Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 03:01:06 -0700 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 12 #407 - 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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Copyright 1994-2005: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Korean Martial Arts. 2000 members. 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. Melinda (Braeswood Martial Arts) 2. TKD Times interview with GM Sang Cook Kim (martialscience64) 3. Re: WHat If.... (Tony McDonald) 4. Re: modern history of TKD (Christopher Spiller) 5. Gumdo at Yongsan (Ray) 6. Taekyun clips (A. Boyd) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Braeswood Martial Arts" To: Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 09:19:55 -0500 Subject: [The_Dojang] Melinda Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hello Melinda, We had no idea you were going through such trauma. I am so glad to hear you are on the mend. We are thinking happy thoughts for you down here in Houston. Let us know if we can help in any way. Kat --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "martialscience64" To: Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:36:07 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] TKD Times interview with GM Sang Cook Kim Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net After training with Master Garrison and GM Kim in Oregon. It was such a pleasure to see Master Morgan's in depth article interviewing Mr. Kim after all these years. WOMAF is truly a top notch organization with highly skilled teachers and Martial Artists. Mr. Morgan it is a joy to see you in print again.... I was wondering what all of you on the DD thought of the interview? Greg Hindley Douglasville, Georgia --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "Tony McDonald" To: Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] WHat If.... Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 12:40:24 -0700 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Jye nigma To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 4:41 PM Subject: [The_Dojang] WHat If.... What if north and south Korea united and there was no more communism in north Korea and actually there was no separation of north and south korea? I wonder what that would mean for the martial arts of Korea. Aside from this what if question, what are the martial arts of North Korea? >Hmm that's a good question, but I bet there would be a lot of little things to >touch up on, I.e. trade, alliances with other countries, import and export, and >ITF and WTF some how working something out to create some larger cooperative >organization. My 2 cents ~Tony --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 13:58:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Christopher Spiller To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: modern history of TKD Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >>> Thanks for the additional information. I find the area > of history of the various kwans to be very > > interesting. Wish there was more informational > sources > > available in English. > > See > http://martialartsresource.com/anonftp/pub/the_dojang/digests/history.html > > Although it is entitled the Modern History of > Taekwondo, it is one of the more accurate and honest > write-ups of the various early Korean Karate > kwans. > > Ray Terry > rterry@idiom.com<< Thanks Ray, I've already read the modern history a couple of times. It's interesting, but I wish there was something with more detail. I also wish there was more in the way of footnotes/sources cited (even if it was something like: "interview with the author" of a particular Kwan Jang) but that's what you get for hanging around higher education for so long. Isn't Dr. Kimm writing a history of Korean Martial Arts? Anyone know how that work is coming along? Taekwon, Chris __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com --__--__-- Message: 5 From: Ray To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:40:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [The_Dojang] Gumdo at Yongsan Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Yongsan celebrates Columbus Day with parade, festival by T.D. Flack Stars and Stripes Pacific edition, Monday, October 10, 2005 YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea -- Six-year-old Ashley Gattis blew away her limbo competition. Spc. Josh Schneider accidentally entered a pepper-eating contest. Elsewhere, Gangnam Mayor Kwan Moon-yong showed off his swordsmanship. The three were among hundreds of Area II community residents who gathered near Collier Field House to celebrate Columbus Day and have a little fun. "It's an opportunity for everyone to take a break and let their hair down," said Col. Ronald Stephens, Area II commander. The day began with a parade from the commissary to the field house. P.J. Masaniai and Soteria Amosa and fellow members of the Republic of Korea Samoa Association earned $200 for taking first place in the "best humorous theme" category. Their parade skit involved a demonstration of cricket, a popular game in Samoa. Masaniai said the weather -- and the music -- made it a fun day. At one end of the festival area, various performances were held on stage throughout the day. Between performances, prizes were raffled and contests were held. Dozens of children lined up for the limbo contest, in which Gattis took the 10-year-and-younger category. The adults didn't fare as well; only one of the 10 contestants actually made it under the stick in the first round. With prizes such as DVD players, it wasn't hard to get people involved. When the announcement came that adult volunteers were needed for a game, Schneider bolted for the stage. He wasn't exactly thrilled to learn he'd stumbled into a Korean pepper-eating contest. With tears streaming down his face, he explained that he hates spicy food. And even though pepper-eating champion James Champigny likes his food on the hot side, he barely could talk after the contest. Downing bottles of water and standing over the DVD player he won, he tried to explain the pain: "It feels like someone has a campfire in my mouth. Each time I breathe it gets hotter." One of the day's highlights was a demonstration by the World Haidong Gumdo Federation, led by executive director Jong Gu-lee. Gumdo -- Korean for "way of the sword" -- is a martial art that focuses on teaching battle techniques. Team members impressed the crowd with the razor-sharp timing and swords -- cutting pears that had been thrown in the air and slashing bamboo and straw. Gangnam Mayor Kwan, a member of the federation, said he volunteered to bring the group to help introduce Korean culture to the Americans. --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 20:21:50 -0400 (EDT) From: "A. Boyd" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Taekyun clips Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The group shown in these clips has impressed me quite a bit over the last few years. Although they seem to be progressively scaling back impact power in favour of striking targets, there still seems to be a heavy focus on real application over sport application in their seminars and demonstrations. Recently the group's competitive matches have been shown on the KBS sports channel on a weekly basis... much more frequently than you see TKD or Ssireum [and about 10 times less often than you see K1 and its local variants]. Anthony Boyd: Swordsman and English Teacher hdgdforum.com __________________________________________________________ Find your next car at http://autos.yahoo.ca --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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 1994-2005: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest