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Copyright 1994-2008: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource The Internet's premier discussion forum devoted to Korean Martial Arts. 2,300 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: Speechless (David Springs) 2. Re: Interesting article (Misty Haji-Sheikh) 3. RE: Interesting article (michael tomlinson) 4. Re: Interesting article (daomyer@aol.com) 5. Family makes history (The_Dojang) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 18:31:37 -0500 From: "David Springs" To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Speechless Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net You gotta love the ad copy: "Even if You Have Less-than Average Skills..." David On Sat, Apr 5, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Jye nigma wrote: > Of course the author knows how to be successful, when you can get people to buy your stuff for $600+ then YOU real will have success...lol > > http://www.dojangsuccess.com/ > > Jye --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Misty Haji-Sheikh To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Interesting article Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:21:24 -0500 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net I was surprised to find out that the Ilyo > poomse is done in the shape of an actual swastika. Hitler stole this > ancient occult symbol from the Buddhists and Hindus who had used it for > centuries as a symbol of monism (20) (all is one, and all is God). Note: Hitler turned the arms of this symbol backward to make a swastika. Respectfully, Misty On Saturday 05 April 2008 12:33 am, Jye nigma wrote: > Check out this TKD article I ran across. I agree with some stuff, some > other stuff I think the author was reaching for, and then some other stuff > I didn't know about....let me know your thoughts. > > Jye > > Taekwondo & the Martial Arts: Mere Exercise or Trojan Horse? > (An article for the February 2,000 Anglicans for > Renewal Magazine) I was personally involved in Martial Arts, Karate in > particular, for a number of years between the period of 1971 to 1991. My > enthusiasm for martial arts even led me to successfully recruit other > Christians to join me. Through the prayer ministry of the group Wholeness > Through Christ, I chose to renounce my previous involvement in the martial > arts. Previously, I was opposed to some of my friends dabbling in > community centre yoga, but had rationalized my involvement in the martial > arts as something innocuous. In the spring of 1999, my sons discussed > with me the expectation that they would take part in Taekwondo as part of > their Christian school gym class. In discussing our concerns with their > principal, it was agreed that my sons would be exempted from this > expectation. It was also agreed that I would do some research regarding > our concerns about Taekwondo, and present my findings in a paper to the > principal and the school board. As a renewal-oriented Anglican, I believe > that it is vital that the charismatic gift of discernment (1 Corinthians > 12:10) not be neglected in this neo-gnostic, confused age. As part of the > discernment process, I carefully researched dozens of pro-martial arts > books, with a special emphasis on taekwondo books. I also consulted > extensively with a good number of taekwondo and Martial Arts instructors > from North America and around the world. My research led me to believe > that taekwondo and the Martial Arts (MA) are far more than just physical > gym exercises. Rather Taekwondo and MA are Zen(1) Buddhist meditational > technique designed to bring a person into the experience of satori or > Buddhist enlightenment. As Buddhism essentially is reformed Hinduism, so > too the Martial Arts are essentially Martial Yoga. Few westerners have > enough experience with Zen Buddhism to initially notice the hidden > religious nature of martial arts. Chuck Norris, famous for his role as > Walker on the TV show Texas Ranger, holds unreservedly that ‘the ancient > system of Zen (is) the core philosophy behind the martial arts.’(2) It is > no coincidence that the occult circular symbol of Ying-Yang constantly > appears on even many innocuous-looking Taekwondo WEBsites and brochures.(3) > One of the goals of Taekwondo and other martial arts is to enter a zazen > meditational state so that ‘the everyday experience of the dualism of > subject and object vanishes.’(4) In the Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs > (5)John Ankerberg and John Weldon state that "Because most (martial arts) > methods incorporate eastern teaching and techniques, the martial arts are > easy doorways into Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and other non-Christian > religions." They went on to comment that "Traditionally, martial arts are > forms of spiritual education that function as means towards > self-realization or self-enlightenment. It is true that the spiritual > dimension of martial arts can be downplayed or ignored, but that is not > consistent with their ultimate purpose historically."(6) Taekwondo and > other martial arts can be traced to a 6th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma > who travelled from India to China and established Zen Buddhism at the > Shaolin temple of Ko San So Rim. There he taught them both sitting > meditation and the martial arts (moving meditation) to enable his disciples > to free themselves from all conscious control in order to attain > enlightenment. (7) Since Taekwondo’s Olympic debut in 1988, its > popularity has spread like wildfire across the world.(8) Taekwondo means ‘ > Hand (Tae) and Foot (kwon) Way (do). According to the Official WTF > Taekwondo book, Taekwondo ‘is now the national sport of Korea.’(9) Eddie > Ferrie holds that ‘every child in (Korean) school is compelled to practise > Taekwondo…’ (10) David Mitchell notes that Taekwondo ‘is taught to all > members of the Korean armed forces’. (11) It is estimated that 20 –30 > million people worldwide now have been initiated into Taekwondo. (12) One > of the major concerns by Christian researchers is the sitting meditation > commonly done in Taekwondo and most Martial Arts. The Fighting Back > Taekwondo book describes the Chung Shin Tomil or sitting meditation as > ‘another essential part of your taekwondo training’. (13) "Before and after > any taekwondo class, the students meditate…first, you may be asked to clear > your mind of all thought and to relax completely…The 2nd method of > meditation is related to visualization."(14) Mitchell claims that ‘…the > empty mind (is) needed to master taekwondo.’ (15) Key to both Buddhist and > Hindu occult meditation is manipulation of one’s breathing, which is > described as Hohup chojul and Jiptung (synchronized breathing) in > Taekwondo. In contrast, biblical meditation is meditating on God’s written > Word the Bible, rather than meditating on the empty mind by using occult > breathing and visualization techniques. Another area of concern relates > to the ritual forms or poomse used in Taekwondo. The karate equivalent to > the poomse is the kata patterns. As the Taekwondo author and instructor > Eddie Ferrie puts it, "Many of the patterns of taekwondo are rooted in > semi-mystical Taoist philosophy and their deeper meaning is said to be far > more important than the mere performance of a gymnastics series of > exercises. This is not immediately obvious, either when performing or > watching the poomse being performed…" (16) The eight Taegeuk poomses > performed in taekwondo are derived from the eight triagrams of the occult > I’Ching. (17) Richard Chun holds that ‘the forms of Taekwondo…are more than > physical exercises: they are vehicles for active meditation.’ (18) One of > the most questionable poomse patterns is the Ilyo or Ilyeo poomse. Ferrie > teaches that the "Ilyo is a pattern which has a spiritual orientation > containing 24 movements. The title of the pattern refers to the > development of a state of spiritual enlightenment which is one of the > ultimate aims of the disciple of taekwondo. The student who has attained > Ilyo is capable of completely spontaneous reaction without any interference > from the conscious mind." (19) I was surprised to find out that the Ilyo > poomse is done in the shape of an actual swastika. Hitler stole this > ancient occult symbol from the Buddhists and Hindus who had used it for > centuries as a symbol of monism (20) (all is one, and all is God). The > Taekwondo Textbook teaches that ‘The line of poomse symbolizes the Buddhist > mark (swastika) in commemoration of Saint Wonho (or Won Hyo), which means a > state of perfect selflessness in Buddhism where origin, substance, and > service come into congruity.’ (21) The Buddhist swastika in Taekwondo > ‘teaches that a point, a line, or a circle ends up after all in one. > Therefore the poomse Ilyeo represents the harmonization of spirit and body > which is the essence of martial arts.’ (22) The swastika in Taekwondo has > the occult (i.e. Hidden) purpose of teaching the higher-level students that > all is one and all is God. In conclusion, my research and personal > experience has led me to the conviction that Taekwondo and the Martial Arts > are not merely physical exercise, but in fact are Zen Buddhist meditational > practices, both in their sitting and moving forms. Taekwondo and MA are a > Trojan Horse in the House of the Lord, eroding the spiritual barriers > between Zen Buddhism and the Christian Gospel, and potentially leading > vulnerable children and teens into the early stages of eastern occultism. > As a result of this research, our Christian School Board decided to no > longer offer Taekwondo or other Martial Arts. The good news about > religious syncretism is that it is never too late to repent and start > afresh, serving one Master and one Master alone, Jesus Christ our Lord > (Matthew 6:24) > > The Reverend Ed Hird > Rector, St. Simon’s Anglican Church North Vancouver, BC > ARM Canada Missioner > > Footnotes: > > Nathan Johnson, Zen Shaolin Karate, "Ch’an (zen) monks of the Shaolin > Temple" (Ch’an comes from an Indian word dhyana meaning meditation.) > > Chuck Norris, The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems, > Top Kick Productions, 1996, inside cover; ‘…Zen is integral to the Oriental > martial arts…(p. 23)’ > > Taekwondo Textbook, Oh Sung Publishing Company, Kukkiwon Edition, p. > 235; The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Taekwondo, Karen Eden & Keith Yates, > Alpha Books, New York, 1998, p. 22 > > Encyclopedia Brittanica, 15th Edition, ‘Martial Arts’, p. 886 > > John Ankerberg & John Weldon, Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest > House, 1996, Oregon, p. 351 > > Ankerberg and Weldon, Op. Cit., p. 356 > > Richard Chun, Tae Kwon Do: The Korean Martial Art, Toronto, 1976, p. 2 > > Fighting Back: Taekwondo for Women, YH Park Publications, 1993, p. 8 > > David Mitchell, Official WTF Taekwondo, Antler Books, London, 1986, > back cover > > Eddie Ferrie, , Taekwondo: Traditional Art and Modern Sport, The > Crowford Press, UK, 1989, p. 101 > > Mitchell, Op. Cit., p. 9 > > J.S. Eldon, Essential Taekwondo Patterns, Paul Crompton Ltd, London, > 1994, p. 5; The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Taekwondo, Op. Cit., p. 18 > > Fighting Back, Op. Cit., p. 150 > > Op. Cit., p. 150 > > Mitchell, Op. Cit., p. 12 > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 99 > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 99, p. 100 > > Chun, Op. Cit., p. 34 > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 100 > > Taekwondo Textbook, Op. Cit., p. 235, p. 506 > > Taekwondo Textbook, Op. Cit., p. 506 "Won Hyo is a 28 movement form or > poomse which is named after the 7th century monk who purportedly introduced > Zen Buddhism to Korea. (Ferrie, p. 101)" > > Op. Cit., p. 506 > > > > > --------------------------------- > You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. _______________________________________________ > The_Dojang mailing list, 2,300 members > The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net > Copyright 1994-2008: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource > Standard disclaimers apply > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net --__--__-- Message: 3 From: michael tomlinson To: Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] Interesting article Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 04:13:09 +0000 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Wow, Being a practicing buddhist myself I find this article pretty funny..all that meditation, martial arts, and reading the Dhammapada has helped me become a better person.....LOL.....here is the first verse of the Dhammapada which is an old scripture from Buddha: We are what we think, All that we are arises with our thoughts, With our thoughts we make the world, Speak or act with an impure mind and trouble will follow you, As the wheel follows the ox that draws the cart, We are what we think, All that we are arises with our thoughts, With our thoughts we make the world, Speak or act with a pure mind and happiness follow you, As your shadow, unshakable. Pretty good stuff to be written approx. 500 years before Christ was born.....just follow this first scripture and you will become a better person... the guy makes some valid points that martial arts comes from the study of Buddhism in the beginning but not Zen Buddhism which is an off shoot coming from Japan...Buddhism is much older than just that branch.....but IMHO you should be secure enough in your self to not think you will be brainwashed into being tricked into a different religion by studying TKD.....at it's core concepts Martial Arts build focus and one-mindedness and that is what this guy is getting mixed up with Zen....being able to focus and still your mind SHOULD be inherent in all religions and not something anyone should be afraid of....I think that is the cool thing about Buddhism...it's not based on "fear" it's based on love and fixing yourself first.... all right I'll quit preaching.... Michael Tomlinson > > > > Taekwondo & the Martial Arts: Mere Exercise or Trojan Horse? > > (An article for the February 2,000 Anglicans for > > Renewal Magazine) I was personally involved in Martial Arts, Karate in > > particular, for a number of years between the period of 1971 to 1991. My > > enthusiasm for martial arts even led me to successfully recruit other > > Christians to join me. Through the prayer ministry of the group Wholeness > > Through Christ, I chose to renounce my previous involvement in the martial > > arts. Previously, I was opposed to some of my friends dabbling in > > community centre yoga, but had rationalized my involvement in the martial > > arts as something innocuous. In the spring of 1999, my sons discussed > > with me the expectation that they would take part in Taekwondo as part of > > their Christian school gym class. In discussing our concerns with their > > principal, it was agreed that my sons would be exempted from this > > expectation. It was also agreed that I would do some research regarding > > our concerns about Taekwondo, and present my findings in a paper to the > > principal and the school board. As a renewal-oriented Anglican, I believe > > that it is vital that the charismatic gift of discernment (1 Corinthians > > 12:10) not be neglected in this neo-gnostic, confused age. As part of the > > discernment process, I carefully researched dozens of pro-martial arts > > books, with a special emphasis on taekwondo books. I also consulted > > extensively with a good number of taekwondo and Martial Arts instructors > > from North America and around the world. My research led me to believe > > that taekwondo and the Martial Arts (MA) are far more than just physical > > gym exercises. Rather Taekwondo and MA are Zen(1) Buddhist meditational > > technique designed to bring a person into the experience of satori or > > Buddhist enlightenment. As Buddhism essentially is reformed Hinduism, so > > too the Martial Arts are essentially Martial Yoga. Few westerners have > > enough experience with Zen Buddhism to initially notice the hidden > > religious nature of martial arts. Chuck Norris, famous for his role as > > Walker on the TV show Texas Ranger, holds unreservedly that ‘the ancient > > system of Zen (is) the core philosophy behind the martial arts.’(2) It is > > no coincidence that the occult circular symbol of Ying-Yang constantly > > appears on even many innocuous-looking Taekwondo WEBsites and brochures.(3) > > One of the goals of Taekwondo and other martial arts is to enter a zazen > > meditational state so that ‘the everyday experience of the dualism of > > subject and object vanishes.’(4) In the Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs > > (5)John Ankerberg and John Weldon state that "Because most (martial arts) > > methods incorporate eastern teaching and techniques, the martial arts are > > easy doorways into Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and other non-Christian > > religions." They went on to comment that "Traditionally, martial arts are > > forms of spiritual education that function as means towards > > self-realization or self-enlightenment. It is true that the spiritual > > dimension of martial arts can be downplayed or ignored, but that is not > > consistent with their ultimate purpose historically."(6) Taekwondo and > > other martial arts can be traced to a 6th century Buddhist monk Bodhidharma > > who travelled from India to China and established Zen Buddhism at the > > Shaolin temple of Ko San So Rim. There he taught them both sitting > > meditation and the martial arts (moving meditation) to enable his disciples > > to free themselves from all conscious control in order to attain > > enlightenment. (7) Since Taekwondo’s Olympic debut in 1988, its > > popularity has spread like wildfire across the world.(8) Taekwondo means ‘ > > Hand (Tae) and Foot (kwon) Way (do). According to the Official WTF > > Taekwondo book, Taekwondo ‘is now the national sport of Korea.’(9) Eddie > > Ferrie holds that ‘every child in (Korean) school is compelled to practise > > Taekwondo…’ (10) David Mitchell notes that Taekwondo ‘is taught to all > > members of the Korean armed forces’. (11) It is estimated that 20 –30 > > million people worldwide now have been initiated into Taekwondo. (12) One > > of the major concerns by Christian researchers is the sitting meditation > > commonly done in Taekwondo and most Martial Arts. The Fighting Back > > Taekwondo book describes the Chung Shin Tomil or sitting meditation as > > ‘another essential part of your taekwondo training’. (13) "Before and after > > any taekwondo class, the students meditate…first, you may be asked to clear > > your mind of all thought and to relax completely…The 2nd method of > > meditation is related to visualization."(14) Mitchell claims that ‘…the > > empty mind (is) needed to master taekwondo.’ (15) Key to both Buddhist and > > Hindu occult meditation is manipulation of one’s breathing, which is > > described as Hohup chojul and Jiptung (synchronized breathing) in > > Taekwondo. In contrast, biblical meditation is meditating on God’s written > > Word the Bible, rather than meditating on the empty mind by using occult > > breathing and visualization techniques. Another area of concern relates > > to the ritual forms or poomse used in Taekwondo. The karate equivalent to > > the poomse is the kata patterns. As the Taekwondo author and instructor > > Eddie Ferrie puts it, "Many of the patterns of taekwondo are rooted in > > semi-mystical Taoist philosophy and their deeper meaning is said to be far > > more important than the mere performance of a gymnastics series of > > exercises. This is not immediately obvious, either when performing or > > watching the poomse being performed…" (16) The eight Taegeuk poomses > > performed in taekwondo are derived from the eight triagrams of the occult > > I’Ching. (17) Richard Chun holds that ‘the forms of Taekwondo…are more than > > physical exercises: they are vehicles for active meditation.’ (18) One of > > the most questionable poomse patterns is the Ilyo or Ilyeo poomse. Ferrie > > teaches that the "Ilyo is a pattern which has a spiritual orientation > > containing 24 movements. The title of the pattern refers to the > > development of a state of spiritual enlightenment which is one of the > > ultimate aims of the disciple of taekwondo. The student who has attained > > Ilyo is capable of completely spontaneous reaction without any interference > > from the conscious mind." (19) I was surprised to find out that the Ilyo > > poomse is done in the shape of an actual swastika. Hitler stole this > > ancient occult symbol from the Buddhists and Hindus who had used it for > > centuries as a symbol of monism (20) (all is one, and all is God). The > > Taekwondo Textbook teaches that ‘The line of poomse symbolizes the Buddhist > > mark (swastika) in commemoration of Saint Wonho (or Won Hyo), which means a > > state of perfect selflessness in Buddhism where origin, substance, and > > service come into congruity.’ (21) The Buddhist swastika in Taekwondo > > ‘teaches that a point, a line, or a circle ends up after all in one. > > Therefore the poomse Ilyeo represents the harmonization of spirit and body > > which is the essence of martial arts.’ (22) The swastika in Taekwondo has > > the occult (i.e. Hidden) purpose of teaching the higher-level students that > > all is one and all is God. In conclusion, my research and personal > > experience has led me to the conviction that Taekwondo and the Martial Arts > > are not merely physical exercise, but in fact are Zen Buddhist meditational > > practices, both in their sitting and moving forms. Taekwondo and MA are a > > Trojan Horse in the House of the Lord, eroding the spiritual barriers > > between Zen Buddhism and the Christian Gospel, and potentially leading > > vulnerable children and teens into the early stages of eastern occultism. > > As a result of this research, our Christian School Board decided to no > > longer offer Taekwondo or other Martial Arts. The good news about > > religious syncretism is that it is never too late to repent and start > > afresh, serving one Master and one Master alone, Jesus Christ our Lord > > (Matthew 6:24) > > > > The Reverend Ed Hird > > Rector, St. Simon’s Anglican Church North Vancouver, BC > > ARM Canada Missioner > > > > Footnotes: > > > > Nathan Johnson, Zen Shaolin Karate, "Ch’an (zen) monks of the Shaolin > > Temple" (Ch’an comes from an Indian word dhyana meaning meditation.) > > > > Chuck Norris, The Secret Power Within: Zen Solutions to Real Problems, > > Top Kick Productions, 1996, inside cover; ‘…Zen is integral to the Oriental > > martial arts…(p. 23)’ > > > > Taekwondo Textbook, Oh Sung Publishing Company, Kukkiwon Edition, p. > > 235; The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Taekwondo, Karen Eden & Keith Yates, > > Alpha Books, New York, 1998, p. 22 > > > > Encyclopedia Brittanica, 15th Edition, ‘Martial Arts’, p. 886 > > > > John Ankerberg & John Weldon, Encyclopedia of New Age Beliefs, Harvest > > House, 1996, Oregon, p. 351 > > > > Ankerberg and Weldon, Op. Cit., p. 356 > > > > Richard Chun, Tae Kwon Do: The Korean Martial Art, Toronto, 1976, p. 2 > > > > Fighting Back: Taekwondo for Women, YH Park Publications, 1993, p. 8 > > > > David Mitchell, Official WTF Taekwondo, Antler Books, London, 1986, > > back cover > > > > Eddie Ferrie, , Taekwondo: Traditional Art and Modern Sport, The > > Crowford Press, UK, 1989, p. 101 > > > > Mitchell, Op. Cit., p. 9 > > > > J.S. Eldon, Essential Taekwondo Patterns, Paul Crompton Ltd, London, > > 1994, p. 5; The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Taekwondo, Op. Cit., p. 18 > > > > Fighting Back, Op. Cit., p. 150 > > > > Op. Cit., p. 150 > > > > Mitchell, Op. Cit., p. 12 > > > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 99 > > > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 99, p. 100 > > > > Chun, Op. Cit., p. 34 > > > > Ferrie, Op. Cit., p. 100 > > > > Taekwondo Textbook, Op. Cit., p. 235, p. 506 > > > > Taekwondo Textbook, Op. Cit., p. 506 "Won Hyo is a 28 movement form or > > poomse which is named after the 7th century monk who purportedly introduced > > Zen Buddhism to Korea. (Ferrie, p. 101)" > > > > Op. Cit., p. 506 > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > You rock. 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Learn how. hthttp://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh _skydrive_packup_042008 --__--__-- Message: 4 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Interesting article Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:10:51 -0400 From: daomyer@aol.com Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net -----Original Message----- From: Misty Haji-Sheikh To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Sent: Sat, 5 Apr 2008 9:21 pm Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Interesting article "Chuck Norris, famous for his role as > Walker on the TV show Texas Ranger, holds unreservedly that ‘the ancient > system of Zen (is) the core philosophy behind the martial arts" Well thats good enough for me. If Chuck said it its the gospel. --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 07:54:26 -0700 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Family makes history Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Taekwondo: Family makes history in D.M. JOHN NAUGHTON April 6, 2008 Des Moines Register Taekwondo's first family wrapped up three spots on the U.S. Olympic team and made history Saturday night. Siblings Mark and Diana Lopez of Sugar Land, Texas, won Olympic trial matches at Veterans Memorial Auditorium to join their brother Steven, a two-time gold medalist, on the American team. They're the first set of three siblings on a U.S. Summer Games team since 1904, when three Tritschler brothers competed on the American men's gymnastics squad. Mark Lopez, the flashy featherweight champ, let everyone know. "Got a camera? Put that on YouTube," Mark said as he celebrated with his family. "History, baby. We're in the history books." Three of four members of the U.S. taekwondo team were decided Saturday before a crowd of about 1,000: - Top-seeded Diana Lopez landed a backside kick to beat Olympic silver medalist Nia Abdallah of Houston 1-0 in overtime in women's featherweight. Lopez ended the match with 29 seconds left in the sudden death session. "I just try to make that perfect pop," said Lopez, whose win concluded the family sweep. - Mark Lopez struck with a kick with 10 seconds left to beat his teammate and training partner Chris Martinez 3-2 in a men's featherweight match. Then he spun cartwheels on the red-and-blue mat and did a back flip. "I like to bring some flair to the sport," Mark said. "Most of taekwondo is very conservative." - Charlotte Craig of Murrieta, Calif., beat Anees Hasnain of McKinney, Texas, 4-2 in the women's flyweight bout. Craig, 17, is the youngest American on the Olympic team. All three of Saturday's runners-up will be Olympic alternates. The Lopez siblings are coached by another brother, Jean, who also serves as the American team's coach. Each one of the siblings has a distinct personality, he said. Mark is brash and excitable. He walked toward the mat Saturday while bobbing his head to a reggaeton song pumping out over the public address system. Diana is the girl who had to prove herself every day, Jean said. She's the most competitive. Steven, who won Olympic gold in 2000 and 2004, is the strong, quiet type. The three Lopez Olympians overcame odds to reach the team. There were only four spots available for Americans in Beijing - when Edward, William and Richard Tritschler were members of the 1904 squad, they were part of a 111-member gymnastics contingent. Mark won his match with a late kick. Then Diana followed with another dramatic finish. Both Abdallah and Diana Lopez had large fan followings - when the match ended, a number of boos echoed in the arena. Diana leaped on to her brother Jean. Both of them fell to the mat, laughing. "It wasn't the most graceful thing, but it was the best feeling in the world," Jean Lopez said. SATURDAY'S RESULTS Women's Flyweight: Charlotte Craig, Murrieta, Calif., def. Anees Hasnain, 4-2 Men's Featherweight: Mark Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas, def. Chris Martinez, Sugar Land, Texas, 3-2 Women's Featherweight: Diana Lopez, Sugar Land, Texas, def. Nia Abdallah, Houston, 1-0, overtime --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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 1994-2008: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest