From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #490 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Fri, 21 July 2000 Vol 07 : Num 490 In this issue: the_dojang: RE: Jumping Hand Techniques (was ITF sparring) the_dojang: looking for a dojang in NC the_dojang: Jumping hands (was ITF contact) the_dojang: My Life: The Ongoing Story the_dojang: Disclaimer the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #489 the_dojang: Re: Jumping hand techniques the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 925 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: Robert Martin Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:12:21 -0600 Subject: the_dojang: RE: Jumping Hand Techniques (was ITF sparring) You know I've only rarely ever done jumping hand techniques before. And I don't think I've -- ever -- seen it at a tournament. Exceptional jump kicks are often spectacular, but jumping hand-techniques? Have you seen people doing effective jumping hand techniques before? Erik Kluzek, (CGD at NCAR) Jumping hand techniques are used extensively in ITF sparring. Two points are awarded for jumping and making contact to the head with a hand technique (3 points for a jumping or flying kick). A good technique is the flying backfist. FYI Erik: there are two ITF/USTF schools in Boulder, CO -- at CU and the Pulse fitness club. The main ITF/USTF school in the US is in Broomfield (Sereff TaeKwon-Do). Regards Robert Martin ------------------------------ From: Daniel Monjar Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 10:19:38 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: looking for a dojang in NC On 07/20 21:44 -0400, the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com wrote: > > From: Scott > Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:20:24 -0400 > Subject: the_dojang: looking for a dojang in NC > > Does anyone know what of a good TKD school in the Chaple > hill NC area. I have a 15 year old girl that is looking for > a school in that area. She was training with and instructor > that apparently didn't like her original GM from here in MI > and has been giving her a hard time. So she is looking for > a new place to train. Any suggestions? > > Thanks > Scott > While not exactly Chapel Hill, I highly recommend West Raleigh Tae Kwon Do, on Duraleigh at 70 in Raleigh. My son and I have been attending since October of last year and have had an excellent experience. The masters of the school are Mr. Richard and Mrs. Sophia Gordon, 4th degree Blackbelts. They are excellent people and very good with kids (and sometimes grumpy old men ). Their web site, http://members.tripod.com/~futuretech/ will give you more information. Feel free to contact me as well. - -- Daniel Monjar (mailto:dmonjar@orgtek.com) "Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup." ------------------------------ From: "Christopher Spiller" Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 14:40:29 GMT Subject: the_dojang: Jumping hands (was ITF contact) Dave Steffen said: >> It should be pointed out that jumping hand techniques targeted to >>the >>head are _explicitly_ allowed by ITF rules - they score three >>points! I thought it was only two points for a jumping hand technique. Has there been a rules change? Erik Kluzek said: >You know I've only rarely ever done jumping hand techniques before. >And I don't think I've -- ever -- seen it at a tournament. Exceptional >jump kicks are often spectacular, but jumping hand-techniques? >Have you seen people doing effective jumping hand techniques >before? I *have* seen jumping hand techniques used successfully on several occassions. Not very common (less so tha flying kicks) but I have seen them. One of the most memorable was in the finals of a local tournament. My instructor's son was fighting in the black belt division and did a jumping sidekick against his opponent. The other man stepped in and jammed up the kick. Next thing you know, "pop" right to the head, while he was still in the air. Very nice. He got the point and the match. Taekwon, Chris "Every experience of beauty points to infinity." Hans Urs von Balthasar ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ From: Sarah Pride Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:41:31 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: My Life: The Ongoing Story Dear Martial Artists, Today, July 20, I practiced _my_ new form which I learned on Monday - Tae Guk Sah Jong. It's nothing like the first three Tae Guk forms, and much more interesting, as it has several dual knife-hand blocks. I also went to work for four hours. For breakfast, I ate a yogurt. Tomorrow: More of the Continuing Saga of My Life ------------------------------ From: Sarah Pride Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 13:45:02 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Disclaimer The Ongoing Story is not meant to insult anyone. Rather, it is merely intended as gentle humor. :) - -Sarah Pride- ------------------------------ From: Powrscrol@aol.com Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:45:45 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #489 In a message dated 00-07-21 10:01:17 EDT, you write: << Ving Tsun and Wing Chun are exactly the same thing, except in different dialects. Personally, I would prefer the use of Mandarin spelling. After all, it was the imperial language that was created to solve the communication problems between different races and dialects in China. The same thing happenned to Kuntao, Kuntaw, Kuntau, Kenpo, Kempo and Kwon Bup which means the same thing with some variations due the evolution in different regions. Sincerely, S. H. Wee >> Wing Chun is a Cantonese art. But, there's more difference than just dialectic spelling; it also denotes different Wing Chun styles & lineages. For example: "Wing Tsun Kuen" is the Yip Man / Leung Ting lineage. To my knowledge, this is the only style that never "double weights" (never places equal weight on both feet), which sets it apart from the rest. Also, their chi sao (sticky hands) pattern is a little different. This is a soft style, while some WC is a little harder. They use a deceptive-range backstance -- while William Cheung's ("Wing Chun") style uses a sidestance. Although it's all the same basic art, there are many WC styles, and many stylistic differences from 1 to another. Steve W. ------------------------------ From: Piotr Bernat Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 19:53:28 +0200 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Jumping hand techniques > Have you seen people doing effective jumping hand techniques > before? Yep, at one moment in the history they were a "trademark" of the Polish national ITF team. We picked the idea from them to use in different ITF style events and it worked quite well, especially as a counter... I still remember Mr Jerzy Jedut, ITF 5th Dan and Vice-President of the Polish ITF TKD Association, nicely explaining the stuff during the instructors course here. Greetings - -- Piotr Bernat dantaekwondo@lublin.home.pl http://www.taekwondo.prv.pl ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:08:23 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #490 ******************************** 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.org 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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