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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. Congrats (Rudy Timmerman) 2. Amputee still gets his kicks (Ray) 3. Gm JI Han-jae seminar coming up in Aug (Ray) 4. De Quervain disease and training (Jye nigma) 5. Re: De Quervain disease and training (Kimberley Warner) 6. Re: De Quervain disease and training (Jye nigma) --__--__-- Message: 1 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net From: Rudy Timmerman Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:43:00 -0400 Subject: [The_Dojang] Congrats Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net A heartfelt congrats to GM West and his new bride. May your lives be filled with joy and happiness. Warmest personal regards Rudy --__--__-- Message: 2 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:21:25 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Amputee still gets his kicks Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Despite amputation, taekwondo athlete still gets his kicks July 24, 2009 Brian Gomez The Gazette Colorado Spgs Ben Schwenk doesn’t remember a lot about the worst 11 days of his life. After overcoming bone cancer, he underwent 17 surgeries in less than two weeks in 1990, as doctors unsuccessfully tried to halt a relentless staph infection that turned his left knee into the size of a basketball. His leg was amputated above the knee, but a radical operation preserved his calf muscle, quadriceps and hamstring — kept together by a steel plate and eight screws. And it opened the door for an improbable taekwondo career. The Air Academy High School graduate, competing with a specially designed prosthetic leg, has quickly climbed the ladder in the world’s most practiced martial art, needing only 21 months to attain a blue belt — seven rankings below a black belt. Schwenk, 37, took up taekwondo in 2007 alongside his adopted son, Daniel, hoping the endeavor would atone for his failed bid at disabled skiing and provide discipline for a “big, tough kid” accustomed to bullying others in the foster care system. He said his son “put his foot down. He wanted nothing to do with taekwondo.” Making matters worse, Schwenk, training under 2000 Olympian Barb Kunkel at the Academy of Life and Leadership Taekwondo in Colorado Springs, struggled performing some kicks and stances, and his lateral movement was limited. A new prosthetic leg from Mandy Myers of Colorado Springs-based Horizon Prosthetics increased Schwenk’s flexibility so much, the self- proclaimed “Transformer” can swing his left shoe 6 inches above his head and snap boards like they’re toothpicks. As Schwenk got better, he noticed his 12-year-old son, a notch below him at purple belt, developed “a heart to do things for others. Instead of focusing on him, he’s focusing on others.” Plus his wife, Michelle, started taekwondo, and she already has advanced to orange belt — the highest beginner level. “I don’t make every stance look absolutely perfect, but we’re doing it,” said Schwenk, who placed first in forms and second in board breaking at the Rocky Mountain Open last year at the Olympic Training Center. If taekwondo becomes a Paralympic sport, Schwenk maintains he could qualify because his powerful front kicks and axe kicks — his prosthetic leg often generates more strength than his right leg — are enough to compensate for inconsistent roundhouse kicks. His biggest problem? Sometimes, his prosthetic leg falls off during practice. “I don’t think that’s good,” he quipped. “Moving around can be really challenging. If (his prosthetic leg) has to be synchronized (with his right leg) or if it has to be a certain form, that is my biggest challenge.” Schwenk called his prosthetic leg a blessing in disguise. “I wouldn’t be who I am without it,” he said. “I wouldn’t have experienced so many other things. I wouldn’t have met my wife. I would have never gotten here. … I lost my leg, but I gained my life.” --__--__-- Message: 3 From: Ray To: The_Dojang Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:17:11 -0700 Subject: [The_Dojang] Gm JI Han-jae seminar coming up in Aug Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Sin Moo Hapkido was founded in 1984 in Daly City (in the San Francisco Bay Area) by GM JI Han-jae. 25 years later GM Ji returns to the SF Bay Area in August to celebrate the anniversary as he and some of his students teach Hapkido in a two day seminar. See sinmoolegacy.com for more info. --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:08:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Subject: [The_Dojang] De Quervain disease and training Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Anyone ever have De Quervain's disease before? If so, did you still train (if even low impact)?   Jye --__--__-- Message: 5 From: Kimberley Warner Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] De Quervain disease and training Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:46:00 -0500 To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Jye, I've never had De Quervain's disease but I was in a cast for over a year for a double fractured scaphoid. My instructor allowed me to continue training I was just not allowed (and I'm still not allowed, never will be) to punch or block with that hand/first/arm. I would think you could train just be overly protective of that hand. Did you ask your doctor? What were his thoughts? Just my 2 cents. Kimberley On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Jye nigma wrote: > Anyone ever have De Quervain's disease before? If so, did you still > train (if > even low impact)? >   > Jye > _______________________________________________ > The_Dojang mailing list, 2,500 members > The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net > Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource. > Standard disclaimers apply. > > Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United > States License. > > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net --__--__-- Message: 6 Date: Sun, 26 Jul 2009 13:39:26 -0700 (PDT) From: Jye nigma Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] De Quervain disease and training To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Reply-To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Hi Kimberly and thanks for your reply. I didn't ask my doctor because I hadn't planned on training until this healed, but I think I want to do some basic exercises. I have to wear a brace which immobilizes my thumb and leaves the fingers extended (perfect time to improve upon spearhand techniques...lol). I won't be sparring with it because I don't want to make matters worse.   Jye --- On Sun, 7/26/09, Kimberley Warner wrote: From: Kimberley Warner Subject: Re: [The_Dojang] De Quervain disease and training To: the_dojang@martialartsresource.net Date: Sunday, July 26, 2009, 3:46 PM Jye, I've never had De Quervain's disease but I was in a cast for over a year for a double fractured scaphoid.  My instructor allowed me to continue training I was just not allowed (and I'm still not allowed, never will be) to punch or block with that hand/first/arm.  I would think you could train just be overly protective of that hand.  Did you ask your doctor?  What were his thoughts? Just my 2 cents. Kimberley On Jul 26, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Jye nigma wrote: > Anyone ever have De Quervain's disease before? If so, did you still > train (if > even low impact)? >   > Jye > _______________________________________________ > The_Dojang mailing list, 2,500 members > The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net > Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource. > Standard disclaimers apply. > > Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United > States License. > > Subscribe or Unsubscribe: http://the-dojang.net _______________________________________________ The_Dojang mailing list, 2,500 members The_Dojang@martialartsresource.net Copyright 1994-2009: Ray Terry and Martial Arts Resource. Standard disclaimers apply. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License. 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