Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 03:06:29 -0700 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 14 #144 - 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 1994-2007: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Korean Martial Arts. 2,200 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. Re: Taekkyon interview Song Duk Ki (Hankido) 2. Re: purpose of blocks? (michael tomlinson) 3. Re: purpose of blocks? (J Hazen) 4. blocks (Richard Pazder) 5. RE: blocks (x x) 6. Sogang Univ visiting prof (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 03:11:42 -0700 From: Hankido To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Taekkyon interview Song Duk Ki Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Here is a translation of the interview http://www.hapkidoforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=332&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 >song duk ki interview (anyone speak korean?) > http://youtube.com/watch?v=gWCLMmEH_88&mode=related&search= > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=8gUv8tDn7yM&mode=related&search= > > http://youtube.com/watch?v=aM9A0R2vT_8&mode=related&search= -- kind regards, Klaas Barends http://www.mooyesa.com --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "michael tomlinson" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] purpose of blocks? Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 12:47:11 +0000 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net That's exactly how I percieve it...just like joint locks, throws, and everything else....sometimes you have to realize that when you are on the street or in your house, car, etc... and your training needs to save you in a real situation it will not be laid out with your opponent bowing to you, then going thru a ritualized attack....it's gonna happen all dicey and in some odd positions and craziness...learning to block with your arms in different positions builds a more natural response... I had a student ask me one time why we learn so many HKD techniques....I ask him if owned a socket wrench....he says...yes I do...I then ask him if it came with only one attachment...he says no I have a two complete set of sockets....metric and standard....I said why do you need all of those sockets?? He says to me so I can do whatever job I need to.....I said exactly...so you think if you know one joint lock, one throw, one kick, one block, and one punch you are ready for anything???? Michael Tomlinson >From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) >Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] purpose of blocks? >Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 18:43:21 -0700 (PDT) > > > If I could ask some of you with more experience to help me understand >why > > we block sometimes with the fist pointing outwards (an palmok) and > > sometimes with the fist pointing inwards? I would think that one would >be > > a stronger, more efficient block than the other? > >When you practice these blocks you typically start from the same position, >yes? But what if the arm/hand is already in some other position, position >X. > >If you only practice one type of block, you will only be able to block one >way. If you are scratching your [insert itchy body part here] and suddenly >you need to block, which block will be quicker? > >Plan for the unexpected. > >Ray Terry >rterry@idiom.com >_______________________________________________ >The_Dojang mailing list, 2,200 members >The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net >Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource >Standard disclaimers apply >Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net _________________________________________________________________ Make every IM count. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. It’s free. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_MAY07 --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 09:35:32 -0700 (PDT) From: J Hazen To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] purpose of blocks? Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net On Thu, 10 May 2007, Duque Institute of Martial Arts had this to say: DIoMA: If I could ask some of you with more experience to help me DIoMA: understand why we block sometimes with the fist pointing outwards DIoMA: (an palmok) and sometimes with the fist pointing inwards? What do you want to happen as a result of the block, and what do you want to have the option to do afterward? For example, if you twist your forearm slightly as you block, in the direction the punching arm is already traveling, you can 'pull' the punching arm to where you want more easily (the coefficient of static or rolling friction being higher than kinetic friction), keeping it touching you. Great if, for example, you plan do to a controlling technique afterward (when doing an inward block) or stepping past your attacker (when doing an outward block). If you want to create more space between you and the incoming punching arm, you can rotate your forearm slightly in the opposite direction as above, creating just a little bit of space once the attacking arm starts to 'skip' on your blocking arm. Both methods will feel different to the attacker, and will lead them to react differently. Pil Seung, Jeff --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 14:30:37 -0400 From: "Richard Pazder" To: Subject: [The_Dojang] blocks Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hello- I've noticed that when one does a forearm block palm-in, the blocking tool is the radius bone; when one blocks with the palm-out, the tool is the ulna. Since the radius bone is thicker near the wrist and the ulna bone is thicker near the elbow, I've kind of ass/u/me/d that blocking palm-in would be better suited against a blow to the upper neck or face while a block palm-out would be better suited against a blow to the chest or ribs. I've also noticed that when one blocks with the palm facing outward the two bones of the forearm cross over each other. Maybe this would make your block more structurally sound, in the event your forearm was about to absorb a heavier-than-normal amout of force, say blocking a kick for example. I don't have any source material for the above. Sorry. For those with more experience, please correct me if I am mistaken. Respectfully, Rick --__--__-- Message: 5 From: "x x" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] blocks Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:06:12 -0600 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Good Afternoon All, I'd like to add something of little importance perhaps. There is more sensitivity in the radius side of the forearm than in that of the ulna. Try striking your forearms together and you quickly discover which side is more or less sensitive. Unless you've already damaged the nerves in your arms or don't mind the pain, you may prefer blocking with one or the other. Mako >From: "Richard Pazder" >Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >To: >Subject: [The_Dojang] blocks >Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 14:30:37 -0400 > >Hello- > >I've noticed that when one does a forearm block palm-in, the blocking >tool is the radius bone; when one blocks with the palm-out, the tool is >the ulna. Since the radius bone is thicker near the wrist and the ulna >bone is thicker near the elbow, I've kind of ass/u/me/d that blocking >palm-in would be better suited against a blow to the upper neck or face >while a block palm-out would be better suited against a blow to the >chest or ribs. > >I've also noticed that when one blocks with the palm facing outward the >two bones of the forearm cross over each other. Maybe this would make >your block more structurally sound, in the event your forearm was about >to absorb a heavier-than-normal amout of force, say blocking a kick for >example. > >I don't have any source material for the above. Sorry. For those with >more experience, please correct me if I am mistaken. > >Respectfully, > >Rick >_______________________________________________ >The_Dojang mailing list, 2,200 members >The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net >Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource >Standard disclaimers apply >Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net _________________________________________________________________ Now you can see trouble…before he arrives http://newlivehotmail.com/?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_viral_protection_0507 --__--__-- Message: 6 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 15:38:02 -0700 (PDT) From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) Subject: [The_Dojang] Sogang Univ visiting prof Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Forwarding... Announcement: Sogang SK-Supex Fellowships for International Scholars in Korean Studies The Center for Korean Studies, Sogang University, Seoul is offering half-year and full-year fellowships in Korean Studies. The fellowships are designed to enable international scholars in Korean Studies (humanities and social sciences) to pursue further research at Sogang University for a semester or a full academic year. (The spring semester runs from March 2 till the end of June and the fall semester runs from the last week of August till the last week of December.) The appointee is also expected to teach relevant courses in English. Candidates with substantial publications and teaching experience will be favored. Benefits provided by the fellowship include a stipend (commensurate with credentials), round-trip air-fare to Seoul, and housing. Interested scholars for the 2007 fall semester should submit by June 15, 2007, a letter of application, curriculum vitae with a list of publications, 2-3 selected publications and 2 letters of reference to : The Center for Korean Studies, Sogang University, CPO BOX 1142, Seoul, Korea. For more information about the fellowship, please contact Professor Doo Hee Chung, E-Mail: dhchung@sogang.ac.kr. Those interested in applying for spring semester 2008 should submit an application by September 30, 2007. Edward J. Shultz Interim Dean School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Programs --__--__-- _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net http://martialartsresource.net/mailman/listinfo/the_dojang Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net Old digest issues @ ftp://ftp.martialartsresource.com/pub/the_dojang Copyright 1994-2007: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest