From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #613 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sun, 24 Sept 2000 Vol 07 : Num 613 In this issue: the_dojang: New Hapkido Video Series the_dojang: Re:Best TKD Books ever made? the_dojang: Re: AND Stretch Machines=Thanks Carl Heinzl the_dojang: Re: Amsterdam stories;SeSilz= Rob Kamen the_dojang: Beating up your =?iso-8859-1?Q?fiance=E9?= the_dojang: Re: Best TKD Books ever made the_dojang: Re: Solo training the_dojang: Re: Army's step backward the_dojang: Re: Korean courses the_dojang: NBCOLYMPICS the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1150 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: "G. Booth" Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 13:57:26 +1000 Subject: the_dojang: New Hapkido Video Series The International Hapkido Alliance is proud to announce the release of a new Video series. The tapes reflect the whole range of Hapkido's techniques as they cover in depth the curriculum requirements for the IHA's belt levels. The tapes are filmed with the focus being on the instructor teaching the camera the techniques required for each level. We are currently offering the following videos. IHAVS-03 White & Orange Belts "How To" Video IHAVS-04 Yellow & Green Belts "How To" Video IHAVS-05 Blue & Brown Belts "How To" Video IHAVS-06 Red & Provisional Black Belts "How To" Video Each Video costs $24.95 US or the set is reduced at $90 US(plus P & H). For more information contact me personally. Regards Geoff J. Booth International Hapkido Alliance Australia Hapkido Group http://hapkido.netro.com.au "The art is in the person, all we have to do is bring it out" ------------------------------ From: Judy Barnett Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 21:39:52 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re:Best TKD Books ever made? > > From: b.lambert@juno.com > Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 23:33:10 -0700 > Subject: the_dojang: Best TKD Books ever made? > > Curious as to everyone thought is the best Tae Kwon Do books ever > written? > > This can be books in print or out of print. > I have two so far: "Living the Martial Way" by Morgan and "Warriors Secrets" by Keith Yates "Warrior Secrets" is one of the best overviews of the various martial arts I have ever found. "Living the Martial Way" relates one of the best philosophies of life I have ever read. Judy B. ------------------------------ From: Ken McDonough Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 19:55:24 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: Re: AND Stretch Machines=Thanks Carl Heinzl Carl: Thanks. I can tell your an astute individual. I wrote this whole diatribe on being virulent and then stuck in a small sentence about stretch machines. You were able to sift the sense from the non-sense and focus on info about the stretch machines. Thanks. Ken McD... - --- Carl Heinzl wrote: > > > Anyway...seriously-- > > > > Stretch machines. Please provide pros and cons. Have heard some good > and > > some horror stories. Any experiences ? Is it worth the money. Brands ? > > Ken, > > I have a Century Flexmaster V and use it semi-regularly. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Ken McDonough Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 20:11:49 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: Re: Amsterdam stories;SeSilz= Rob Kamen SeSliz commented: Before I go any further...I live 45 minutes from > Amsterdam and (YES) all of the stories about Amsterdam are true. Aww, come on; we all hear about martial arts all day long, so how about an Amster-damn story, instead? Actually, I have never heard even one such "story" so saying they "all..are true," tells me nothing. Give it up. SESilz> Response: Amsterdam was a great place to visit. When I went (the 70's) I recall that they had ____ bars. This is where you could sample certain ____. The people would sample ____ in the open and there were no cops patrolling. The government approved these ____ bars where you could partake in various samples of ____. I had just graduated from college and met my girlfriend there. I do recall two Pakistani's pulling knives on us in the square. We walked away into a cafe. Point: Even the best cities have crime elements. Have you looked up Rob Kamen ? He was the Muay Thai Kickboxing Champion and lives in Amsterdam. He probably has a gym in that area. A great technician. Finally, Amsterdam is the perfect place to become insecure. With all those blonde-haired beautiful people walking around, u realize your not as good looking ! The Man From Glad... P.S. Yes, the glass houses do exist. P.S. 2. The ____= beer ? __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send instant messages & get email alerts with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Sarah Pride Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 00:31:34 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Beating up your =?iso-8859-1?Q?fiance=E9?= >>>So what drills do you guys do when theres no one willing to let >>>you fold, spindle and mutilate them? (my fiancee is totally >>>unreasonable about this)GK"<<< >>>First, your on the right track. Second, forget about acceptance >>>from your fiancee. Some things certain people will never >>>understand. My wife does not understand why I want to fix up a 57 >>>Chevy Belair. Go figure !<<< This is rather funny when viewed when you understand that the original writer just was making a joke - saying his fianceé was being unreasonable about letting him fold, spindle or mutilate her. :) He didn't mean she was not accepting his workout schedule, only not accepting serving as a sparring "dummy." :) Heheheh, re-read your post from this context. - -Sarah Pride- ------------------------------ From: "Robert Martin" Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2000 23:53:35 -0600 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Best TKD Books ever made > >From: b.lambert@juno.com >Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 23:33:10 -0700 >Subject: the_dojang: Best TKD Books ever made? > >Curious as to everyone thought is the best Tae Kwon Do books ever >written? > >This can be books in print or out of print. > > Choi Hong Hi's complete 15 volume encyclopedia. Taekwon Robert Martin ------------------------------ From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 07:28:27 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: Solo training << So what drills do you guys do when theres no one willing to let you fold, spindle and mutilate them? (my fiancee is totally unreasonable about this) GK >> GK, A friend of mine just finished rewriting a book on this very subject. I helped him out a tiny bit and there will be a couple of pictures of me in the new one. His original book is "The Way Alone: Your Path to Excellence in the Martial Arts" by Loren W. Christensen and is available from Paladin Press right now. The new version was just submitted to the publisher last month, and will not be out for a while. (Turtle Press is publishing this new one.) One note: Loren does not advocate only learning and practicing alone. Good instruction is very important, but there are times when you have no choice but to train alone or not to train. So his books are about those times, not about learning martial arts all on your own. Yours in Training, Alain Burrese (Who is crawling out from under a huge pile of law school homework, work, and projects to make a couple posts.) http://members.aol.com/aburrese/ ------------------------------ From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 07:56:05 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: Army's step backward Thought I'd add a bit to this thread. I too, do not think it is appropriate to teach soldiers BBJ and submission fighting as their form of "H2H combat." Rolling around on the ground is the last place a person wants to be in a real self-defense situation. (And if a soldier has lost his weapons and has resorted to H2H, that is going to be real self-defense) There are several reasons for this. First, as Jack mentioned, a soldier has a lot of gear on. Ever try to roll around with a helmet and full LBE on? (That's the harness that holds the canteens, ammunition, grenades, first aid pouch, fanny pack, and possibly other things attached) Second, while being on the ground with someone getting them to submit is great exercise and fun, it is not the place to be when you don't have a ref keeping others from stomping you while you are down there. That's why I don't believe being on the ground is the "be all and end all" of self-defense and fighting. I've been on the ground with a guy and had his buddy come up and start kicking me in the back of the head. I'm glad he kicked me the way he did instead of stomping down on my ankle or knee that was exposed as I was on top of the other guy punching. This is why it is so important when you go to the ground to get back up as quickly as possible. You need to do whatever you have to to get back up. Yes, there are times when making a person submit is appropriate and hurting the person bad is not. But you should do it in a position that doesn't leave you open to attacks by others like many of the ground submission holds do. For soldiers, police officers and everyone in general self-defense, rolling around on the ground with your attacker is the last place you should want to be. Yes, you need to know what to do if you do go down, but the first priority should be to get back up, and do the things that will help you accomplish that goal. Yours in Training, Alain Burrese ------------------------------ From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 08:10:07 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: Korean courses << Anyone else have suggestions for self-study Korean courses? ~Daniel >> Daniel, You can find several listed on the books section of my webpage below. One that is pretty comprehensive is "Mastering Korean" by Barron's. It has a text book and 12 tapes and will run you $75 or so. You can get these at any bookstore, or over the web. They have the courses in many languages, so you may need to ask a book store to order for you. The key is to use whatever course you do use. I know I am just getting back into daily study after a much too long break. And it is hard to study Korean when I have to study for my law classes. But then I do have my wife as a tutor, so that helps. :-) Yours in Training, Alain Burrese http://members.aol.com/aburrese/ ------------------------------ From: "Miguel" Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 09:17:19 -0000 Subject: the_dojang: NBCOLYMPICS This site has sime pretty cool stuff. Make sure that when you go there then select 'taekwondo menu' in the third drop-down box. http://www.nbcolympics.com/?/features/ Miguel ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2000 8:15:38 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #613 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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