From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #336 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Tues, 12 June 2001 Vol 08 : Num 336 In this issue: [none] the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #335 the_dojang: Re: War fans the_dojang: TSD and KSW the_dojang: Jack Stern 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: Steve Seo Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 10:22:50 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [none] First of all, not all > Chinese arts are what one > would consider "softer" two good examples would be > Hun Gar (Southern > Shaolin) and Wing Chun (Ving Tsun). While both of > them do share some softer > components, as does any complete martial art, they > are typically quite hard, > Hun Gar more so than Wing Chun. Considering the > gamut that Chinese martial > arts actually run, its quite conceivable that many > of the arts that we I've never claimed that Chinese Martial Arts all tend to be soft. What I did say was that some aspects of Kuk Sool have been influenced by the idea of "soft" power and flowing energy that are central to some Chinese Martial Arts. Furthermore, one must differentiate between influences and roots. Since Korea has been a neighboring country of China for thousands of years, it is undeniable that a great deal of Korean history has been influenced by China. I would however, dispute the fact the Korean Martials are all rooted in Chinese Martial Arts. Likewise, I dispute Kuk Sool's purported Chinese roots. Now, in term's of your questions Mr Sims, I can not claim to be an authority on the overall historical influence of Chinese Martial Arts in Korean Martial Arts History. In the Moo Yea Do Bu Dong Ji, there is defintiely a strong Chinese Influence. But let me submit that a great deal of Korean Martial Arts, Kuk Sool included, have a quality that's uniquely Korean, and that fact is undeniable. Steve Seo __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: Richard Zaruba Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:07:35 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #335 On 6/12/01 11:22 AM, "the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com" wrote: > Karate CAN be a means of improving self-control, if the child enjoys and > feels empowered by the activity. It cannot aid in the development of > "attentional focus" because that factor is chemically defined in an ADD/ADHD > child. If the author means "focus" as in direction, then yes, that can happen. It is a misconception that ADD/ADHD children in general can not develop focus. ADD/ADHD was actually a group of neurochemical disorders with similar symptoms. These imbalances can manifest themselves in different areas and can cause different effects in regards to what people call attention, and run a large range of severity. Some of these children and adults are very capable of developing greater "attentional focus". Gradual behavioral training is often used successfully to treat ADD/ADHD, this is especially true if distractibility is the major problem in their disorder. These individuals are each unique and different, they cannot be lumped into a single category that determines their abilities. ____________________________________________________________________________ Richard Zaruba University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology 501 North Columbia Road P.O. Box 9037 Grand Forks, ND 58202-9037 Off: (701) 777-3952 Lab: (701) 777-2576 Fax: (701) 777-2477 ------------------------------ From: "Daremo and Kitsune" Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 15:57:33 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: War fans Dear List, Does anyone happen to know where I might be able to find some references to forms using War fans? Any directions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Robert Frankovich Tiger Consulting Senior Trainer 4th Dan AAU Taekwondo 4th Dan Song Moo Kwan Taekwondo 2nd Dan Seidokan Aikido www.tigerconsulting.org "There's more to balance than not falling over." Michael Angier ------------------------------ From: J T Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 14:00:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: the_dojang: TSD and KSW "With TangSooDo and KukSoolWon both having Chinese roots are there any major similarities that they share or are they as different as Karate and Jujutsu?" I would have to say that they are not as different as Karate and Jujitsu, but they are not close cousins like Hapkido and Aikido. GM Kee did practice Chuan Fa while working in China, under a Master Yang. However, the forms of TSD are Okinawin based and the techniques seem to be more Karate based. KSW seems to have more of a Chinese flavor than TSD, plus it contains far more "hapkido"/"chin-na" techniques than TSD does. Jeremy __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ------------------------------ From: RDNHJMS@aol.com Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 17:57:28 EDT Subject: the_dojang: Jack Stern Bryce, I did not get an email from the guy, but here's the skinny on him (a phony all the way): - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Florida man wears medal without honor December 4, 1996 -- From Correspondent Robert Vito FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (CNN) -- Wherever 67-year-old Jack Stern went in this south Florida community, he brought along his Medal of Honor, awarded by Congress to military personnel who have risked life in combat beyond the call of duty. Speeches to Gulf War veterans, war stories at police stations and appearances at public occasions were all ripe moments for Stern to share his heroic past. The only problem with Stern's highly visible patriotism is that he was living a lie. He had not earned the Medal of Honor -- he had bought it. "He marched around in parades. He came around reviewing ROTC troops, even coming in here to get photographed wearing the medal," said Sgt. Dan Ciacciarelli of the Broward County Sheriff's Department. "He's pretty brazen." For nearly 10 years, Stern bragged he had won the medal for bravery in the Korean War. He even went so far as to include a prisoner of war tag on the front of his car and a license plate on the back bearing a purple heart. But in real military life, 'Captain' Jack Stern never made it past private. Eventually Stern's public displays provoked suspicion among some in the community. His tall tale unraveled when police learned he had never even set foot on a continent where the U.S. was involved in a conflict. Faced with the truth, Stern pleaded guilty to federal charges involving the unearned medal of honor. In a federal courtroom, the former bread truck driver and polygraph operator apologized to veterans. He said his actions had been stupid and pitiful. His son blamed his father's behavior on a massive stroke in 1985 that left him partially paralyzed. Stern said he bought the medal at a military show for $800. The medal turned out to be authentic but not officially issued. Stern could have been sentenced to six months in jail; instead, the judge placed him on one year's probation and ordered him to write letters of apology to the 171 surviving recipients of the Medal of Honor. Reaction in Stern's community was perhaps harsher than the court's sentence. "He did make a mockery of the highest medal this nation has to offer," said veteran Bill DeClemente. "He made a fool of the whole community," added one woman who did not want to be identified. "Justice has to be done." - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Needless to say Bryce, the man is a legend in his own mind. He seems not to be satisfied dishonoring the U.S. Military and its highest medal, and has moved on to the easy pickings of the martial arts, world where it is not so easy to validate claims. So, hold on to your wallet (with both hands) and run! V/R, Rick Nabors ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2001 18:01:49 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V8 #336 ******************************** 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. Old digest issues are available via ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com. 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