Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 03:01:51 -0700 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 11 #255 - 6 msgs X-Mailer: Mailman v2.0.13.cisto1 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Errors-To: the_dojang-admin@martialartsresource.net X-BeenThere: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.13.cisto1 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net X-Subscribed-Address: kma@martialartsresource.com List-Id: The Internet's premier discussion forum on Korean Martial Arts. 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Today's Topics: 1. 2nd degree black belt uniform update (Ed) 2. Reprint of reprint (michael tomlinson) 3. RE: RE: 6:30 am workouts (PETER.MCDONALDSMITH@london-fire.gov.uk) 4. Re: GM Duc Dang (luc2503@bellsouth.net) 5. Re: bo staff (ChunjiDo@aol.com) 6. Testing (Rudy Timmerman) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Ed" To: Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 14:04:42 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] 2nd degree black belt uniform update Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I just passed my 2nd degree black belt test. My teacher asked me to update my TKD uniform by adding red stripes to my pants. The stripes are supposed to run from just below the waistband and down the legs on both sides. One thing I forgot to ask him is how wide the red stripes need to be. Since I won't be in class for a while, could someone tell me what the exact specifications are (if there's a website with pictorial, that would be excellent)? Thank you. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "michael tomlinson" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 20:43:06 +0000 Subject: [The_Dojang] Reprint of reprint Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Bruce, Since you reprinted my post, no problem bro. I thought I would also share my next post after that one.. take care and keep it between the lines...with all of this I am tired of stating my opinions.. time for a break, I apologize to all the DD members for my recent melodrama's with Bruce and Frank but it is hard to see something that is not right and ignore it... take care..folks..I'm out!! Michael Tomlinson Bruce, My interpretation is this.... you go to different events with some of the highest ranking Hapkidoin on the planet.. it seems that you have an impossible time of just emptying your cup so that more knowledge can enter. When it comes to Doju Nim Ji.. I have trained with him many times and the FIRST thing you must do is turn off your ego and prior training biases and just absorb what he is doing and saying.. for some this is impossible. With Master Whalen I think the same thing must be done. Whatever happened to going in and expecting nothing but a learning experience? It seems to me that you are quick to judge teaching protocal, curriculum, etc... but you are very slow in judging yourself. The reason I mentioned that you always leave early is to point out that while you have an overabundance of critical analysis you never seem to even last thru an entire event, do you see a pattern? No offense but I think you would be a nightmare to have in class.. the perpetual cerebral know it all that is always comparing what is being taught to some prior knowledge that you learned or to some curriculum model you learned... with these previous attachments you would literally be impossible to teach. This kind of mindset is literally as far away from the concept of Buddhism and Mushin as a person could ever be. Again, I don't mean this to be a flame at you just an observation over the years... I truly don't think you need anymore Hapkido training, I think you need training in ego control and more spiritual training. For the record, I did warn you about the goings on with your problem about the Ocoee idiot and his gang. Remember the private email I sent you about "those" guys. But for some reason you found it necessary to keep in contact thru message boards and emails with the exact people who had affected your life so miserably. When someone wrongs you you keep in contact with them and when people try to help you such as Master Whalen and Doju Nim Ji you rant and rave about how inadequate they are.. Again, no Hapkido training can help you... just my humble observation. Again I am a long way from perfect myself so take this with a grain of salt but maybe you should research yourself and your actions and mannerisms more deeply before looking for Hapkido training. If you are a Buddhist you need to reevaluate your training and mindset because it is not based on anything that remotely adheres to Buddhist precepts. I am also a Buddhist and IF we were in a temple studying you would be getting beat across the shoulders for thinking too much. Take care of yourself and please think about what I've posted. Michael Tomlinson _________________________________________________________________ Learn to simplify your finances and your life in Streamline Your Life from MSN Money. http://special.msn.com/money/0405streamline.armx --__--__-- Message: 3 From: PETER.MCDONALDSMITH@london-fire.gov.uk To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] RE: 6:30 am workouts Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 00:19:54 +0100 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I like to go out and do a jog in the morning or like our friend do some isometric stuff. if the weather is bad. all I can say is go to bed early. that really helps. -----Original Message----- From: Howard Spivey [mailto:howard.spivey@prodigy.net] Sent: 31 May 2004 18:19 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] RE: 6:30 am workouts -----Original Message----- From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net [mailto:the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net] Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 5:02 AM To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 11 #253 - 2 msgs 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 anthony, i share your feelings... i try to get up early at least one morning a week and work out at home, even if i'm going to train that night. i usually do about 20 minutes of aerobic exercise to get good and warm, then finish with a bit of isometric stretching or bag work. i've definitely noticed that the older you get, the harder it is to jump out of bed and into a workout (i'm 50). another factor that definitely comes into play with me is the temerature. at home i work out in my basement. in the dead of winter, it's pretty darned cold down there. usually i turn on a small portable heater before i go to bed the night before. but one nice thing is, a morning seems to energize me for the rest of the day. regards, howard _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list, 1600 members The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2004: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang **************************************************************************** SMOKE ALARMS SAVE LIVES Go to London Fire at www.london-fire.gov.uk/firesafety This email is confidential to the addressee only. If you do not believe that you are the intended addressee, do not use, pass on or copy it in any way. If you have received it in error, please delete it immediately and telephone the number given, reversing the charges if necessary. --__--__-- Message: 4 From: To: Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 19:55:11 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: GM Duc Dang Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >From: "TKDnorge" >To: >Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 12:16:09 +0200 >Subject: [The_Dojang] GM Duc Dang >Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net > >I was wondering if anyone had any info on Grand Master Duc Dang from USA? I >remember him beeing listed on the old itf-generalchoi page, but havnt been >able to find any info on him. > GM Duc Dang was my first master more than 35 years ago. I just visited him a few months ago. He has a school in Orange County, California. If you are interested I can find his address and phone number for you. He is one of the few 9th Dan ITF TKD in the US. Luc Nguyen --__--__-- Message: 5 From: ChunjiDo@aol.com Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 22:21:44 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: bo staff Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net "Hi all, I usually just read, learn, and enjoy the list, but this time I need to ask for some advice. My Taekwondo instructor has decided to teach the black belts at our school a staff form (staff version of Won Hyo) and some staff techniques. I have access to a 6' staff (which from what I can tell is a common length), but because of the low ceilings at our school I would like to purchase a shorter staff. Please advise me where I can get a "good deal" on a staff and what would be an appropriate length and type to purchase. Thanks in advance for your help, Don" --------------------------------- hi don, you can get a staff at just about any martial arts store online or off. for length of the staff (or jang bong in korean) one usually finds a height somewhere between their head and shoulders. if youre 6' or better, a 5' staff might really be too short for you. for starters, staffs can be really cheap, but you get what you pay for. i've had one student go through several of my cheapy ten dollar staffs before i finally kicked in for some graphite staffs. if youre never going to do a flashy demo or form competition with it, you dont need to drop a bunch on a fancy flashy staff. if youre not going to do any sparring or blocking with another person using a staff in class, who cares if its a cheapy. if you are going to spar in class and use the staff against another staff or hard object, get some good hardwood or graphite. one thing some of my students noted: when they bought some two piece graphite staffs for competition, they realized it comes unscrewed in class while doing blocking/striking techniques against an opponent. handy to tote around to and from class/competition, but not really practical for anything but forms. if purchasing online, pay attention to shipping costs. some places charge an "oversize" fee since ups usually passes that along to the shipper. have fun and 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: 6 Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 22:41:19 -0400 From: Rudy Timmerman To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Testing Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Edward writes: > Well the time has finally come. This Thursday, the 3rd, I will take me > first Dan test. Best of luck on the test Edward. I am sure the wait will be worth every bit of it. Sincerely, Rudy --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang http://the-dojang.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/the_dojang Copyright 1994-2004: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest