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Today's Topics: 1. moo duk kwan emblem (Curt McCauley) 2. Taekwondo Peace Corps Teams (The_Dojang) 3. Korean Studies Education -online views (Ray) 4. Contracts (Ray) 5. Honoring those that served and died -- US (Ray) 6. Poomsae Seminar (TaeKwonDo Hanmadang) --__--__-- Message: 1 From: "Curt McCauley" To: Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 14:56:44 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] moo duk kwan emblem Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net The Moo Duk Kwan symbol as you stated is a registered trade mark for the U.S. Soo Bahk Do © Moo Duk Kwan©federation, as are the names,Soo Bahk Do and Moo Duk Kwan. ( I am aware that there are a bunch on this list who have the Moo Duk Kwan in their background. There may be a way to affiliate with the original group, but one would have to call the U.S. federation HQ. (1-888-soobahk ) or visit the www.soobahkdo.com or www.worldmoodukkwan.com web sites. The Military overthrow of the Korean government on May 16, 1961 had quite a effect on the original Kwans that had sprouted up post 1945. The Korean Soo Bahk Do Association, Moo Duk Kwan was the largest organization of any martial art system in Korea at that time. ("History of Moo Duk Kwan" by Hwang Kee, founder of Moo Duk Kwan, pp43) I am pretty sure there are other members of this group whose TKD was preceeded by the other Kwans. It is good to know our history, and be aware of how political events can change the course of organizations such as these. I feel it is also good to seek out our roots, for better understanding. The style and flavor of the Moo Duk Kwan has changed greatly since it's beginnings, as probably has happened to all of the other original Kwans. However the idea behind Moo Duk Kwan is still as strong as ever. Respectfully submitted, Curt McCauley Channel Town Soo Bahk Do --__--__-- Message: 2 Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 08:20:27 -0700 From: The_Dojang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Taekwondo Peace Corps Teams Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Dispatch of 2009 Summer WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps Teams Ref. No. 09/369 To: Presidents, Member National Associations Re: Dispatch of 2009 Summer WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps Teams Dear Sirs/Madams, After a successful 2008 Winter WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps program, the WTF will send the 2009 Summer WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps teams to selected member national associations for one to two months this summer. Each team consists of four people – three taekwondo experts holding at least a Kukkiwon 3rd Dan Certificate, and one with proficient language skills. The WTF will bear the round-trip airfares for the members of the dispatched Taekwondo Peace Corps teams, while the successful applying member national associations are required to provide the team members’ accommodation and local transportation during the dispatch period, as well as the provision of a local guide. After consultations with applying member national associations, the WTF will finalize the team’s dispatch period and other necessary matters. Any WTF member national association who wishes to partake in the 2009 Summer WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps program can download the application form from the WTF’s official website (www.wtf.org). The completed application form needs to be submitted to the WTF Secretariat by fax (+82 553 4728) or by e-mail (general@wtf.org) no later than June 15, 2009. Since the WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps is operated as one of the WTF Solidarity programs for technical enhancement of WTF member national associations, I ask for your active participation in the 2009 Summer WTF Taekwondo Peace Corps program, and in consideration of the limited number of countries for this program, your urgent application will be mostly anticipated. Sincerely yours, Jin Suk Yang Secretary General --__--__-- Message: 3 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 18:01:26 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Korean Studies Education -online views Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Begin forwarded message: Seeing the list of links at the foot of Henny's recent posting reminds me to share the materials I have gathered and produced online as a result of the study-tour organized by the Korea Society each year and with support from the Academy of Korean Studies. These images, audio files and movie clips will most likely suit newcomers like myself to the world of things Korean, including language learners. I would love to see similar online sources that other readers of this group find valuable, particularly to people who are just beginning to learn all the people, places and things that comprise Cultural Literacy of Korea. Two specific links are: 1. The late 16th century Japanese base just south of Ulsan in Seonsaeng, http://picasaweb.google.com/eastasia108/Imjin1592fort and 2. The googlemap with study-tour panoramic views pinned to each location, http://tinyurl.com/3yjjbq To browse all of the materials together, go to http://koreanstudies08.googlepages.com/ksf2008 From Sapporo, Guven Peter Witteveen Visiting researcher and media producer Hokkaido University Museum --__--__-- Message: 4 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 18:04:13 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Contracts Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Enough on contracts for now. I'm sure it will come up again and again and... Those that like them will use them. Those that don't will not. Continue on... :) Ray Terry thedojang@sbcglobal.net --__--__-- Message: 5 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 18:12:49 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Honoring those that served and died -- US Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. There are many stories as to its actual beginnings, with over two dozen cities and towns laying claim to being the birthplace of Memorial Day. There is also evidence that organized women's groups in the South were decorating graves before the end of the Civil War: a hymn published in 1867, "Kneel Where Our Loves are Sleeping" by Nella L. Sweet carried the dedication "To The Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead" (Source: Duke University's Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920). While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it's difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day. It is more likely that it had many separate beginnings; each of those towns and every planned or spontaneous gathering of people to honor the war dead in the 1860's tapped into the general human need to honor our dead, each contributed honorably to the growing movement that culminated in Gen Logan giving his official proclamation in 1868. It is not important who was the very first, what is important is that Memorial Day was established. Memorial Day is not about division. It is about reconciliation; it is about coming together to honor those who gave their all. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead: January 19 in Texas, April 26 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in South Carolina; and June 3 (Jefferson Davis' birthday) in Louisiana and Tennessee. In 1915, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Fields," Moina Michael replied with her own poem: We cherish too, the Poppy red That grows on fields where valor led, It seems to signal to the skies That blood of heroes never dies. She then conceived of an idea to wear red poppies on Memorial day in honor of those who died serving the nation during war. She was the first to wear one, and sold poppies to her friends and co-workers with the money going to benefit servicemen in need. Later a Madam Guerin from France was visiting the United States and learned of this new custom started by Ms.Michael and when she returned to France, made artificial red poppies to raise money for war orphaned children and widowed women. This tradition spread to other countries. In 1921, the Franco-American Children's League sold poppies nationally to benefit war orphans of France and Belgium. The League disbanded a year later and Madam Guerin approached the VFW for help. Shortly before Memorial Day in 1922 the VFW became the first veterans' organization to nationally sell poppies. Two years later their "Buddy" Poppy program was selling artificial poppies made by disabled veterans. In 1948 the US Post Office honored Ms Michael for her role in founding the National Poppy movement by issuing a red 3 cent postage stamp with her likeness on it. Traditional observance of Memorial day has diminished over the years. Many Americans nowadays have forgotten the meaning and traditions of Memorial Day. At many cemeteries, the graves of the fallen are increasingly ignored, neglected. Most people no longer remember the proper flag etiquette for the day. While there are towns and cities that still hold Memorial Day parades, many have not held a parade in decades. Some people think the day is for honoring any and all dead, and not just those fallen in service to our country. There are a few notable exceptions. Since the late 50's on the Thursday before Memorial Day, the 1,200 soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry place small American flags at each of the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery. They then patrol 24 hours a day during the weekend to ensure that each flag remains standing. In 1951, the Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery as an annual Good Turn, a practice that continues to this day. More recently, beginning in 1998, on the Saturday before the observed day for Memorial Day, the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts place a candle at each of approximately 15,300 grave sites of soldiers buried at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park on Marye's Heights (the Luminaria Program). And in 2004, Washington D.C. held its first Memorial Day parade in over 60 years. To help re-educate and remind Americans of the true meaning of Memorial Day, the "National Moment of Remembrance" resolution was passed on Dec 2000 which asks that at 3 p.m. local time, for all Americans "To voluntarily and informally observe in their own way a Moment of remembrance and respect, pausing from whatever they are doing for a moment of silence or listening to 'Taps." The Moment of Remembrance is a step in the right direction to returning the meaning back to the day. What is needed is a full return to the original day of observance. Set aside one day out of the year for the nation to get together to remember, reflect and honor those who have given their all in service to their country. But what may be needed to return the solemn, and even sacred, spirit back to Memorial Day is for a return to its traditional day of observance. Many feel that when Congress made the day into a three-day weekend in with the National Holiday Act of 1971, it made it all the easier for people to be distracted from the spirit and meaning of the day. As the VFW stated in its 2002 Memorial Day address: "Changing the date merely to create three-day weekends has undermined the very meaning of the day. No doubt, this has contributed greatly to the general public's nonchalant observance of Memorial Day." On January 19, 1999 Senator Inouye introduced bill S 189 to the Senate which proposes to restore the traditional day of observance of Memorial Day back to May 30th instead of "the last Monday in May". On April 19, 1999 Representative Gibbons introduced the bill to the House (H.R. 1474). The bills were referred the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Government Reform. --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 08:06:31 -0700 From: TaeKwonDo Hanmadang To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] Poomsae Seminar Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Kukkiwon Poomsae Seminar The Kukkiwon (World Taekwondo Headquarters) presents a poomsae seminar taking place in Chicago at the Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center. The Kukkiwon provides this poomsae seminar to continue its mission to educate Taekwondo practitioners globally. This seminar will be shorter than the normal 2-day seminar in order to provide a tune-up for those who may be participating in the USHanmadang. Participation is open to any Kukkiwon Black Belt or Black Belt candidate Friday, June 19 1PM - 8PM $100.00 (possible to register at the door) Registration closes June 19 Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel & Convention Center 1551 North Thoreau Dr. Schaumburg, IL 60174 1.847.303.4100 -- JC TaeKwonDo Hanmadang --__--__-- _______________________________________________ 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