises folks find particularly effective? Does your school include the warmup as a regular ritual (as does our school and my friend's KungFu school)? Does your school provide any type of exercises aimed at improving strength and/or aerobic fitness? Thanks, Leslie ------------------------------ From: CKCtaekwon@cs.com Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 18:55:27 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #325 In a message dated 5/10/00 9:37:23 AM Central Daylight Time, the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com writes: << If you are hitting the bag why would you need a digital device to let you know how hard your moving the person holding the bag ? Sometimes simpler is better. >> The kids make a contest out of who can score higher, and also try to improve their score with each kick. Gary Pieratt New CKC Web Page ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 17:10:26 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [none] ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #327 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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