Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:48:22 +0200 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 15 #181 - 5 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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Re: From another group: Kukkiwon Black Belt Certificate (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:37:25 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] USAT awards Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Award Winners Named for National Championships & Junior Olympics July 9, 2008 The following awards were presented during the 2008 National Championshps & Junior Olympics held July 1-6 in Detroit: National Championships Outstanding Female Athlete - Brandi Powers Outstanding Male Athlete - Steven Ostrander Outstanding Coach - Patrice Remarck Junior Olympics Outstanding Female Athlete - Nicole Palma Outstanding Male Athlete - Thomas Lee Outstanding Coach - Patrice Remarck National Championships & Junior Olympics Outstanding Female Referee - Lois Schoenbrun Outstanding Male Referee - Byung Ho Choi Outstanding Event Specialist - Oren Gautreaux Parade of Athletes Best Dressed State - Texas State with Best Spirit - Rhode Island Most Supportive Club - NTA (Coppell, Texas) --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 08:37:42 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Seeing Red Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Referees award more points when they see red NewScientist.com Matt Kaplan Referees try to be fair, but on occasion even the best make bad calls. Now it would seem that sometimes they cannot help it. Researchers reveal that colours worn by competitors can shape referee decisions. In 2005, evolutionary biologists Russell Hill and Robert Barton at the University of Durham, UK showed that wearing red clothing positively impacted an athlete's performance. They suggested that this was due to an association between red and dominance and/or aggression. Psychology groups immediately started debating the idea, with some attributing the bias to differences in opponents' visibility. Now Norbert Hagemann and colleagues at the University of Münster, Germany, suggest a different possibility: the colour worn by an athlete might affect the decisions made by referees. Seeing red To test their theory, they showed 42 referees of the martial art taekwondo video excerpts from sparring rounds between similarly skilled athletes. In each video, one athlete wore blue protective gear and one wore red (see image, top right). Each referee individually judged each clip, assigning points for the attacks made. They then watched the same bouts, in a different order, but this time with the colour of the protective gear digitally reversed, so that combatants wearing blue now appeared to wear red, and vice versa (see image, below right). The team found that referees gave 13% more points to red competitors, even when the performances were exactly the same. "This is a neat experiment. It reinforces the fact that colour influences the outcome of sporting contests," says Barton. It appears that referees' judgements are also influenced, he says, perhaps by altering their subconscious attributions of dominance in the contest they are observing. Olympic questions With the Olympics coming up, the find raises questions about how such psychological effects will shape competitions. Boxing, tae kwon do, and wrestling have traditionally used red and blue for competitors and are expected to use them again in Beijing. Competitors at taekwondo tournaments often wear electronic blow detectors to aid referees, says Hagemann. "But such devices are not used in boxing and still do not alter any psychological benefit granted to athletes merely wearing red." As for team games, Hagemann expects some minor bias amongst referees, "but the effect should be small compared to a combat sport [where] the outcome is mainly based on several judgments," he says. "In team sports there could be a bias only in ambiguous tackling situations and these are usually rare." --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:15:24 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] From another group: Kukkiwon Black Belt Certificate Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Got this from another group.... Jye  I'm practising taekwondo for 6 years in a Taekwondo school. Now Im in 1st dan. We follow WTF style and taeguk poomses. Can I get a kukkiwon balack belt certificate after facing in to a gradein in front of kukkiwon agents in my country(SriLanka)? OR to get a kukkiwon Balackbelt certificate should I train under kukkiwon agents from the beginning? Please someone explain the legal background................ --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Ray To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] From another group: Kukkiwon Black Belt Certificate Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:24:24 -0700 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The Kukkiwon does not require that an applicant for 1st Dan train their entire time under a Kukkiwon certified instructor. All they need is the recommendation from a Kukkiwon ranked master indicating that the applicant knows the 1st Dan material. Check the Kukkiwon website for the two-part application doc files and you can see what info in requested on the application. Now, that said, different countries can have their own requirements wrt what is legal and what is not. So YMMV in SriLanka. Ray Terry thedojang@sbcglobal.net On Jul 10, 2008, at 10:15 AM, Jye nigma wrote: > Got this from another group.... > Jye > > I'm practising taekwondo for 6 years in a Taekwondo school. Now Im > in 1st > dan. > We follow WTF style and taeguk poomses. > Can I get a kukkiwon balack belt certificate after facing in to a > gradein in > front of kukkiwon agents in my country(SriLanka)? > OR to get a kukkiwon Balackbelt certificate should I train under > kukkiwon > agents from the beginning? > > Please someone explain the legal background................ --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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. 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