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Copyright 1994-2006: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Korean Martial Arts. 2,100 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. USA Taekwondo Announces Hiring of National Team Coaches (Ray Terry) 2. Re: Korean Names (Manuel Maldonado) 3. Re: Fighters V. Martial Artist (michael tomlinson) 4. RE: (No subject header) (michael tomlinson) 5. RE: Re: Fighters V. Martial Artist (Thomas Gordon) (Stovall, Craig) 6. RP Taekwondo head blames test center for drug shame (Ray Terry) 7. Further reply to JC (FRANK CLAY) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:19:49 -0800 From: Ray Terry To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] USA Taekwondo Announces Hiring of National Team Coaches Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net USA Taekwondo Announces Hiring of National Team Coaches and Rolls Out New Coach Development and High Level Training Center Programs USA Taekwondo, the national governing body for the sport of Taekwondo in the United States, has named two National Team Coaches in conjunction with the launching of new Coach Development and High Level Training Center Programs. Jean Lopez (Sugar Land, Texas) and Juan Moreno (Miami, Fla.) will serve in the capacity of National Team Coaches, providing coaching, planning and technical content for USAT national teams and athlete and coach development programs. They will work closely with USAT Director of High Performance Scott Novack to expand all of USAT's high performance initiatives. "We are excited to officially bring Jean Lopez and Juan Moreno into the USA Taekwondo family," said USA Taekwondo CEO and Secretary General David Askinas. "Their names are synonymous with coaching excellence in U.S. and world Taekwondo circles. Their hiring and the introduction of the new Coaching Development Program (CDP) is a way of bringing Taekwondo education into the 21st Century. This is but the first of many exciting announcements we expect to make as we move into 2006." In 2005, Lopez and Moreno served as head coaches for both the World Taekwondo Championships and the World University Games, guiding the U.S. to four medals (three golds and one bronze) at the World Championships and three bronze medals at the World University Games. The duo also served as mentor coaches for the 2005 Junior National Team. "USAT experienced its best ever National Team performances in 2005," said Novack. "With the appointment of Coach Lopez and Coach Moreno, I am very excited to move forward with all of our high performance initiatives that lead to Beijing and beyond." Lopez was the 2004 Olympic Team coach, helping guide both U.S. athletes to the medal stand: a second straight Olympic gold medal for his younger brother, Steven Lopez, in the men's competition, and a silver medal for Nia Abdallah in the women's event. As a competitor, Lopez won a silver medal at the 1995 World Championships. "I take this position with great honor," said Lopez. "It has been my dream to represent my country in an official capacity, and take what I've done at the club level and use it on a national program. My goal is for the rest of the county to realize the USA will be a dominant force while I'm in this position." Moreno is a three-time Olympian in Taekwondo, winning silver medals in 1988 and 1992. He personally coached two members of the 2005 Senior National Team (Antony Graf and Lauren Cahoon) and guided another, Elisha Voren, to a bronze medal at the 2005 World University Games. Another student of his, Manuel Suarez, won a bronze medal at the 2005 Pan American Junior Taekwondo Championships. "As an athlete I always loved challenges, and as a coach I have always tried to prepare my athletes to the best of my ability," Moreno said. "Now, as the USAT National Team Coach, I will strive to make the USA the premier country in the world for sport Taekwondo. "This is truly a great time in American Taekwondo history. Many people have had the opportunity to retain some of the most successful coaches that our country has to offer, but none have taken that opportunity. For David Askinas to finally pull the trigger and initiate this, will only lead to bigger and better things for our athletes and coaches. I am very proud and honored to officially be part of the new USAT coaching staff. Working with Coach Lopez and some of the other fine coaches in this country has always been a dream of mine." Lopez and Moreno will coach U.S. teams at three major international competitions in 2006: the Senior National Team at the World Cup Team Competition in Bangkok, Thailand, Sept. 14-19; the Junior National Team at the World Junior Championships in Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam, July 26-30; and the Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Nov. 21-26. Other duties for Lopez and Moreno will include providing coaching at all National Team camps that involve the Senior and Junior National Teams, assisting with the development of the new Coach Development Program by providing technical expertise and content, delivering seminars at national events, and developing grassroots athlete development camps in the summer of 2006 in conjunction with the new High Level Training Center Program. As part of USA Taekwondo's high performance initiatives concerning athlete and coach development, a working group was formed consisting of Lopez, Moreno, Herb Perez (1992 Olympic Gold Medalist), Jason Poos (2005 & 2004 Junior National Team Coach), Novack and Askinas, with assistance from Bob Gambardella (former USAT CEO). This group created the new Coach Development Program which is set to launch in time for the 2006 National Event Qualifiers. The mission of the new Coach Development Program (CDP) is to develop USA Taekwondo coaches at all levels through education and standardization of a professional and comprehensive coaching program in the pursuit of sustained competitive excellence. The program will begin at the first National Event Qualifier in Rochester, Minnesota, April 1-2, 2006. "I am excited for the implementation of the new coaching developmental program," said Poos. "The CDP information is now better serving our coaching membership at all levels. With the hiring of Juan Moreno and Jean Lopez as National Team coaches, we are taking sport Taekwondo to higher level. They are both knowledgeable and their records speak for themselves. The future looks very bright for our athletes and our organization as well." The program was created with the goal of providing standardized technical content to better train coaches so they can, in turn, train athletes for optimal athletic performance. The new CDP replaces the former Coaching Accreditation Program and offers a new multi-tiered program with a coaching qualification and certification process that will raise the standard of coaching in the United States. "A lot of work has gone into establishing the Coach Development Program," added Novack. "Jean and Juan have provided world class content and direction and will be delivering many of the seminars. Jason Poos, the USAT coach director, has provided significant coaching insights and experiences. This all is brought together with the delivery by the High Level Training Center program and Herb Perez. It has truly been a team effort and I am excited to see the benefits." The High Level Training Center Program is a partnership that supports USA Taekwondo's high performance initiatives with special concentration on grassroots development. On a regional level, the HLTC program will be developing America's future Olympians in the sport of Taekwondo. The program also includes coach and referee development seminars as well as a soon-to-be-announced summer development camp. The HLTC program was designed by Herb Perez, a noted champion and leader in the martial arts for many years. Perez won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona and was a six-time U.S. National Team captain. In 1987, he captured gold medals at both the Pan Am Games and World Cup. A member of the Taekwondo Hall of Fame, Perez was awarded the United States Olympic Committee's George Steinbrenner Award in 2002 for his work in rebuilding the Afghanistan Olympic Committee's Taekwondo and Judo programs. In 2005 he was selected by the World Taekwondo Federation as the U.S. representative to the Sport for All Committee. "The USAT has always set the standard for excellence in Olympic Taekwondo training, and the HLTC program is proud to support and deliver this cutting edge content from our top coaches," said Perez. "Coaches Moreno and Lopez have designed a program that is sure to raise the level of every coach in this country as we prepare our athletes for Beijing and beyond. "As a young athlete, I spent an enormous amount of money and traveled many miles to gain the knowledge necessary to win an Olympic Gold Medal. Now, the USAT and the HTLC will deliver that information to virtually every community in the country through the CDP. Excellence is now available to every USAT coach and athlete. I know that our coaches strive to be the best they can be so that every athlete in the pipeline can achieve their goal." ### Author: Bill Kellick Organization: USA Taekwondo Phone: 719-866-3626 --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Manuel Maldonado" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:24:29 -0800 Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Korean Names Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net hello heres my 2 cents worth... While I was in Korea we had our "names" on our Do-Boks (shirt & pants) because they were left in the Do-Jang and the White Belts washed them and hung them on our prospective hook..... Here in the US "White Belts" dont clean the Do-Jang or "wash" students uniform. I put my students names on their uniforms because they think its neet to see their names in Korean.... My ex wife (Korean) used to embroider them on the uniform.... Now with so many students comming and going I've instructed my instructors not to do this because that way the uniform could be sold to a new student at a cheaper rate... We now only put names on our Dan Holder's uniforms. Thank You again for allowing me to post. Master M. K. Maldonado --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "michael tomlinson" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Fighters V. Martial Artist Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:28:59 +0000 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net It is amazing how many people have learned how to sprawl and do under hooks now...very good stuff to know period... Michael Tomlinson > >What’s real interesting to me is how many UFC fights AREN’T going to the >ground now. The grappler clinches and the striker knows enough to get >them off of em so they can stand up. 10 years ago most everyone wanted to >learn how to "fight from the ground" even though the practicality of >"wanting" to roll on a gravel parking lot isn’t very enticing. Yeah, we >should learn how to grapple, but in my estimation, we should learn enough >grappling so we can get back on our feet. > >Just my thoughts. > >Thomas Gordon >Florida >_______________________________________________ >The_Dojang mailing list, 2,100 members >The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net >Copyright 1994-2006: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource >Standard disclaimers apply >http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang --__--__-- Message: 4 From: "michael tomlinson" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] (No subject header) Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:33:28 +0000 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Rob, I feel all of that and totally agree with you. It is a different era, and one that us older folks must try to at least mold some of our lessons and beliefs to the younger generation. Michael Tomlinson >From: "rwood" >Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >Subject: [The_Dojang] (No subject header) >Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 12:02:42 -0600 > >Mr. Tomlinson wrote; > >that is a very good point, how do you balance out the >concepts of fairplay, honor, respect, humility, and manners >when we are constantly bombarded with quite the opposite on >a daily basis? I am a high school teacher and this is a >problem I contend with everyday. I kind of take the idea of >practicing what I preach... young ones are very observant, >that is their main mode of learning so before you can preach >it to them you best be trying to live it or they will >disregard the message because of the messenger...after that >what do you do??? I know what I do but I would love to >hear what some of you all do about this quandry with today's >youth???? What's up ya'll?? > > >Mr. Tomlinson, > >I am also a school teacher. I am the teacher for the >Outside School Suspension Program in my district. The >program allows for students, whose behavior warrants removal >from school to still keep current with assignments and we >also have a community service part to the program. I see >students’ everyday that have fought, stole, been >insubordinate, etc. Lack of self disciple is rampant. The >lack of self disciple is learned behavior from home and >entertainment. The real concerns I have is the lack of >drive or goal setting and lack of remorse toward their >misbehavior evident in most of the students I deal with. >They no longer believe the “I am ok you’re ok” idea, >they now live by “I will do what I want no matter who gets >hurt.” How does this relate to Martial Arts? Well we talk >a lot about disciple and perseverance which seems to have >gone missing from society. America seems to have adopted a >“fast food” outlook on life; fast, cheap, and easy. If >it takes effort, it must be minimal. If it takes time, it >must short. If it involves sacrifice, it is left for >someone else to do. As Martial Artist we sweat, hurt, and >bled for our art. No one else can earn our promotions or >gain our skills for us. The effort, time, and sacrifice are >given daily. This dedication to the art is even given >cheerfully, by student and teacher alike. I believe that at >the end we will be held accountable for how we have lived. >Hum…accountability could that be what is lacking? > > >IHS, >Rob Wood > >He who ignores disciple comes to poverty and shame, >but whoever heeds correction is honored. >Proverbs 13:18 >_______________________________________________ >The_Dojang mailing list, 2,100 members >The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net >Copyright 1994-2006: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource >Standard disclaimers apply >http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 13:36:13 -0600 From: "Stovall, Craig" To: Subject: [The_Dojang] RE: Re: Fighters V. Martial Artist (Thomas Gordon) Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net <<>> It is interesting to observe. If you look at the current roster of UFC champs (Hughes, Franklin, Liddell, and Arlovski) you will not find a pure grappler. They all have very good stand-up fighting ability with Liddell most likely being the top MMA striker in the world. A quick glance at the Pride ranks shows a very similar pattern. As the fighters have become more well-rounded, there has definitely been a shift back toward striking as the determining factor in success. The bottom line (and take this from a grappler) is that it's a much harder thing to defend against punches and kicks than it is to defend against submissions. You can most often feel the submission coming and react...it's very hard to react to the punch that knocked your block off two seconds ago. --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:30:04 -0800 From: Ray Terry To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] RP Taekwondo head blames test center for drug shame Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Taekwondo head blames test center for drug shame First posted 03:19am (Mla time) Feb 03, 2006 By Musong R. Castillo Philippine Daily Inquirer PHILIPPINE Taekwondo Association president Robert Aventajado yesterday branded as "useless" the drug-testing procedure of the Philippine Center for Sports Medicine and blamed the agency for Esther Marie Singson's flunking the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) test recently. Aventajado said that while Singson passed a PCSM test on Nov. 22, the WADA-accredited clinic in Beijing, China, later found the taekwondo gold medalist of the 23rd Southeast Asian Games to be positive for diuretics. The substance is banned by the WADA because it can shield steroid or performance-enhancing drugs. But PCSM head Dr. Raul Canlas said that the system has been in place for the past seven editions of the SEAG and that no untoward incident had ever happened to Filipino athletes. "The PCSM held a series of seminars for national coaches six months before the Games," Canlas told the Inquirer over the phone. "Those seminars were intended to warn them (athletes), and she (Singson) was warned [about taking banned drugs]. I have her coach's word." Canlas declined to identify Singson's coach, one of many who attended the seminar. He said he had urged the mentors to tell their players not to "take anything unusual." Singson, who insists she had made an "honest mistake," would lose her gold medal in taekwondo if the SEAG Federation refused to accept her alibi. The banned substance was found in a weight-reducing tea that Singson took last October so she would make the weight for the bantamweight category. Meanwhile, Eski Ripoll, the conditioning and strengthening coach of the national taekwondo team, said that Singson did not tell anyone she took a brand of herbal slimming tea that is rich in diuretics. The entire taekwondo team was quartered at the Ultra Sports Complex in Pasig City from Nov. 7 last year and Ripoll's wife, Christina -- a health adviser, but not a full-time employee of the PTA -- took care of the team's nutrition requirements. In a related development, PTA vice-president Sung Chong Hong will fly to South Korea soon to attend the World Taekwondo Federation meeting and at the same time raise the case of Singson before the executive board, of which he is a member. Drug cases in the WTF can mean suspensions, and Singson's case could merit a two-year ban from local and international competitions. --__--__-- Message: 7 From: "FRANK CLAY" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 14:37:33 -0600 Subject: [The_Dojang] Further reply to JC Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Please don't misunderstand me. By NO MEANS am I slamming Master Hwang. Had it not been for his actions, I wonder how many of us would be partaking in this conversation. I'm just saying that things are not always so clear and that this is a healthy part of the mystery of life. When we begin to become legalistic in our practice, we are now deviating from the way. I think that this is a lesson that should be re-learned by the current federation. Part of being a martial artist is in dealing with our daily internal battles. Of which, each of us have many. For any master to focus too much on image and who is doing or saying what, means that that master has strayed. Now by all means, one must defend themselves if someone is harming their school by harming others in their name, but this is not exactly the scenario. In this case, I don't think, or would rather believe, that the current Federation leadership is undergoing growing pains and is trying to grow into the role. I do think that they are taking the wrong approach and are ignoring history. As far as a student leaving and doing that? I can tell you, I was angry at first but I let it go. Sometimes the things that make you angriest teach you the most about you and where your practice needs to lie. For example, I cannot comment on Hackworth other than my experiences. I felt betrayed by Mr. Hackworth. I really did. I ended up taking that out on people who were not associated with him in any way and was too ready to jump the gun, thinking someone was doing something wrong. That was my fault and a knee jerk reaction to the past. Its something i must come to terms with. Its part of my practice and my practice is to enhance my growth, and by default enhance the growth of those associated with me. Today, I have several schools under me. There is no federation or association. We are more like family. If a sabum is a fathering master, then how can I as the father take the bread from my children? I cannot. (note: I'm not advocating that martial artists should not make money. They are professionals and should be compensated as such - considering the average sabum has been studying at least as long as a student who gets a masters). These are hard lessons to learn but very important. It took alot of time to learn from these things. But these things came from history and I cannot try and deny that. So too, the Fed must learn from its past and stop trying to control it. The name SBD is TM'd. So be it. Don't try and copyright history. Everyone loses that way. Just my humble two cents. f. PS. Pardon my informal addressment of you. I don't know your name. I suspect you are a sabum, but I don't know that either. I'm not trying to slight you by calling you JC. --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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 1994-2006: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest