Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:57:02 -0700 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 11 #277 - 10 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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Master West seminar in Houston (d.mchenry@juno.com) 2. RE: Master West seminar in Houston (Jason Thomas (Y!)) 3. Re: USKMAF Seminar in Seabrook, TX (Dante James) 4. GM Benko (Troy Smith, Jr.) 5. Seminar in Seabrook, TX (Troy Smith, Jr.) 6. Master West Seminar In Seabrook (Lawren Hasten) 7. academic taekwondo (Tkdsid@aol.com) 8. INVITATION TO USA FRIENDSHIP SEMINAR (hapkiduquemaster@earthlink.net) 9. RE: GM Benko (Kevin F. Donohue) 10. Mr. Benko (Ray Terry) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 02:16:28 GMT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net From: Subject: [The_Dojang] Master West seminar in Houston Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the seminar with Master JR West in Houston (Master Hodder's dojang in Seabrook) Saturday. Got to see a lot of friends, and people who came in all the way from Colorado, Dallas, Corrigan, Austin, Navasota, Baytown and Spring. I hope I get to see everyone again for more fun the last weekend in August in Jackson MS. Mac ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Jason Thomas \(Y!\)" To: Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] Master West seminar in Houston Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:44:23 -0500 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The seminar was awesome! Lot's of great participants, GM Hodder was a great host & GM West and the stealth team was unbelievable! I actually performed my first successful Ki Strike numbing one of my student's legs for a few minutes. It was hilarious and extremely exciting. I highly recommend on of theses seminars to anyone who wants to learn quality techniques in a great environment. -----Original Message----- From: d.mchenry@juno.com [mailto:d.mchenry@juno.com] Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 9:16 PM To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Master West seminar in Houston Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the seminar with Master JR West in Houston (Master Hodder's dojang in Seabrook) Saturday. Got to see a lot of friends, and people who came in all the way from Colorado, Dallas, Corrigan, Austin, Navasota, Baytown and Spring. I hope I get to see everyone again for more fun the last weekend in August in Jackson MS. Mac --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Dante James" To: Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] USKMAF Seminar in Seabrook, TX Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:06:11 -0600 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Just wanted to echo all the comments on Master West's seminar in Seabrook, TX. Master Hodder and his folks were great hosts, although I did freeze in all that air conditioning Friday at dinner. The seminar was excellent and well worth the travel time from Colorado. To Master West's traveling crew, thanx again for the help and visual aids so we don't have to go through it the way you do. Met some more great folks, and didn't need too much ibuprofin afterward. It's great to just train, learn, smile, and grimace all at the same time. Master Mac, if you get an extra day in Colorado, the door is wide open. Master Hodder, thanx again for putting this on. Do it again next year, and I'm there. Peace Dante Dante J. James, Esq. www.denverata.com www.kimartialarts.com Change is Inevitable, Growth is Optional ----- Original Message ----- From: "rich hodder" To: "Dojang Digest" Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 1:15 PM Subject: [The_Dojang] USKMAF Seminar in Seabrook, TX > Hello all DDr's, > I just wanted to thank Master West, Mr. Wayne Watkins, Mr. Mike Humphries and > the three 1st Dan crash test dummies that came to teach here in Seabrook this > weekend. We had a terrific turn out of about 60 people and I think everyone > had fun and learned some very interesting variations on basic motion. We had > folks come from as far away as Aurora, CO just to spends a day getting slammed > on the mat. That is surely a tribute to their tenacity and effort in learning. > Dan And Dante, thank you. We will be trying to make this at least an annual > event, so if you want to come down this way and enjoy some sea side training, > ya'll come!! > Master West, once again, Thanks for everything, > Rich > _______________________________________________ > 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 --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:13:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Troy Smith, Jr." To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] GM Benko Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Does anyone know the history or who GM Benko trained with Hapkido related? Troy L. Smith UMAS __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 09:17:08 -0700 (PDT) From: "Troy Smith, Jr." To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Seminar in Seabrook, TX Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I would like to say thank you Master Hodder for the wonderful weekend of training with Master West. This was my first seminar with Master West and I really enjoyed it. I met alot of new friends and did alot of networking. I look forward to the next event. I will see you Master Hodder on Aug. 14th. Troy L. Smith, Jr. United Martial Arts Society __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 10:01:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Lawren Hasten To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Master West Seminar In Seabrook Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Thank you to Master West and his entourage for the great seminar this past weekend. I had so much fun. As always I learned new techniques and how to improve on ones I thought I knew. I especially enjoyed the palm striking techniques to the gut immediately after lunch. That was a real plus. It was really a great turn-out and I love to see my school filled with such great instructors and their students. Hey, and I even managed to not spill a single drop of amber anesthetic at the "after get-together". See you all again soon. Lawren Hasten --__--__-- Message: 7 From: Tkdsid@aol.com Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:13:08 EDT To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] academic taekwondo Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dear Sir: Relative to Grandmaster Choue establishing academic programs in taekwondo, will one of these programs be a Ph.D for tkd students wishing to pursue a Ph.D in TKD? Sincerely, Sidney Rubinfeld --__--__-- Message: 8 From: To: Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:04:12 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] INVITATION TO USA FRIENDSHIP SEMINAR Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dear All Hapkidoin, This is just a reminder of our first USA Hapkido friendship seminar. The days 24 ~ 27 of June, many hapkidoin will gather to train Hapkido. The seminar will be held in the city of Ocala Florida. The address is: HAPKIDO KOREA INTERNATIONAL 9353 MARICAMP RD. OCALA, FL, 34472, USA. Seminar fee: $ 100.00 4 Days of training. For more information please contact: Fabian Duque at: hapkiduquemaster@earthlink.net www.hapkidokoreainternational.com All Hapkidoin, regardless of organizational Affiliation are welcome to attend. Sincerely, Fabian Duque --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 14:17:25 -0400 From: "Kevin F. Donohue" Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] GM Benko To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Troy, Mr. Benko states that he first learned TKD, HKD and Yu Sool from Ki Jun Lee in 1959. He also states that he was taught Hapkido by Won Soo Kim. I have no idea if it is true or not but James Benko states that Won Soo Kim was the first assistant instructor of the founder of hapkido, Choi Yong Sul. I hope this helps you. Does anybody else have any information pertaining to these two instructors? Has anybody trained with Mr. Benko or attended seminars where he taught? Kevin F. Donohue -----Original Message----- From: Troy Smith, Jr. [mailto:chungdokwan80@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 12:13 PM To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] GM Benko Does anyone know the history or who GM Benko trained with Hapkido related? Troy L. Smith UMAS __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 --__--__-- Message: 10 From: Ray Terry To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2004 11:32:58 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [The_Dojang] Mr. Benko Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >From the web... Grand Master James S. Benko Grand Master Benko is one of the highest ranked non-orientals in the world recognized throughout the world. He has dedicated his life to the martial arts and sharing with others what he has learned. He holds the ranks of 9th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, 9th degree black belt in Hapkido, 9th degree black belt in Shim Soo Do (Korean Swordsmanship), 9th degree black belt in Han Kuk Mu Ki Do (Traditional Korean Weapons), and black belt ranks in several other martial arts styles. Grand Master studying the Korean mu do (martial arts) of Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and Yu Sool in 1959 from Ki Jun Lee. Grand Master Lee was one of the first Korean master instructors to come to America, in 1957, and introduce these arts in the United States. While in the military Grand Master Benko became a member of the American Special Forces, Green Berets. He spent three tours of combat duty in Viet Nam. While serving in Viet Nam, he worked with the famous Korean "White Horse" and "Tiger" divisions, who were known for their bravery and aggressiveness in combat. While serving in Viet Nam, Grand Master Benko taught Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, and other Korean mu do (martial arts) to American and Vietnamese military personnel, police, and other Green Berets. As a Green Beret, he often worked closely with the Vietnamese troops and people, training them in the use of weapons (see photo to left), village defense, and hand-to-hand combat. It was in Viet Nam that he met two Korean martial arts masters who would change the course of his life, Grand Master Yang Hyee and Grand Master Won Soo Kim. All three became life-long friends who dedicated their lives to studying and teaching the martial arts. Won Soo Kim was the first assistant instructor of the founder of hapkido, Choi Yong Sul. Grand Master Kim continued to teach Grand Master Benko, hapkido as well as Korean weapons including the Korean "gum" (sword). In Viet Nam he also studied the Vietnamese martial art of "Vo Vi Nam". Vo Vi Nam is a South Vietnamese martial arts style which uses circular hand motions and joint manipulation techniques similar to Chinese chin na, reflecting the strong Chinese influence on the art. Vo Vi Nam also has powerful kicking techniques similar to those of Tae Kwon Do. Vietnamese Vo Vi Nam training includes weapons such as the "con" ("staff"). After having received advanced training in Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Korean Weapons, and other Korean Martial Arts from such prominent Korean Masters as Yang Hyee, Won Soo Kim, Coe Jae Duk, and Yong Kim, Grand Master Benko returned to the United States and continued teaching. It was not long after his return to the United States that he received a shock. There was no unified body to coordinate, unite, or offer leadership to Korean martial arts practitioners. After several years the situation regarding Tae Kwon Do organization and leadership in the United States showed little change. Grand Master Benko had been repeatedly called upon by Korean martial arts students and instructors across the country to provide the organization, unity, and leadership for Tae Kwon Do. On July 9, 1974, Grand Master Benko and his late-wife Edna (Dieu Thi Vu), founded the International TaeKwon-Do Association. The Association grew rapidly with members throughout the world. Kwan Jung Nim Benko is also the president and founder of the following organizations: * World Shim Duk Kwan Hapkido Association founded 1970. * International Hapkido Federation founded 1971. * World Shim Soo Do Federation founded 1971. * Korean Black Belt Association founded 1976. * Korean Martial Arts Federation founded 1982. * Institute of Traditional Asian-Arts founded 1982. He realized that the physical aspects of the martial arts just scratches the surface and should be balanced with mental training and development. After returning from Viet Nam, and while starting his new family, he continued his education. He received his Masters Degree in Management and Administration in 1987, and his Ph.D. in 1994. In addition to his busy administrative duties, Grand Master Benko continues to develop new training programs for students, instructors, and masters. His programs also include law enforcement, rape defense, advanced black belt studies, and several masters' programs. He continues teaching and travels throughout the United States and Asia conducting Seminars and Summer Camps, like in Malaysia (see photo to right), promotional tests, and advanced training for black belts and masters. Since he began studying the Korean martial arts in 1959, Grand Master Benko, through decades of training and research, has become one of the world's foremost authorities on these Arts. His vast knowledge of the Korean martial arts, from both a historical and physical perspective, has made him one of the most respected Korean martial arts authorities in the world. Many Korean martial arts styles do not include weapons training as part of their curriculum. In order to meet the needs of Korean-style martial artists who wish attain rank in Korean weapons, Grand Master Benko created programs so practitioners can earn Black Belt and Master ranks in Korean Swordsmanship and in Traditional Korean Weapons. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of several Korean martial arts publications: Tae Kwon Do Journal, Hapkido Journal, and the Korean Martial Arts Journal. He is the author and publisher of more than two dozen Korean martial arts books. Grand Master Benko's books may be found in libraries throughout the world, another endorsement of his many accomplishments and contributions to the Korean martial arts. In his unending quest for knowledge. He continues his research into the background of the martial arts. This enables him to provide the public with well researched and authoritative information. Grand Master Benko has written, produced, directed and starred in over 70 martial arts training video presentations, including programs used by military and law enforcement personnel. He has created one of the largest and most authoritative collections of Korean martial arts videos in the world. He has been featured in magazines in Europe, Asia, and the United States. His books and videos are used by martial arts schools and universities all over the world. Grand Master Benko is listed in: "The Martial Arts Source Book", "Who's Who In American Martial Arts", "Who's Who In Karate & The Other Martial Arts", "Masters, Founders & Leaders of American Martial Arts". Grand Master Benko has been honored with several national and international awards. He received personal letters of appreciation from both President Ronald Reagan and President George H. W. Bush. He was presented with the "Key to the City" of Florence, South Carolina. He has been awarded membership in the World Head of Family Sokeship Council (WHFSC) and received the honor of being granted the title of "Grand Master of the Year". He was the Technical Executive Advisor for Korean Martial Arts and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Canadian Martial Arts Society (CMAS). Grand Master Benko has been inducted into the prestigious World Martial Arts Hall of Fame and the Martial Arts Masters, Pioneers & Legends Hall of Fame. --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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