Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:48:21 +0100 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 14 #330 - 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 List-Unsubscribe: , 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. FL TKD instructor murdered (The_Dojang) 2. WTSDA Birthday November 13th (WTSDA Bruce) 3. hand conditioning (Ray) 4. Life begins at 80 (Jye nigma) 5. TKD and HKD (John Johnson) 6. Korean Waves (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:27:02 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] FL TKD instructor murdered Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Nov 12, 2007 12:42 pm US/Eastern Death Of Karate Teacher Stuns N. Miami Community Jawan Strader NORTH MIAMI BEACH The master of a North Miami martial arts studio died Monday of injuries suffered in a shooting outside of his studio, according to North Miami police. The hunt continues for the killer of Tae Kwan Do master Young Soo Do, who also shot Leclerc Prosper. While students were inside, Doo and Prosper were shot in the parking lot behind Doo's Tae-kwon-do school Saturday around noon. Prosper was shot in the leg and is expected to recover. Authorities do not have an answer why the shooting took place. "We don't know what the motive is right now, we don't know if it's robbery," Cuveas told CBS4's Jawan Strader. "If they were the intended victims of the gunfire, we're still investigating all that" Do and Prosper were found shot next to Do's Lexus, and the other man's yellow van. So far, police have no leads, but they do have a description of the potential suspect. "We are currently looking for a black male, age unknown that was wearing a white tank top, jean shorts and a mustache," said Neal. According to witnesses the subject then fled through and adjacent alleyway to a waiting Mercedes Benz The subject is described as a black male in his 20's with a thin build and a mustache. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective S. Melvin at 305-891-8111 or Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "WTSDA Bruce" To: Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:05:24 -0600 Subject: [The_Dojang] WTSDA Birthday November 13th Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I would like to wish the World Tang Soo Do Association a Happy Birthday, 25 years old. In 1968 Master Jae Chul Shin came to the United States of America as the U. S. representative for the Korean Tang Soo Do Association. He formed the U. S. Tang Soo Do Federation in Burlington, New Jersey in 1968. This traditional Korean Martial Art was quickly accepted and soon grew in popularity throughout the World. The organization reformed to fit new demands internationally, and on November 13 and 14th, 1982, a charter convention of the World Tang Soo Do Association was held in Philadelphia, PA., USA. With the advent of the World Tang Soo Do Association, Tang Soo Do began a new era of development as a traditional martial art. Tang Soo! --__--__-- Message: 3 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:22:07 -0800 (PST) From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) Subject: [The_Dojang] hand conditioning Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSWojkjXvd0 But I bet I can type faster than he can... :) Ray Terry rterry@idiom.com --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:22:20 -0800 (PST) From: Jye nigma To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net, itf-taekwondo@yahoogroups.com Subject: [The_Dojang] Life begins at 80 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net It's not unusual to see the elderly training in martial arts in other countries, but to see this; is a good thing. Props to the older fellow: http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lcPJCH9O_ Dc Jye --------------------------------- Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your homepage. --__--__-- Message: 5 From: John Johnson To: Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:18:45 +0000 Subject: [The_Dojang] TKD and HKD Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hello. This is my second entry to this forum in a week, and I think that's a personal record for me. I'm glad to finally have some issues raised to which I can add my ideas I have personally found ITF taekwon-do much more suitable to hapkido training than the Kukkiwon or Olympic style. This is because in the ITF we focus on generating power by scientifically employing our waist muscles, wight and balance, where the body’s naturally stronger. Proper Hapkido does the same thing, but with a slightly different purpose and mentality. ITF taekwon-do is concerned with using the complete body to utilize our full potential and to general as much power as humanly possible in a strike. Hapkido, on the other, will use the same muscles in order to off balance an aggressor, to manipulate a joint to attack someone’s center, to generate power in a strike, to come up under a person’s center of gravity to throw them, or any combination of the above. This is not to say that ITF taekwon-do does not do many of the same things, but it does tend to focus more on striking than hapkido, which is generally separated into striking, joint locks, and throws. Yes, ITF taekwon-do also has all three, but it places much less emphasis on the latter two as hapkido does. The sport style of taekwondo (Kukkiwon/South Korean spelling used here on purpose) is more concerned with acrobatics, speed, and point sparring. I personally do not have a problem with this (Why should I? I even hold a Kukkiwon rank!) since it has helped spread Korean martial arts worldwide and it is a unique aspect of Korean culture. It’s fun and brings a lot of good to the people who practice it. Yet, I do have a problem with people thinking it is the only taekwon-do/taekwondo style. What I have noticed here in South Korea is a focus less on scientific studies of body mechanics and power, as found in the old hapkido and ITF masters. Even in the younger hapkido masters and instructors these are usually sacrificed to make a more fun and exciting atmosphere for the kids who just want to flip and do aerial kicks. In essence, most of the dojangs here, whether they are hapkido, taekwondo, gumdo, or something else, are mainly for kids to get out of their parents’ hair for an hour a day and get some exercise, not for serious martial art training. What I would personally like to see is proper hapkido taught in much the same way as ITF taekwon-do is: through practical scientifically proved principles. When I teach at my instructor’s school here in Seoul, I teach these principles so that students don’t wait ‘til they are 3rd dans before they realize the fundamentals as I did. I found this adds fun to my lessons since the students can use more power and thus they instantly build confidence in the techniques. It also ensures that hapkido doesn’t become diluted as Kano Jirugo Sensei’s and Gen. Choi Hong Hi’s arts have become in the sport offshoots of their arts. I guess I would like to keep hapkido pure in much as the same way as aikido has kept their art pure by not promoting tournaments and by teaching through seminars. Interestingly enough, the ITF does focus a lot on tournaments, but they do balance that aspect with the teaching of fundamentals and theories in the art well. Yours sincerely, John A. Johnson IV, ITF IV, KHF _________________________________________________________________ Climb to the top of the charts!  Play Star Shuffle:  the word scramble challenge with star power. --__--__-- Message: 6 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net (The_Dojang) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:18:01 -0800 (PST) From: rterry@idiom.com (Ray) Subject: [The_Dojang] Korean Waves Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Fowarding... The Center for Korean Research at Columbia University presents two =20 events: the New York premier of the film "Epitaph" (Gidam) by the =20 Jeong Brothers, 8 PM Friday November 16, 2007, in Davis Auditorium, =20 Columbia University, New York. The screening will be followed by a =20 discussion with the directors. "Korean Waves: An Interdisciplinary Workshop on Korean Popular Culture =20 in East Asia and the World," featuring Richard Pena and Charles =20 Armstrong (Columbia); Nancy Abelmann (University of Illinois); Kyung =20 Hyun Kim (University of California - Irvine); Wondam Paik (Sungkonghoe =20 University) and others. Saturday November 17, 2007, 9:30 AM to 8 PM in =20 Davis Auditorium. RSVP to koreanwaves@gmail.com. Sponsored by the Center for Korean Research and the Weatherhead East =20 Asian Institute at Columbia University, with the support of the Korea =20 Foundation and the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency. Charles K. Armstrong Associate Professor of History Director, Center for Korean Research Columbia University New York, NY 10027 --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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