Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 03:01:51 -0700 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 11 #260 - 9 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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RE: 6:30 am classes - a special kind of hell? (ABurrese@aol.com) 2. Re: Seminar review (ABurrese@aol.com) 3. goodbye (Manuel Maldonado) 4. Re: Hi i need help (jmchie@wideopenwest.com) 5. Starting over (Craig Zeigler) 6. Happy birthdat DD! (Alejandro Martinez) 7. Starting over (Bernard Maginnity) 8. Counting down to the big day (Divetony@aol.com) 9. Re: re: Question about uniform (Neil Burton) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:39:10 -0400 From: ABurrese@aol.com To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] RE: 6:30 am classes - a special kind of hell? Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Anthony, When I was living in Kangnung, I went to HKD class every morning at 6:30 as well as the class later in the day. This was how I got two classes in every day. Morning class was always the harder of the two regarding not being as limber, and this was especially true with the colder days/months. So just make sure you warm up more. As for getting up early, I've always been an early bird, so that was not as much of a problem, even though I worked till 11:00 and didn't go to bed until midnight every night. One nice thing about morning workouts, you feel good the rest of the morning, at least I do. Enjoy! Alain www.burrese.com --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:49:23 -0400 From: ABurrese@aol.com To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Seminar review Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >>Hey Alain, >>Cool pics. looked like a lot of fun.. good job bro. >>Michael Tomlinson Thanks Michael, It was a fun seminar. Very good group of people, and those that organized it and brought me down did a great job. They are already planning next year's and I'm looking forward to working with them again. I'll be teaching in Colorado next month, and possibly Missouri in Sept. One of these days I hope we are at the same place and can meet up. That goes for all the DD people I've yet to meet in person. Yours in Training, Alain www.burrese.com --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Manuel Maldonado" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:10:44 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] goodbye Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Im sorry but I'm going to have to bow out for a while money is very tight and I have to cancel my internet. I want to wish all of you lots of luck, fortune and everything that God wills. I hope to be back some day. Master Manuel Maldonado http://devoted.to/Taekwondo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. --__--__-- Message: 4 From: jmchie@wideopenwest.com To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Hi i need help Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 17:28:25 -0600 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Tony McDonald wrote:hi my name is Tony and I have been in martial arts for awhile and I need help, I have kind of reached a point where I'm incredibly good but I'm slowly getting worse, I.e. kicking lower that usual, not as fast or as much power. if anyone could give me some training tips on stretching and helping my kicks that would be great ^_^ thanks ~Tony (-Brown Stripe-Tae Kwon Do-) ------------------------------------------- I've been doing Hapkido for a little while, and I still need *a lot* of help getting "incredibly good". Maybe I can get some advice myself there! It's very hard to tell what might help. Any chance it could just be a funk? I went three months without being able to land what we generically call a back spin kick. Balance was off, targetting was off, I'm probably lucky I didn't smack the target holder, but since there wasn't any power to it either it surely wouldn't have hurt him. It was like a golf swing gone horribly awry--and just like a golf swing everyone had a suggestion on how to fix it that didn't help. Quite frankly after a couple months of that I just started over. I slowed down. I let my body do the work rather than over-think it and try to over-power it in compensation. Even then, it took time, but I eventually got my groove back so at least I didn't look like a kicking duck with one good leg. Now, I just look like an awkward, spinning, kicking duck. My advice would be unless you can identify a physical problem that is causing your kicks to 'deteriorate', don't worry too much about it. Keep doing your stretches, keep talking to your instructor for his/her opinion (who can actually see what you're doing, whereas we cannot), and above all don't put too much pressure on yourself. Do what you can with what you've got, and you'll be fine. Jim http://www.horizonmartialarts-wellness.com/ --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 18:30:13 -0400 From: Craig Zeigler To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Starting over Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hello everyone, I have recently joined this list, and find it to be very interesting. The reason for joining the list is that I am contemplating resuming my training. I stopped training at the end of 1999 before joining the Navy. When I stopped, I had my 2st degree for almost 2 years, and I am wondering if anyone else has done this and what their thoughts are/were. When I left the military I had a fairly nasty knee injury, and must wear a brace during any physical activity. I am also wondering if anyone else has gone through this. Thanks, Craig Zeigler --__--__-- Message: 6 From: "Alejandro Martinez" To: Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 10:20:49 +1000 Subject: [The_Dojang] Happy birthdat DD! Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Ray: Thanks for your efforts to provide all of us with a forum to read-discuss ideas about our beloved martial arts! Happy birthday DD! Best regards, Alejandro Martinez. --__--__-- Message: 7 Subject: [The_Dojang] Starting over Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 11:27:47 +1000 From: "Bernard Maginnity" To: Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hi Craig I can give you some thoughts on both questions, though these are observations of training partners and not my own experience. Firstly the time away from training. A couple of years back I trained with a Taekwon Do Instructor who took eighteen years off when his kids were born. He had a hard time getting back into it as he was pretty hard core when he trained before. He worked really hard on his fitness, while taking time to re acquaint himself with curriculum. When I met him he was having fun, which is what he was there for... Re the knees. There are heaps of Martial Artists who have and do have issues with their knees. There is a guy who currently trains with us in Hapkido. A few years back he was hit by a car while riding his motor bike. The knee on the side that was directly hit was completely shattered and the other was damaged to a slightly lesser extent. He has to wear braces on both knees now, one with metal rails. It took him some time to come back to training, but he has since worked through it and is now pretty mean with a walking cane! Kind regards Bernie Maginnity NOTICE The information contained in this electronic mail message is privileged and confidential, and is intended only for use of the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or disclosing it. Mission Australia has implemented anti-virus software, and whilst all care is taken, it is the recipient's responsibility to ensure that any attachments are scanned for viruses prior to use. --__--__-- Message: 8 From: Divetony@aol.com Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 21:49:59 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Counting down to the big day Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net 9 more days until my first Dan test, the tension is mounting. I'm a little worried about the oral part of the test and my understanding of the Korean terms but I will be ok. It has been 3 years since I re-started my TKD "life" after a 14 year layoff. As luck would have it I am relocating to Huntersville, NC 3 days after the test. I plan on continuing my training if I can find a local school, preferably a WTF member, I don't see a real need to switch affiliations at this point if I don't have to. As this will be a hectic time I plan on keeping in touch by buying a heavy bag or water base target to train on my own until I am settled. I plan on making up my own workout but any suggestions would be appreciated. I will probably take a week or two off to savor the experience. It has been a long hard road, I set out to be a Black Belt before my 45th birthday, when I pass I will be a year ahead of schedule. I'd like to publicly thank my GM E.H. Chung owner, teacher and friend of Chung's Tae Kwon Do Academy of Weston (and Miami). PS - Happy Birthday Dojang Digest!!!!!! --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 18:53:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Neil Burton Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] re: Question about uniform To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Ed Fair enough - I have had a look at the ITF websites for Choi Jung Hwa's ITF (http://www.itf-online.com/articles/information-suit.htm) and also for Trân Trięu Quân's ITF (www.itf-tkd.org) and neither have red stripes on the pants. The Chang Un organisation also doesn't have (although their website has not been accessible for the last few months so I cannot post a URL). However, I know that some NGB's and NGM's have slightly modified their doboks - for example the UKTA - if you check their website the scottish demo team have "Scotland" written in huge letters down the front of their Dobok trousers. Apart from that I really don't know - as I said, the ITF standard is just black leg stripes for 4th dan, no leg stripes below that. I went to http://www.itf-information.com/links.htm and went to the links for supplies, and from there went to http://martialartsapparel.co.nz/ if you look at the ITF style uniforms, for black belts it states: Black Belt Uniform: Black Belt I-III uniforms prepared with black trim at base of jacket. IV Dan uniforms prepared with black trim at base of jacket, sleeves and pant legs Anyway, I am just trying to let you know where I was coming from - I hope that you are able to find the dimensions for your red stripe on the trouser legs - and as a matter of curiosity, it would be interesting to find out if this is a local or national uniform change or part of a wider change (for example, Chang Un ITF has instituted a uniform change). Taekwon Neil --- Ed wrote: > > > 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)? > > From: Ray Terry > > What style of TKD are you? I'm not familiar with > putting red stripes on > > a black belt's dobak pants. Is that ITF > perhaps??? > > I'm practising ITF TKD. > > > From: "Neil Burton" > > itf only has black lines on the dobok trousers and > even then, as far as i > am aware, only for 4th dan and above > > Are you aware of any websites that would have this > information? > > > Thank you very much. > _______________________________________________ > 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 --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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