Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 02:48:22 +0100 From: the_dojang-request@martialartsresource.net Subject: The_Dojang digest, Vol 16 #65 - 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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Today's Topics: 1. $30,000 in college scholarships (The_Dojang) 2. fwiw... (Ray) 3. Inayan Martial Arts Summer Camp (Jon Ward) 4. Electronic Protector Committee Meeting (The_Dojang) --__--__-- Message: 1 Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:18:03 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] $30,000 in college scholarships Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The National Rifle Association is currently accepting applications through March 1st from outstanding high school sophomores and juniors to participate in the 12th Annual Youth Education Summit July 7th-13th. Approximately 40 students are chosen to take part in this expense-paid, seven-day event in Washington D.C. The summit encourages young adults to become active and knowledgeable U.S. citizens by learning about The Constitution and Bill of Rights, the federal government, and the importance of being active in civic affairs. Activities on this year's schedule include: · Guest speakers at NRA Headquarters and the National Firearms Museum. · Competitive debates with other high school students from across the nation. · Informative tours at historic sites and monuments in and around Washington, D.C. YES participants also compete for a total of $30,000 in college scholarships. $10,000 is given at the conclusion of the week, based on their initial application, on-site debates and speeches, and participation during the week's activities. $20,000 involves a second application, available to the participants after they go through YES. Since the program's inception in 1996, over $200,000 in scholarships have been awarded. For additional information on the 2009 Youth Education Summit, please visit http://nrafoundation.org/yes, or call 1-800-672-3888, ext. 1342. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:10:12 -0800 Subject: [The_Dojang] fwiw... Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net British Olympian Turns to Video Game to Hone 2012 Fighting Skills Wednesday, 25 February 2009 *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* One of Britain's best hopes for Gold in the London 2012 Olympics is using a new video game as part of his day to day training. Tyrone Robinson, a British International Championship Gold Medallist and a European Championship Bronze Medallist in Taekwondo, is using martial arts fighting game 'Street Fighter IV' as a way to mentally rehearse moves, sharpen coordination, speed up reflexes and advance fight planning. "I'm never going to be able to throw fireballs in the ring like the characters in Street Fighter IV, but I can still try some of the crazy kicks they do. It's a good way to relax at the end of a hard day's training and great to have a tournament with friends" says 22 year old Tyrone, who is one of the current GB Team's elite performance academy athletes and who has high hopes for Gold in 2012. Sports psychologists and sportsmen themselves have long accepted that mental rehearsal and training does translate to dramatically improved results on the field. Now coaches think Street Fighter IV, with its complex structure and split-second timing, is the ideal tool to assist in athletic preparation and help athletes get in the 'zone'. Like Taekwondo, Street Fighter IV has a strict set of moves that can be used in any given situation. Trainers believe that the complex tactical forethought required to play the game can bring real benefits to the fighting strategies of Olympic hopefuls. Des Blackburn, the Performance Analyst for Great Britain Taekwondo, believes that Street Fighter IV is an ideal mental training supplement. "To complement their physical training our athletes are also encouraged, in their spare time, to play this type of game, as it is known that doing so can increase their attention span, depth perception and hand-eye co-ordination; though this is always recommended as an addition to their physical training and never as a replacement!" Tyrone's use of a computer game to prepare for a real world event is part of an increasingly popular trend of using 'brain training' or balancing games to improve mental or physical prowess. Notes: Street Fighter IV is out now on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Beat-em-ups are complex systems that run at sixty frames a second, and whilst they provide a vague overview of their (highly) complex systems of rules in the manual, the way most players have learned about them is through educative tutorials and inferring them backwards through the game. In them, you see complex analysis of systems, with frame counts for the duration of each move and its recover time, and lists of unblockable combos, that have all been inferred through trial and error. Of course, the high-level players have taken this analysis and then internalised it: the ruleset lives and breathes within them, and what was once carefully analysed appears instinctive to the outsider observer. In fact, what you’re seeing is a highly advanced form of systems literacy. Players are often planning the next move based on an understanding not of what their opponent is currently doing, but based upon their knowledge of their opponents' decision tree. That means players are juggling the moves list - and, indeed, the strategies and tactics - for two characters in their heads. This is clearly very advanced systems thinking, and beat-em-up players practice it all the time - much as martial artists do in competitive bouts. Best wishes, Matt Muir Monument PR 156 Blackfriars Rd London SE1 8EN Tel: 07931 763 666 www.monumentpr.com This press release was distributed via Response Source, a service from Daryl Willcox Publishing, on behalf of Monument PR Worldwide. For more --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:03:47 -0800 (PST) From: Jon Ward To: Eskrima Digest , Dojang Digest Subject: [The_Dojang] Inayan Martial Arts Summer Camp Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hey Everyone!   On behalf of the Inayan Martial Arts Association we would like to invite you all to the 4th Annual Inayan Martial Arts Association Summer Camp and Instructor's Conference.  This years event will held in the beautiful Seaside community of Santa Cruz (Aptos), California.   This years camp will be held May 1st, 2nd and 3rd.  We are honored to have the following Instructors at this years event...   Punong Guro Jeff Espinous- Paris, France Kali Sikaran and Silat Concepts   Guru Michael Butz- Phoenix, Arizona Kada Anan Eskrima   Sensei Raul Fabela- Los Atos, California American Kenpo   Guro Biill Francis- Santa Cruz, California Inayan Eskrima and American Streetfighting   Guro Larry Lindenman- Chicago, Illlinois Inosanto Kali, Certified Cross Fit Trainer   Pangulong Guro Jon Ward- San Jose, California Inayan Eskrima Technical Director, Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido   This amazing 3 Day event features over 20 hours of Intensive and Insightful instruction and  a lifetime of experience shared in this Open Forum.  For registration information please visit www.inayanmartialarts.com or email Jon Ward directly at guroward@inayanmartialarts.com or call 408.607.4625    Please note space is limited.  Rules and Protocol for this event are strictly adhered to.  We Hope you will be able to join us for this Annual Gathering of Training, Sharing, Friendshp and Fun!!!       --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:12:44 -0800 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Electronic Protector Committee Meeting Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net WTF's Ad-Hoc Electronic Protector Committee Meeting Held at WTF Headquarters The WTF's ad-hoc Committee on Electronic Protectors, chaired by Mr. Ivan Dibos of Peru, a WTF Council member and Peruvian IOC member, held its meeting at the headquarters of the WTF in Seoul, Korea, from Feb. 23 to 24, 2009. The two-day meeting was attended by Mr. Dae-Won Moon of Mexico, chairperson of the WTF Technical Committee and member of the WTF Council; Mr. Philippe Bouedo of France, chairperson of the WTF Games Committee; Mr. Michel Madar of Israel, a WTF Council member; Mr. Mohammad Pouladgar, president of the Taekwondo Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and member of the WTF Council; and Mr. Angelo Dabai of Italy, an electronics engineer at INAIL. The Committee members discussed overall matters on the electronic protectors. --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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 1994-2009: Ray Terry and http://MartialArtsResource.com Standard disclaimers apply. Remember September 11. End of The_Dojang Digest