From: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com To: the_dojang-digest@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Subject: The_Dojang-Digest V9 #10 Reply-To: the_dojang@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Errors-To: the_dojang-owner@hpwsrt.cup.hp.com Precedence: The_Dojang-Digest Thur, 10 Jan 2002 Vol 09 : Num 010 In this issue: the_dojang: Wireless technology for electronic hogu the_dojang: DD get together the_dojang: Re: Louise is doing the Twist! the_dojang: Forms the_dojang: . ========================================================================= The_Dojang, serving the Internet since June 1994. 800 members strong! Copyright 1994-2002: 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: Ray Terry Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 11:58:51 -0800 (PST) Subject: the_dojang: Wireless technology for electronic hogu Forwarding... A new wireless technology has bee developed and will be used in Tae Kwon Do competition and training. The protective electronic vest and helmet (eHogu) has just recently been accepted and approved by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). It has also been approved for use by the Pan Am Tae Kwon Do Union (PATU), under the World Tae Kwon Do Federation and the Korean National Association for All and will soon be recognized by the World Tae Kwon Do Federation. Our ultimate goal is to gain the endorsement and official recognition of the International Olympic committee for use in the Athens 2004 Olympics. Please vist us www.tkdpoint.com ------------------------------ From: "Hapkido Self Defense Center" Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 15:11:00 -0500 Subject: the_dojang: DD get together As so many folks who are a member of the Dojang Digest from all over the world are going to be in Jackson, Mississippi, USA for the 16th International Hapkido Seminar we need to spend five minutes and get everyone together for a picture on Saturday. We can post the picture on www.hapkido.com or on Ray's website. That we are not talking to just a name. If someone wants to see what we look like all they have to do is pull up the picture. Thoughts please? Jere R. Hilland www.geocities.com/hapkiyukwonsul ------------------------------ From: "Bruce Sims" Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 13:53:28 -0600 Subject: the_dojang: Re: Louise is doing the Twist! Dear Louise: "...I just noticed that every form goes in a 'I' shape (well actually more like an H but the same way up as an I) I just wondered whether this waas a Korean symbol or representative of something..." Since HANMUDO is a relatively new art organized by Dr. Kimm I am going to guess that there is no mystic significance to the "I"/"H" shape. On the other hand, this pattern has been used in a number of arts derived from Southern Chinese traditions. The old saw about "Northern Feet, Southern Fists" could suggest that the emphasis on technique and the power generated behind it for practitioners of Southern Chinese traditions resides in the spine and shoulder girdle, while in the Northern Traditions the power and its generation reside primarily in the spine and hip girdle. To this end, most powerwork would be in striking and blocking using the arms and upper body. Of course, no action is executed exclusively by a discrete part of the body. The result is that while techniques of Southern traditions and their derivations are dominated by the upper body, these techniques are executed atop a foundation which is following a pattern utilizing stances and postures which simultaneously work the lower body in developing torsion and torque. Next time you perform the hyung ignore your hands and arms and watch the manner in which the pattern demands that your body twist and un-twist as you step through the Form. Best Wishes, Bruce ------------------------------ From: KodanjaClay@aol.com Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 23:19:19 EST Subject: the_dojang: Forms Lou, what may help you is that many of the old forms are actually from Japanese descent. This means they were designed for children, and were therefore simplified forms. I'd be interested in seeing if these "H" forms are the same hyung that are the classical hyung of Tang Soo Do. Sincerely, Master Frank Clay US Director Korea TangSooDo MooDukKwan Society ------------------------------ From: Ray Terry Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 7:55:32 PST Subject: the_dojang: . ------------------------------ End of The_Dojang-Digest V9 #10 ******************************* 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. Copyright 1994-2002: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply. Remember 9-11!