From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #378 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Mon, 5 June 2000 Vol 07 : Num 378 In this issue: the_dojang: Farewell Todd the_dojang: Re: Juche / Kodang the_dojang: RE: Pressure Points the_dojang: some tips the_dojang: Blocks as strikes the_dojang: 1871 battle ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 900 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: Gregg London Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 12:31:57 -0600 Subject: the_dojang: Farewell Todd From Jamal Oden - portions of the Eulogy for Todd Tademy printed in the local Newspapers around Michigan, and being delivered at Todd's Funeral on Tuesday - June 6, 2000: Emmett "Todd" Tademy November 28, 1968 - May 30, 2000 Emmett Tademy, affectionately known as Todd, was probably the most likeable person anyone would ever meet. Always a smile on his face, you would never fail to hear him laugh. The fun seemed to just start with Todd and end with Todd all the time. As a Taekwondoist, Todd captured the attention of all spectators, and even his many opponents enjoyed their battles with Todd. Knowing always, that they were facing a friend and never a foe. A big man with a big heart! Todd won honors on every level in his favorite sport of Taekwondo from local to International fame. He was the quintessential competitor, a bear of a man. As his instructor, he was to me the one student that I felt most honored to coach and watch grow. I will always miss Todd and will tell of our times together for the rest of my days. I had always thought that Todd would do for me what I must now do for him, "Let the world know, Todd's the man! Todd began his Taekwondo training at the age of 12 in Battle Creek, Michigan. After only 3 months of training, Todd won his first National Championship. From 1984 through 1998 Todd repeated as Michigan's top Heavyweight in Olympic Taekwondo. As a young scholastic athlete Todd lettered in both varsity Basketball and Football. He graduated from Battle Creek Central High School in 1986 with a full athletic scholarship to go on to College. His accomplishments that followed in Taekwondo, Nationally and Internationally, may be unequaled: 1984 - 1998 Michigan State Champion 1987 - 1988 National Collegiate Champion 1987 Mexican Festival Champion 1988 Collegiate Taekwondo Man of Year 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1994 - 1995 Olympic Sports Festival Champion 1996 Japan Cup Champion 1998 First Professional TKD Champion From 1987 through to 1996 Todd competed as a representative from the United States along with other team members in the World Championships in Germany where he placed 3rd in the world and won medals while competing in Italy, France, Korea and Canada. Todd went on to open his own Taekwondo school in Battle Creek, Michigan; and as an Instructor and role model shared his success with anyone willing to train and set a goal for themselves. Todd Tademy's selfless devotion to share his knowledge and work with the less fortunate was relentless. His motto being " It takes a Champion, to train a Champion " was seen in his every action. To my friend, Jamal Oden - -- Gregg London Needbandwidth 307-527-7447 (direct) 703-669-0600 (corporate) glondon@needbandwidth.com NeedBandwidth in the Press: http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/000404/ca_netopia_1.html ------------------------------ From: Anders Torvill Bjorvand Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 21:36:41 +0200 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Juche / Kodang At 11:28 05/06/2000 -0700, you wrote: >Robert Martin: >Gen. Choi's thought (this from his own mouth) was to make a more difficult >pattern at a lower dan level when folks are still able to perform the more >difficult kicks. Juche is one of the three patterns learned for testing >for 3rd dan. Everyone who has seen or performed Juche can agree to this obvious point. However, isn't it just too obvious that he chose the personal philosophy of North Korean dictator Kim Il Sung as the name and philosophy for the pattern? Juche is his own twisted version of communism - the system that lets children and women starve to death by the ten-thousands. This must have been done for two possible reasons (or both): 1) Gen Choi agrees to the Juche philosophy (which suddenly makes ITF TKD quite political) 2) This was done as a tactic to allow for ITF TKD being taught in North Korea. As you might know, all martial arts were forbidden prior to this. This makes ITF/Choi a an ideological prostitute. So he is either a supporter of one of the most cruel communist regimes in the world or he is selling out his ideals to dictators - or maybe both or a combination. I mean - he could have called his new form something different, but he didn't. That tells a whole lot and was definitely not done by accident. Nice guy! NOT! Sincerely, Anders Torvill ------------------------------ From: "Dunn, Danny J RASA" Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:50:15 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: RE: Pressure Points This is a new subject. Could anyone provide me with some recommendations for good books dealing with pressure points and their manipulation. I am looking to try to expand my knowledge and library, and I'm sure some of you have some books that I don't. Thanks Danny Dunn danny.dunn@redstone.army.mil ------------------------------ From: KAKAROT550@aol.com Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:52:44 EDT Subject: the_dojang: some tips I am a self-learned martal artist and i am very good but some times i find my self messing up on my jumping spin kicks do you have any tips for me ? thanks for your time . Heero uyi ------------------------------ From: "J. R. West" Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 16:35:19 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Blocks as strikes This question brings up a whole new area of thinking as far as our techniques are concerned. When a person headbutts an attacker in the same spot on their head, the force is actually identical in each direction, so what makes the difference in how that force is felt?.....Intent! When I headbutt someone, it is my intent to cause harm to them, and there is a time when the other person sees the headbutt is inevitable and their response, stated or otherwise, is "Oh crap!" this is going to hurt. The same is true when you are blocking a punch or a kick. If your mentality is to "stop the attack" then that is what you will do, when your mentality is "I'm going to break his arm/leg for allowing it to get too close", then THAT is what you will do. I was ALWAYS taught that a block is merely a strike at an incoming part of my opponents body, the idea of making this strike to the areas that are more likely to be affected by that strike (pressure points) is only good common sense. After returning to the USA in 1970, I was taught that if someone punched or kicked in my direction, and I "blocked" with enough ferocity to cause him to not want to throw a second technique, then I saved him (and myself) from further injury......Just my way of doing stuff...J. R. West www.hapkido.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2000 14:51:39 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: 1871 battle Interesting website on the brief 1871 US invasion of Korea. http://www.ncmc.cc.mi.us/esl/1871/index.html Ray Terry ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #378 ******************************** 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.