Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 06:07:20 -0800 (PST) From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 9 #152 - 7 msgs X-Mailer: Mailman v2.0.8 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Sender: the_dojang-admin@martialartsresource.net Errors-To: the_dojang-admin@martialartsresource.net X-BeenThere: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net List-Help: List-Post: X-Subscribed-Address: rterry@idiom.com List-Subscribe: List-Id: The Internet's premier discussion forum on Korean Martial Arts. List-Unsubscribe: Status: OR Send The_Dojang mailing list submissions to the_dojang@martialartsresource.net To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net You can reach the person managing the list at the_dojang-admin@martialartsresource.net When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of The_Dojang digest..." <<------------------ The_Dojang mailing list ------------------>> Serving the Internet since June 1994. Copyright 1994-2002: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Korean Martial Arts. See the Korean Martial Arts (KMA) FAQ and the online search engine for back issues of The_Dojang at http://MartialArtsResource.com Pil Seung! Today's Topics: 1. TKD- the Musical! (almost!) (Andrew Pratt) 2. Teaching English in Korea (fran_sheerin@ekno.com) 3. Re: Bulgogi (SSHapkido@aol.com) 4. Re: Teachers (Bruce Sims) 5. Chuck Norris' first film. (john.a.mcintosh@bt.com) 6. Tae Kwon Do & Hap Ki Do in Kuwait (John Perrin) 7. Po Eun (Bert Edens) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Andrew Pratt" To: "dojang" Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 13:15:22 +0900 Subject: [The_Dojang] TKD- the Musical! (almost!) Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dear all, You may be interested, amused, and perhaps even horrified by the following article from today's KH: Martial art Taekwon on dance stage "Show Taekwon," a performance based on taekwondo, the Korean martial art, will kick off its year-around show March 20. Designed to introduce the legacy of Korean culture to foreign visitors, the show will feature the mystery and power of Korea's taekwondo, which has been officially recognized as an international sport. The non-verbal performance will mix taekwondo movements with dance motions to the rhythm of hip-hop, salsa and pop music, as well as the traditional Korean percussion music of salmunori. The presentation will also feature mime and magic. Other highlights of the show include fighting scenes, a fusion taekwondo dance, a sword dance and other various eye-catching numbers. "The show is full of fun and thrill, which will help foreigners not only enjoy taekwondo but also understand Korean culture," said Lee Jong-hyun, creator of "Show Taekwon." "It will give foreign audiences a very strong impression as a new cultural export item from Korea," he added. Dubbed "High Tide," the show will portray the true spirit of the Korean martial art taekwondo - self-conquest and self-realization. The performance will depict the adventures of young men who go through stages of frustration and despair in order to reach the higher purpose of self-rule and success. The 3-billion-won production, which has been prepared over the last year, will run at Chongdong A & C Theater through March 20, 2003. --__--__-- Message: 2 To: Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 04:30:03 +0000 From: fran_sheerin@ekno.com Subject: [The_Dojang] Teaching English in Korea Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net In reply to the request for info about teaching in Korea try looking at www.daveseslcafe.com. There are always loads of jobs in Korea advertised on this. I teach at Joong Bu University in Daejeon in S. Korea and practice Hapkido every day. I'd recommend it to anyone, but I would recommend against teaching in a private academy (hag wan) as the conditions are often bad and your experience of Korea could be a nightmare. The best time of year to apply to unis and colleges is July/August and Jan/Feb as somester starts March and September and there's always a crazy rush on for the unis to find Teachers. Also if anyone is really interested to find out more about what it's like teaching over here you can email me at fran_sheerin@ekno.com. (I don't often have time to read all 'dojang' updates so if if you reply via the 'dojang' I might miss it) Fran Sheerin ____________________________________________________________________________ Lonely Planet's eKno - more than a phonecard Get eKno before you go! http://www.ekno.lonelyplanet.com --__--__-- Message: 3 From: SSHapkido@aol.com Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 23:31:01 EST To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Bulgogi Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Yuck ! How do you say " More rice, please." ? --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 22:22:20 -0600 From: "Bruce Sims" To: Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Teachers Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dear Richard: ".....Teaching is just as much of a skill and ability as practicing the martial arts itself. Failure to recognize this fact is all to common in to many fields and the martial arts is no different. Teaching is not necessarily easy or natural, but it is rewarding to those who learn how. Sometimes we should look at ourselves and ask where the fault lies within us instead of taking the easy way out and blaming the student....." Please don't take this as a flame. Thats not my intention. When I was reading your words all I could think about was how many times I have hammered on this same subject. Certainly the student bears some responsibility, but as you say, its easy to bang away on the student as poorly motivated, inattentive, intellectually impaired and so forth. Personally I would love to know how many folks have actually taken classes to learn how to manage a class, use positive reinforcement to promote change or identify increasingly effective ways of presenting material. The more common approach seems to be to make chodan and/or win trophies and it seems to follow automatically that a person is ready to teach. I can't speak for other teachers but I know that each class I teach is a challenge and tests my ability to communicate, demonstrate and participate to the nth degree. Sure, I could pull the ol' Boot Camp/ Cuz-I-said-so routine. How far does that get anyone once the students figure out that the teacher puts his pants on one foot at a time, just like everyone else? I could also do the ol' accelerated promotion thing so that they are constantly so overwhelmed with material they don't have time to see that may Mr Teacher doesn't know as much as he should or could. I think you are absolutely right about teaching. Personally I continue to tell my students that I am there to work myself out of a job and that at sometime in the future they should find themselves in a place where they don't need me anymore. But now, how does that settle with the folks who would lose their "rice bowl" with that sort of attitude? Best Wishes, Bruce --__--__-- Message: 5 From: john.a.mcintosh@bt.com To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 08:27:04 -0000 Subject: [The_Dojang] Chuck Norris' first film. Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net "Another puzzler -- can anyone name Chuck Norris's first appearance in a movie? Hint: Bruce Lee was the fight choreographer." That surely would be `The Wrecking Crew` starring that fine martial artist Dean Martin. Dean Martin managed to defeat Chuck and various other martial artists while simultaneously changing his appearance and body shape in between close up and long shot, what a guy! If you check out the scenes of him blowing up the Count's headquarters you will find that as he dives over a hedge to escape an explosion the ground becomes mysteriously soft at his landing point. Wish I had the ability to make the ground soft, it would help my breakfalling. John Mc Intosh --__--__-- Message: 6 From: jperrin@kuwait.oilfield.slb.com (John Perrin) To: Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 12:26:19 +0300 Organization: Kuwait Oilfield Subject: [The_Dojang] Tae Kwon Do & Hap Ki Do in Kuwait Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net All; I am currently living in Kuwait and would like to continue my training (ITF Style, Green Belt under GM Son Myung Soo - Toronto, Ontario, Canada). I would be interested in hearing any experiences/reccomendations of those who have or have known someone who trained in Kuwait. Names and telephone numbers would be particularly useful. Thanks in Advance; John Perrin John_Perrin@canada.com --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 07:17:21 -0600 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net From: Bert Edens Subject: [The_Dojang] Po Eun Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >Greetings, sir... > I was unable to find the poem in English, but I did find it in >Korean. You can find it at: > >http://myhome.netsgo.com/mysweethome/face/mongjuJ.htm > > The poem is at the bottom, underneath the red text. Of course, >your viewer must be set to view Korean to see it properly. I could probably >translate it to English, but my Korean is still pretty rough. Perhaps one >of your Korean friends could help you out... > It's a traditional sijo, which means it would only be 3 lines long >anyway... So there's not too much more to it than what is part of the >standard definition of Po Eun. > If you get a nice translation, could you kindly post it back here? >Thanks! I will also check with some of my Korean friends. > > ><> > >- Bert Edens > 1st Degree Recommended, Level 2 > Springdale, Arkansas Greetings, all... OK, so it's bad form to follow up my own post, but I figured in this case it was OK... :) I asked some Korean friends of mine for a translation, and this is what I received: You kill my body one hundred times, Then my bones become dirt and my soul goes abroad But my loyalty toward the king will never go away. Note that in the original post here from Mr. Mike (sorry, don't have a last name, or I'd use it :), it said one thousand times. I checked the Po Eun definition from www.itf-information.com and it shows: PO-EUN is the pseudonym of a loyal subject Chong Mong-Chu (1400) who was a famous poet and whose poem "I would not serve a second master though I might be crucified a hundred times" is known to every Korean. He was also a pioneer in the field of physics. The diagram represents his unerring loyalty to the king and country towards the end of the Koryo Dynasty. So anyway, there's a translation of the poem... The gentleman who translated this for me also vouched for the popularity of the poem among Koreans. Enjoy! :) <> :-) <> - Bert Edens 1st Degree Recommended, Level 2 Springdale, Arkansas --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang 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 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! End of The_Dojang Digest