Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:48:21 +0100 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 14 #354 - 2 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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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. Man sues instructor (Thomas Gordon) 2. SEA Games (The_Dojang) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Thomas Gordon" To: "Thomas Gordon" Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 08:14:33 -0600 Subject: [The_Dojang] Man sues instructor Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hWqoBBeJ8MEkD1N1H-1ecawv3W5A Campbell River man hurt sparring with martial arts teacher wins damages VANCOUVER - A man who sued his martial arts teacher after his knee was injured while the teacher was demonstrating a move has been awarded damages of more than $155,000 in B.C. Supreme Court. Court was told that Robert Parker of Campbell River suffered a ligament tear and damage to the cartilage of his right knee as a result of pressure applied by Jodey Ingalls on Jan. 23, 2003. Parker said he heard his knee pop, rip and tear, suffered excruciating pain and blacked out for 20 to 30 seconds. Parker eventually had surgery on the knee, in May 2004, but his knee is still stiff in the morning and he limps for the first couple of steps he take. Court was told he can't ski or do martial arts, play baseball or ride his bike off-road, has gained 30 pounds since the injury and continues to take pain and anti-inflammatory medication. He's also unable to work on his house or trade work with his friends and his ability to help with chores around the house is reduced. --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 06:59:00 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] SEA Games Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net >From pencak silat to sanshou wushu, martial arts fans have large choice at SEA Games AP NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand: Cheak Bun Hong has chosen his sport wisely. Despite only one year's experience in the martial art of sanshou wushu, the Cambodian got as far as the quarterfinals at the Southeast Asian Games. "I love this sport," Hong said late Friday after losing 2-0 to Senduk Youne Victorio from Indonesia. "It is lucky I like it, because I didn't have a choice. If I wanted to come to the SEA Games, it was my only chance." This year's event has seven Asian martial arts, and only true aficionados could possibly claim knowledge of all. What is kempo? And how does it differ to pencak silat? Who might win gold at wushu? >From martial arts imported from northern Asia to homegrown techniques, athletes here are competing for 106 gold medals. The imported sports begin with wushu, an exhibition and full-contact sport derived from Chinese martial arts, with film star Jet Li its most famous practitioner. Wushu is subdivided into taolu — which uses weapons — and sanshou, which does not. Taolu is similar to gymnastics, and competitors are known to spin up to 720 degrees in the air on a jump. Sanshou is more like close-contact boxing, often ending in bear hugs with athletes trying to kick and flip each other. Taekwondo, from Korea, is a better known art and has Olympic pedigree. It is marked by powerful punches and complicated kicks that move in fast to do the most damage. Judo, too, is a recognized sport among global audiences. It does not involves weapons, strikes or thrusts. Instead, the object is to throw an opponent to ground, subdue him with a grappling maneuver, or force submission by joint locking the elbow or by applying a choke-hold. Karate-do, from Japan, includes the grappling of wushu and the strikes of taekwondo, with or without weapons. Muay thai, literally "Thai boxing," is the national sport of Thailand, and began with Siamese soldiers as far back as 2000 years ago. Unlike other Asian forms of kickboxing, the Thai version places a strong emphasis on kicking, and almost every part of the body can be used to attack an opponent, except for head-butting. Pencak silat, is a combination of more than 800 schools of fighting throughout Indonesia. Every region in the archipelago has passed down its own version of the sport, with or without weapons. And kempo — a demonstration sport here — is also a kicking and punching sport, but in full protective gear. Despite his defeat, Hong's spirits were still high. "You can't make money as an athlete in Cambodia," Hong said. "I'm going to try to find work playing my clarinet." --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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