From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #645 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Wed, 21 Nov 2001 Vol 08 : Num 645 In this issue: the_dojang: Teaching Body Mechanics? When? the_dojang: Re: Back in the Saddle the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #644 the_dojang: Re: Ssirum the_dojang: Re: Fwd: Korean culture the_dojang: gobble gobble the_dojang: Instructor of the Year the_dojang: Dayton Daily News the_dojang: RE: Happy Thanksgiving ! 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. 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://MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom Marker Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 09:42:18 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Teaching Body Mechanics? When? I was watching class from the sidelines last night (sick with the flu) and ended up discussing this with another injured student... I think something that gets neglected quite often is a discussion of body mechanics: alignment, balance, stance and hip movement. While I hear a lot of people talking about it, they don't say much more than "put your hips into it." If you ask some people what they mean by this, they say "you know, put your hips behind it." :) It's just tough for some people to put into words. In my experience, people tend to fall into two categories when it comes to learning mechanics. Either they listen carefully to what I'm talking about, or their eyes gloss over because they want to kick and punch some more. :) Usually the people who listen don't pick it up right away (frustrating!) but they eventually get it a little better and faster than the "eyes glossed over" crowd. It seems like body mechanics are the foundation of proper movement, and like with anything else, the foundation needs to be laid before the rest of the structure. My question is, when is it "too early" or "too much?" Obviously in a first class, they might only retain 10% of what you taught them, and that 10% is going to be more of a rough physical emulation of what you're doing. Should we be satisfied with that, and continue to stress proper mechanics along the way? Or should be more like some Chinese internal arts which do a lot of stance and body movement work before even teaching actual techniques? I myself started training in Tai Chi around the same time as I started Tang Soo Do. While both of my instructors were teaching the same concepts, doing them in Tai Chi made me figure out faster by - ironically enough - going slower:) Of course, that was me, and others would probably be bored out of their skulls. Thoughts? Tang Soo! Tom Marker (World Tang Soo Do Association, Buckeye Tang Soo Do, Columbus, Ohio USA) ------------------------------ From: ABurrese@aol.com Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:38:07 EST Subject: the_dojang: Re: Back in the Saddle Michael Tomlinson returned to the DD. Good to have you back Mike! Alain ------------------------------ From: "Michael Choi" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:22:25 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: The_Dojang-Digest V8 #644 One question I forgot to ask: aren't there any pacifist schools in Buddhism? I think that I heard some Buddhists are. Mssr. Sims and Wee, do you know of any pacifist schools of Buddhism that totally eschew violence? Michael ------------------------------ From: "Michael Choi" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:32:11 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Ssirum Thank you Andrew for sharing the articles. I have seen sumo matches on NHK on cable TV in Seoul. Yes, the Japanese have impressively supported Sumo academically and financially. The Japanese call Ssirum, "Kankoku Sumo" in other words, Korean Sumo, which leads me to believe that sumo and ssirum consist the same Chinese characters. Koreans have the funny habit of not appreciating they own rich culture while scrambling to catch up with globalization, modern civilization, and industrialization. They should invest in Ssirum as a national heritage and treasure. But, if anyone was to threaten the destruction of Ssirum, I'm sure that all Koreans, both on the peninsula and worldwide, would rise to protect it. That's just how Koreans are. Michael ------------------------------ From: "Michael Choi" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:12:48 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Fwd: Korean culture What non-Koreans don't understand is that Koreans do not eat domesticated dogs. We eat wild dogs, stray dogs, or dogs raised for consumption. It was only through the introduction of Western culture, particularly after World War II, that people started to raise dogs as pets. Korea does not have dog pounds for a very obvious reason: we have a natural way of controlling the dog population. Before then, they just strayed around as a nuisance. How can people criticize the killing and eating of wild dogs when Westerners hunt, kill, and eat wild deer, wild pig, wild fowl, and wild turkey. I can understand Buddhists who criticize people for eating meat since one of the 5 Precepts is not to kill (it does not discriminate between animal or human). (To eat meat, one would have to kill it.) But those who eat meat in general, they have less moral ground to stand on when criticizing Koreans. Those who eat beef are eating something sacred according to Hinduism (and possibly, Buddhism). When I was in India, I never saw a McDonalds. Yet, no one is harping up and down that we're eating cows. By the way, the news reported a case of Koreans slaughtering and killing a dog in the New York Metro area. Supposively, NY makes this illegal. As it turns out, according to the DNA, the animal was part coyote and part dog. It was a wild animal. I have a dog as a pet. I would never eat it. I love that dog, but I wouldn't have a hard time eating a wild, useless, stray dog. Even though a lot of you see me as immoral or crazy, I still wish you all a Happy Turkey Day. 'nuff said, Michael Choi ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:05:19 PST Subject: the_dojang: gobble gobble > Even though a lot of you see me as immoral or crazy, I still wish you all > a Happy Turkey Day. You wouldn't eat a poor defenseless turkey now would you? yumm,,, burp... :) Ray Terry raymail@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com ------------------------------ From: "michael tomlinson" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:55:20 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Instructor of the Year I would like to send my congratulations out to the Jang Mu Hapkido people and their leader Grandmaster Kim for being selected as Instructor of the Year in Black Belt magazine, I had the pleasure of meeting and working out with Master Les Connard last year and he was quite an awesome individual. He owns and runs Kim's Hapkido in Monrovia California and is one of Grandmaster Kim's oldest students in the U.S. Les Connard is a great example for Hapkido around the U.S. and he carries himself with the right attitude and honor that is befitting a Hapkido Master. We worked out for a few hours and his knowledge of Hapkido "fighting" is truly awesome,, let me say that tangling with him would be a very foolish and dangerous endeavor! I have kept in contact with him since then and like all Hapkido brothers we send each other video's, t-shirts, etc.. He is now a Hapkido friend. To my Jang Mu brothers and sisters I say HAP KI!!! Michael Tomlinson ------------------------------ From: "michael tomlinson" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:59:10 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: Dayton Daily News I grew up in Dayton Ohio and I am very familiar with this newspaper, let me just say that this article is befitting of that rag shop they call the Dayton Daily News. It was just as bad 20 years ago when I lived in that town. Michael Tomlinson ------------------------------ From: "Prince Loeffler" Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 10:39:52 -0800 Subject: the_dojang: RE: Happy Thanksgiving ! I like to wish everyone a safe thanksgiving ! Truly I am Grateful as well Thankful for being part of this community...I am thankful for being in the presence of everyone who continualy and freely shared their experirence and wisdom.... Happy Thanksgiving all ! ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:27:16 PST Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V8 #645 ******************************** It's a great day for Taekwondo! Support the USTU by joining today. 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