Date: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:48:31 +0200 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 15 #148 - 4 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. Team to Attend Junior Olympics (The_Dojang) 2. Hapkido black belt in 6 months (Ray) 3. RE: Ban TKD? (PETER.MCDONALDSMITH@london-fire.gov.uk) 4. WTF Seminars (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:06:37 -0700 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Team to Attend Junior Olympics Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Olympic Team to Attend Junior Olympics in Detroit June 4, 2008 Join in the sendoff of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team during the upcoming U.S. Junior Olympic Championships at Detroit's Ford Field. The four Olympic Team members (Steven Lopez, Charlotte Craig, Diana Lopez and Mark Lopez) will be on hand July 3-4 for autograph/picture sessions and other activities to be announced. Make your plans to be in attendance to give a warm USA sendoff to the Olympians before they travel to Beijing in August! Look for more details in the coming weeks. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 20:13:46 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Hapkido black belt in 6 months Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Military officers graduate in martial arts 05 JUN 2008 Fiji More than 40 military officers graduated in the art of Hapkido at the Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Nabua today. The officers braved rainy and chilly conditions to be honored with a black belt which they have been training for in the last six months. The highlight of the morning was the spectacular display of martial arts by the officers who entertained the enthusiastic crowd that converged on the muddy and soggy QEB grounds. Speaking at the ceremony, chief guest interim Defence minister Ratu Epeli Ganilau said the Fiji Military Forces is happy to have such programmes running in the military. He said every military personnel should prepare him or herself when in battle and having some sought of martial art skills is a bonus when going to war. “Say for example you are out of ammunition and you are in a situation where you cannot defend yourself with a gun so the only option is using your skills.” “You should be proud that you have reached another milestone in the military and rest assured that we are proud of you.” The Hapkido black belt programme is for six months whereby a graduate has to attain a red belt in three months before proceeding to the black for another three. Hapkido is a martial art practiced by Koreans. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, pressure --__--__-- Message: 3 Subject: RE: [The_Dojang] Ban TKD? Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 20:07:17 +0100 From: To: Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net REALLY?? In the case boxing and wrestling, they have been part of the Olympics from the very start. And to be honest was probably more savage back then than what it is now. However the modern Olympics have its ideals placed in artistry. Although I'm not a great fan of MMA, do feel that it has its place. I personally can't watch at home without my good lady having a fit. That aside I do like GSP. I feel that he has a certain art and visible technique. Before the UFC I sure we had debates about what would happen if a bower took on a wrestler, or a judo man took a karate man. Those questions have been answered. Now with MMA I don't personally get stimulated by the sport Peter -----Original Message----- From: Ray [mailto:thedojang@sbcglobal.net] Sent: 04 June 2008 23:19 To: The_Dojang Subject: [The_Dojang] Ban TKD? Olympics Should Ban Taekwondo, Judo, Wrestling and Boxing -- Or Add MMA Michael David Smith Jun 4th 2008 Filed under: USA, MMA/Boxing Above you see American taekwondo gold medalist Steven Lopez on the medal stand with his arms around silver medalist Joon Sik Sin of Korea and bronze medalist Hadi Saeibonehkohal of Iran after the three received their medals at the 2000 Games. That's a nice moment shared among three athletes, but it's a moment that I guess a lot of people think never should have happened. After all, in the latest round of hand-wringing about mixed martial arts, we've heard over and over again that MMA is savagery. And if MMA is savagery, the fighting disciplines that are part of MMA must be savagery, too, right? So really, taekwondo shouldn't be an Olympic sport. In a great column at NBCSports.com, Mike Chiappetta makes an important point: Boxing, judo, taekwondo and wrestling are all Olympic sports. How is it that a sport that combines those sports is somehow unacceptable? Follow along here: boxing is an Olympic sport. So is judo and wrestling. Karate, jiu-jitsu and other martial arts forms are studied and respected by millions around the nation, and countless more around the world. Put them all together, though, and critics say it's part of the decline of civilization. Read that again: separately, they are all honorable disciplines, but as one, it's suddenly "street-brawling" or "barbarism," and too violent to be seen. My solution: The International Olympic Committee should either eliminate all sports that involve one-on-one combat, or it should adopt MMA as an Olympic sport. I guess all those MMA critics would vote for the former, but I vote for the latter. _______________________________________________ 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 **************************************************************************** LONDON FIRE BRIGADE Live in London? Free home safety visits - free smoke alarm? Freephone 08000 28 44 28 Go to London Fire at www.london-fire.gov.uk/firesafety Visit the London Fire Brigade Shop at www.lfbshop.co.uk This email intended solely for the addressee and is confidential. If you receive this email in error, please delete it and notify the sender immediately. If you are not the addressee please note that any distribution, copying or use of the information in this email may be unlawful. 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You should carry out your own virus checks before opening emails or their attachments. --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 13:18:27 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] WTF Seminars Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net WTF to Hold Coach Seminar, Referee Refresher Course for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games 05 Jun 2008 As part of its ceaseless efforts to ensure the fairest judging and refereeing at the upcoming Beijing Olympic Gamees, the World Taekwondo Federation organizes a coach seminar and a referee refresher course for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games this and next month, respectively, in Korea. The WTF coach seminar for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the first of its kind in WTF Olympic history, is scheduled to take place at Haeundae Grand Hotel in Busan, Korea, from June 16-18. More than 100 coaches and officials from about 50 countries have confirmed their attendance at the coach seminar. A total of 128 athletes from 64 countries qualified for the taekwondo competition at the Beijing Olympic Games. The three-day coach seminar will feature a special lecture by Mr. Andrew Ryan, ASOIF director. Another special lecture on fair play will be given for the seminar participants by Dr. Ju-ho Chang, president of the Korean Olympic Academy. On July 13-19, the WTF will hold a WTF referee refresher course for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Busan, Korea, with the exact venue to be decided shortly. A total of 29 international referees are expected to participate in the week-long referee refresher course. The WTF finalized the 29 referees for the Beijing Olympic Games in February this year. The 29 finalists were selected among the 187 international referees from 57 countries, who attended a week-long WTF International Referee Training Camp for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in late July and early August 2007 in Jeonju, Korea. Out of the 187, the WTF selected 54 top referees based on their camp performances, who officiated at the WTF’s world and five continental qualification tournaments between last September and in late January this year. Partly thanks to the WTF’s stepped-up referee education and training, only two “minor” protests were lodged during the six Olympic qualification tournaments, a great improvement in terms of judging and refereeing. “Through the upcoming Olympic coach seminar and referee refresher course, we will reiterate the importance of fair play and fair judging and refereeing at taekwondo competitions, especially at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games,” said WTF President Chungwon Choue. Dr. Choue said, “It is our responsibility to uphold the integrity of our sport through fair and best behavior. There will undoubtedly be winners and losers in any sport; respecting the results and the referee’s decision, regardless of the outcome, is a code that we should abide by in our task of bringing the spirit of fair play to taekwondo.” “Fair judging and refereeing, along with fair play, will help bring a more orderly environment to the taekwondo competition sites, in which athletes and coaches will accept the competition results and follow proper protest procedures, if necessary,” he said. “For the sake of our athletes and for the sake of taekwondo’s future, it is our responsibility to ensure that only the best athletes become worthy --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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. 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