Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:24:04 -0700 (PDT) From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 9 #192 - 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. ITF info/rumors (Ray Terry) 2. Fakes, Frauds and Poeple of the Lowest Character (Jeffery G. Dean Sr.) 3. RE: Spam (Sun Mu Kwan-USA) 4. spam - outlook (John Bennett) 5. AAO Winners & Article (HenryCho@aol.com) 6. CDT vs. Krav Maga (Morgan James) 7. Top 10 Martial Arts on TV (Ken McDonough) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray Terry To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 19:16:30 PDT Subject: [The_Dojang] ITF info/rumors Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Received in the mail. Ray Forwarded message: * ITF is sponsored by the North Korean government ($500K yearly loan). * Pictures of North Korean President on walls of the ITF headquarters. * North Korea not happy with General's son in charge. * No ITF/WTF merger in process. * ITF Vienna panicked and withdrew decision on the President's term. * Supporters of the General's son agree on split. * General's son kicked out of the ITF. * Two web sites set up as the original was threatened with legal action. * Both organizations running in parallel: Democratic ITF (Canada), Communist ITF (Vienna). * Several seniors on both sides getting bad press, they will have difficulty if the organization ever reunites. They have split on geographical/political differences. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Jeffery G. Dean Sr." To: Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:44:27 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] Fakes, Frauds and Poeple of the Lowest Character Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Ray, Fakes, Frauds and People of the Lowest Characer, whoever posted this must have seen the picture from GM West's seminar in March. Tang Soo Dean Sr. --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 19:01:14 -0700 (PDT) From: Sun Mu Kwan-USA To: Dojang digest Subject: [The_Dojang] RE: Spam Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net <> Well I'm still waiting for my formal invitation from our friend the "G" master as well. Oh, I forgot that I was discharged from his list. My fault. Perhaps, it will come in the next life, then again, who really needs it anyway. DD members are the BEST anyhow. At least we don't belittle our fellow members. ===== Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --__--__-- Message: 4 From: "John Bennett" To: Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 22:14:45 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] spam - outlook Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Microsoft Outlook express has the ability to block mail from certain email addresses via the use of message "rules". In the menu bar go Tools / Message Rules / Mail / New... I've added rules to block all mail from: *.ch *.ru *.kr *.ph *.it and "sender unspecified" It's really helped a lot. I'm lately getting a lot of spam from martial arts vendors. Be wary about sigining up for martial arts newsletters. They often re-sell your email address. --__--__-- Message: 5 From: HenryCho@aol.com Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:27:06 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] AAO Winners & Article Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net S. Henry Cho's 38th Annual All American Open by Benjamin Paris On March 23rd, Grandmaster S. Henry Cho presented the 38th annual All American Tae Kwon Do / Karate / Kung-Fu Tournament. With their outstanding performances today, today's martial artists continued the All American Open's tradition of open and fair competition. Competitors came from many Eastern States and some are from as far as Puerto Rico, Germany, and Venezuela. Many agreed that the highlight of the day was the Men's Black Belt Sparring Competition. Although the All American always features top competitors from a variety of styles, the competition this year was especially strong. Omar Holmes, a student of Master George Crayton, Jr. and the winner of the Light Heavyweight Division, won the sparring Grand Championship with a victory over Steven Rodriguez, a student of Master S. Henry Cho, a former Grand Championship round competitor, and the winner of the Lightweight Division. In the final, Mr. Holmes scored early on with a perfectly controlled roundhouse kick to the head. Mr. Rodriguez tried to score with a series of spin kick attacks, but Mr. Holmes' command of distance always allowed him to stay just outside Mr. Rodriguez's range. Mr. Holmes launched a series of counters from that position, seeking his second point. He never got it, but it didn't matter, since when time elapsed he still held a 1-0 lead. Mr. Holmes' win, which came despite twisting an ankle in the final, served as an important lesson in the value of timing. Although Mr. Holmes is tall and quick, his primary asset today was timing. Again and again, he placed himself outside the range of his opponent's attacks only to counter with a perfectly timed (and perfectly controlled) punch or kick. Mr. Holmes' path to the final was a difficult one; the Light Heavyweight division was packed with high quality fighters including former Grand Champion Rick Feizbahksh and Taimak. The division final between Taimak and Mr. Holmes was one of the more fascinating bouts of the day. Mr. Holmes countered the lightning attacks of Taimak with an early defensive spinning side kick, and added a reverse punch later to earn the victory. Mr. Holmes advanced to the final by defeating Casey Mezerewski, a student of Ed Mezerewski and the winner of the Middleweight Division. As was the case most of the day, Mr. Holmes won with reverse punch counters. Mr. Rodriguez advanced to the final with a win over Ben Lasman, the winner of the Heavyweight Division and a student of Master James Roberts of Maryland. Mr. Rodriguez won with a spinning side kick, a move that has served him well in his career fighting at the All American. Other Black Belt Sparring winners included the legendary Ron Van Clief (Senior), Isabel Rivera (Senior Women), Sonia Zandi (Women's Heavyweight), Debbie Lohmaier (Women's Lightweight), Jonathan Urbino, Joseph Selvaggio, and Jeffrey Walpert (11-13 year old Heavy, Middle and Lightweight, respectively). The forms competition provided another stage for dramatic and engaging performances. Rick Feizbahksh, a student of Master James Roberts, added another Grand Championship to his growing collection. Mr. Feizbahksh won the extremely competitive Korean forms division and prevailed in the Grand Championship round with his distinctive power, speed and (most importantly) spirit. The other Finalists in the Grand Championship Round were Huyen Dao, a student of Master Amos Johnson and the winner of the Women's Tae Kwon Do division; Traun Covington, a student of Master Hawk Frazier and the winner of the Men's Karate division; Olivia Sun, winner of the women's Karate Division and also a student of Master Roberts; and Jackie Singh, a student of Master Rafael and the winner of the Kung Fu division. Other Black Belt Forms winners included Joseph Agostino (Weapons), Jamie Alimorad (13 year olds) and Han Dao (14-16 year olds). The Men's Black Belt Breaking Division was won by Nathaniel Grebb, a student of Master John Critzos. Debbie Lohmaier, a student of Master Jurgen Paterok, came all the way from Germany to win the Women's Division. Other Black Belt Breaking winners included Daniel Taddeo (14-16 years), Jeffrey Wolpert (11-13 years) and Elizabeth Selvaggio (9-10 years). During the opening ceremony, Grandmaster Cho held a moment of silence to honor all those who lost their lives in the tragedy of September 11th. After paying these respects, he turned to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the All American Open and American martial arts. This year Grandmaster Cho honored Master Bruce Chung for his excellence as a martial artist, a teacher of All American champions, and his yearly efforts that help ensure that the tournament is fair and safe. Master Chung also led his Demo Team in an exciting performance of breaking, self-defense, and applied forms. Grandmaster Cho also awarded the All American Open Hall of Fame Award to Huxley Galbraith for his excellence as a martial artist, and his many years of expert assistance and contribution to successfully complete the annul All American Open Championships. In 1964, when the All American Open began, its early supporters included American martial arts legends such as Ki Whang Kim, Ed Parker, Richard Chun, Jhoon Rhee, Don Nagle, and Bruce Lee. The list of past champions of the All-American reads like a "Who's Who" of American martial arts. Chuck Norris, Michael Warren, and Herbert Perez all won the Sparring Grand Championship. The 2002 performances forged another link to this proud tradition and pointed to a promising future. This year's tournament rules have been amended to rule out the head as a scoring target for Pee Wees and younger divisions, as the tournament has remained faithful to its key mission of providing a safe and fair place for martial artists to test their skills. Grandmaster S. Henry Cho, Black Belt magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1971, has been a major figure in East Coast Martial arts for over forty years. He was the first Tae Kwon Do teacher in the New York area, and he has continued to promote the martial arts in a variety of ways. In 1964, he toured American and Canadian cities, demonstrating Tae Kwon Do for the Wonderful World of Sports. Grandmaster Cho has also appeared on many national programs such as the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson and "Good Morning America." Today, he continues to lead S. Henry Cho affiliated schools all over the world. --__--__-- Message: 6 From: Morgan James To: 'Dojang Digest' Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 10:40:24 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] CDT vs. Krav Maga Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I have been seriously considering taking up either the CDT program or the Krav Maga training program in order to become certified to teach them in my area to local law enforcement agencies or to other adults that may be interested. My main reasons for doing such are 1) Because I love martial arts and want to add to my own knowledge base in order to make me better well-rounded in terms of Self-Defense and 2) to make some cash on the side by offering either program aside from my regular traditional TKD classes. So, I have a few questions that I would like some input on. 1. Has anyone out there in DD land taken up either program? 2. Has anyone experienced both and if so, which do you recommend? 3. I want to keep either CDT or Krav Maga seperate from my TKD regiment. So, is it a big hassle to do so? From anyone who has been down this road, how did you handle both systems and at the same time maintain traditionalism within TKD or your perspective KMA? Any and all comments/suggestions are very welcome. Thank you. James Morgan GTKDA --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 09:11:32 -0700 (PDT) From: Ken McDonough To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Top 10 Martial Arts on TV Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The McD man was watching TV last night and they had a show on the Top Ten martial arts. Didn't know you could rank em. But, something like: 1. Kung Fu 2. Karate 3. Muay Thai 7. Tae Kwon Do 10. Brazilian JuJitsu Also on the list were Aikido, Ninjitsu, Eskrima/Kali (Dogbrothers Fame), another Okinawan style, and Krav Magna. Guess Hapkido was number 11 ? Guess tho. Anyone else see the show ?. Not as good as the top 10 muscle cars. Bye, McD... 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