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Today's Topics: 1. traditional hapkido & down time (Hapkido Self Defense Center) 2. RE: Marine Corp Martial Arts (Jason E. Thomas (Y!)) 3. More on Robin & Blind Students (J.R. West) 4. Re: USTU Trouble (ChunjiDo@aol.com) 5. Re: martial arts and disabilities? (Ryan Nowakowski) 6. Re: blind martial artists (ChunjiDo@aol.com) 7. Re: USTU decertification article (A. Boyd) 8. Re: Frustrated 9yo TKD son (atchinsonk) 9. non sparring (Charles Richards) 10. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Bag_Work_?= (bsims@midwesthapkido.com) 11. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Liaisons=3F=3F=3F?= (bsims@midwesthapkido.com) 12. =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Girly_Colors_?= (bsims@midwesthapkido.com) 13. Personal training time (Rudy Timmerman) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Hapkido Self Defense Center" To: Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 15:40:47 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] traditional hapkido & down time Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Concerning traditional vs. realistic: It is has been my experience, that those who do not think traditional training provides adequate training for 'real' self defense have truly not studied a traditional self defense martial art long enough. I often get comments from my students in the military, police force, etc, about how this or that helped save their life. Just got one from a student in Iraq who was almost pushed of a roof top and wrote me that his 'traditional' training saved his life. <<>> I teach hapkido full time and my wife and I are the only instructors, so I understand you dilemma. We take the students with us to seminars with the exception of the one coming up in a few weeks down in Jackson. During September, as it is a busy time at the dojang, I go alone. ALL of the other time I take my students with me. Jere R. Hilland www.HapkidoSelfDefense.com --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Jason E. Thomas \(Y!\)" To: Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] Marine Corp Martial Arts Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 13:31:09 -0500 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net My cousin is in Marine boot camp and made a statement that was very odd in one of his letters. He said he made a 90% on his Martial Arts test and is now a "Brown Belt". He's been away for a few months with no prior training. I'd be interested in understanding the MCMAP as well if anyone has any info. Regards, Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Joe Gorges [mailto:yomchi247@hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:45 AM > To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net > Subject: [The_Dojang] Marine Corp Martial Arts > > Hey all, I was wondering if anyone has been through MCMAP and could give > some insight as to what it's like. I'm enlisted in the Marines scheduled > to > leave for boot camp in Feb, and can't wait to see their Martial Arts. > > > Respectfully Yours, > > Joe > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get MSN 8 and enjoy automatic e-mail virus protection. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > _______________________________________________ > The_Dojang mailing list, 1400 members > The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net > Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource > Standard disclaimers apply > http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "J.R. West" To: "Dojang Digest" Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 16:43:45 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] More on Robin & Blind Students Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Here is something I wrote about this topic several years ago, on the blind instructor from New Orleans, and I'm glad to hear that she is still involved in TKD. I believe her instructor was Dan Dougherty.... "Many years ago a very good friend of mine in Louisiana taught a very engaging young lady TKD. The fact that she happened to be blind never seemed to be of much consideration, and the young lady in question never missed an opportunity to compete in tournaments in both sparring and forms. During the sparring portion, her instructor would, with the opponent's agreement, place small bells on the opponent's foot and hand pads, and that would be all that it would take to "even up" the playing field to some extent. During several tournaments, I noticed this lady having difficulty in a noisy room with orientation on forms, and I told her one day, that I would tap my pencil on the rung of my chair at a steady pace so she would always know where the "front" was. I don't know if she ever won a 1st place in anything, but she earned my admiration and appreciation, and for years as she introduced her form and heard my pencil start tapping she would always say "thank you Mr. West", and I would silently reply "no, thank YOU, and you are MORE than welcome....J. R. West www.hapkido.com --__--__-- Message: 4 From: ChunjiDo@aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:04:05 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: USTU Trouble Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net <> what about the sistren? ;) i think its about time for some new leadership. sang lee seems to have had a number of people under his thumb and free reign for quite some time. it has been reported by different sources that several improprieties have taken place: money unaccounted for, pressuring for votes, meetings conducted and votes made with disregard to the bylaws and rights of members, threats, conflict of interest on the part of the president, etc. yes, i think there need to be some changes. starting from the top down. what ever happened to integrity? take care, mel Chajonshim Martial Arts Academy www.cjmaa.com 1-573-673-2769 Chajonshim Martial Arts Supply www.cjmas.com 1-877-847-4072 --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 18:24:22 -0500 From: Ryan Nowakowski To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] martial arts and disabilities? Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:57:23PM -0700, Rain Breaw wrote: > I'm wondering if anyone has any recommendations regarding what she > might consider trying, or even if it is a good idea at all. Also, what > might she be concerned about, or what might seem like a concern and not > be? For example, is her vision going to be a serious impairment, or > are there people who successfully practice martial arts without vision? The only thing that really matters is the instructor. If she likes the instructor and the instructor is motivating and can make the necessary adjustments to teaching a partially blind student then go for it. Any style can be modified to fit the student. -- Ryan Nowakowski 4th Degree Black Belt Certified Instructor - American Taekwondo Association --__--__-- Message: 6 From: ChunjiDo@aol.com Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:01:59 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: blind martial artists Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net hi there, just to add to this thread, there's also hapkido master robert ott of www.certainvictory.com . nice guy. he had studied the arts before he was shot and lost his vision. however, he has still continued and works with the visually impaired as well as sighted individuals. take care, melinda Chajonshim Martial Arts Academy www.cjmaa.com 1-573-673-2769 Chajonshim Martial Arts Supply www.cjmas.com 1-877-847-4072 --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 22:39:49 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Boyd" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: USTU decertification article Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net A similar article ran in the Korea Herald yesterday but it contained far less information. The Herald article made it sound like the financial disarray of the USTU was solely to blame for the decision to review the group. Mention was made of the concern that the USTU might not be working for the best interest of US athletes but the focus was on finance in an article not even a third the size of this one. Interesting. ===== Anthony Boyd: Swordsman and English Teacher www.stormpages.com/haidonggumdo ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca --__--__-- Message: 8 From: "atchinsonk" To: Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 21:49:01 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Frustrated 9yo TKD son Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net TKDFather wrote: > > My son (9 yrs old) has been practising TKD for 1.5 years now and has good kicking skills and does fairly well in his school competitions. However, he has been frustrated lately in competitions outside his school because he lost on points from punches (light punches). He favors an attacking style and has no problem to match his skills with bigger kids but in the point sparring competition outside his school, he gets punched before he even gets to throw his kicks. > > Appreciate your expert advice on what he should work on to counter this in advance. > > TKDFather > > I'm assuming you're a caring and supportive Dad, and not one of those obnoxious bastards that brow-beat their kids because Junior doesn't do a perfect job of letting Daddy live vicariously through his achievments. Even so, try to let his teachers work on his sparring problems. If you happen to be his teacher, try to let another ranking belt coach him. It's been my experience that when parents are involved too closely in trying to improve Junior's performance, Junior gets a double-whammy of pressure. Pressure because he's frustrated in sparring, and pressure from having to work all that much harder to get Mom and Pop's approval. Just my philosophical approach, FWIW. I'll leave any technical advice to others. Good luck to Junior on the sparring. :) Kerry --__--__-- Message: 9 From: "Charles Richards" To: Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:33:46 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] non sparring Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Barbara wrote In the fall, I'm going to search for a MA style that either has no sparring or non-contact sparring. I'm not even adverse to staying a white belt again forever, if I can avoid sparring. I understand Choi Kwan Do does not spar or do contact sparring. Popular in Atlanta Metro, not sure how far Master Choi's web reaches. Yours in Jung Do, Charles Richards www.mojakwan.com --__--__-- Message: 10 Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:28:09 -0500 (CDT) From: To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Bag_Work_?= Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net "....Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with the freestanding Century Wavemaster XXL? ....." I have the WAVEMASTER "POWERLINE" and have had it for about four years. Its a great piece of equipment. The padded sleeve will move up and down the center portion for varied height, but the part that I like is that it moves and I use this to keep me honest.(If each of my kicks causes the bag to jump the same amount on the floor I know that I am consistently hitting it at the same power level. No jump means I am slacking off. This also means that I need to refocus, however slightly, with each kick and thats an added bit of training I didn't get with the hanging bag even when I set it swinging. I can't speak much to whether or not one can simply replace the padded sleeve should it become worn or damaged. Some people complain that the bag knocks over too often, but I have only seen that when too much water is added up the center portion, or people are executing a technique like a Step-across Sidekick from the set. I would be careful that the floor on which this item is used is up to the challenge. When filled to the appropriate level it weighs about as much as a small refrigerator and you can imagine the stress on a floor when that thing gets knocked around. Best Wishes, Bruce --__--__-- Message: 11 Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:36:48 -0500 (CDT) From: To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Liaisons=3F=3F=3F?= Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dear Ray: ".....FWIW, the USTU has a very long record of problems......" Funny this should come up as there was a person on BUDO-SEEK who was reporting trouble with getting his certs. Isn't there a liaison for folks outside of Korea who can intercede for these situations? Afterall we aren't talking about small-time here. When someone has a problem with these larger organizations such as the various federations and associations aren't there folks who are available to provide some sort of intercessionary service? I was out on the Internet and found a website for Ombudsman for Korea but the position seemed to deal more with civil issues for Korean nationals. There are an awful lot of claims about how membership and rank is recorded in Korea and with Korean organizations, but I am getting the impression that there is actually no way to verify this if the individual wants to. And I have not had a really good response record myself to various letters I have sent. I know there is a lot of talk about how we needf to move towards a more unified approach in the KMA but I wonder how sincere people are--- on both sides of the Pacific. Comments? Anyone? Best Wishes, Bruce --__--__-- Message: 12 Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:43:14 -0500 (CDT) From: To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] =?iso-8859-1?Q?Re:_Girly_Colors_?= Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net ".....It's not always women! We have a student, J, who couldn't wait to get rid of his purple belt because it was "a girly color." You could have added insult to injury by telling him it wasn't purple but "violet" or "lavender". BTW: Congratulations to him for his hard work and on earning his Chartreuse Belt. :-) Best Wishes, Bruce --__--__-- Message: 13 Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:28:02 -0400 From: Rudy Timmerman To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Personal training time Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Chris writes: > My wife and I share the bulk of the instruction at our dojang, but > there > are some classes where I am the only one qualified to teach. In your > opinion, what is the best way to handle this "down time" with my > students > when I have to step away for a little while when attending such > seminars? > -- Hopefully they will understand, since it is continued training and > education for me, and I will be able to pass it on to them. But, I > always > feel guilty when I can't adhere to a schedule that I create and I'm > unable > to fulfill the responsibilities that my students are paying for. Sorry for the delay in answering your question Chris. My only excuse is that I spent the last three days with Master Booth, and I neglected my other duties out of sheer selfishness and a keen desire to glean as much as I could from my Aussie friend:) You have a problem that is prevalent in many schools, and it basically stems from dedication to your students. Please remember one thing. You can't simply keep giving and giving without the risk of burning out, and where will your students be when that happens? For their sake as well as yours, it is essential that you keep motivated by learning new skills, meeting with peers to discuss your situations, spending quality time with like- minded people who also love martial arts etc. etc. Your students will understand how valuable your personal training time is the minute you walk on the floor after a good session. Your renewed energy will be self-evident, and your students will appreciate the new things you can share with them. Student who are too selfish to appreciate the many benefits will risk the same fate many marriages suffer. They will find themselves divorced from the very thing they loved so much. Likewise, a teacher who fails to see there is a need for continuing education will find himself in a very "tired" marriage he may not wish to continue. Either scenario is a sad thing that can be easily avoided. Sincerely, Rudy --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang http://the-dojang.net Old digest issues available @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com Copyright 1994-2003: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest