From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V7 #681 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Sun, 22 Oct 2000 Vol 07 : Num 681 In this issue: the_dojang: Master Pelligrini the_dojang: Usss and Them the_dojang: Re: Wuussss? Re: the_dojang: Re: Wuussss? the_dojang: AAU Senior TKD Champs the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1250 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: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:39:06 PDT Subject: the_dojang: Master Pelligrini Ok, folks. Time to stop beating up on Master Pelligrini. Please take it offline. Thanks. Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: David Reed Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 10:50:03 -0700 Subject: the_dojang: Usss and Them "instead of the "USSSSSS!" w >> anyone have comments on the different noise emitted for kihap?" I was taught a number of different syllables in a variety of styles. Some were a little more, esoteric, shall we say than others. The basic rules were that the throat had to remain open in the back because when closed it creates additional sympathetic tension in the body. The kihap could not start by opening the glottal stop which is the flap that directs air and food to the right places. This is because when doing it this this way pressure is built up beforehand which actually lessens the rotational speed you can generate. This is also the way most people hold their breath. The kihap was to be brief but also to start small and increase explosively. This was meant to: increase awareness of timing; focus attention; increase the amount of force applied. Much like lineman, weightlifters and shot putters, power output increases 20% on average with a vocalized expression of some sort. Research says that is because the mind/body fires more neurons in the muscles thereby recruiting more fibers. I would say that anyone who does a form like the Okinawan Sanchin can summon more power more quickly. If you really wanted to make a good basis for kihap study, I would look into this. Because of these rules, basic kihaps were started with any sound that held air via the tongue or lips; s, t, b, etc. This was the first kihap sounding. Other kihaps were applicable in different situations and I learned some of them in forms. They matched the movement or application. Oddly enough, there is some work out there on kihap sul or kiai jutsu. The legends say that old masters could drop birds from trees and stun opponents. This was done through "projecting ki". There were syllabaries of sounds which when used with the right mind set were supposed to produce various effects. Esoteric or Shingon Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhism and the martial arts that have borrowed from them have used this. Who knows; to me kihap sul is just another way to make all this more natural through coordination. I can say anecdotally that I have seen advantage created through a kihap when one person was virtually frozen in place by one. Regards, David ------------------------------ From: Emactkd@aol.com Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:40:45 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Re: Wuussss? What sound do you make as you kihap? For a laugh, buy one of those little karate bears and you'll hear several variations. For some reason my instructor chose to teach all his students to yell "Taekwon!" as a kihap. Since he chose that sometime around 1987, I had to unlearn 12 years of freestyle kihap. Personally, a sort of "yosss" is my natural noise, when in the flow. Rick Foley ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 15:12:52 PDT Subject: Re: the_dojang: Re: Wuussss? My favorite(?) kihap, one I never used but heard used in one school down in Southern California, was "KILL!". :-| Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 15:22:22 PDT Subject: the_dojang: AAU Senior TKD Champs The AAU Senior Challenge Taekwondo Championships Sunday, November 12, 2000 Opening ceremonies at 11AM French American International School 151 Oak Street (between Gough & Franklin Sts.) San Francisco, California 94117 Admission: $7 (under 5 free) Entry deadline = November 7 $5 fee for late entries Divisions: 30-34 years (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Black Belt) 35-44 years (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Black Belt) 45-54 years (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Black Belt) 55 + years (Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, Black Belt) Poomse (Traditional, Creative, & Team) Kyoroogi Hosted by the AAU Pacific Association, and the Academy of Tae Kwon Do Tournament Director: Prof. Bill Dewart For additional info call 415-864-4827 or tkdbill@pacbell.net Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 17:15:42 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V7 #681 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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