Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 02:59:04 -0800 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 14 #73 - 7 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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Teaching Methods (Gordon) Revised submission (Robert Burns) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:56:30 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Protectors Debut Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Protectors Debut for Fairer Bouts 03-04-2007 By Kang Seung-woo The Korea Times CHUNCHON _ Protectors containing electronic sensors, worn by competitors in taekwondo competitions to reduce controversies arising in refereeing, were tested for the first time yesterday, but the possibility of the protectors being adopted for the 2007 World Championships in May or the Beijing Olympics in 2008 seems dim. The introduction of the new equipment is a landmark in the World Taekwondo Federation's (WTF) bid to enhance transparency and fairness in game management. The taekwondo governing body is now hosting the Electronic Protector International Taekwondo Championships at Hoban Gymnasium in Chunchon, Kangwon Province. The WTF said the electronic protectors are being tested during the event on yesterday and today to decide whether the state-of-the-art equipment will be used at the 2007 World Taekwondo Championships in May and at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. In a media interview, however, Choue Chung-won, the president of the WTF, said, ``It is not likely the electronic protectors will be selected for the World Championships and the upcoming Olympics in 2008. ``For the Olympics, we should have reported it to the International Olympic Committee by last year because to revise a new rule, we should give two years for preparation to competitors. I will ask the IOC about introducing the protector, but I think it is premature for the Beijing Olympics.'' In the event, 113 athletes _ 62 men and 51 women _ from 19 countries including China, Italy and Spain will compete in four men's and four women's Olympic categories in a single-elimination tournament format. Men participate in 58, 68, 80 and over 80 kilogram categories, while women compete in 49, 57, 67 and over 67 kilogram groups. The WTF has strived since 2005 to use electronic sensors for matches to rule out disagreements on judges' calls. In September it chose the South Korean company LaJust to provide the equipment. Under a revised rule, one referee and two sub-referees will be assigned to each match. Either the referee or a sub-referee can question attacks to a participant's face, which is unprotected, and two of three referees must agree for points to be awarded. Attacks on body and head are scored only if the sensors on the protectors recognize them. A competition is composed of three two-minute rounds. When a match goes to an extra round, the player must score a point to win. --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 07:59:01 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Hapkido promotes Korea Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hapkido Promotes Korea 03-04-2007 Yoon Won-sup The Korea Times If you go to any diplomatic function, you will likely meet Eum Sang-sup, chairman of the World Hapkido Association. It is largely because foreign ambassadors to Seoul learn techniques for protecting themselves from him. Since 2002, Eum has voluntarily taught basic hapkido to ambassadors. The number of ambassadors who have attended his lessons has grown to more than 80, and some have earned black belts. "I just wanted to show Korean culture, Korean martial arts and hapkido to the world," Eum said. "Those ambassadors who learned hapkido from me also learned about the warm heart of Korea and delivered it back in their countries." Eum said that the real purpose of hapkido and martial arts does not lie in fighting but in maintaining peace and ambassadors pursue peace in the world. He has many fans in the diplomatic community. Uruguayan Ambassador to Seoul Nelson Yemil Chaben, who already has a third tan (third-degree black belt) in taekwondo, took a short lesson in hapkido from Eum. "I have practiced taekwondo for 25 years, and I talked about martial arts with Eum with much interest," said Chaben, who is working hard to earn a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo. Nigerian Ambassador to Seoul Abba Abdullahi Tijjani shows great ability in martial arts, Eum said. "Among the incumbent foreign ambassadors to Seoul, the Nigerian ambassador is the best since he seems born with great physical condition for martial arts," he said. Tijjani said jokingly that he can beat Eum now because he has practiced hard. Asked who was the best ambassador to Seoul in martial arts ever, Eum said former Polish Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki, who stayed in Seoul from 2001 to 2005. Actually, the ambassadors have good reason to invite Eum to their functions and events. In 1996 he set a record for the number of tans, or black belts, in various martial arts with 51. Now he holds a total of 78 tans in hapkido, guard martial arts, kumdo, kickboxing, kongsudo and hwarangdo. Eum's love of the martial arts dates back to 1988, when he decided to make a contribution to the national interest with his talent. He created eight organizations including the World Hapkido Association, Fighting Martial Arts and Crime Prevention National Campaign Center that gained acknowledgment from the government. As head of all these organizations, he has been exclusively in charge of security, escorting VIPs. To maintain his physical condition, every winter he goes to a deep lake in Inje, Kangwon Province, where he breaks ice, goes under the water and trains his mind and body. For more information, visit the hapkido association Web site www.whapkido.com. --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 09:11:54 -0800 (PST) From: Prof Dr Rizwan Mustafa Zubairi Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Hapkido promotes Korea To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hello Can u give me the e.mail address of the World Hapkido Association. best regards Master Zubairi The_Dojang wrote: Hapkido Promotes Korea 03-04-2007 Yoon Won-sup The Korea Times If you go to any diplomatic function, you will likely meet Eum Sang-sup, chairman of the World Hapkido Association. It is largely because foreign ambassadors to Seoul learn techniques for protecting themselves from him. Since 2002, Eum has voluntarily taught basic hapkido to ambassadors. The number of ambassadors who have attended his lessons has grown to more than 80, and some have earned black belts. "I just wanted to show Korean culture, Korean martial arts and hapkido to the world," Eum said. "Those ambassadors who learned hapkido from me also learned about the warm heart of Korea and delivered it back in their countries." Eum said that the real purpose of hapkido and martial arts does not lie in fighting but in maintaining peace and ambassadors pursue peace in the world. He has many fans in the diplomatic community. Uruguayan Ambassador to Seoul Nelson Yemil Chaben, who already has a third tan (third-degree black belt) in taekwondo, took a short lesson in hapkido from Eum. "I have practiced taekwondo for 25 years, and I talked about martial arts with Eum with much interest," said Chaben, who is working hard to earn a fourth-degree black belt in taekwondo. Nigerian Ambassador to Seoul Abba Abdullahi Tijjani shows great ability in martial arts, Eum said. "Among the incumbent foreign ambassadors to Seoul, the Nigerian ambassador is the best since he seems born with great physical condition for martial arts," he said. Tijjani said jokingly that he can beat Eum now because he has practiced hard. Asked who was the best ambassador to Seoul in martial arts ever, Eum said former Polish Ambassador Tadeusz Chomicki, who stayed in Seoul from 2001 to 2005. Actually, the ambassadors have good reason to invite Eum to their functions and events. In 1996 he set a record for the number of tans, or black belts, in various martial arts with 51. Now he holds a total of 78 tans in hapkido, guard martial arts, kumdo, kickboxing, kongsudo and hwarangdo. Eum's love of the martial arts dates back to 1988, when he decided to make a contribution to the national interest with his talent. He created eight organizations including the World Hapkido Association, Fighting Martial Arts and Crime Prevention National Campaign Center that gained acknowledgment from the government. As head of all these organizations, he has been exclusively in charge of security, escorting VIPs. To maintain his physical condition, every winter he goes to a deep lake in Inje, Kangwon Province, where he breaks ice, goes under the water and trains his mind and body. For more information, visit the hapkido association Web site www.whapkido.com. _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list, 2,200 members The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource Standard disclaimers apply http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang --------------------------------- Need a quick answer? Get one in minutes from people who know. Ask your question on Yahoo! Answers. --__--__-- Message: 4 Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Hapkido promotes Korea To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 14:40:53 -0800 (PST) From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Checking the website referenced in the article it would seem to be master@whapkido.com > Can u give me the e.mail address of the World Hapkido Association. > > best regards > > Master Zubairi > > > The_Dojang wrote: > Hapkido Promotes Korea > 03-04-2007 > Yoon Won-sup > The Korea Times [snip] > For more information, visit the hapkido association Web site www.whapkido.com --__--__-- Message: 5 From: ChunjiDo@aol.com Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 21:10:06 EST To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Teaching Methods Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net sorry for the slow reply. we've been playing catch-up around here after two fires...yes, two. on teaching methods....i'd invite the father to sit in class and see what youre talking about. if he's not there, he doesn't know what youre doing. unless youre beating the crap out of students, i wouldn't say you did anything wrong. i've done odd things at times to get students to buck up. i bought a collar for injured necks and made one student wear it during forms so he'd stop looking at the ground. apparently, its rather uncomfortable and itchy. it worked. had a teenage girl who had limp punches in class. bought a pair of "hulk hands" for her. they roar and emit "hulk smash" when you punch something with them or pop your punches hard enough. all the boys wanted to wear them, but you can bet this teen girl didnt...lol. she changed her ways rather quickly. had a boy who kept dropping his hands during sparring. finally taped his hands (sleeves at wrist) to a his headgear so he had to keep his hands up. he sparred with his hands up, obviously, against a controlled attacker. he not only learned he'd better start keeping his hands up, but he also did much better at footwork to stay clear of attacks. maybe i just have better student parents. they love this stuff. they see it as creative teaching methods. i dont think youre the only one who's tapped a student for having hands in the pockets. take care, melinda :) Chajonshim Martial Arts Academy _www.cjmaa.com_ (http://www.cjmaa.com) 1.573.445.6636 Chajonshim Martial Arts Supply _www.cjmas.com_ (http://www.cjmas.com) 1.877.847.4072


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AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. --__--__-- Message: 6 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:12:25 -0800 (PST) From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) Subject: [The_Dojang] 15th Cultural Program for Foreign Students and Scholars Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Forwarding... 15th Cultural Program for Foreign Students and Scholars in Korean Studies The Academy of Korean Studies is pleased to announce its 2007 Cultural Program for Foreigners. As an important part of the mission of AKS is to cultivate scholars and young leaders who can contribute to the development of Korean studies, the Academy has organized this intensive cultural program for those in Korean Studies. The cultural program is composed of various components such as special lectures on Korea, intensive readings and discussions in Korean, field trips, excursions, and traditional cultural activities. -Program Period- July 23 - August 17, 2007 (4 weeks) -Language of the Program- The entire program will be conducted in Korean. It is crucial that participants have sufficient fluency in Korean to understand undergraduate level lectures and participate in discussions. -Qualifications and Application Requirements- 1. Undergraduate students of second year or above and/or graduate students in Korean studies a) Application Form with a photo (3.5 X 4.5 cm): You can download the form from our website at http://www.aks.ac.kr/EngHome. b) All official university transcripts: Photocopies are not acceptable. Records of all courses must be in Korean or English. c) A copy of the score report for Korean language proficiency: Applicants are required to submit their score on the Korean Proficiency Test conducted by Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation (http://www.kice.re.kr) and the evaluation sheet included in the application form. d) Letter of Recommendation (1) e) a copy of passport 2. Professional researchers and/or university lecturers in Korean Studies a) Application Form with a photo (application form download) http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/notice/notice_read.asp?num=26&group_id=26 b) Certificate of Employment c) Curriculum Vitae d) a copy of passport * Applicants should initially send these documents by E-mail or fax and subsequently send the original documents by mail -Deadline - March 31. Applications received after the deadline will be considered for the following year's program. -Notification of the Acceptance - Applicants will be notified of their acceptance after the Selection Committee has completed the review of applications. Acceptance letters will be sent to those accepted by April 20 by e-mail. -Financial Support- The Academy of Korean Studies will cover the cost of registration, courses, accommodations, and meals during the program as well as expenses incurred during field trips and excursions. All participants are responsible for their travel expenses to and from Korea. -Arrival and Departure- Participants should arrange their travel to arrive and depart Korea within a period of 2 days before and after the program. All participants are expected to arrange their transportation between the AKS and the airport. -Privileges- Participants will have access to the facilities of the Academy, including the library, photocopy room, tennis courts, and so on. -Contact Address - International Support Division The Center for Information on Korean Culture The Academy of Korean Studies 50 Unjung-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 463-791 Korea Tel : +82-31-709-9843 / Fax : +82-31-709-9945 Website: www.aks.ac.kr http://www.aks.ac.kr/eng_home/notice/notice_read.asp?num=26&group_id=26 --__--__-- Message: 7 Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 20:02:33 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Burns To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Fwd: Re:4. Teaching Methods (Gordon) Revised submission Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Robert Burns wrote: Concerning teaching methods where the newer student fails to respond appropriately or gives an incorrect answer to a Martial Arts history question, or just "acts up" during class: We at the Oriental Martial Arts College, (Hereinafter "OMAC") in the United States, Canada, and Europe, don't feel the need to emphasize the failure of the student by forcing all the students to do "push-ups" or some such other form of punishment or "reinforcement" which only emphasizes "punishment" rather than good conduct or learning. Rather, we choose a student we know has the correct answer, or can perform the correct "form - poomse" or is a good role model, and have that student go "one-on-one" with the other student, concerning the perceived problem. In that manner, we can continue a positive effect in learning, and continue with our normal routine during class. We don't have the luxury of 2 hours; our classes are only 45 minutes long, except on Friday evenings from 7p.m. until 8:30 or 9 p.m. for "5th gup" or higher ranks; rather we warm up for approximately 12 minutes, followed by a 2 minute break, then 4 or 5 minutes of drills in kicking and punching techniques, then 10 minutes of "poomse" drills, breaking the class into "color-belt" sub-classes, with a Black-Belt instructor available to assist as needed; then tests for "stripes" for color belts wishing to take the next upgrade test, followed by "cool-down" exercises, and meditation and repeating of at least 4 Korean words or terms by the whole class, while meditating. Bob Burns, 2nd Dan, Senior Instructor. OMAC, Indianapolis, Indiana with Grand Masters Young P. Choi and Joon Pyo Choi (Columbus, Ohio). THE END Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. 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