From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #539 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Fri, 21 Sept 2001 Vol 08 : Num 539 In this issue: the_dojang: RE: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #538 Opinions on How long Children's cla sses should be???? the_dojang: Confucian Culture Festival the_dojang: what is the corrct title the_dojang: Kids classes the_dojang: RE: Terminology the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. ~1000 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. 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Tang Soo Ken ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 18:30:21 PDT Subject: the_dojang: Confucian Culture Festival Andong to Host International Confucian Culture Festival September 20, 2001 In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Yi Hwang, a renowned Confucian scholar of the Joseon Kingdom, North Gyeongsang Province, jointly with Andong City, will be hosting an 'International Confucian Culture Festival' next month. Selected as one of 10 major events for the ongoing Visit Korea Year 2001, the event is scheduled to be convened during Oct. 5 through 31 in and around Andong City, some 200 km southeast of Seoul, where Yi Hwang with the penname Toegye was born. With the theme 'A dialogue with Toegye for the new millennium'. The festival features memorial projects for the famous scholar, including the dedication of Toegye memorial park, international academic conference on Confucianism, and cultural and artistic events, as well as international Confucian culture exhibition, and various pre-festival events. Confucianism is an alternative to the spiritual and moral deterioration of the present day, and can serve as a way to create a world where respect and love are foremost, said a spokesman for the international cultural extravaganza. This festival will provide visitors with an opportunity to discover the real value of spiritual culture. Citing futurists, the organizer said while countries with strong economies and industries were regarded as advanced countries in the 20th century those with a high level of spiritual culture will be deemed as advanced nations in the 21st century. People have been living in the material world, but they are mentally dilapidated owing to side effects of excessive materialism, and are in need of a new thinking with which to escape the ills, it said. Against the backdrop, the 'International Confucian Culture Festival' aims to come up with ways to resolve present problems caused by the breakdown of morals by shedding light on the value of Korea Confucianism, while commemorating the birth of scholar Lee, the spokesman said. Authorities in the region hope to transform Andong into the Mecca of world Confucian culture by linking traditional Confucian cultural heritage that is well preserved over the 500 years of the Joseon Kingdom with endowed regional assets of splendid natural beauty, he said. By developing Confucian culture into an international festival, the unique event will help globalize Korean Confucian culture. In all, the festival boasts nine pre-festival events, seven opening events, six auxiliary events, four province-sponsored events, screening of three video materials, and international academic conference and an exhibition. Specifically, among pre-festivals are an Internet maninso contest in memory of Toegye's submission of audacious appeal to the king, the operation of the Andong international Toegye school for teaching etiquette, calligraphy contests, and home-stay programs at clan leader families in the region. The opening ceremony, scheduled on Oct. 5, will feature the opening of Toegye Jongtaek, a temple for Yi clan, including a ritual to be performed by Confucian scholars and the decedents of Toegye. It will be followed by a visitors' parade from Toegye's home to Dosan Seowon, the center of Korean Confucianism founded by the distinguished scholar. For main programs, a total of 22 events will be staged. They cover an extensive variety of traditional games and literary and musical performances, encompassing sijo (Chinese verse) and pansori (narrative musical song). Other events are Dosan Pyolsi, a Chinese poem composition contest, and folk game performance, performance by a Chinese cultural delegation, and re-creation of various Confucian ceremonies. Ceremonies to be demonstrated are gwanrye, gyerye and darye, which showcase the sophisticated lifestyle of Korea ancestors, in addition to a traditional wedding ceremony, dances, and costumes exhibition. Scheduled on Oct. 12 and 13, the international academic conference will draw 50 distinguished Confucian scholars from 10 countries. The conference, the organizer said, will seek to develop and spread the Confucian study, ideas and principles in Korea, and to find ways to resolve current problems by adopting the Confucian values to the modern world. Six auxiliary events will be on stage during the festival, including the Andong International Mask Dance Festival, puppet show, and international dance festival. ------------------------------ From: c <24wide@bellsouth.net> Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 00:12:37 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: what is the corrct title I know this has been posted before but what is the correct way to address a black belt using their full name and title? How would I write out someone's name if the are a Jo Kyo Nim and their name is John Q. Public (for example)? I forget which comes first the name or the title. Kuk Sool chris ------------------------------ From: "Dizzy S." Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 01:04:35 -0400 Subject: the_dojang: Kids classes Hiya Adam. I'm not an instructor (yet) in my dojang, but I'm there so much that I can help with your questions. <<>> We have five different kids classes. "Side Kicks" class for 4 to 6 year olds. That's only a half hour one day a week thing. Beginners class (white belt, and camo) is 45 minutes long. Intermediate class (yellow, orange, green, & blue belts) is an hour long. Advanced class (brown, purple, red) is an hour long. And black belt class (cho dan bo, and black belts) is an hour long. Then there's the adult class (mixed), which is and hour to an hour and a half long. Each class (except side kicks) has 5 classes a week. The adult class has four. Everyone is required to attend, at least, two classes a week. But there is no limit on classes over that. <<>> For me, I wish classes were, at least, two hours long. <<>> We have 300+ students (60% kids, 10% cardio kickboxing, 30% adult). The school isn't big enough to hold more than 30 kids (40 elbow to elbow), and there's at least 200 kids. So we HAVE to break the kids classes up. Good thing the adult classes don't get more than 30 a night showing up or we would be squished lol. Hope this helped a little. Tang Soo! Dizzy 5th gup TSD www.imahq.net _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ------------------------------ From: Bruce.Sims@med.va.gov Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 07:40:38 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: RE: Terminology Dear Bernard: Your welcome. Please feel free to post it for whatever value it might have for encouraging examination of these and other points. In fact, perhaps this might be a good time to revisit this very issue. As I mentioned in my response there are quite a few concepts or constructs which have been identified in other arts (most notably the Japanese traditions) which seem to be only suggested in the Korean traditions. I know I have raised this question before but perhaps this would be a good time to ask once again if people are aware of, or use Korean terms to identify some of these concepts. The idea is not to invoke the exotic by introducing obscure or arcane terms or foreign labels. What I am hoping is that perhaps if we can identify such terms to the general MA public and get them comfortable with using them, it may be a bit easier to encourage questions with ESL instructors, teachers and authorities. Here are a few to start with. If anyone has experience with a Korean term which might be effective in identifying one of the following concepts please feel free to suggest that term. 1.) Combat distance or the distance at which one engages their opponent. 2.) Biomechanical commonalities, meaning, those movements which are the same whether they are done with or without a weapon. 3.) Conditioning, meaning the process of preparing body &/or the mind to meet the demands of a particular acctivity or effort. 4.) There are also those constellations of concepts that are regularly invoked when discussing developing efficiency and effectiveness in generating a sound technique including timing, focus, balance, etc.,. If others can suggest terms that their teachers have used regularly and explain their proper usage we may be taking a step forward. Best Wishes, Bruce ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 7:17:04 PDT Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V8 #539 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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