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March 2011 / Volume 31 No. 2 / Issue Number 180 Publisher & CEO Woojin Jung

Features

Managing Editor Laura Stolpe

13 Publisher’s Travels

Creative Director Elizabeth Brown Business Director Brian Heckart Copy Editors Bill Heckart Julie Heckart

Come along with Grandmaster Jung as he travels parts of Korea. Check out the beautiful photos.

Meet our cover personality, Master Maggie Messina. Find out how she uses martial arts to help at-risk youth and heal her own tragic past.

Web Site Manager Midwest Dedicated

Consultant John Lee

International Cover Consultant Sang Koo Kang

57 TKD for Women in South Africa

Columnists

Alex Haddox C. M. Griffin Doug Cook Erik Richardson Guy Edward Larke Jerry Beasley Karen Eden Master Rondy Stace Sanchez Stephen DiLeo Tae Yun Kim Tom Kurz

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51 Master Maggie Messina Helping & Healing

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South Africa is a country with horrifying rates of violence against women. Read how several women in South Africa use TKD to counter their chances of attack.

64 Women of Scotland Sheena Sutherland & Julia Cross Find out about two amazing women, Sheena Sutherland and Julia Cross of Scotland, that are true to their martial arts journeys.

Online Columnists Erica Linthorst Jason Loutsch Jeremy Talbott

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Contributors Ann Sullo Annabel Cooper Daniel Middleton Debbie Russell Linda Bustamante Minna Minkkinen Pamela Justice Rachelle Edelman Robert Whitman Sean C. Ledig Susan Oppold

70 Kunnoichi The Female Ninja Master Rumiko Hayes has always loved martial arts, but as a child, wasn’t allowed to practice because she was a girl. As a woman, she was able to take her first steps into the martial arts, and has never looked back.

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74 More Than Just a Dance Kuk Sool Won’s Geom Mu Hyung Learn the history and techniques of this beautiful and ancient dance form.

Vice Presidents Don Wells Eui Min Ko He-Young Kimm General Advisors Jhoon Rhee Jin Suk Yang

Hee Il Cho Woon Chick Park Chuck Sereff Soo Nam Park Edward Sell Rick Rojeck Tiger Kim

Kwang Sik Myung Soon Ho Lee Chun Sik Kim Public Relations Jung Oh Hwang Taek Sung Cho Michelle Kim

General Education Alexander Choi Byungchul Kim Yong Bum Kim Event Coordinator Jun Pyo Choi Sung Yong Ji

Song Son Yu Martial Art Tech.

Jae Kyung Kim Scott Greca Barry Harmon Jamie Serio Dojang Operations

Mike Menters Marshall Pereir Alex Suh Donald C. Kimm News Director Mike Zeman Marketing Director

Scott Warner Lisa Warner International Department Kwang Jo Choi Jae Chul Sin David Moon

Jin Suk Yang (WTF) Yong Son Ri (ITF) International Correspondents Asia: Changsub Shin Europe:

74 Bum Ju Lee Australia: Africa: Tam Fook Chee Robin Rafferty Argentina: Ricardo Desimone South America: Cover Jose Luis Giarone photo by Bill

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Meet MMA fighter Cristina Rodriguez and learn how she wants to use MMA to teach women to defend themselves against an attack.

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MMA & You / The Top Fighters of 2010 Stretch Yourself / Benefits of Stretching. Not! Nutrition by the Numbers / Veggies vs. Vitamins KICKPICS Corner / Photos by Stace Traditions / Invoking the Tigress Master the Basics / Keep it Simple Heart to Heart / Especially for Women Woman of the Times / Black Cow in the Hot Sun East Meets West / Your Place or My Place Raising Awareness / Poor Advice The Knight’s Way / Dos & Don’ts The Last Word / Recognition

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Curriculum Climb Two Mountains The most important aspect of a good curriculum is to offer a class that is simple, effective, and meets the needs of all students who participate. Moreover, it should allow for the trainee to build confidence over short and long periods of time. Consistency is of the essence. Class would begin the moment that I stepped through the door into the dojang. My students were very much aware of this fact, and would arrive to class early in order to properly prepare.

Class curriculum should be the same each day, with enough variations to sustain interest.

Each day of the week, I would run students through their routine, but would then add to it in order to maintain the students’ mental concentration throughout the course of the workout. For example, I began each class with basic punching. I would begin with one punch, then two punches, and then I would shift to three or four times punching, adding a loud yell or ‘kihap’ at the end of their set of multiple punches. With senior students, I would often modify this progression with high section, 45-degree, and even palm or knife-hand striking, again to keep the students focused on the task at hand. I could determine a lot about the energy of the class from this first basic exercise. Many students would at this point already feel invigorated, sometimes sweating profusely from such a concentrated activity.

It is not enough to simply work your students to a point of exhaustion and then break for the evening. A good class should always inspire students with confidence and leave them with a feeling of anticipation for the next time. Often, aerobics classes and weightlifting routines are designed to ‘burn’ the trainee: working the participant to a peak point and then stopping for the day. But my concept of class curriculum is to climb two mountains.

At every class, I lead my students up the first ‘mountain,’ one of kicks, punches, jumping, and forms practice. Then, I guide them down to a break time. Break time allows the student to quickly recover, mentally and physically preparing for the second half of class. During the second half of class, students work together, leading each other up the second ‘mountain.’ The second mountain is one that requires each student to put skills developed during the first part of class into practice. Here the students must be even more aware of personal mental and physical control as they throw punches and kicks at each other. The ending exercises of each class can be seen as a journey back down the mountain, with students relaxing a little throughout such cool-down exercises as bag kicking, smiling as they have succeeded at yet another class. *This is an excerpt of Grandmaster Jung’s latest book, Best Instructor + Best School + Best Life! To find out more about the book, visit our store at www.taekwondotimes.com.

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A hungry, tired man toils at his work.

publisher’s travels Grandmaster Woojin Jung visited beautiful Jeju Island in South Korea. Here, he visited the gardens of a local sculptor preserving the island’s heritage in stone.

The Fist Tower, erected on Jeju Island in 1954

by General Choi Hong Hi. Tae Kwon Do was officially founded on April 11, 1955 in Korea.

Many Jeju women dove in the ocean to feed their husbands and families.

They were often called “mermaids.”

A man fights a dragon trying to steal children from the village.

A mountain of stone faces, all hand-carved.

In Jeju tradition, the men worked very little.

Modifications in Original Koryo Poomsae

Chosun students

Warwick, NY—In December, a small but dedicated group of Chosun Taekwondo Academy black belts were introduced to modifications in the Original Koryo poomsae by Master Doug Cook. The poomsae, to be detailed in an upcoming book authored by Master Cook and Grandmaster Richard Chun and published by YMAA of Boston, was created in the mid 1960s along with the remaining eight Yudanja series forms. Original Koryo has become a “hidden poomsae,” rarely taught in dojangs around the world. This formal exercise was replaced in the early 1970s, but has fortunately been preserved

by Grandmaster Chun and transmitted to his students through the United States Taekwondo Association. The Chosun students are the first recipients of these significant modifications in Original Koryo which were executed in the name of standardization.

GOOD DEEDS Han Mu Do Fundraiser

Wesson, MS—In November 2010, school members of the World Han Mu Do Association came together to support one of their own, Brenna Huckaby. Brenna suffers from a form of bone cancer and will be undergoing surgery at M.D. Anderson in Houston, Texas. In support of Brenna, Han Mu Do students from Kimm’s Institute of SelfDefense in Baton Rouge, LA, KISD of Prairieville, LA, Shin Sun Martial Arts of St. Francisville, LA, and CoLin Martial Arts of Wesson, MS, spent the day breaking boards to show support and raise money to offset the cost of Brenna’s surgery.

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EVENTS 2010 World Hanmadang

Seoul, South Korea—The latest TKD Hanmadang was held in December at the internationally recognized Kukkiwon in Seoul, South Korea. Teams from Korea, the U.S., Canada, Pakistan, Iran and more flooded the halls. Events were divided into individual and team categories.

In the Individual part, there were 114 competitors in Knife Hand Breaking (granite), 113 in Fist Breaking (tiles), 127 in Foot Breaking (pine boards), 403 in All-Around Breaking (pine boards) for men and 74 for women. The innovative All-Around Breaking was yet again a crowd pleaser featuring a wide variety of unorthodox breaking techniques.

The teams were divided into Authorized Poomsae, Creative Poomsae, Taekwondo Aerobics, and Team Competition. These were further divided into Junior and Senior categories.

Authorized Poomsae was done in pairs (97 pairs exactly) and in groups (115 teams comprising of 397 members). Junior competitors were called upon to perform Taegeuk 4 Jang through to Sipjin depending on their age.

Seniors had to be prepared to demonstrate Taegeuk 8 Jang up to Chonkwon.

The Creative Poomsae (90 seconds or less) and Taekwondo Aerobics, a two-minute event (a huge trend in South Korea), grabbed everyone’s attention. Creative Poomsae featured 36 groups (161 members), while Taekwondo Aerobics boasted 40 (235 athletes in all).

Of strong significance was the Team Competition which could last up to nine minutes. Teams comprised of seven males and two females. The performances were a mix of power breaking, creative forms, and dynamic selfdefense. There were 32 Korean and eight international teams competing.

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(L-R) C.M. Griffin, Ken Limes, Ed Brown, Richard Reed III, Terry Wilson and Doc Moon

Masters Vs Grandmasters

Cincinnati, OH—In October 2010, Master “Doc” Moon presented the second Masters vs. Grandmasters Challenge at Soke Calvin Campbell’s Dayton Challenge in Dayton, Ohio. The challenge consists of five masters competing against five grandmasters in five events: forms, weapons, sparring, self-defense and breaking. The competitors for the masters were: forms- Chuck Chirdon (TKD); weapons- James Atkins (Iaido/Kendo); sparring- Doc Moon; breaking- Dave Duffy (Tang Soo Do); and selfdefense- DeAngelo Sumler (Tang Soo Do). Competing for the grandmasters were: forms- Ken Limes (TKD); weapons- Terry Wilson (Karate); sparring- Ed Brown (Shuri-Ryu); breaking- Richard Reed III (TKD); and self-defense- C.M. Griffin (Hwa Rang Do).

For the second time, the grandmasters won 5-4, with masters winning self-defense. First place received a trophy and second place a plaque. Doc Moon also gave a cash award to each competitor as well as a cash award for the five judges.

2010 World Kido Southeastern Conference 2010 World Kido Southeastern Conference Pleasanton, CA—The World Kido Federation held its first ever Southeastern Regional conference in Atlanta, Georgia in September. The event was hosted by WKF Georgia representative Chief Master James Allison of the Hapkido Sun Moo Kwan Association.

Keynote speaker and primary instructor Master Steve Seo, Technical Director for the WKF, opened the conference with an introductory presentation that included a video message from Grandmaster Seo, In Sun (President of the World Kido Federation/Hanminjok Hapkido Association) congratulating the conference hosts, masters, grandmasters and participants.

Master Steve Seo, along with Grandmaster James McMurray, Grandmaster Billy Lee Burchett, Chief Master John Murphy and Chief Master James Allison taught dynamic sessions on various aspects of Korean Martial Arts, including Hapkido fundamentals and basic Soo, palm strikes and pressure point attacks, Dan Bong skills, combination joint locks, cane techniques, rope techniques, advanced forms and kicking skills.

The conference brought together a large number of World Kido Federation members and Korean Martial Arts practitioners from 12 states and three countries, and provided a fantastic opportunity for learning, training, networking and building new relationships in the martial arts.

In his closing address, Master Seo stated, “On behalf of Grandmaster and the WKF, I would like to thank you all for attending what will be the first of what we hope are many events that will bring martial artists together to not only train and learn, but to also demonstrate the strength and unity among the members of the Korean Martial Arts community.”

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GM Baubil in NYC

Montreal, Canada—Grandmaster Serge Baubil, President and Founder of the International Hoshinkido Hapkido Federation and Regional Director for the East of Canada for the World Kido Federation conducted a four-hour seminar in New York City in October at the Bronx YMCA. The first New York Hoshinkido seminar was hosted by New York’s Hoshinkido Representative, Master George Somersall, who received his official World Kido/ Hanminjok Hapkido fifth-dan certificate from the hands of GM Baubil. taekwondotimes.com / March 2011

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Over 70 students traveled from four states for an opportunity to train with GM Baubil, who has over 50 years of practice in the arts. The instruction focused on the vision of the Hoshinkido system and more than 200 techniques were shown by Grandmaster Baubil, including joint locks, attacks, and self-defense.

World Action Film Festival

Daejeon, South Korea—The first World Action Film Festival was held in October in Daejeon, South Korea, and hosted by Master Wong-Ho. The festival brought together three generations of martial artists, film personas, artists, politicians, musicians and businesspeople. The festival was funded by two Korean universities where Master Wong-Ho teaches.

Among the many celebrities attending the event was Mike Leeder, a British citizen who has resided in Hong Kong for 20 years. In addition to a longtime contact of Master Wong-Ho’s, he has worked extensively with action legends as Sammo Hung, Jet Li and most recently RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan.

The festival featured several events including a wrestling competition, martial art demos, and screenings of several martial art action films.

ITF India Championships

New Delhi, India—The sixth Sub-Junior Delhi State ITF TKD Championships and the 22nd Delhi State Junior and Senior ITF Championships were held at Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Vasant Vihar New Delhi in December. A total of 4,762 students participated, from 254 schools and 102 TKD clubs from all parts of India’s National Capital Territory of Delhi. This ITF India Championships broke the previous record from the year before of 3,724 players participating.

Winners in the Sub-Junior Championships were: Presidium School, Ashok Vihar-championship trophy; Millennium School, Noida-first runner up; Mother’s Pride School, Punjabi Bagh-second runner up; and Adriel High School, Rohinithird runner up. Winners in the Junior and Senior Championships were: Saint Thomas School-championship trophy; NSR Clubfirst runner up; Universal Taekwon-Do Club-second runner up; and K.R. Mangalam World School-third runner up.

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GM Kim and GM Rhoades

AWARDS & PROMOTIONS Founder Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Charlotte, NC—Grandmaster Michael Rhoades welcomed the Founder of Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido, Grandmaster Kim Myung Yong, in October to celebrate his 70th birthday and to be recognized for his life-long achievements. This event was hosted by both Grandmaster Rhoades, President-Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido-USA, Inc. (MO) and Master Todd Harris, the North Carolina Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido State Representative. Master Instructors and students of Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido from across the country helped celebrate this momentous occasion.

Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido-USA, known for its traditional, realistic methods, is a very close-knit organization.

The Founder of the Art, Grandmaster Kim, brought this art to life in 1967 after training directly under Ji Han Jae in the 50s and 60s. He also received his ninth-degree directly from the Korea Hapkido Federation in 1993.

Grandmaster Kim was presented with a founder’s ring, designed and produced specifically for him by Grandmaster Michael Rhoades and his students. He also received acknowledgements from Governors and government dignitaries from the states currently represented as members.

UK Team Wins Big

Norfolk, UK—A team of talented Martial Arts enthusiasts from Norwich, Diss and Harleston have literally taken the world by storm, winning Gold, Silver and Bronze medals at the recent World Traditional Karate Association (WTKA) World Open Championships in Pisa, Italy. All of the pupils study at the Black Belt Academy in the United Kingdom under the guidance of Master Richard Vince, seventh-dan, and were fighting as part of the Richard Vince.com team, one of only four British teams competing at the event. With an estimated 6,000 competitors representing more than 60 countries, the team’s medal haul of two Gold, two Silver and five Bronze was an outstanding achievement.

Richard Vince.com team Medal winners and classifications: Gold for Tom Vince; under 86kg full contact Gold for Callum Meeks; under 86kg low kicks Bronze for Callum Meeks; under 86kg light continuous Silver for Jack Wright; under 56kg cadets traditional Karate Silver for Jack Wright; under 56kg cadets semi contact Bronze for Jack Wright; under 56kg light continuous Bronze for Curtis Taplin; under 56kg Men’s light continuous Bronze for Harry Meeks; under 75kg light continuous Bronze for Patrick Gilding; over 95kg light continuous.

First Female Black Belt

San Diego, CA—In November, at the Headquarters Dojang of Kuk Sool of California, Chief-Master Larry White and Chief-Instructor Liam O’Connor were proud to promote Susan Griego O’Connor to first-degree black belt. Susan, a student and wife of Liam O’Connor, Chief Instructor and owner of the Black Lotus Martial Arts Academy - Kuk Sool of San Diego, spent the past four years training diligently in the Korean traditional martial art of Kuk Sool.

The event began with the promotion of several under-belt students, followed by the promotion of Susan to Jo Kyo Nym. Susan is the first adult female to be promoted to first-degree black belt since the founding of Kuk Sool of California in 2006. She is also the first student of Liam O’Connor (Kuk Sool of San Diego) to be promoted to first-degree.

Susan O’Connor, Larry White and Liam O’Connor

Correction from the November issue, article “The Arsenal of Tae Sool Hap Ki Do.” Grandmaster Rudy Timmerman of NKMAA is not the personal instructor of GM Troy Trudeau and has not issued him an eighth-dan. GM Troy Trudeau has a seventh-dan in Tae Sool only issued from NKMAA.

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that Machida won their fight. Jackson is an exciting fighter.

The Jackson versus Machida rematch will be a big hit with MMA fans.

In terms of popularity, the Ultimate Fighter program on Spike TV returned two aged fighters to the spotlight in 2010.

The hugely popular Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell was set to take on long time nemesis Tito Ortiz, until Ortiz dropped out of the competition due to an injured neck. The replacement for Ortiz was the former world champion Rich “Ace” Franklin. In the pay-per-view event, Franklin knocked out Liddell to win the fight but no title.

The long standing MMA legends and hall of famers like Matt Hughes and BJ Penn continued to be fan favorites in 2010 despite losing matches. Penn lost to newcomer Frankie Edgar and seemed destined to retirement until he met Matt Hughes for a best of three rubber match in November. On his way to the Penn match, Hughes had scored wins over Renzo Gracie and Recardo Almeida. In the Penn versus Hughes rematch, Penn entered the ring ready to rumble and knocked out Hughes in 21 seconds, ensuring his position as a viable title contender in the division.

You can’t talk about the top MMA fighters and not mention Randy “The Natural” Couture. Couture’s MMA match with heavyweight boxing champion James Toney received almost as much attention as Couture’s starring role in the hit movie The Expendables. In the first round, Couture took Toney to the ground and pounded the ex-champ into submission proving to boxing fans that MMA fighters are the real deal.

Finally, the top fighter of 2010 has to be George “Rush” St-Pierre. “GSP” is a classically trained Karate black belt who refuses to participate in the out of ring shenanigans and trash talk that seems to be popular among many MMA fighters.

In St-Pierre’s 2010 title defense against England’s Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy, GSP totally controlled and dominated the fight winning a unanimous decision.

The year 2011 promises to be even better for fans of MMA. Look for more coverage on the featherweight and bantamweight fighters who are turning out to be real crowd pleasers. And, look for the up and coming Korean stars of MMA to make a bigger splash in U.S. MMA battles.

MMA & You

Picking the top MMA fighters is always going to be a daunting task. Win/loss records are important but so are the number of fights, the opponents, and the purse. For the 2010 season, the number of MMA fights increased. The Ultimate Fighting Championships (Spike TV) merged with World Extreme Cagefighting (Versus TV) in 2010. The CBS version of MMA called Strikeforce offered only a few installments. In this list, we will identify the fighters that have gained the most public attention, which often stems from more wins and thus more exposure.

In the women’s MMA division, two names standout over all others. The top fighter for 2010 was Cristiane Cyborg. This Brazilian sensation has been the dominant female MMA fighter for several years. She is currently the undisputed women’s division Strikeforce champion at 145 pounds. In 2009, she beat the popular Gina Carano in a convincing manner. Carano, by most measures, would rank as the most popular of the women’s division MMA fighters. With movie star looks and a near perfect fight record, Carano is currently working on a feature motion picture. A former Thai boxing champion and player in the popular American Gladiators TV show, Carano is best known as “the face of women’s MMA”.

The men’s division in MMA has offered some of the best fights of 2010. Jason “Mayhem” Miller, star of MTV’s Bully Beatdown, really stepped up his promotions in 2010. Miller won by tapout over the Japanese legend Sakuraba in Japan. This fight ensures that Miller is considered as a contender. Miller had lost to Jake Shields in a 2009 fight. While Shields is the better fighter, Miller has beaten him in publicity and paychecks in a convincing manner.

In the heavyweight divisions, Brock Lesnar’s loss by TKO to Cain Velasquez really opened the discussion that Lesnar lacks the training necessary to defeat the more highly skilled MMA fighters. It appeared that Lesnar had no concept of what to do after taking a hard punch. After Velasquez turned on the power, Lesnar simply assumed a fetal position and waited for the referee to stop the fight. Velasquez earns a top fighter nod as Lesnar tries to regroup for 2011.

Brazilian fighter Jose Aldos became one of the stand outs of 2010 by taking out both Uriah Faber and Mike Brown, both by KO (referee stops fight). Faber, the highly popular spokesperson for energy drinks, dropped down a division to 135, where he may earn the championship title again. Even in defeat, Faber continues to be among the most popular and sought after MMA fighters on the planet. Aldos seems unstoppable. Like fellow Brazilian MMA champion Anderson Silva, Aldos may well be in a class above all the other fighters in his division.

Speaking of Anderson Silva, his match with number one contender Chael Sonnen was a real nail biter. Sonnen had led in rounds and it appeared that Silva would relinquish his crown but somehow Silva managed to position Sonnen in a triangle choke to secure the win and maintain the title. Silva’s fight with Demian Maia had been an embarrassment even though Silva won. The Sonnen fight saw the return of Silva to the undisputed ranks.

Karate master Lyoto Machida was in the news all year.

Even though he suffered losses to Mauricio Rua and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Machida maintained his stoic martial arts master image. Earlier in the year Jackson played a marquee role in the 2010 remake of the A-Team and increasing his fan base.

However a majority, perhaps even including Jackson himself, felt

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February South Shore Tae Kwon Do

By Robert Whitman

Created in March of 2007, South Shore Tae Kwon Do of Rockland, Massachussetts has been dedicated to teaching quality martial arts to students both young and old. Their goal is to not only teach the physical aspects of Tae Kwon Do, but the mental ones as well. Courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control, and indomitable spirit are taught in every class. They are dedicated to not only making their students better, but making a positive impact on their community as well.

Their students are made up of a broad range of individuals with different levels of skills and abilities. Each student is encouraged to give their best both inside and outside of the dojang. Each student is also expected to be a positive citizen in the community and use their martial arts skills for self-defense purposes only. South Shore uses positive reinforcement to motivate their students to work hard and be their best. The instructors work with the students to get the best flexibility, speed, and power out of each technique.

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The head instructor, Robert Whitman, is a fourth-dan black belt. Robert trained under the great Master Joseph Pina of Boston Tae Kwon Do. The school graduated its first black belts back in June 2010 and looks forward to promoting more to the rank of black belt as each student is ready.

With the school constantly growing since its start three years ago, Mr. Whitman and his staff are looking forward to the challenge of teaching all individuals that wish to train in the martial arts.

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March American Institute of Tae Kwon Do Written by Ann Sullo with Debbie Russell

When the American Institute of Tae Kwon Do in Monroe, Connecticut came under new ownership of Chief Instructor Rich Wagner and his parents several years ago, things started to come together in a truly special way. Among the black belts were Debbie Russell and Sue Solek, both moms of black belts as well. In the summer of 2008, another mom joined them. Ann Sullo had trained at another dojang and needed to relocate.

Both of her children had earned black belts, but she was still about six months away.

With more females joining the school, a new class started for a group of women looking for a “Mommy and Me” class, which grew into their family class. Then, the female instructors, (Debbie, Sue, and Ann) suggested a Girl Power workshop. Mr. Wagner was immediately on board. The workshop was designed to help teach girls to find their own place in martial arts instead of trying to compete on

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the boy’s level. The workshop stressed the respect and dignity everyone deserves, not only in martial arts, but at home and at school where bullying is an issue. These workshops are held periodically throughout the year.

Debbie Russell, third dan black belt, also holds several fitness certifications and offers training through their kickboxing and boot camp program.

Ann Sullo holds certification in fitness as well as Tai Chi for Health, offering weekly classes at the school. Both Ann and Debbie also hold certifications for women’s self-defense, adding yet another option for the women in their community. Sah Bumn Nihm Rich is dedicated to tradition and upholding the spirit of family at the American Institute of Tae Kwon Do. Ann Sullo with Debbie Russell

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Fighting an Invisible Fight

By Master Pamela Justice

Hailey Compton started training at USA Tiger in Richmond, Virginia, almost two and a half years ago. From the moment I met her, I knew there was something special about this girl. Not long after she started taking classes, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in March 2008, a disease that requires multiple daily injections of insulin or a continuous infusion of insulin through a pump. Insulin, however, is not a cure for diabetes, Hailey (splits) and sister Amanda

nor does it prevent its eventual and devastating complications, which may include kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, stroke, and amputation.

Knowing all of this can be scary for such a young woman. “I feel like taekwondo makes me stronger, both in my mind and my body. When I feel sad or afraid about my diabetes, I imagine that I can ‘kick’ diabetes, just like I kick at USA Tiger.”

Hailey was taught that eating well-balanced meals is an essential part of controlling diabetes.

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concentrate. Hailey’s sister Amanda trains with her and keeps her up to date on any new material that was learned in class. Master Chuck Thornton, whose mother lost her fight with diabetes, will give her private lessons to fine tune her training.

“I’m impressed that even though Hailey has an insulin pump, she trains just as hard as every other student, truly showing a non-quitting spirit,” says Master Thornton.

Hailey has such a wonderful family that supports her and gets involved in all aspects of her life. They are also active with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ( JDRF). The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

Hailey and Amanda will be eligible to test for their black belts in 2011. I have no doubt that they will fulfill this goal that they have set for themselves. Hailey follows USA Tiger’s T.K.D. Program (Tae Kwon Do Kicks Diabetes) to adapt to diabetes. USA Tigers award-winning program will give your child the self-confidence they need to quickly adapt to the new changes in their life.

“One of the best things that has happened to my family was joining USA Tiger. The self-defense, respect and confidence gained is invaluable,” states Hailey’s grandparents, Jim and Toshiko Yates.

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A Female Experience

By Susan Oppold I am not your traditional Tae Kwon Do student, at 51 years of age. I am beyond the years of when most people enter the dojang unless they are escorting their young children with dreams of becoming the next Ralph Macchio or Bruce Lee, flying through the air with grace, speed and heroic feats of strength.

I started practicing Tae Kwon Do a few years ago with a very simple personal goal of disciplined exercise that was more challenging than running or cycling and something that I would not do on my own.

On the first day, Master Eric Frederick of Champions Taekwondo in Nottingham, Maryland, started us with warm-up aerobic exercises. These include a series of in-place bounces on the balls of your feet, forward steps, cross-step jumping-jacks, jump rope and running around the dojang—just to get the blood circulating. We did a lot of stretching, some footwork techniques and learned the basic kicks, stances, punches and terminology.

The morning after, I couldn’t get out of bed.

The muscle cramps in the calves of my legs were so intense that it hurt to touch them.

Each week Master Frederick would add a little more to the cardiovascular performance exercises and the following morning I would gingerly start the day to see what body parts would function properly.

There I was, starting down the path of becoming a black belt. I never looked at having a black belt as a personal goal, never looking that far ahead. I only focused on the day, the belt level I was on, and what I needed to learn or do to improve my side kick or round house kick, punches or agility.

I had not engaged in playful physical fights growing up and therefore found the hitting, blocking and kicking of sparring to be a new experience. It was difficult and I often felt it to be threatening. When sparring with the young agile teenagers, I just tried to “hold my own.�

Although my flexibility, jumping ability, and agility may not be what they had been if I’d started at an earlier age, I am amazed at the progress I have made. I feel a sense of pride and I have Susan Oppold surprised myself in my newly acquired abilities and confidence. I have witnessed the increased striking power in my legs, improved balance and coordination. Tae Kwon Do has helped me develop positive thoughts, inspire selfdiscipline, given me courage, strength, flexibility and better concentration.

I have gotten much more than my personal goal of simple exercise out of Tae Kwon Do training. I have benefited from Tae Kwon Do for self-defense and to develop myself, increase energy level, alleviate fear and anxiety, improve mental and physical health and enhance personal growth and enlightenment.

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Becoming a Star

my first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. In the course of

By Linda Bustamante earning my black belt, I comIn life, one only needs a glimpse peted in the tournament circuit of one’s future to embark in what and became a South Texas one wants to do. In our dreams, we champion in traditional, openget the chance to see what our heart hand, musical, weapons and truly desires. Once a thought or idea team forms as well as a fighting is visually embedded in one’s mind, champion. I left the tournament that thought or idea can govern one’s circuit to devote more time to course of actions, and that is exactly my acting and martial arts for what happened to me. Dreams plant film. a seed in our mind, and it is our job The first step in that directo make sure we give these dreams the tion came in 2005 when I was tools to flourish. It is this philosophy 16. I auditioned in Los Angeles that makes my dreams and visions for a martial arts reality show come to life. This is where my story called, “Who Wants to be the begins.

Next Martial Arts Superstar?”

My name is Linda Marie Linda Bustamante Thousands auditioned from Bustamante, and I am from Mission, around the world and I was Texas. As a little girl, my most vivid memories were of chosen as one of the top 20 for the show. The followmy father, Richard Bustamante, training me in the maring day we shot the pilot, but unfortunately, the realtial arts at the age of eight. He instilled the true essence ity show didn’t happen. But, that didn’t stop me from of the martial arts, to develop inner strength, character, keeping my dream alive—to incorporate my martial positive focal points, hard work ethics, discipline, and arts into commercials, television, and film, and ultirespect for others. My mother, Melinda Bustamante, mately become the next female martial arts star. helped me become self-confident, self-reliant, and couIn 2008, I auditioned for the lead role of Gabriella rageous by videotaping me at the age of four at every Salinas in the movie The Red Queen. After four call special occasion. From behind the camera, she would backs, the director, David Carren, notified me that I ask me questions, “Where are we going? Who are was cast for the lead. I starred alongside veteran actor we going to go see? What are we going to do?

What is going to happen?” I knew my mother was training me to be comfortable in front of the camera, but more importantly, she helped me gain self-assurance while my father gave me my foundation in the martial arts. They gave me the mindset to follow my dreams no matter what obstacles may come my way. Without their guidance and my intrinsic worth infused in me through the martial arts, I wouldn’t be the person I am today.

As I got older and my training intensified physically and mentally, I felt I understood what the martial arts were all about. I had the knowledge to protect myself with self-defense, the confidence to fulfill my goals, the determination to broaden my knowledge in the arts, and the humility to always remember where I came from. On January 30, 2006, all that hard work paid off. I earned my first-degree black belt in the art of GojuRyu Japanese Karate Yellow Tiger System. In 2008, I earned my second-degree black belt and on October 20, 2010 I earned my third-degree black belt. Also in 2010, I earned A still shot from The Red Queen

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The Bustamante Family

Nyyti Korolainen Finnish ITF Taekwon-Do Champion

By Minna Minkkinen

Valente Rodriguez, best known for his role as “Ernie” on the George Lopez Show. I also starred alongside Estephania Lebaron from The Alamo and Harley Jane Kozak from Parenthood. In this film, I was able to act and incorporate my love for the martial arts through film. Currently, the film has gotten an Honorable Mention in the Los Angeles Reel Film Festival and a Bronze Remi at the 43rd Annual WorldFest Houston International Film Festival. The film has also received second place in the University and Video Association Conference Screenwriting Competition and was an Official Selection at the 2010 Cine Las Americas International Film Festival in Austin, Texas, its world premiere screening. Most recently, the film received a Silver Palm at the 2010 Mexico International Film Festival, in which The Red Queen competed against 20 films in its category. The Red Queen in now available on DVD through Echelon Studios.

In July 2009, I finished my next film called The Hard Way Heroes. In this film I had the honor to work alongside Mr. Leo Fong, a living legend and a worldrenowned martial artist. Mr. Fong is best known for his innovative approach to the martial arts and close ties and friendship to the legendary Bruce Lee. To me, his greatest attributes are his humbleness, his free spirit, his big heart, and his giving nature; Mr. Fong was a great mentor and a true friend to me while working on The Hard Way Heroes. I also starred alongside veteran actor Mel Novak, best known for his role in Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death. This film is due for a DVD release in the spring of 2011.

Most recently, I am being featured on the December 2010 cover of Martial Art World News magazine as “The Next Female Martial Arts Star.” Who would have thought that this small-town girl would be gracing the cover of the same magazine that last featured Bob Wall and Chuck Norris? It’s an honor. I look forward to the next step on my path through the martial arts and want to thank everyone who supports me on my continuing journey.

Nyyti Korolainen won the World Championship in +70 kg sparring in November 2009 in Argentina. It was only six years earlier that she walked into Mariusz Steckiewicz’ training hall.

Nyyti’s journey in TKD started in 2004 in a small town in western Finland. She was 19 and had no martial arts training. She joined TKD to learn self-defense. From the start, she showed great desire to improve. Nyyti’s coach, Mariusz states TKD wasn’t easier for Nyyti than for others, she just liked to do it and the whole TKD community.

After about one and a half years of training, Mariusz started to talk to Nyyti about a sports career. “Nyyti was not very convinced but it was my task as her instructor and coach to show to her what potential she had,” says Mariusz. Mariusz saw that Nyyti has the gift to be a champion.

Soon, Nyyti was willing to do everything it would take to become a champion.

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Since making that decision, Nyyti has won several national gold medals, Euro Cup medals, the World Cup and the title of World Champion.

She is still missing the title of European Champion. Unfortunately, Nyyti suffered a hip injury last spring in Sweden during the European Championships. “There is always next year,” says Nyyti.

TKD training is not easy. There is always lots of pain, sweat, and sometimes blood.

Injuries are a normal part of the training, but Nyyti remains steadfast in her goals. More than the European championships, Nyyti wishes for the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games, but ITF Taekwon-Do is not a part of the Olympics.

Sparring will be the focus in Nyyti’s future, but some new elements are also coming into the picture. Nyyti has excellent skills for power breaking and special techniques and they will play a more important role in her competition says Mariusz.

Nyyti’s next goal is the World Championships in New Zealand in March 2011. She aims to remain on top in sparring.

ABOUT THE ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Minna Minkkinen started training with Mariusz Steckiewicz two years ago at the ITF TKD Center. Minna writes a monthly column for a Finnish magazine and an online column as well. She has been writing as a hobby for several years.

Nyyti and Mariusz Steckiewicz

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I write about this book for two reasons: 1. It is written for, in the author’s words, “People seeking general self improvement in the areas of health, fitness, and well-being,” and you will learn: v Fallacies of conventional wisdom in the areas of medicine, nutrition and business v Limitations of positive thinking v Tips and tricks on surviving in the workplace v Best practices with empirical support as it relates to health, fitness and well-being 2. It also recommends you read Stretching Scientifically: A Guide to Flexibility Training

by Thomas Kurz. Here is what Vergil Den says about my book: “One of the first books that publicized the benefits of dynamic stretching and potential harm of static stretching prior to physical activity…”

Which reminds me…

I stumbled upon a post on stretching, written by Paul Ingraham, a health science journalist and creator of the website www.SaveYourself.ca, which “helps you solve pain problems.” The website covers topics such as common therapies for chronic pain and common overuse injuries.

Paul Ingraham likes to expose unfounded claims, for example, the alleged benefits of stretching, which are touted even by medical doctors. Here is a partial list of headings in his recent post on stretching, titled “Quite a Stretch” (additions in brackets are mine): v Why people stretch v Stretching research shows that [static] stretching is not an effective warm up v Stretching research shows that [static] stretching does not prevent delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) v Stretching research shows that [static] stretching does not prevent injury v [Static] stretching probably doesn’t enhance performance (and it definitely doesn’t make you sprint faster) Reads like a list of things I told you in every edition of Stretching Scientifically, beginning with the first one issued in 1985. And if you have read the book, you know the difference between static stretching and dynamic stretching. You also know when and how to do static stretching so it does enhance your performance, if your sport or martial art calls for more than average flexibility.

Stretch Yourself By Thomas Kurz

A member of Stadion’s Discussion Forum posted info on a new book by Vergil Den that references my work. Out of curiosity, I downloaded the book. It is worth reading, well written, and not too long. It is titled The Stoic’s Burden. You may download it from the author’s site at www.vergilden.com.

Thomas Kurz is an athlete, a physical education teacher, and a Judo instructor and coach. He studied at the University School of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego). He is the author of Stretching Scientifically, Science of Sports Training: How to Plan and Control Training for Peak Performance, Secrets of Stretching, and Basic Instincts of Self-Defense. He also writes articles for Stadion News, a quarterly newsletter that is available from Stadion Publishing (stadion.com or stretching. info). For self-defense tips visit self-defense.info. If you have any questions on training you can post them at Stadion’s Sports and Martial Arts Training Discussion at stadion.com/phpBB2.

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As you will remember from my previous columns, the current level of recommendation is nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. If you lead as busy a life as I do, the process of finding, fixing, and finishing off three servings at every meal can feel like a lot of things added to your to-do list. It seems like—in an age of dietary supplements and multi-vitamins of every kind and combination—we should be able to pop an extra vitamin pill and stop worrying about all the additional hassle, right? You can probably guess how this will turn out…

Reason #1 Vitamins are a Simplified Version of Reality Nature is still more complex than we can completely untangle, and that includes the food we eat. It is important to keep in mind that in nature, vitamins are never isolated. They are always combined in the form of vitamin-complexes. These naturally-occurring complexes produce a variety of reactions in the body, but in contrast, a number of the isolated versions in manufactured vitamins appear to have only some of these effects.

Various studies have found that food nutrients are better than vitamins because they also contain important enzymes, peptides, and phytonutrients which are critical for, among other things, absorbing and utilizing the different vitamins and minerals.

Reason #2 We are Highly Specialized Machines Our bodies were built and refined through extensive field testing to be super good at processing food, and that is very different from using it to process manufactured vitamins. Nutrition researchers have found that many of the essential minerals are not well absorbed (some studies show as little as 1%). The bioavailability (how much of the vitamins and minerals you take in can actually be processed and used by our bodies) of orally administered vitamins and minerals is difficult to measure accurately and is subject to a variety of interacting influences. In general, the studies assure us that the complex nutrients in natural foods provide a much higher rate of bioavailable vitamins and minerals.

Reason #3 Real Food is More Than Vitamins and Minerals As mentioned earlier, one of the ways multivitamins are simplified versions of real food is seen by looking at the things they don’t include—in this case phytonutrients and fiber.

Phytonutrients are the hundreds of plant compounds that are still only barely understood, but which show some promise in the research as being beneficial to our immune systems.

Lycopene, in tomatoes, is one of the ones you might have heard about.

The ability of our immune system to mount a defense against invasion requires just about every nutrient there is. There are a number of plant compounds not found in multivitamins that play an important part in that process.

There is some conflicting research in this area with which you might be familiar, around the idea of consuming as many raw foods as you can, since many modern methods of preparation strip out some of the enzymes. While the results are inconclusive

about going to that extent to preserve the phytonutrients in your diet, the overall idea holds.

The other missing ingredient is fiber. Most of us are much more familiar with this element, such as its importance for helping prevent many diseases like heart disease and stroke. With some variation, the average adult body needs at least 25 grams of fiber per day.

Reason #4 Stronger Muscles, Stronger Heart Fruits and veggies supply more and different antioxidants than you can get from a pill, as seen in a number of doubleblind studies, and there are two main areas of benefit. One of the major benefits of antioxidants is that they help reduce the damage caused by the breakdown of muscle tissue during training. They also speed the healing, from regular training damage and injuries. Not only does this keep you back on the practice mat and in the gym more, it also helps to prevent damage from accumulating over time, leading to chronic injuries. The second major benefit of antioxidants is that they work to prevent certain kinds of disease, like cardiovascular disease and some kinds of neurological disease.

If Vitamins Don’t Rule Out Veggies, Do Veggies Rule Out Vitamins?

While it’s a logical enough conclusion to jump to, the answer is: “not really.” The reason for this is that you still need to bolster your normal intake of fruits and vegetables as a kind of safety net to make sure you’re at least getting the minimum recommended amount. Sometimes we can’t fit all of the fruits and veggies into our day, even though we’re trying, or maybe we didn’t hit our target value for this or that particular vitamin and mineral. In those cases, the multivitamin has you covered.

So, keep eating your vegetables AND your multivitamins, and, as always, I look forward to hearing about your experiences with a topic.

Until next time remember: What you put into your body determines what you put into your punch.

Nutrition by the Numbers By Erik Richardson

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Master Erin Herman, 5th Degree, Detroit, MI

Nancy Walzog, 3rd Degree, Edison, NJ

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Alex Mize, 3rd Degree, East Lansing, MI

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Traditions

By Doug Cook

>ckd`^c\ i]Z I^\gZhh Tae Kwon Do is frequently described by critics, often disparagingly, as a “women’s sport” largely because so many females participate. Frankly, as a professional instructor, I feel this is due to the fact that the national martial art of Korea is a highly empowering discipline, especially if taught in a traditional manner. Historically, aside from its value to the civilian population, one must recall that TKD was partially created as a method of self-defense for soldiers on the field of battle. Moreover, it was repeatedly proven effective during combat in the jungles of Vietnam and throughout the Korean Conflict. Is it any wonder then why women, who from time immemorial, have been convinced of their physical inferiority when compared to their male counterparts, would choose to embrace a legitimate vehicle for nurturing self-confidence that clearly encourages a break with the conventional model of women being defenseless individuals? Subsequently, for this issue featuring women in martial arts, I have requested several of my adult female students to address this component of their practice through the written word. I hope you find their heartfelt responses inspiring!

Olga Pico, bodan belt: Traditional TKD has nurtured my self-confidence. I stand up taller and keep my head up. Throughout life we all face different challenges and with experience you learn and feel more confident about handling situations. As a TKD practitioner, it is difficult to learn a new poomsae. However, each time one is mastered you feel a great sense of accomplishment thus increasing your confidence. I apply this life lesson to all my endeavors and it helps me succeed in general.

Jean Bailly-Orlovsky, black belt first-dan: Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” With this in mind, traditional TKD training has enhanced my self-awareness and given me the confidence to persevere in various situations that I might not have had the determination for in the past.

Meditation encourages me to slow my mind and embrace an enlightened perspective. The physical training is active meditation, which unifies mind, body and spirit and liberates me to pursue a sanguine life.

Mary Dacchille-Sulesky, black belt, first-dan: Selfconfidence is something that starts out as a small seed inside your head. If the seed is watered, given sun, care, and allowed to grow, it will transcend your body and

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become a part of the way the world sees you. Traditional TKD has allowed me to use my body in a way I would have never thought possible. Our master, Doug Cook, is fond of saying that there is no elevator to the top floor of TKD; it is a walk-up. We all started at white belt and worked our way up earning our belts as we progressed. I did not start with a lot of confidence, but I was nurtured in a traditional environment at my dojang. Like a seed that is properly cared for, I have grown and now I walk with my shoulders back and my head high. I know that if I am willing to practice the martial art of TKD, I can achieve so much in my life.

Pamela Roeloffs, black belt, first-dan: At the start of a new belt level, I have “beginner’s mind.” This is an expression of innocence as dictated by Buddhist teachings, but it is frequently accompanied by confusion and frustration.

Chosun Taekwondo Academy’s exceptional instructors help build my confidence by encouraging the techniques that I perform correctly and demonstrating those that need improvement. By the end of each belt or stripe level I feel comfortable and confident with my techniques. It is a repeating cycle that I journey through as I progress in my traditional TKD training. It is a process that manifests itself in my daily routine thus providing empowerment and a quiet sense of selfconfidence.

Amy Fitzpatrick Smith, black belt, first dan: My father used to tell me to walk like I was carrying a gun.

This gave me an air of confidence, of being unapproachable. Had I been attacked by a strong man, what would I have done, exactly? As a black belt studying traditional TKD, I know the answer to that: learn authentic self-defense. This gives me true confidence. I still walk like I’m carrying a gun, but being empty handed has a

whole new meaning for me now.

Pamela Pyke, black belt, first-dan: Practicing traditional TKD instills in me strength, dignity and poise. My confidence has been nurtured and challenged throughout my entire journey over the ranks. Finding the strength and stamina to train has done nothing less than thrill me. What a joy it is to be so aware of one’s physical body. I am slowly discovering who I am as a martial artist. I take great pride in knowing I can defend myself and even others if need be.

Linda Taylor, black belt, first-dan: At 21 I was attacked on the street by teenage girls. I remember my fear, and my flailing, ineffectual attempts to hit back. I’m 62 now and very confident that I can do a far better job of defending myself. Fighting doesn’t come easily to most women. TKD has taught me to be disciplined, strong and confident in the power of our techniques. Today, walking down the street, I feel proud, powerful and much safer.

Marcele Mitscherlich, black belt, first-dan: My husband travels frequently on business and I am the mother of three small children. Prior to my training, I experienced many sleepless nights hearing noises and wondering if someone was breaking in. I have a very colorful imagination at 3:00 am! Around the second year of my practice, I started to

notice that I began to worry less and less. By the time I was in my third year, if awakened by an odd noise, my fear was greatly reduced. I had more ideas on how I would surprise a potential assailant. Self-confidence set in. I began to think, “Bring it on mister!”

Nancy Bree Garrett, black belt, first-dan: Sometimes when I see someone my age struggle to climb the stairs to my art studio, I think, ‘that’s not me.’ When I see women who are fearful, I think, ‘that’s not me.’ When I walk down the street feeling my body strong and upright, my legs moving free and easy, and my breath coming strong and steady, I marvel that I feel this way. The strength of mind, body and spirit that my TKD training brings me—That’s me!

Terrie Wynne, black belt, second-dan: Self-confidence is a funny thing. It sneaks up on you. After years of training I have learned 33 forms. I never would have said I had the confidence to teach, but as I learned the forms, the confidence grew. So much so, that I am now an instructor, passing on and instilling self-confidence in others. Additionally, it is now a humorous fact that when my husband and I travel, he claims to feel safer with me at his side. Confidence!

Master Doug Cook, a fifth-dan black belt, is head instructor of the Chosun Taekwondo Academy located in Warwick, New York, a senior student of Grandmaster Richard Chun, and author of three best-selling books entitled: Taekwondo…Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Warrior, Traditional Taekwondo— Core Techniques, History and Philosophy, and his most recent contribution, Taekwondo—A Path to Excellence, focusing on the rewards and virtues of TKD, all published by YMAA of Boston. He can be reached for lectures, seminars or questions at www.chosuntkd.com or info@chosuntkd.com.

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Master the Basics

By Stephen DiLeo

@ZZe >i H^beaZ As people learn new skills or take up a new hobby, it is human nature to attempt to constantly improve, especially if the individual is committed.

Unfortunately, in doing so, many times the result is that we complicate a skill rather than improve it. Now, to be clear, within the learning process, it is perfectly natural to progress from simple to complicated; that is not the issue.

The issue is that sometimes, in our need to improve, we confuse sophistication for effectiveness. Take for example what most systems teach to their beginning students. The techniques are usually simple, direct, and very effective.

In fact, over the last three decades of instructing, I have concluded that some of the best self-defense techniques in Tae Kwon Do are found in the lowest ranks. A few of them include: front kicks; straight punches; elbows; and knee strikes. I guess what I have really concluded is that over time, we need to go back to the roots of our art and refamiliarize ourselves with no-nonsense basics that are easy to execute and very effective when it is for real.

Perhaps one of the most underrated kicks in martial arts is the front kick.

As an instructor, I have always tried to impress upon my students to keep their strategy straightforward and to simplify their techniques. Real selfdefense is chaotic and causes confusion, even hesitation at times; keeping things simple increases a defender’s response time and effectiveness. That is exactly why a good front kick may be a wise choice. They work! They are powerful, very fast, deceptive, and relatively easy to do. What more do we want from a technique?

There are many varieties of front kicks, generally separated by the point of contact on the kicker’s foot. All of

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Example of standard front kick, contact with the ball of the foot.

Example of a second variation used strictly for self-defense.

Demonstration of a push kick, contact with the heel.

them can be effectively delivered from either the front leg or the back, and range is not a problem as the kick can easily be shortened to a knee strike for closer proximity. Most fall into three categories. The standard front kick attacks with the ball of the foot. A second variation actually strikes with the top of the foot, similar to punting a football. The third type of front kick is a little unorthodox in that it uses the heel of the foot as the point of contact.

The standard front kick (like most kicks), starts with a chamber position, in this case, by raising the knee about waist high. The kick is delivered with the kicker’s shoulders squarely facing the target. The motion is a direct line of attack which is achieved by extending the leg straight, striking with the ball of the foot, while pulling the toes back. Once the kick finds its mark, the leg is rechambered to either launch a second volley or return to its original position. Usually, the targets for a standard front kick extend from the groin area up the body all the way to the head, although mid to lower targets are preferred.

The second type of front kick is very specific in terms of how it is used. Essentially, this kick resembles the technique used by a football punter. The kick is not chambered by directly raising the knee; instead, the knee swings upward as the lower leg moves toward the target in a rising motion. Contact is made with the top of the foot and the target is almost always the underside of the groin. In fact, because this kick is so devastating, it is not used in competition; rather it is generally reserved for self-defense situations only.

The third variation is referred to as a push kick. All of the mechanics of the kick are the same as the standard front kick except that the heel of the attacking foot makes contact. This is a little more awkward than using the ball of the foot, but it can inflict much more damage simply because the underside of the heel is extremely durable. Using the heel allows the kicker to focus all of the energy of the strike to a relatively small point of contact, resulting in greater penetrating power. The target areas for this kick are primarily the groin and midsection of the body.

The front kick is but one example of how senior students can benefit from lower ranks.

We are all guilty of straying from our basics every now and again, and it seems to get worse with age unless we make a conscience effort to go back to being a humble white belt. Using uncomplicated technique is an excellent way to maximize response time and increase your chances of survival on the street. The solution is very simple—keep it simple!

Master Stephen DiLeo is an author, martial artist, and instructor who has been part of the Central Pennsylvania martial arts community for over 30 years. He is a fourth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a first-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, and has studied several other arts throughout his career. Master DiLeo is a graduate of Penn State University as well as one of the chief instructors and co-owners of the Altoona Academy of TKD. He is also the AAU Chairman for Western Pennsylvania.

Over the last 25 years, Master DiLeo has taught at numerous summer camps, directed many tournaments, and has delivered various seminars. He has created a number of programs including: Dynamic Striking for Combat and Conditioning; Cardio TKD Kickboxing Fitness; and Practical Self-Defense.

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Master Maggie Messina Helping & Healing

by Laura Stolpe

Master Maggie Messina is a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do with a successful martial arts school, TaeCole Tae Kwon Do & Fitness, she owns and operates in Albertson, New York. Throughout her martial arts career, she has made helping others, especially children at risk and in need, her top priority. As a woman, she has had more barriers than a man, more obstacles to overcome.

But the struggles and hardships of her youth were a key component in centering her and helping her become the successful businesswoman and martial artist she is today.

The Beginning Master Messina started training with Grandmaster Sir Henry Cho in private lessons as a late teen. She made her way to green belt and GM Cho could no longer teach her.

But she loved the arts and wanted to train with other martial artists. So she sought out her first “real” martial arts school.

This was hard for her. It was in the late 80s and not many women trained. Her search went on for a long time, but she kept hearing about a school that was known for its hardcore, no-nonsense training in Brooklyn. As it turned out, it was just what she was looking for. But, when she went to check it out, she couldn’t work up the courage to walk up the long, dimly lit stairs. It took her three months to climb those steps.

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She began to compete in local tournaments as a color belt, but always with a watchful and analytical eye from her instructor. When she didn’t do well, she was criticized and put down. But, it was worse when she actually won. In her early 20s, as she began to rise in the tournament circuit and achieve some notoriety, she states, “My instructor viewed this as a threat. Always, he would encourage me to compete, only to, at the last minute, tell me I wasn’t good enough and pull me from the competition. As I got better, he exerted more control over me, creating a sick, cult-like existence in the school.” But Maggie continued to train, knowing deep down she was good enough and could succeed.

She also began to think about teaching. “I knew since brown belt that this is what I wanted,” she says, “but, I had little self confidence. I had many people in my life saying that it wasn’t going to happen because I was a woman, I wasn’t bright enough, I didn’t know how to teach as well as others.”

Hard Times Maggie & Nannette Furman, her middle school teacher

A lack of self-confidence, coupled with a harsh childhood littered with foster homes, beatings, alcoholism, starvation and poverty, Maggie began to lose herself. “I spent so many years stuffing it down, pretending the past was not important. I drank to forget, trained to forget, worked to forget. But at night, the dreams were still there.” She had so many goals, but felt them slipping away. “I felt myself becoming just another statistic.”

Then her father died. He had not been there much when she was a child, leaving her with her mother, an abusive alcoholic. But his death was an awakening for Maggie. “The evening I received the call, I couldn’t believe it, not even the chance to say goodbye. Our last visit was left so incomplete,” she says. “We were not close, but he was my dad. I had my share of foster homes and as a teen went off to boarding school, I saw very little of my parents and siblings. It was quite hard, I felt abandoned most of my early life, but learned fast how to deal with it.”

Jump front kick But Maggie took one thing away from it all. She remembers her dad always saying, “Work hard and you’ll be okay.”

That stuck in her head.

“I truly believe what my father couldn’t do for me in living, he did for me in death.” From that point on, Maggie had to start making some tough choices, including leaving the school and instructor that put her down and held her back. “I decided to make a major change in my life. I left the circle of people who claimed to care, but constantly beat me down to believe that I couldn’t and wouldn’t do any better. Having the right people in your circle is essential.”

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Creating a New Life “I had started teaching at the Brooklyn school,� states Maggie, “That is when, I, as a student, really began to understand and know the material. You can not be a good instructor unless you truly know the material.� Upon leaving the school, Maggie began teaching at various community centers and upscale high rises in New York City, but she dreamt of owning her own school.

She did a lot of research, finally deciding upon a location in Alberston, New York, feeling that the neighborhood was a strong community with family values. She signed the lease for her school at the same time of 9/11, creating a need for intense perseverance as she battled the emotional conflict of the nearby terrorist attacks along with building a school from the ground up.

She outgrew the building by 2005 and needed to find a new location. Luckily, right across the street was the perfect spot for a new state-of-theart facility. Husband, business partner and fellow black belt instructor, Ray Messina, went from teaching part-time to full-time. TaeCole Tae Kwon Do & Fitness prospered at the new location, as well as several community programs that Maggie instructs at local schools and centers. They currently have over 300 students, but have taught thousands in the New York City area through their

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school and various programs. As Maggie puts it, “We turn no one away, keeping children safe and aware is our number one priority.”

She goes on to say, “My students come first. I use TKD as a tool to help others be all they can be. Planting the seed of confidence in a child, that they can be all they dream, is the key. TKD has allowed me to make the difference I want to see in the world by reaching out to others. People trust us, it is important that we do not abuse our position to hurt others. We are all just people at the end of the day.

The question is, did we make a POSITIVE impact on the day of another?”

Finding a Champion

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Maggie teaching

After years of learning to believe in herself and building her confidence, Master Maggie Messina decided to start competing again. All those years earlier, when her instructor had berated her in competition, had not extinguished her desire to compete. She set to work and trained hard.

And she won, again and again. But she still will tell you her students come first. “My biggest win is when my students compete and win. It feels better than anything else. I will never do to them as my previous instructor had done to me. I will always help my students become all that they desire—and they know that. A true martial artist does not fear their students becoming as good or even better than they are. If anything, I feel it speaks volumes on your teaching skills. There is always someone better, that’s just life.”

Telling the World

Master Maggie knows it’s not just enough to reach out and help at-risk kids. She knows she must tell her story, so that other women can come to understand that they can do for themselves, what she did— becoming the person she truly wanted to be. “I have no regrets from my past. It has made me who I am

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today. It has made me compassionate to other people’s hardships. I can feel others’ pain as if it’s my own, as I can feel their happiness.

I truly believe this is a gift that I have been given. I never forget where I have come from, and give much of myself to kids who are in need and want to be more.”

Her book, Making Maggie, will be released in 2011. “The book is about my struggles and finding the will and strength to rise above and not just becoming a statistic. It is to give women strength, to become what fuels them inside. We don’t have to be beat down, made to feel less than. We are important and have as many rights as others. The longer we allow a man to beat us emotionally and physically, the harder it is to get back up. I know this from my own experiences.

There are so many organizations available to help women today. The first step is the hardest, the second and third are easier.”

Master Maggie Messina would like to thank her husband and business partner, Ray Messina, for supporting and believing in her. He helps her dreams come true, encourages her to push forward, and is her best friend. She also would like to thank her in-laws, John and Joan, for supporting them and for always being there for them in every way.

Finally, she would like to thank the teacher that made a difference in her life, Nanette Furman of Fox Lane Middle School. “I am truly blessed. Life is so much easier and enjoyable with good people in your life.”—Maggie Messina

To learn more about TaeCole or Master Messina, visit www.taecoletkd.com

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TKD for Women in

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By Rachelle Edelman

One in four men in South Africa admits to raping a woman, many having done so multiple times. In America, one in four women will be sexually assaulted or abused in her lifetime, but at the hands of a relatively smaller number of perpetrators. The number of available perpetrators in South Africa makes sexual assault a virtual certainty for women who live there. This is a developed country, with a functioning government and police force. It is not a war zone. It is not even a society with high gender inequality.

South Africa has one of the highest levels of rape in the world; a 2006 study found that a woman is raped every 17 seconds. To make matters even worse, a 2009 Amnesty International report found that out of over 20,000 reports of rape, only 8% led to convictions.

Not being in control of an uncomfortable situation is the number one reason most women initially take up a martial art. Walking to a car late at night after work, riding a bicycle alone in an unfamiliar neighborhood, or even hearing of a bad experience a friend has had, are all reasons for women to want to be able to defend themselves and to have self-confidence in these situations.

I have talked with a few women in my dojang, the Black Belt Family Centre (ATA) in Johannesburg, South Africa, as to why they started TKD. Rachelle Edelman: 35, black belt recommended, 3 years training Debbie Aucamp: 28, third-dan grading for fourth, 12 years training Dr. Evelyn Ryd: 38, brown belt, over 1 year training Suzanna de Nobrega: 33, yellow belt, 3 months training Sharyn de Nobrega: 9, yellow belt, 3 months training Natasha Whittaker: 33, first-degree, 5 years training Marissa Katz: 42, brown belt, over 1 year training

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What inspired you to start TKD? Sharyn: To be fit and have fun.

Debbie: Small town limited activities, but mostly I was bored out of my mind sitting at home.

Rachelle: I went through a difficult time in my life and had to deal with my depression, anger and weight issues. I decided that I have always wanted to achieve a black belt in a martial art having only achieved a green belt in Judo. The club was handing out pamphlets at a shopping centre one day, so I took a pamphlet and the rest is history.

Rachelle

Suzanna: I had been looking for something to help me lose weight and get fit and my husband and kids started TKD and they were enjoying it so much.

Evelyn: My eldest son started TKD three years ago and now all four family members are part of the school. I find that it gives me energy, drive and lets me release tension.

Natasha: I wanted to improve my fitness and strength and improve my kicks and work on improving my self-confidence. I also wanted to do forms.

Marissa: Going to the Taekwondo World Champs in America with my kids and seeing how many adult women were doing it and just generally the whole atmosphere of “togetherness� that I felt there. It really is a sport for the whole family.

Do South African women compete nationally and internationally?

Evelyn & Natasha

Debbie: Yes. We are few, but yes. Recently one of our students (Evelyn Rayd) brought home a couple of first places.

Rachelle: Yes, our club participates in the ATA World Champions as well as ATA nationals. We have achieved many firsts and have a few world champions.

What have been your personal achievements?

Rachelle: My personal achievement has been my ability to persevere with the sport and my club, to prove to myself and my instructor that I can get far in a sport if I put my mind to it.

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Suzanna

so this has already improved that.

Sharyn: I got third place for forms at a tournament, and I tested twice already and passed.

Evelyn: I brought home a couple of first places.

Natasha: Reaching my first-degree.

Debbie: Teaching students and making a difference in their lives.

How does TKD benefit the women of South Africa?

Sharyn

Rachelle: Self-defense! Even if you never have to defend yourself, you will at least know the basic skills and if you do get into a situation you might just be able to save a life. Being taught self awareness, being aware of your surroundings and using your voice is one of the best techniques a woman can learn. Why should a woman not empower herself? Why should she feel helpless and scared when she can learn to fight back and protect herself?

Suzanna: It’s a great stress reliever when you have had a long day at work, and the kids and husband are driving you insane.

Debbie: Definitely self-defense. Even if you never have to defend yourself, because you know how, it gives you a more confident aura which automatically fends off bad guys.

Other than that, physical exercise and mental training. Why pay so much for a self-help book that you don’t understand?

Marissa: As we all know, South Africa is not exactly a safe place to live at the moment. The knowledge of self-defense at least gives us women some idea of how to defend ourselves. A lot of South African women I find are very insecure. The confidence that TKD builds in someone is amazing.

Marissa

Does TKD have enough exposure here?

Rachelle: No, we need to work a lot harder to change the perception of martial arts here, which is seen as a “low-class” sport for kids. It is also viewed as a dangerous sport which causes a lot of injuries.

People don’t realize that most sports cause injuries if you do not train. Martial arts empowers people and this needs to be explained.

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Debbie: No, in the States it is considered a more respectable sport. We must keep our standards high so that we can change that perception.

Evelyn: People in South Africa know about Karate, but not much about TKD. Natasha: It is not as well known as Karate. Possibly more exposure would be good.

Marissa: Not nearly enough. I didn’t even know what TKD was until I was handed a pamphlet.

From Left to Right: back row: Gavin Ryd, Subonim Andre van Tonder, Suzanna de Nobrega, Rachelle Edelman, Dr. Evelyn Ryd, Front row: Marco de Nobrega, Sharyn de Nobrega, Chad Ryd

Anything you would like to add? Or advice you would give to other people?

Debbie: We focus so much on the fancy toys and the extras in life that we forget to teach our kids life skills. Our country can be healed with only one life skill—respect. Hopefully as instructors, parents and students, we can make enough difference to see a change in South Africa.

Marissa: I would recommend TKD for the whole family. It’s a great bonding experience for families, while at the same time learning how to defend oneself and doing something good for the mind and body.

Rachelle: TKD is a social sport. I feel as an adult with modern technology we spend too much time in front of a TV, at work, on our computers and not enough time improving ourselves, our health and our lives. In our spare time, we go out and drink in pubs with our friends instead of having an activity where we can be with our friends and learn new positive skills. South Africans and especially women need to start empowering themselves, developing skills that they can use on the street to protect themselves or at least give them the confidence to walk in that street without feeling afraid or insecure. TKD gives you the ability to hold your head up high and say, “Yes I can.”

There is no reason for the prejudice, animosity and ridicule many women put up with simply because they choose to study the martial arts. The women are not becoming unwomanly, joining a secret cult society or even trying to promote the woman’s movement by showing how tough they can be. They are simply From Left-Right: Suzanna de Nobrega, Dr Evelyn Ryd, Rachelle Edelman, Sharyn de Nobrega learning a means of self-preservation by doing something they enjoy while also bettering their health and general level of fitness.

Bruce Lee once said, “If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Rachelle Edelman lives in a quiet suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa with her partner. She works as a Project Administrator. Besides Tae Kwon Do, she enjoys Kayusho, reading,writing, music, movies and people.

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“You are a girl. You can’t do that!”

Those words were familiar to me during my childhood. Being a girl in South Korea in the late 40s and early 50s, I was sentenced to a life of subservience. As you know, I succeeded despite this; let me explain how.

I still have in my home today a carefully folded newspaper from over 30 years ago. Though it’s old, I will never throw it away because of what it symbolizes. This was a time when all I had was the desire and leading of my Silent Master, my inner being. My business wasn’t formed yet. I had no income. My associates and I were trying to get the business started and we discovered the last of our money had been spent on something obsolete. We didn’t have money for food. I was getting free beef bones from the market, which the meat manager thought I was picking up for my dog, and making beef bone soup. We were living in an empty room because I had sold the last of my furniture. Yes, this newspaper was pretty much all I had, and we were sitting on it to eat the soup. My associate asked, “Are we going to make it?”

I said, “Yes. Absolutely.” I knew that my motivation was not based on fantasy. I just didn’t know how yet, but I believed. I still keep this newspaper to remind me of the power of faith.

Don’t let your beliefs about yourself stand in the way of your desires.

When you have a genuine desire, hold it and nurture it, and do what it takes to bring it about.

For example, let me share how I turned my “I want” into “I will” and then made it happen.

When I was 23 in Korea, I had the impulse to go to the U.S. All I had was the desire, but I knew it was genuine. Although I didn’t know what I would do to get started in the U.S., I knew I wanted to teach my martial art. I had no information to guide me, but I had already learned that love was contagious, that others would catch it if I had it. I had faith. Right there, my first “I want” became “I will.”

After I arrived, I took a couple of jobs to provide money to eat while I worked on my real goals. I worked as a janitor at night cleaning toilets at a company, and I pumped gas on weekends. You might think that I hated being a janitor. Not so. I was singing every night as I turned every toilet into the most sparkling one you could imagine. In Korea, I had to do just as much work, and on top of that, I was hated, beaten, and not paid. Here, I was a respectable employee making a living. I was celebrating all the time, more happy than I had ever been.

This gave me the time to focus on bringing about my real objective. Plus, I knew that all this was just “stage one,” something temporary until I achieved my real goal.

Something to keep in mind when you reach the point of approaching your goal is that it’s good to limit your choices somewhat. There were many things I could have done to try to get that first teaching job, but I made the decision not to dilute my focus. Instead of pursuing many different opportunities, I made the choice to select one option, and pursue that solely.

It was this: a nearby high school nearby I felt would be ideal to start teaching. After all, it had students ready to learn and facilities to hold classes. I decided I wanted to make this happen, so again, I said I will go to the school and bring this about. Notice that now I was taking an action. I had moved beyond saying what I wanted.

Every day, I went to the school and sat in front of the principal’s office. Often I would be reading, working on my English. Day after day passed, until one month later someone asked,

Heart to Heart By Tae Yun Kim

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“What do you want?”

“I want to teach Karate,” I said. They thought it was something violent, but I explained that this martial art was about teaching patience, concentration and self-discipline. They said to come back in a week.

I came back the next day and every day until the week was up. Finally, they called me in. Their concern was that I was going to be teaching kids skills that could produce violent and disruptive effects. “We don’t want kids breaking pencils,” they said.

I wasn’t about to give up. “Breaking pencils?

No, breaking bad habits. Breaking barriers.” Then they responded that they didn’t have a budget.

When I figured out what “budget” meant, I quickly said, “Oh no. I don’t want money—just a chance.”

I wasn’t going to take no for an answer. “Okay,” they said. “one semester.” That was all I needed.

I took the responsibility to identify what I wanted, then chose the actions needed to achieve it. I used patience to continue without giving up, and then changed the minds that were skeptical.

Each of us has to assume total responsibility for

persevering in our actions until the end.

Someone asked me, “How did you have the patience to sit there for 30 days?”

I said, “Because it was necessary.” That’s just the way it is. When you consult a road map for a journey, it doesn’t tell you there is an accident here or a detour there. Some aspects of your journey will not be spelled out in advance. This means you need to be patient and adaptable.

When you really have the desire to change, you may have to fly in the face of some of your own most engrained beliefs. It may be uncomfortable. Things with which you are familiar and comfortable, may have to go. New things will come into your life. You won’t have anymore excuses. You’ll be taking responsibility.

My fellow martial artists and friends, follow your visions, follow your dreams. Make them a reality. The power is in you.

From heart to heart, Dr. Tae Yun Kim Great Grandmaster, Jung SuWon Martial Art Academy

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Women of Scotland Sheena Sutherland & Julia Cross Interviews by Annabel Cooper

Master Sheena Sutherland 8th Degree Without Master Sheena Sutherland, British, and in particular Scottish, Tae Kwon Do wouldn’t quite be the same. A female eighth-degree in the ITF, she has been breaking barriers and overcoming obstacles from the first time she stepped inside a gym in 1974, when the 15-year-old Bruce Lee fanatic had to ask permission to enter the menonly environment of her local school. Without a women’s division to compete in during the early years of British TKD, Master Sutherland took the men on at their own game, winning a silver medal in the Open International 1977 for black belt patterns. Equally active on the technical side, she was one of the founding members of UK TKD Federation, has been selected for international umpiring and disciplinary committees, attended countless technical seminars with Grand Master General Choi Hong Hi and even spent four years convincing the founder of Tae Kwon Do to recognize the Scottish TKD Federation as a separate entity. Always an instructor at heart, she founded Linlithgow Taekwon-do with 35 students over 25 years ago and now teaches over 250 students across Scotland. Yet after 36 years of eating, sleeping and breathing the art, Master Sutherland is still restlessly scheming ways to bring TKD to more and more students.

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“People always talk to me about being a woman in a man’s world but I don’t feel like that was what motivated me. For me it started off about developing confidence in myself. I loved martial arts stars like Bruce Lee and movies like Billy Jack. I was shy and wanted to be confident like the characters in these films, not in a brash and arrogant way but with the quiet, self assured manner they had. It was just after Bruce Lee died that I went to my first class and the hall was teaming with budding white belts all wanting to be like him.”

Master Sutherland attended her first class in the early 70s in Bathgate with her brother (now a third-degree) but it was over a month before she had the confidence to put on a dobok and take part. “I was 15 and the only woman in there among 20 older guys. It was really intimidating at first but after watching from the side lines for a while I thought, ‘Come on, get on with it.’ Because I’d been watching so closely I began to progress really quickly and at my first grading I was double promoted to yellow belt.”

It was at this first grading, as a 15-year-old white belt, that Master Sutherland announced to her examiner that she wanted to be an instructor.

She began training six nights per week in three different gyms and all her hard work and dedication paid off when in 1977, she reached black belt in under three years.

With so few women involved in TKD in its early years, there was no separate division for women, but that didn’t stop Master Sutherland from challenging the men in sparring, patterns and

destruction. In 1977, the newly promoted black belt won her highest accolade in mixed competi-in ntion in the Open International in Edinburgh, winning a silver medal for black belt patterns against a field of men from all over the world. It was also at this tournament that Master Sutherland first met the founder of Tae Kwon Do, General Choi Hong Hi. “General Choi presented me my silver medal and although I had seen him from afar at a grading, this was the first time I had met him in the flesh. I had just read his philosophy of TKD so this meeting had a profound effect on me. I had become a black belt, won a silver medal and met the founder of TKD all in the same year—it felt like fate was trying to tell me something.”

Despite success in various mixed and women’s competitions, from her first grading Master Sutherland knew that her real passion lay in the teaching. She formed the Linlithgow School and then with the departure of Mr. Tom MacCallum to Vienna in 1984, she took on the role of senior instructor at the Bathgate Taekwon-do Institute.

Under her instruction, the Bathgate School had many successes, including: Brent Lyon, World Champion (Russia) 1997 and first world spars,, ring champion in the UK since 1984; Julia Cross, World champion (Argentina) 1999; and Mark Hutton, six-time Euro Champion. These and countless other domestic titles gave Bathgate a pedigree that is to this day, unmatched. Master Sutherland also inherited the Livingston School of Taekwon-do in 1998.

“M My pride pridee comes from my students prid en nts rrather athe hr “My than my own achievements. I don’t have favorites as such and of course I am immensely proud of students like Julia Cross, who became the most de ec decorated competitor ever, but I am equally pr ro of other students who battle their proud hea he a out to make what might look like hearts sm small achievements to the outside world. I llove lo v ‘try-ers,’ probably because they remind me a bit of myself. I never found training easy but I also never gave up and that’s what TKD is all about. Try your best at every stage and before you know it you’ll end up an eighth-degree, 36 years later, wondering how it all happened.”

Master Sutherland continues to teach at the Linlithgow, Bathgate and Livingston schools and is currently putting together pplans to create a series of martial arts centeers, beginning in her local area in the centtral belt of Scotland and then spreading to tthe rest of the country.

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With a record of achievement that cannot be rivaled by any man or woman, Julia Cross is a true trailblazer and living legend in the world of Tae Kwon Do. The most allocated ITF individual competitor, Miss Cross is a world champion six times over, was the first British woman to win a world title and was once the youngestt female black belt in the countryy aatt er the age of 17. In recognition of h her was unparalleled achievements, she was do inaugurated into the Taekwon-do ec Hall of Fame in 2007 in Quebec.

Recently retired from competition following a hip replacement, the 35-year-old is itching to channel the energy that made her competitive career such a success into her newly expanded TKD school and has, for the first time in her career, the time and space to reflect properly on a quarter century at the top of her game.

“It was nearly 25 years ago that I first stepped foot in a dojang, aged 11. My dad had studied Tae Kwon Do before and was keen to return to training, so he took me to Master Sutherland’s class in Linlithgow (near Edinburgh, ( g Scotland).

I was instantly hooked and Master ste terr Sutherland has remained a real presence in my career ever since.””

It took Miss Cross only three years to gain her black belt, echoing the achievements of her instructor Master Sutherland, who at the time of her own promotion in 1977 was one of the first British women ever to progress to first-degree.

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In the years that followed she dominated the national scene, winning almost every national title and in 1991 she entered her first competition outside of the UK, traveling to the European championships in Vienna. This was another turning point for the 17-year-old black belt. “Seeing all the other female competitors from all over the world was a massive eye opener. There were so many different styles, nationalities, shapes and sizes. All of a sudden, a new Tae Kwon Do world opened up to me and I wanted to be the best I could be and, I hoped, better than everyone else.”

True T Tr ue to to her ambition, Miss Cross rooss went wen entt on to to take several European titles, the first being in Poland in 1994 along with other podium places at World and European levels. But 1999 was the year that she truly arrived on the international scene, winning her first of an amazing six world titles in Argentina at the age of 23 and becoming the first British woman ever to become World Champion.

“I was so focused and determined to win that I didn’t care what anyone else was doing. I knew that I was ready and I had trained hard enough to be the best. It was the greatest feeling.”

The next years saw her go on to defend European and World titles all over the world, winning two World titles in 2003 in Poland and two more in 2005 in Germany. At each competition tion ti on she received Best Overall Female and was the he only woman at each competition to gain twoo gold medals, as well as winning Best Overalll Female at three European championships. “II always enjoyed winning, of course, but it’s nott in my nature to just stop there. I always strived to achieve more and was never satisfied with my lot. There was always something to correct or another thing to do better the next time.”

Following the joy of being inducted into tthe he he Hall of Fame in 2007, the last few years have ve not been easy for Miss Cross as a series of operations on her hip have caused her to make ake ak ke

the tough decision to bow out of competition.

Doctors discovered that as a teenager her left thigh began to grow with a tilt which meant although she would always have needed a hip replacement eventually, competing at a high level in an impact sport brought this forward considerably. Miss Cross continued to compete through serious pain after undergoing surgery in 2008 and incredibly, and unbeknownst to her, competed at the World Championships in Argentina last year with a cracked femur. “I look back now and think how on earth did I do that?”

2010 was all about rest and recuperation for Miss Cross. Although doctors suggested she would be able to compete again, fearful of her mobility in the future and the likelihood of having to undergo further surgery in the not too distant future has made her focus on creating the champions of the future instead. The school she started in 1998, South Queensferry School of Taekwon-Do, now boasts 120 students, running 15 classes a week for all ages and abilities. Miss Cross describes the opening of her new gym on October 24, 2010, as another significant moment in her life. “There is some great talent emerging, so international competition is not out of my life, it’s just now I can experience it by passing my knowledge, passion and experience on to my students.”

To read more about the achievements of these two amazing Scottish women, visit www.taekwondotimes.com and read our bonus content. To learn more about Miss Cross, visit http://southqueensferrytkd.info.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Annabel Cooper is a freelance journalist working in Scotland and a recent convert to TKD from kickboxing. She has trained with Leith Taekwon-do school in Edinburgh for 18 months under the instruction of Robin Coltman, third-degree, and is currently working towards green belt, blue tag. She loves to compete in sparring and hopes to make ma ke b black lacc belt by the time she is 30 in two years. la

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Woman of the Times By Karen Eden

7aVX` 8dl ^c i]Z =di Hjc Driving along an open stretch of land on the eastern plains of Colorado, for years I have been getting this annoying notion that the pitch black cows I see on the dry barren hills by the roadside should have shade when it’s this hot outside.

I am not a farmer and cows can’t talk. So that’s why I am so annoyed at my own thoughts each and every time I make this drive. That’s right; this high-ranked martial arts master can’t help but wonder if these black bovines are somehow suffering.

I guess it’s one of those things where I can’t help but put myself in the place of these cows.

I understand that this livestock will soon be T-bones and fine leather goods. But until then, if I were a black cow, I think I’d appreciate a little shade when the sun beats down all day long and temperatures soar well into the 90 degree range.

But then I think about how all of us are a black cow in the hot sun at least one time or another in our lives. High-ranked martial artist or not, I too have had my share of incidences where I felt incredibly uncomfortable, and wondered if the slaughterhouse was waiting for me right around the corner.

Not too long ago, I was a guest speaker at a specially challenged martial arts tournament (the All Stars Specially Challenged Martial Arts championships in Houston).

Seeing martial arts competitors walk in, totally oblivious of whatever their

handicap may be, was a real eye-opening experience for me.

Some were mentally disabled, some were blind, some were even in wheelchairs, but they still had that “bring it on” look in their eye. The same look I’ve seen a hundred times in a hundred different fighters. The same look I’ve had in my own eye when I came to town to “get in the ring.”

When these guys got geared up, there was no handicap. There was simply the drive to use whatever they did have to get the job done.

Those who came in wheelchairs were placed on the floor. I specifically remember one young girl seemed to only have the use of one leg. As she lay on the floor, she maneuvered her body so that her opponent had to get past that leg to get to her.

I tell you, it was impossible to get near that one good leg without getting seriously whopped somewhere on your body. Good for her, she won.

I knew from the first moment that these specially challenged competitors walked in the door that they didn’t want anybody feeling sorry for them.

And you know what? I don’t want anybody feeling sorry for what I may have had to endure in my life either. This is my path. This is my journey that I alone have to travel. Don’t feel sorry, but feel respect for the fact that I’m making it through to the other side intact. In a nutshell, don’t pity me, but respect me because I’m still standing.

Maybe this is how I need to deal with these black cows that stand all day in the hot sun, too.

Year after year I feel bad for them, but year after year they are still there, still standing (or at least their offspring are).

Perhaps if they could talk, they too would say, “We don’t want your pity. Yes, being a black cow in the hot sun is uncomfortable and challenging at times, but in the long run, we usually find that what we do have, is enough to get us through.”

Karen Eden is a fifth-degree black belt and master in the art of Tang Soo Do. She is also a published author, former radio personality and TV journalist, who has appeared on CNN, FOX National, and Animal Planet. She has also appeared in two major Hollywood productions. Karen has written for and appeared in many martial arts publications over the years. Her books include The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tae Kwon Do (Penguin Books) and I Am a Martial Artist (Century Martial Arts). She is also the poet behind the popular I Am a Martial Artist product line, also available through Century Martial Arts, and Dojo Darling martial arts wear, available through Karatedepot.com. Master Eden currently teaches atrisk youth through the Salvation Army in Denver, Colorado. For contact or booking information, email her at sabomnim@toast.net.

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By Master Guy Edward Larke

The old adage “Behind every good man is a good woman” is truly a testament to the idea of a marriage being a partnership.

I’d like to introduce you to Master Rumiko Hayes, master of the art of Ninjutsu (way of the ninja) and one half of the force behind the 21st century art of To Shin Do. Rumiko Urata was born on Kyushu Island, close to the coast of Korea. It was primarily a rural society and her village was dependant on the fishing industry. She had a fairly average childhood for her culture at that time. One singular event that she remembers to this day is when she saw a world map in first grade. Young Rumiko decided there and then she would see the world.

During her youth she had another passion.

She spent countless hours watching ninja anime (Japanese cartoons). She was enthralled with the protagonists disappearing into thin air, scaling walls and other supernatural feats. Her fantasy was to become a kunnoichi (female ninja).

While Judo and Kendo were a part of the Japanese school curriculum, girls weren’t allowed to partake of these disciplines.

So, sadly the girl had to wait to satiate her thirst to pursue the way of the warrior.

As with many diligent students she was given an opportunity to study a year at a high school in Cleveland, Ohio. Coincidentally, in another city in the same state was a young American martial artist who would someday help her dream come true. After finishing her high school education back in Japan, she attended a university renowned for foreign languages.

Her first job at an advertising agency allowed meeting a unique individual from the overseas department, a gaijin (foreigner) by the name of Stephen K. Hayes. This individual was gathering quite a reputation as a scholar and practitioner of traditional Japanese fighting arts, including the esoteric arts of the ninja.

Ms. Urata’s spirit leapt and quickly

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engaged the foreigner in conversation about his studies. She found him to be very deep and sincere in his pursuit of her nation’s martial heritage.

Through his eyes, his words, and his connections, she met Grandmaster Masaaki Satsuma. She then entered a world unlike any other. There was no mystical air bending abilities, rather a very pragmatic and intelligent fighting art that suited her small and unassuming stature quite well. Size and power were considered irrelevant in the classes.

Distance, timing, strategy and a mastery of pressure points were paramount.

There were many open hand tech-

niques and a myriad of weapon skills employed. Her favorite was the naginata. Similar to the Korean weol-do or halberd, it was a long pole with sword-like blade attached at the end. It was a weapon favored by warrior monks and the wives of samurai who protected their homes. As the budding young master was small of stature, she liked the reach of the weapon.

It was a great equalizer.

Psychology was heavily emphasized, in and out of a potential confrontation. It could be called the art of winning. A ninja had to live intelligently in all ways at all times. An example is to know when to withdraw from a no-win altercation, be it verbal or physical.

The grandmaster himself was quite a character. Gone were the stereotypes from TV and cinema. What replaced them was a multi-faceted individual who demonstrated rather than spoon fed his students. Grandmaster Hatsumi was a very gentle, practical and sincere man as well as a teacher. On one occasion, he even impersonated a woman down to even the mannerisms and walk in order to instruct his disciples how to get close to attackers.

After a number of years of training together, Stephen and Rumiko tied the knot in 1980. Shortly thereafter, they relocated to the state where she studied, Ohio. There her husband started a very lucrative career in writing a long list of books and articles on the art of the ninja. It

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was enough to comfortably care for them and their two daughters. The four grew together as they trained together. Master Hayes found the martial arts made her a better wife, mother and human being. Her training in Japan taught her the true spirit of martial arts. According to Master Hayes, the Japanese characters for “martial” mean “to stop the fight.” In addition, the arts direct you to find who you are and are to become. She started to research the idea of protecting oneself from within. So many people were abusing their bodies and minds. In this way they were a worse threat than the local thug. With this idea in mind, she began a long study into nutrition and energy cultivation.

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their seminars and books weren’t enough to satiate the public demand for authentic Ninjutsu training. They decided to start opening their own schools. With that, they put even more thought into a system suitable for the Western civilization of today.

Although the art of the ninja was remarkable, really it was designed for feudal Japan in times of war. The stances were decidedly low and the assumed range of engagement was from a distance, hence the reason for missile weapons, chain weapons and the like. Not to mention training to be a ninja was a sure way to see yourself and your family killed.

There needed to be substantial revisions to the classical teachings, while keeping the values associated with the spiritual aspects. While the techniques

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Through their new art, she could share her discoveries in restoring health, proper diet, and boosting the immune system. Together, with her husband teaching their expression of contemporary Ninjutsu, they found deeper psychological and philosophical understanding. It is not an outdated idiom to say the teacher learns from the student. As she related to me, Ninjutsu is not a part of her life.

It became her. She is now in many people’s opinion the true embodiment of the kunnoichi.

To our readers (especially for the women) she wishes to give some advice. Master Hayes talks of not focusing too much on external techniques in your training. If you lose your female quality, you are out of balance. That needs to be nurtured as well. In all people there is yin energy and yang energy. You need both to be in balance as a martial artist and to be a wellrounded human being.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Guy Edward Larke sabumnim has dedicated his life from a young age to the pursuit of the martial arts, Asian culture and hopology. It led him to Korea in 2000 and he has lived there since. He lives in Seongnam city with his wife Gi-Ryung and son Alexander. He holds black belts in Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Taekkyon, Bon Kuk Kumdo, Korean Kickboxing, Karate-do, Wushu, Cheonji-muye-do, and Hosinsul. Currently, he teaches Tae Kwon Do, Karate and Cheonjimuye-do full time in addition to writing for various magazines and running Kisa-Do Muye & Marketing. He can be contacted at kisa_do_muye@yahoo.ca.

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By Daniel Middleton

Geommu, or ‘sword dance,’ is a popular folk dance in Korea, noted for its elegance and grace, colorful flowing costumes, and the use of twin kal (replica knives) in the hands of the performers as they dance and twirl to the sound of the janggo, a small hourglass-shaped drum. But its origins belie its graceful appearance, and the story on which geommu is based is one of intrigue and assassination, and the killing of a Baekje king.

Hwangchang was only 17 and a Hwarang, one of the Silla Dynasty’s warrior elite. He was renowned for his skill with the twin swords, so much so that word of Hwangchang’s prowess reached as far as the royal court at Baekje, a rival kingdom to the west. Hearing of his skill and anxious for a demonstration, the king invited Hwangchang to perform, an offer the boy readily accepted. He performed flawlessly, as expected, but Hwangchang had come for more than a demonstration and, choosing his moment carefully, the young Hwarang suddenly turned on the king without warning and killed him with the swords.

Hwangchang was seized immediately and executed, but in Silla the people were moved by the boy’s daring, and showed their respect by creating a dance in imitation of Hwangchang’s skill, their faces adorned with masks resembling the dead boy’s face.

Over time, as will happen with folk traditions, the dance went through many changes, the masks were discarded and more martial aspects of the dance abandoned, and the swords replaced by blunted replicas by the kisaeng, female performers in the royal court, who had adopted the dance.

Sometimes called Hwangchangmu in remembrance of the young boy’s bravery, it is today more commonly known simply as geommu, or ‘sword dance.’

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12th ‘Important Intangible Cultural Property’ ( Jungyo Muhyeong Munhwajae).

But while the South Korean government preserved the story of Hwangchang in traditional dance, another organization worked to remember the more martial aspects of the story, preserving the technique itself.

Geom Mu Hyeong: Sword Dance Form Represented by the World Kuk Sool Association™ (WKSA™), Kuk Sool Won is a traditional Korean martial arts system rich in that nation’s martial history, containing within its syllabus traditional forms, weapons, and techniques important not only in self-defense, but in the preservation of the rich martial culture of the Korean nation.

One of these traditional forms is called Geom Mu Hyeong, or Sword Dance Form, a name reflecting a connection to the story of Hwangchang of Silla and to the traditional dance of the same name. But there the similarities end: Geom Mu Hyeong is not a dance, but a precise and intricate series of martial techniques, attack and defense providing its own link to Korea’s past, times in which weapons were forbidden and training forced underground. The form itself represents fighting techniques based on the twin swords, and patterned after another form in the Kuk Sool curriculum, Danssang Geom Hyeong, performed with twin short swords.

DANSSANG GEOM: Twin Short Swords One of the weapons unique to Kuk Sool is the danssang geom, or ‘twin short swords.’ Twin because the swords are always used in pairs, the danssang geom of Kuk Sool Won represent a type

form’ Danssang Geom Hyeong, often with point-for-point similarities from one form to the next.

The following are just a few examples.

(Note: As the principal reference, the sword technique will be described first, followed by a comparison technique from the empty hand form.) of weapon and technique practiced in the Korean royal court, primarily by royal court and female bodyguards who favored the weapons because they were unobtrusive and easily concealed.

Often confused with the Chinese butterfly swords (húdié shuāng dāo) because of their physical similarities—they are used in pairs and the wide handguard designed both for striking and to protect the wielder’s hand—in actual fact the Korean danssang geom are decidedly different in form and function. While the butterfly sword is classified as a dao, and so a single-edged weapon designed primarily for cutting and hacking, the dangeom (short sword) was often double-edged, like a dagger, and designed for stabbing as well as cutting.

An important traditional weapon, the twin short swords are represented in the Kuk Sool Won curriculum with both a dedicated form, Danssang Geom Hyeong, and by a two-person sparring set, long sword versus short swords, called Geom Daeryeon. Nevertheless, it is the empty hand Geom Mu Hyeong that will be examined here, not only as precursor and training aid for the twin short swords, but also as a highly effective standalone form for training and self-defense, containing as it does a number of unique empty hand techniques.

WHERE ARE THE SWORDS? It’s a question often asked by students when they are introduced to the form the first time, in class or in demonstration, and their confusion is certainly understandable. If the name of the form is sword dance form...then where are the swords?

Easy. The swords are in the mind of the practitioner, and while a bit of imagination is required when performing the empty hand set, Geom Mu Hyeong, the correspondences become obvious when seeing the same form alongside its ‘sister

1. Rolling High Cover and Stab From a neutral position with short swords crossed, the student steps in with a right high cover, blocking her opponent’s sword near the guard and then immediately ‘checking’ it with her left sword [photo 1].

Holding the check in place, she finishes by stabbing in under the cut, at the same time sinking her weight to give the strike more stability and power [photo 2].

The empty hand application is fairly straightforward, in this case a defense against a punching attack. As her opponent punches, the student deflects the attack with a high rolling cover [photo 3], at the same time stepping quickly into a twisted stance and counterstriking with a palm strike (pyung su) to the solar plexus [photo # 4]. taekwondotimes.com / March 2011

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2. X-Cover, Twin Diagonal Cut This next technique brings the blocking and cutting aspects of the twin dangeom into play, again against a downward sword cut.

As her opponent steps in with the cut, the student steps up into a right crane stance (hagjase) and stops the sword near its base with a raised x-cover [photo 5]. The block is followed immediately by raising the rear leg into a post stance [photo 6] and dropping immediately into a horse stance (gimal jase) to add weight and force to twin diagonal cuts across her attacker’s chest and trunk [photo 7&8].

The empty hand application of this series is slightly different, pitting the student this time against three opponents, one in front and one to either side [photo 9]. Not waiting for her opponents to initiate the attack, the student raises her knee sharply into the man in front while simultaneously striking him in the neck and throat with crossed hands [photo 10], dropping down immediately into a horse stance and striking simultaneously to both sides, hitting the remaining attackers in the middle ribs (SP21, or taepo) with twin knife hand strikes (ssangsudo) [photo 11].

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3. Diagonal Block Lower Quadrant, High Cover and Stab In a horse stance (gimal jase) as her opponent steps in with a cut to the legs, the student cuts/ blocks down diagonally with both swords held parallel, blocking the attack at two points of contact for added strength [photo 12]. As her opponent recovers and cuts straight down at the head, the student slides the left foot in, moving her body in close under the sword while executing a ‘rolling high cover’ similar to Technique 1 [photo 13]. She finishes with a straight stab with the right while continuing to cover her opponent’s sword with the left [photo 14].

In the empty hand version, one possible application might be against a combination kicking and punching attack. Again beginning in a horse stance, the student executes a low strike to a pressure point in her opponent’s kicking leg (SP6, or samumgyo) [photo 15] . As he recovers and steps in to punch, she deflects the strike with a rolling cover [photo 16] and finishes with a right middle knuckle strike (jungjigwan) to the solar plexus [photo 17].

MORE THAN A ‘SWORD DANCE’ While probably inspired by the popular tradition of Hwangchang skill with the twin swords, Kuk Sool Won’s Geom Mu Hyeong is much more than simply an empty hand ‘copy’ of a double sword form and contains many techniques unrelated to the swords: animal style techniques, such as mantis (samagwi) and tiger (horangi), specialized kicking, and even mimed techniques of the throwing knife (tugeom sul).

Disclaimer: Weapons training of any type can be dangerous and should only be practiced with proper instruction and under the supervision of qualified instructor. None of the techniques described in this article should be attempted without proper supervision.

Geom Mu Hyeong is the final form in the WKSA™ underbelt curriculum, a complex and demanding form, a form with roots in Korea’s martial history and a young Hwarang whose dedication and skill left an enduring legacy on the culture and traditions of his people.

A fitting portal to black belt training.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Daniel Middleton is a sixth-degree black belt in Kuk Sool Won, with a martial arts career spanning more than 35 years and a teaching career in the upstate area of South Carolina that began in 1985. In addition to his martial arts career, Dr. Middleton is a licensed chiropractor, an adjunct professor of Anatomy and Physiology, and a freelance writer, with martial arts and health-related articles in a number of national publications. He is the author of Dragons of Antioch, a youngadult martial arts novel described by Publishers Weekly as “...

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“The literal translation of both is ‘wind-water,’ but the deeper meaning points to a harmonious relationship among man, Heaven, and Earth, all connected by Chi.” 78 March 2011 / taekwondotimes.com

Throughout history, almost every culture has struggled with the question of whether or not fortune is the result of random luck or a part of destiny. Asian cultures, in particular, have a concept that attempts to tie human existence to the natural world in a way that can produce prosperity or at least prevent despair. That concept is most commonly referred to as Feng Shui; but in Korea, it is known as Pungsu-jiri. The literal translation of both is “wind-water,” but the deeper meaning points to a harmonious relationship among man, Heaven, and Earth, all connected by Chi (Ki). Chi is life force or internal energy generated by all living things in the natural world whose power may be either positive or negative. To martial artists, it is the central force that propels technique beyond our physical boundaries.

Pungsu-jiri is a philosophy that creates fortune based on geography and topography simply by the placement of a temple, dwelling, or community relative to significant features, for example, a mountain or a stream. It is a method of connecting human conditions to the environment as a means of yielding either good luck or repelling bad luck.

History The earliest existence of Feng Shui occurred in China around 4000 B.C. in both the Yangshao and Hongshan cultures, with the goal of tying humans to the universe. In fact, Feng Shui became so engrained in the minds of the Chinese, that early building codes included its principles as law.

All of this took place hundreds of years prior to the invention of the magnetic compass, yet China’s scholars were able to calculate locations that aligned human settlements with suspected areas of Chi convergence. The Chinese philosophy of Feng Shui tends to be on more of a personal level than other cultures in that the goal is the improvement of individuals so that the collective result would be to produce positive energy for the greater society.

Masters of Feng Shui used a variety of methods to predict the best locations: land forms; astronomy; environmental factors, etc. The doctrine went so far as to recommend wall colors, painting, and art as a technique to draw in positive Chi, affecting everything from health to personal relationships.

Another concept closely related to Feng Shui is polarity or Ying/Yang (Korean version is Eum/ Yang). Again this should ring a bell with martial

artists in that all techniques utilize the action— reaction principle, where every kick and strike displaces energy on impact, causing the target to absorb the force. The same is true with Chi throughout the universe, according to ancient Chinese doctrine; the familiar Ying/Yang symbol actually depicts the ebb and flow of all life force throughout Heaven and Earth.

Korean Adoption of Feng Shui The development of Feng Shui in Korea was primarily the result of the work of Doseon-guksa, a Buddhist Master dedicated to Zen and also a student devoted to following the works of Chinese Daoists from earlier periods. He later named his system Pungsu-jiri-seol. While others may have practiced some form of Feng Shui, there are no specific records to support it. Doseon-guksa was also responsible for the Baekdu-daegan theory—a belief that the mountain range that covers Korea is a type of earth-energy “spine” of the peninsula said to continuously feed Chi throughout the country.

The concept further explains that the uninterrupted flow of this energy is what determines the prosperity of Korea, its leaders, and its citizens.

Korean Pungsu-jiri focuses on harmony with nature and emphasizes how the physical world, particularly mountain ranges, can affect the fortunes of groups rather than the individual. This is in stark contrast with the Chinese doctrine of Feng Shui which stresses tapping into positive energy in order to gain personal fortune and good luck. Doseon believed that the correct placement of buildings could either increase positive energy or deflect negative forces, both resulting in improved circumstances for communities, thus the country as a whole.

Pungsu-jiri “hyeol” is a place where good fortune and positive energy converge, forming what may be considered a hot spot. However, Korean philosophy also emphasizes that, just as a hyeol can gather positive Chi, the same area can lose the good energy in favor of negative forces by the presence taekwondotimes.com / March 2011

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of evil, war, famine, etc. While Chinese Feng Shui relied on “calculations of these hot spots, Pungsujiri puts faith in the ability of Korean Geomancers to sense or judge locations that may be a hyeol.

These masters were said to base their predictions on land forms and shapes that resemble animals or plants displaying particular character traits by way of a metaphor. For example, a tree bending in the wind may indicate an area of energy that leads to tolerance; perhaps a virtue fit for a king. Indeed, the belief in the power of Pungsu-jiri is so strong that numerous government buildings have been erected on sites suggested by geomancers, including many buildings in modern day Seoul.

Criticisms Both Feng Shui and Pungsu-jiri have not been without criticism over the ages. In the late 19th century, early missionaries to China sought to destroy the belief by intentionally placing railroads and buildings on locations that violate Feng-Shui doctrine. More recently during the Chinese revolution, The Peoples Republic deemed it a “feudalistic superstitious practice and social evil” which is all but outlawed today. In fact, the government’s crackdown has reduced the number of Feng Shui followers in China substantially, especially among young people. In 2003, the Roman Catholic Church weighed in by stating that systems like Pungsu-jiri and Feng Shui are nothing more than an occult practice destined to bring only harm to its practitioners.

Modern Practices Still Pungsu-jiri has survived the test of time and its critics. The United Kingdom saw its first school of Feng Shui open in 1970 by Harrison G. Kyng and from there the concept, albeit slightly different in style, began to spread to many parts of the world, including the U.S. President Richard Nixon’s historic trip to mainland China in 1972 which rekindled interest in geomancy, so much so, that the practice began to gain Western attention.

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the global movement of “going green” and has been carried forward by landscape ecologists, environmental scientists, and architects, all interested in developing real estate in a more eco-friendly way.

A number of high profile companies and individuals have reportedly subscribed to Feng Shui and Pungsu-jiri philosophy, including: Direct TV, Donald Trump, and Hong Kong Disneyland.

Today, Pungsu-jiri and practices like it are accepted as an alternative to western medicine and corporate strategies for everything from minor ailments to multimillion dollar business ventures.

The Martial Arts Connection Asian cultures are renowned for incorporating fundamental beliefs into all parts of their daily lives so that the practice becomes who they are and not something they do. As such, Pungsu-jiri may be connected to martial arts, not only in the location of dojangs and spiritual buildings, but more importantly, in the concept of life force or Chi. As students, we all know the value of tapping into our inner strength so that we can move well past our physical limits; indeed, many believe that is what separates the martial arts from other endeavors that are purely physical, like sports. Pungsu-jiri stresses to exist in harmony with nature just as martial arts encourages students to be a positive member of society and to use their skill only when necessary. The goals of Pungsu-jiri and martial arts are virtually the same: take action that brings positive energy to people so that those same people will, in turn, respond by improving their families and their communities, resulting in greater harmony and prosperity for all.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Master Stephen DiLeo is an author, martial artist, and instructor who has been part of the Central Pennsylvania martial arts community for over 30 years. He is a fourth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, a first-degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, and has studied several other arts throughout his career. Master DiLeo is a graduate of Penn State University as well as one of the chief instructors and co-owners of the Altoona Academy of TKD. He is also the AAU Chairman for Western Pennsylvania.

Over the last 25 years, Master DiLeo has taught at numerous summer camps, directed many tournaments, and has delivered various seminars. He has created a number of programs including: Dynamic Striking for Combat and Conditioning; Cardio TKD Kickboxing Fitness; and Practical Self-Defense. He can be reached at sdileo2020@gmail.com.

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MMA as The popular image of mixed martial arts is of a modern day gladiatorial combat, with two hulking men punching and kicking one another into submission.

It’s an image that Cristina Rodriguez of Tampa, Florida is working to change. This up-and-coming women’s MMA fighter believes MMA training has something to offer all women, regardless of age or size.

Even if a woman has no interest in climbing into a steel cage, she can still benefit from both the health and self-defense aspects of the sport.

After all, in every woman’s worst-case scenario, her attacker will try to force her onto her back.

But with the training provided by MMA, this can be a woman’s strongest position. “ The guard position is basically a missionary position,” Rodriguez said from the mat, while one of her students attempted to pin her. “It’s your basic rape situation right there. Women should put most of their training time in there.”

Rodriguez then showed how a woman can use her lower body strength to remove her attacker, before winding up in a position to inflict an armbar on her training partner. Though she stopped short of actually breaking her partner’s arm, Rodriguez explained that a woman can use gravity and her body mass to her advantage.

While men generally have more upper-body weight than women, it’s leverage that counts most for this move.

But learning to use leverage is a skill that can’t be developed quickly. “ There’s a big misconception that a woman just needs to take a couple of classes and she’ll be able to defend

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Self-Defense

By Sean C. Ledig

herself,” Rodriguez said. “It’s just not true.

It takes years.”

With 18 years in martial arts, Rodriguez started with Tae Kwon Do, eventually earning a third-degree black belt in Jhoon Rhee’s version of that art.

For the past seven years, she’s studied MMA and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu under Rob Kahn at Gracie Tampa.

“I’m vertically challenged,” said the diminutive 25-year-old. “In fact, my nickname’s ‘Midget’. So I like the idea that a smaller person can beat a larger person based on leverage.

“If I walk up to a grown man and punch him in the body, I’d probably just break my hand,” she continued. “But if I can slip behind him and slip on a choke, that would be a different story.”

Rodriguez is an up-and-comer in the field of women’s mixed martial arts. She’s competed in more than 50 Jiu-Jitsu tournaments throughout the world. A member of the first-ever USA Grappling Team, she competed in Antalya, Turkey in 2007 representing the U.S. She earned a Bronze Medal at the FILA World Championship Games, where Team USA competed against 17 different countries. She is also a two-time North American Grappling Association Champion and a Grapplers Quest Champion.

This year, she made the leap to MMA in September at Cage Brawl Fights in Kingsport, Tennessee. In her first MMA bout, she succeeded in choking out her opponent, Linda Worley, in 2:30. Coming back to Tampa in October, she signed a fivefight contract with the Tampa-based XFC.

When not training for a match or taking care of the administrative work at Gracie Tampa, she teaches the school’s women’s and children’s classes.“MMA is a growing sport for kids,” Rodriguez said.

Unlike Rodriguez, very few of the women in her class have aspirations of being a women’s MMA champion. But they all want to improve their health and improve their odds should the unfortunate happen to them, either on a date or in a dark parking garage.

MMA training is ideal for women’s selfdefense, especially the ground fighting aspects. Generally speaking, a rapist’s goal is to get a woman pinned to the ground and on her back. Ironically, this puts a woman into the guard position, popularized in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. While defending herself, a woman shouldn’t try to overpower her attacker. Selfdefense isn’t a contest, it’s about survival.

“If I were to get into an altercation with a guy, the last thing I would do would be a jab/cross combination followed by a roundhouse kick to the head,” Rodriguez said.

“Knees and elbows are where it’s at.”

It also takes some physical conditioning.

All her classes start and end with a hard workout. Her students, ranging in ages from 14 to 50, follow her as she takes them through a series of stretches, yoga postures and pushups. They come in all different sizes and body types, too, but Rodriguez doesn’t take it easy on them. She’s a firm believer that a well-conditioned woman will be able to take care of herself better than a woman who isn’t in good health.

The class ends with some circuit training. Rodriguez sets up three stations each

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of exercises for the legs, the core and the upper body. Students take turns swinging 50-pound ropes, striking a truck tire with a sledgehammer, doing squats, kicking a heavy bag or doing standard pushups with a set of pushup bars. There’s also an abwheel and straps for doing a modified version of a plank.

While women may start out training with just other women, they rarely stay in that one class.

“What usually happens is that women start coming to the women’s only class,” Rodriguez said. “ Then they start to enjoy it and start to train with the men.”

One of those students is Jacqueline Hargis. She credits training at Gracie Tampa and Rodriguez with helping her feel safe.

“I travel a lot by myself for work, so knowing how to defend myself makes me feel safe,” said Hargis, a chemical researcher from Tampa. “And my dad never worries about me when I go on dates.”

Training also prepares women to see trouble coming, and to avoid it. Rodriguez

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is proud of the fact that she’s never had to use her training in self-defense, though she takes comfort in knowing she can.

“I believe that if you really understand martial arts, you can sense someone’s aura, you can tell if that is a good person or a bad one,” Rodriguez said.

Despite her training and her years of experience in the ring, Rodriguez said the best form of self-defense is to simply not be there when trouble happens.

“If I have the option of staying and fighting or running away, I’d run away,” Rodriguez said. “I don’t think it’s the coward’s way. I wouldn’t feel like any less of a person if I walked away from a fight.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Sean C. Ledig is a Tampa, Florida based writer and photojournalist. In his spare time, he practices and teaches classical and modern Kung Fu, Jeet Kune Do and Filipino Tribal Arts.

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I was horrified. My father-in-law’s noble attempt to overcompensate and treat me “like an American” left me feeling extremely guilty—and uncomfortable for how he treated his own wife. As soon as my father-in-law was distracted, I ran over and relieved her from carrying the bag. When my father-in-law saw me with it, the entire cycle started over. I finally just had to ditch the bag and made a note to only make future purchases that could fit into my pockets.

I was always relieved to be back from vacation and return to my regular routine of training in the dojang with the Korean Tigers. Even if I would have wanted it, there was no special treatment there. I was not “American,” I was not a “woman,” I was simply the weak link in the team, who had to give everything and more just to keep up with my teammates.

The tone was clearly set on my first day of training with the Tigers. We started with a few hours of running kicks. Now warm, we put on jackets and started to stretch. We were all holding a straddle stretch, everyone else all the way down to the mat and me a few inches shy.

The coach walked up and down the aisles. I made sure to have the straining “I’m trying my very best, but I’ve never been able to do this” look on my face when he came to my row. The coach asked if I could stretch all the way to the floor, ever so respectfully. I replied, “No sir.” I then felt his heavy hands on my shoulders as I was forcefully pushed all the way down to the mat.

“Now you can” he said as he walked away.

The mat has proven to be a very fair playing field.

It does not give what you have not earned.

It does not have gender or cultural restraints to hold you back. It provides an environment where we alone are responsible for earning and establishing our own “place.”

Master Rondy is a sixth-degree black belt in WTF Taekwondo, a fourth-degree in Hapkido and a second-degree in Kickboxing. She was the only non-Asian member of the Korean Tigers Professional Martial Arts Team, spending two years in Korea, living in Seoul and YongIn. Master Rondy successfully blends the cultures of a Korean teaching staff and an American management staff for her 24,000 square foot superschool located in Cary, North Carolina. For more information visit whitetigertkd.com.

East Meets West

I was once asked a horrible question by my students in Korea. The ESL students always seemed more interested in my American culture than actually studying English.

There were plenty of books, TV programs and learning aids to learn the language, but no real way to get a good grasp of the culture except from movies and the TV show Beverly Hills 90210. They were hungry for more.

I’m sure they imagined I lived a very glamorous, selfcentered and shallow lifestyle back home.

In an effort to illustrate the differences in our cultures, the students asked me this: A man was on a boat with his elderly parents, wife and young children. The boat was sinking, and he was the only one who could swim.

Physical conditions allowed him to save himself and only one other family member…who should it be?

It was a horrible question and to me, there was no answer. The fact that I was stalling, they said, only proved my answer was already wrong—for there was only one possible and obvious answer and it should not require time to think about a response.

The correct answer was the father, for he is who gave the man life. When I asked about the mother, they answered that one’s father could marry many times and provide another mother. The same was true for the wife—a man could just remarry and could also produce more children. Your father is the one person in your life that cannot be replaced.

My students made their point. It made me very aware of a woman’s place in their culture. I would not be taking any boat trips in Korea.

I often found myself as an American living in Korea to be caught between the cultures. In my Korean family, I knew my place. Being the wife of the youngest son made my place the absolute bottom of the family totem pole. But as an American, they often gave me special treatment. On vacation in Chedjudo, a semi-tropical island off the southern tip of Korea, I was touring with my in-laws. I came across some souvenirs for family back home and made my purchase. My treasures were wrapped and I was handed a rather large shopping bag.

My elderly father-in-law, seeing me with the bag came quickly to my side. Wanting to treat me “American style,” he tried to be a gentleman and attempted to carry my bag. I assured him I could handle it and thanked him politely. He tugged and tugged to the point where it was a little embarrassing. He was very insistent and finally, I let him take the bag. We had very few words to verbally communicate, but he smiled that he was satisfied at achieving his goal. He carried the bag a few steps and then walked over to my also-elderly mother-in-law and threw the bag strap around her head to load her up.

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The first example of poor advice comes from email messages floating around recommending the use of wasp poison spray for self-defense rather than using pepper spray. Every tool has its purpose, and the purpose of wasp spray, is to kill wasps; it is a poison. A judge or jury might not treat someone brought up on criminal and/ or civil charges permanently blinding someone with wasp spray kindly.

Certainly, if I was in a fight for my life and it was the only thing within reach, yes, I would use wasp spray to defend myself.

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encounter. The self-proclaimed defense expert who published this “advice” recommended buying and keeping wasp spray for the specific purpose of self-defense, which is an incredibly bad idea.

When working with any chemicals for any reason, never stray outside product labeling. This applies to medicines, cleaning products, animal poisons and even food. For example, most people have heard of the illegal drug PCP, also called Angel Dust. It was designed as an anesthetic for humans in the 1950s, but had a side effect of severe hallucinations. It is still produced and used legally today as a veterinary anesthetic. I have personally seen it used effectively on big animals including horses and cattle. PCP is a good example of something that is safe and effective on animals that will make humans nuts.

So why would anyone want to deliberately spray a wasp poison, containing neurotoxins designed to kill insects, into the eyes of a human?

It is a really bad idea, especially since there is an equally effective alternative designed and approved for the same purpose. You are just asking for trouble with wasp spray.

If any suggestion gives you pause, if it makes you say, “What the heck?” Perhaps you should not implement it. A sound concept will almost always make you instantly think, “Wow, that is a great idea.”

The next example of a poor idea is not a truly harmful suggestion, but I do not like it and think it is a futile option and causes a false sense of security. It is also a good example of why you should check your sources before placing your life on the line with any “advice.”

This posting has been passed around a lot in email. The deeper you dig, the more this message appears to be urban legend. Most people refer me to a posting on a popular site. However, upon inspection, that site refers to a blog post on another site. Then the author on the second site says he got the information from his mother-inlaw, who read it in a newsletter that reported it as a recommendation from a neighborhood watch coordinator.

So where did the information actually originate? Someone’s mother-in-law read it in a local newsletter that heard it from some anonymous authority figure? That is not my idea of a credible source. Before relying on anything for personal

safety, do your own research. By now hundreds of thousands of people have probably received this so-called safety information and I hope no one is relying on it.

The bad advice recommends keeping your car keys by your bed at night so that you can use your car alarm as a security device and home invasion deterrent. The erroneous advice recommends manually setting off your car alarm if you suspect a burglar prowling around or breaking your home.

My issue is that most people ignore car alarms.

If a car alarm does sound off for an extended period of time and someone bothers to get out of bed and walk out into the cold, dark night, it will be far too late to come to anyone’s rescue.

If you happen to see someone prowling outside your home, you are better off calling the police and holing up in your safe room than you are trying to scare them away with a car alarm. If the criminal is already inside, it is highly unlikely a car alarm will get him to leave. If the criminal is in the process of attacking you, I would suggest defending yourself over reaching for the car alarm.

When selecting a technique for personal protection, you should evaluate the information, maybe even test if you can do so safely, before you incorporate it into your regimen. Do it for everything related to your personal safety. This holds true for anything read, anything someone suggests and everything and anything even I might suggest. Also consider that the information may be sound, but after research you determine it is not effective for your particular situation.

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or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome back.â&#x20AC;? As was mentioned last time, I will be shedding some light on a unique experience every martial artist should partake of whether they are a kickboxer, TKD athlete or Hapkido master. The answer lies not in a health club, a karaoke room or a shopping mall but in an ancient tradition of Indiaâ&#x20AC;ŚBuddhism. I am not suggesting readers shave their heads and wear Buddhist robes. I AM suggesting a very unique and rewarding way to spend a week or even a month during your stay in Korea.

Temple stays are a magnificent way for people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds to get a taste of the practices, benefits, and essence of Korean Buddhism. No, you will not be opening a temple the following month, but you will be a great deal wiser and have a greater appreciation of the subject.

They are typically very inexpensive and include lodging, meals (vegetarian fare and green tea obviously), an introduction to the Buddhist doctrines, yoga, Qi-Gong (internal energy cultivation) and if you are lucky, Buddhist martial arts. After finishing a short program, many Koreans and foreigners feel rejuvenated, lighter, and more relaxed. One does not be Buddhist per se to feel these qualities.

Some â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dosâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tsâ&#x20AC;? may be in order.

Most are common sense, but as you may feel like a fish out of water, they will be stated anyway. You may see some people break some of these taboo ideas but in my opinion you look that much better if you follow them.

Most monks are very easy to please. Good manners and an honest effort bring smiles quick enough.

Guy Edward Larke sabumnim has dedicated his life from a young age to the pursuit of the martial arts, Asian culture and hopology. It led him to Korea in 2000 and has lived there since then. He lives in Seongnam city with his wife Gi-Ryung and son Alexander. He holds black belts in Taekwondo, Hapkido, Taekkyon, Bon Kuk Kumdo, Korean kickboxing, Karate-do, Wushu, Cheonji-muye-do, and Hosin-sul. Currently he teaches Taekwondo, Karate and Cheonji-muye-do full time in addition to writing for various magazines and running Kisa-Do Muye & Marketing. He can be contacted at kisa_do_muye@ yahoo.ca.

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DO: v Bow as they do with your palms pressed together in front of your chest and a slight smile. Preferably before they do as a sign of respect. v Dress comfortably. v Feel free to ask questions outside of prayer and training times. v Inform the temple in advance and upon arrival of any health issues you experience. v Finish everything in your rice bowl during meal times and clean it afterwards as instructed. v Put your cell phone on silent. v Refrain from wearing fragrances like perfume or scented deodorant. v Be open-minded. v Address a monk as suh nim and the head monk as gee joo suh nim. v Leave your footwear outside any building. v Pay any fees in a blank Korean style envelope and hand it politely with both hands or with your right hand supported by your left. v Be prepared to sleep on the floor like the monks.

DON’T: v Make over-exaggerated bows. v Raise your voice outside and especially inside prayer rooms. v Walk as you bow. v Wear offensive clothing or excessive accessories or cosmetics. v Interrupt a monk or a prayer. v Drink alcohol or smoke. v Use foul language. v Bring confectionary items or novelties such as computer games. v Bring your cell phone into a prayer area or classroom. v Show any form of intimate contact with your partner.

ous Buddhist fighting arts and their differences will be discussed at a later date. Following is a list of websites worth contacting if you are interested in participating in a temple stay.

As I said most of these are common sense.

You can once again get away with a lot as a foreigner but you also make a very good impression of yourself and the Western world in general when you make an honest effort. The vari-

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The Last Word

By C.M. Griffin

C. M. Griffin holds black belts in several martial arts. He is involved in many facets of the performing arts from stunt coordinator to director. He has written, produced and directed projects for television and for corporations. He owns and operates his own Hwa Rang Do school in Ohio.

Check this out: I met a buddy for lunch not too long ago. He’s a high ranking martial artist who runs a successful program at a YMCA. He’s also a former top tournament competitor from back in the day, competing against folks such as Michael Warren, Howard Jackson, Billy Blanks and William Oliver. He won his fair share of first place trophies. His students are doing the same, dominating tournaments they attend as well as attending college, becoming successful business people, lawyers and med students. They are excellent fighters, disciplined and skilled technicians and they always display courtesy and good sportsmanship. He is highly respected in the martial arts community as well as within his own system. His grandmaster depends on him to organize tournaments, seminars and fundraisers. In fact, most of the instructors and school owners in his system call him if they have questions or problems.

So, we were talking about upcoming movies and who we’d like to cast in various roles. As usual, the conversation drifted to martial arts—techniques, tactics systems, people…

While talking, a dark cloud centered on him and his pleasant mood became sour and bitter. He then told me a person we know, a martial arts “poser” if ever there was one, just got into a Hall of Fame. I shook my head, because, well, this guy shouldn’t be in anyone’s Hall of Fame. The fact that this poser was now in a Hall of Fame really bothered my friend.

He then went on to tell me about his system’s annual dinner banquet where a number of his brother martial artists received plaques and certificates espousing their various accomplishments and deeds for the community and their system. The one that really got to him was the fact that “Martial Artist of the Year” award went to a former student of his who now runs his own dojang in another city.

He wasn’t upset with the selection because “The kid works real hard…” But, in all his years, with all the effort and work he’s done to put together those affairs, he has never received any awards or certificates nor has he ever been nominated into a Hall of Fame despite all his accomplishments and all the things he’s done for other martial artists.

I said that I completely understand, it’s not jealousy or envy, but it is nice to be recognized every now and then. It’s a good feeling to be acknowledged for your hard work. I told him I really appreciated being selected Writer of the Year for that reason. He was genuinely happy for me, but I could tell that hurt him also. Someone else has been recognized and he has been passed over again.

The sound system in the café was playing an Elvis song and it hit me. I then told my buddy he

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was in excellent company. He gave me a strange look. I told him that despite all the records and albums, concerts and movies Elvis has done, his only Grammy was for a Gospel Album, “How Great Thou Art.” My buddy blinked, he never knew that. I went on to tell him that Diana Ross, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, and Nat King Cole never won a Grammy. Hollywood icon Cary Grant never won an Oscar, nor did Alfred Hitchcock, James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Richard Burton or Judy Garland. Peter O’Toole was nominated eight times and didn’t win, neither has Harrison Ford, despite the fact he’s starred in at least six of the top ten highest grossing movies. There’s a story that “The Little Tramp” Charlie Chaplin won an Oscar for musical scoring, but he used it as doorstop, so he never won for acting, writing or directing. He eventually was given a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his incredibly influential body of work.

I think a smile started to creep across my friend’s face as he realized what I was saying. I brought it home by telling him two Superbowl quarterbacks from the 70s and 80s are not in Canton, the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Jim Plunkett, who won two times with Oakland, then Los Angeles, Raiders (for two separate coaches) and Phil Simms, quarterback for the New York Giants, who won one Superbowl and then took the team to the playoffs before getting injured and not being able to play in the second Superbowl. Neither man is in the Hall of Fame.

It is great to be recognized for your accomplishments and hard work. We all need a sincere “good job” and not someone just saying it as they walk past, not even looking us in the eye. A plaque, a certificate or an award, even though it is “material” and we should be above material things, recognizes people’s work and is an excellent morale booster.

But in the event that you don’t get one, like my buddy, you will be in good company.

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