Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:48:22 +0200 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 15 #219 - 10 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. Craig (Ray) 2. Beijing Olympics draw sheet for TKD (The_Dojang) 3. Re: Flying sidekick (ISAHDQ) 4. Re: Re: Flying sidekick (daomyer@aol.com) 5. jumping sidekick/flying sidekick (Jye nigma) 6. Re: Re: Flying sidekick (Victor.E.Dodge@jci.com) 7. Re: Re: Flying sidekick (Jye nigma) 8. Re: Re: Flying sidekick (Ray) 9. Re: Re: Flying sidekick (Jye nigma) 10. LinkedIn (Ray) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:49:31 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Craig Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Charlotte Craig belies the look of a taekwondo athlete JEFF MILLER The Orange County Register BEIJING - She is a slight 5-foot-5 and, when she competes in the Olympics on Wednesday, will weigh about 107 pounds, plus or minus an Oreo. She is a blonde, with bright eyes and soft features, her current bout with allergies robbing every bit of her voice but the whisper. "People think I'm a gymnast or a synchronized swimmer," she says, straining forward in her chair just to be heard. "When I tell them what I do, they're like, 'Ah, OK.' No one expects this." And what does Charlotte Craig do? Generally speaking, she kicks rear end. "We met some of the basketball players," Craig says. "I don't remember who it was, but one of them told me, 'You can't do taekwondo. You look too sweet, too nice.' " She then shattered the player's sternum using nothing but her pinkie toes. No, she didn't really do that - but only because she chose not to. Say hello to one of the most unlikely looking and least probable to be here athletes in this, the XXIX Olympiad. Craig, who trains in Laguna Niguel, Calif., is in China despite appearances, odds and one notably significant medical condition. She has only one kidney. She is here despite even her own plans. "I wasn't thinking about 2008 at all," Craig, still just 17, says. "When I qualified I was shocked." The Games of 2012 or 2016, sure, but not Beijing, not this soon. Not right this instant. She first competed here in the 2007 World Championships – as a replacement fighter. Without even realizing she was doing it at the time, Craig earned a berth in the Olympic Trials by beating a world champ and then a Pan Am Games gold medalist. At the Trials in April, she continued rolling, all the way back to Beijing, a place where, based on all the swimming records being set, unlikely has a habit of happening. "I'm fighting the same girls now, just on a bigger stage," Craig says when asked how she'll handle the pressure trying to crush her teenage shoulders. "When I walked into the worlds last year, I was only 16." Besides, she has been coming back in her sport for awhile now, since before birth even. When her mother, also named Charlotte, was eight months pregnant, an ultrasound showed that Craig's left kidney was not functioning. Before her second birthday, the kidney had been removed, doctors warning her parents of the dangers should the remaining kidney be damaged. This wouldn't have been an issue if Craig were interested in, oh, papier-mâche. But with her father, Jim, and two older brothers, Logan and Randy, involved in martial arts, she wanted to join the family fun, too. Early on, Craig wore a pad to protect her kidney. She eventually discarded it, and today claims she can't recall ever once having even the slightest scare. "It doesn't cross my mind now, ever," she says. "I only think about it when someone mentions it." Along the way, Craig began training at Jimmy Kim's Taekwondo Center, Kim a 1988 Olympic gold medalist and, conveniently, one of Craig's idols. She was a little intimidated early in their time together, what with Kim being almost mythical, seeming as authentic as the dubbed voices in a '70s kung fu movie. On one of those first days – Craig had been participating in the sport for eight years at this point - she was so nervous she put her helmet on backward. "He was the only one who noticed, of course," she says. "That kind of broke the ice between us. All I had to do was humiliate myself." So for the past four years, four times a week, one of Craig's parents has driven her from the family home in Murrieta to Kim's studio in Laguna Niguel. Roughly 135 miles, roundtrip. They often have to leave at 3:30 p.m. for a 7 p.m. class because of construction on the freeways. "That is dedication and commitment," Kim says. "Charlotte has her parents, family and friends here who care and support her 100 percent." Says Jim, Craig's father: "We would do it again if we had to. Our sacrifices that have helped Charlotte achieve her goals have been well worth it." All those miles now have brought the family to the other side of the globe. Soon after arriving, Craig appeared at a news conference for the U.S. taekwondo team. The team, you must picture in your mind, is four members of the Lopez family and that blonde girl on the end. The Lopez contingent is from Sugar Land, Texas. It's oldest brother Jean as coach, with his siblings - Steve, Mark and Diana - as competitors. Then there's that blonde girl on the end. Four dark-skinned, dark-haired, dark-eyed people named Lopez. And, yeah, that blonde girl on the end. "There isn't a feeling of her being a fifth wheel at all," Jean says, smiling. "It's like we say, 'She went through the adoption process and now she's a Lopez." And why not? In this story, anything's possible, even the most --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:10:47 -0700 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Beijing Olympics draw sheet for TKD Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Beijing Olympics draw sheet for TKD http://wtf.org/site/wtf/notice.htm?realnum=247&mode=view --__--__-- Message: 3 From: "ISAHDQ" To: Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:09:51 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net To all TKD and TSD folks, Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking technique called a "running-flying sidekick?" The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and performing a flying side kick. Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it. Please respond as I need to hear from all of you concerning this technique. Respectfully, George Petrotta ISA International Director www.sungjado.org isahdq@sc.rr.com info@sungjado.org --__--__-- Message: 4 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:30:08 -0400 From: daomyer@aol.com Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net 1. You are in ancient Korea and need to kick a soldier off their horse? (hehehe) 2. You are fighting in a situation that requires jumping over a fallen friend or chair that got between you and the guy thats going to hit your fallen friend. 3. You are locked in a burning building on a movie set and must jump through a giant window and look good on camera. My favorite reasons... oh yeah also for testing. Probably the real application. Dave O. To all TKD and TSD folks,? Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking technique called a "running-flying sidekick?"? The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and performing a flying side kick.? Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it.? Please respond as I need to hear from all of you concerning this technique.? ? Respectfully,? George Petrotta? ISA International Director? --__--__-- Message: 5 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:38:50 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] jumping sidekick/flying sidekick Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Qy-dG1a8c&NR=1 same kick different martial art: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHNX9zS1y4c --__--__-- Message: 6 Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net From: Victor.E.Dodge@jci.com Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:52:32 -0500 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net TKD background We practice this against a hanging bag for timing and power, we demonstrate it to the public because it looks flashy, but I believe its real uses are limited to multiple opponents (if given enough room), intimidation and breaking down doors. "ISAHDQ" To PM cc Subject Please respond to [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick the_dojang@martia lartsresource.net To all TKD and TSD folks, Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking technique called a "running-flying sidekick?" The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and performing a flying side kick. Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it. Please respond as I need to hear from all of you concerning this technique. Respectfully, George Petrotta ISA International Director www.sungjado.org isahdq@sc.rr.com info@sungjado.org _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list, 2,400 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: 7 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:55:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net no no no, you've got it all wrong. There is a REAL historical reason for the existence of the flying sidekick.   Historically speaking, the sidekick was a powerful kick, but even more powerful then that was the flying sidekick because of the power generated from running and jumping. Well this type of deadly sidekick was only used when your master was killed by the local warlord and so when you get so angry you let out this huge kiyap and do a flying sidekick and it killed the guy who killed your master everytime. Nothing could stop it. Then some years later when all the warlords were killed it was then used to kick soldiers off of horses; but they found the if you missed the soldier it would break the horse's leg in 87 pieces. That's the history of the flying sidekick...lol   Jye --- On Mon, 8/18/08, daomyer@aol.com wrote: From: daomyer@aol.com Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Monday, August 18, 2008, 2:30 PM 1. You are in ancient Korea and need to kick a soldier off their horse? (hehehe) 2. You are fighting in a situation that requires jumping over a fallen friend or chair that got between you and the guy thats going to hit your fallen friend. 3. You are locked in a burning building on a movie set and must jump through a giant window and look good on camera. My favorite reasons... oh yeah also for testing. Probably the real application. Dave O. To all TKD and TSD folks,? Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking technique called a "running-flying sidekick?"? The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and performing a flying side kick.? Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it.? Please respond as I need to hear from all of you concerning this technique.? ? Respectfully,? George Petrotta? ISA International Director? _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list, 2,400 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: 8 From: Ray To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:09:32 -0700 Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net For the MDKers it is a matter of tradition. The flying side kick was perhaps _the_ signature technique of the kwan. But now and then it comes in handy for kicking a raiding soldier of one of those shorter horses that were used in Asia. Ray On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:09 AM, ISAHDQ wrote: > To all TKD and TSD folks, > Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking > technique called a "running-flying sidekick?" > The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and > performing a flying side kick. > Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it. --__--__-- Message: 9 Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:17:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] Re: Flying sidekick To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net It's been my experience that some things found in the MA are simply for training benefits, moreso then for actual use. This doesn't mean that you may never use it in combat, but something like the flying sidekick teaches several things such as balance, generating speed in short distances, jumping skills, landing skills, and timing just to name a few things. Individually these skills will benefit in other areas of training. Just like weapons training enhances and teaches skills.   Jye ---Original message-------------------------------------- To all TKD and TSD folks,? Do you now, or have you ever practiced and taught a kicking technique called a "running-flying sidekick?"? The action would be running at least 10 feet then jumping and performing a flying side kick.? Tell me why you practice it and why you teach it.? Please respond as I need to hear from all of you concerning this technique.? ? Respectfully,? George Petrotta? ISA International Director? --__--__-- Message: 10 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:10:34 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] LinkedIn Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net If you're already on LinkedIn, and so inclined, please feel free to connect to me there. http://www.linkedin.com/in/rayterry Ray --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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