From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #316 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Wed, 30 May 2001 Vol 08 : Num 316 In this issue: the_dojang: Blindfolding the_dojang: Re: One Steps the_dojang: My error the_dojang: Should kids and adults train in the same TKD class? the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1111 members strong! Copyright 1994-2001: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The premier internet discussion forum devoted to the Korean Martial Arts. 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 the online search engine for back issues of The_Dojang at http://www.MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: "Christa Stevens" Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 13:57:08 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Blindfolding Hello everyone In one of the last issues, someone mentioned blindfolding in relation to one step sparring. This is a technique I use a lot especially with my intermediate and advanced students. I also teach my students to practice in the dark. Many people have questioned my reasons for doing this and my answer is simple. Blindfolding or practicing in the dark teaches the student to rely strictly on their senses and not take for granted that some one is going to attack in broad day light. This exercise, as pointed out by someone earlier, also gives the martial artist an enhanced appreciation for their sense of sight. Many of my students have commented that they thought they were relying on their senses until i turned off the lights. Then they quickly realized how much they did rely on being able to see their opponent. Another exercise I have started using with my students is patching one eye. This changes how they see their opponent and I have found it to be a good transition stage to include before the student actually goes to training with a blindfold. I had an instructor once tell me that if i couldn't do my one step sparring with a blindfold on then i really didn't know it. None of this made much sense to me until a young woman came to me for training about three years ago and really opened my eyes to just how much sight is NOT necessary to be a successful martial artist. The young woman was legally blind. She could tell if something was in front of her but that was about it. She was really up front with me and told me that she didn't want me to say i could work with her if i didn't truly feel I could, or at least was fully willing to try. I saw this as an opportunity of a lifetime. I knew i didn't have all the answers to get this young woman through TKD but i was willing to give her a chance. She now holds second Gup and is one of my best students skill wise. In training her i did not make adaptations solely for her; i mad the changes to my whole class approach. Now as i reflect on this I can see that not only was my "allowing" her to train rewarding for her, but my instructional tactics have benefited from having her in my program. Currently i continue to learn more and more from her about how not to rely on my sight and many of my students have have expressed their own personal growth as a result of having this young woman in class. Thoughts? Comments? I'd like to hear what you all think. You can e-mail me directly if you would like. Christa _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ From: "Yarchak, Mary Kay" Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 20:57:11 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: Re: One Steps As Mark said in his post, one-steps are useful in developing muscle memory. We (International Tang Soo Do Federation under Kim Chun Sik) use them in that way. They really are part of our core training. We aren't taught to view them as just an anachronistic piece of MA history to be done because it's part of the "tradition". If anyone doubts the applicability of one, our Kyosanim will happily demonstrate... lots of us learn that the hard way... ;-) One thing we specifically use one-steps to teach is lateral movement. Moving directly forward to attack and backward to evade seem to be intuitively obvious to most folks, stepping to the side does not seem to come as naturally. Lateral movement is taught for defense (if you step aside, and your opponent misses you, it doesn't matter how hard he can hit), energy conservation (you expend less energy side-stepping than blocking), and offense (coming in from the side is less expected and a quick side-step can be used to get you past your opponent's guard). There was a fairly comprehensive article on this a while back that was done as an interview with Master Kim. It was called "Secret to Success in Tang Soo Do Sparring" by Roberta Burkhart. I don't have an electronic source or I'd post a link. Anyone else know of this one? MK ------------------------------ From: "ISA CONSULTATION GROUP" Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 22:03:38 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: My error Sorry folks, I got suckered. (again) george _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ------------------------------ From: Alan Jay Weiner Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 03:14:33 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: Should kids and adults train in the same TKD class? I don't know of any school that has mixed kids & adult classes, but I really wish there was. My son is 6 years old. My daughter is 8. I think it'd be a ton of fun to take classes *together*. (although probably one adult to one child would be necessary...) Sure, _I'm_ not going to learn much; I'll take my own classes for my own training. But it'd be great "bonding" time with the kids, and they'd enjoy working out with Daddy. Yeah, a lot of the time it'll be barely-controlled chaos, but they'll learn something, and it would be *fun*! We do a bit at home on our own, but having a regular weekly lesson would make it special time to look forward to, and having an instructor changes it from "Daddy says do this" to "we're learning this together" Sure wish I could find such a class... - - Al - - -- - -- Alan Weiner -- alan@ajw.com -- http://www.ajw.com ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 6:43:06 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V8 #316 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. US Taekwondo Union, 1 Olympic Plaza, Ste 104C, 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 (top line, left justified) of a "plain text" e-mail addressed to majordomo@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com. 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