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May 2012 / Volume 32 No. 3 / Issue Number 187 Publisher & CEO Woojin Jung Managing Editor Laura Stolpe
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Creative Director Jenny Harris
Grandmaster John Pellegrini From the Dojang to the Battlefield
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2012 marks the 20th anniversary to the founding of the International Combat Hapkido Federation, created by Grandmaster John Pellegrini, a martial artist with over 40 years of training. Find out how his martial art prowess has led him overseas to train the U.S. troops for hand-to-hand combat.
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An Interview with Eric Parthen New CEO of USA Taekwondo
Columnists
Aaron Wayne-Duke Alex Haddox C. M. Griffin Doug Cook Erik Richardson Guy Edward Larke James Theros Jerry Beasley Karen Eden Master Rondy Paul Zaichik Stace Sanchez Tae Yun Kim Tom Kurz
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TKD Times conducted an exclusive interview with USA Taekwondo’s new leader, Eric Parthen. Learn about his experience and his hopes for the future of TKD in the U.S. 57
Our exclusive interview with USAT’s Referee Chairman John Seiber talks about the Olympics, refereeing and the future of TKD. 58
Contributors Jody Harlow Julie Greene Laura Probert Victoria Freire
An Interview with John Seiber USA Taekwondo Referee Chairman
An Interview with Bae, Jhong Shin Chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation
We spoke to the Chairman of the TPF about the upcoming TKD Park being built in Muju, South Korea. Learn more about the mecca for TKD. 62
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Check out the ancient weapons of the Muye Dobo Tongi, an ancient martial arts textbook written at the command of Korean monarch, King Jung-Jo. 68
3 Exotic Tools of Teuk Gong Moo Sool
Learn about the art of Teuk Gong Moo Sool created by Grandmaster No-Won Park at the request of the South Korean military and its top exotic and extreme weapon choices. Vice Presidents Don Wells Eui Min Ko George Vitale He-Young Kimm Young Lee
General Advisors Jhoon Rhee Jin Suk Yang Hee Il Cho Woon Chick Park Chuck Sereff Soo Nam Park
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Burlington, North Carolina—2012 is a very important year for the World Tang Soo Do Association as Grandmaster Jae C. Shin and his followers will celebrate the opening and dedication of the new World Tang Soo Do Headquarters located in Burlington, North Carolina in July. The new World Headquarters will be a place where students from all over the globe can come for advanced training. It is unique in the history of the World Tang Soo Do Association, formed in 1982. The ceremony will highlight the WTSDA’s 14th World Championship at the Greensboro, North Carolina arena, located just a short distance from the new headquarters. The 2010 Championship was also held in Greensboro. New WTSDA HQ
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Senior International Master Mark Causerano says, “It may be this generation who will get credit for its construction (the headquarters), but the true credit should go to Grandmaster Shin and his band of loyal instructors and students, who dreamed it long ago, worked for it for years, and through dedication, perseverance, and pure stubbornness, made it happen.”
New TKD Meccas Opening Soon Cedar Rapids, Iowa—The two largest TKD organizations are currently working on opening Tae Kwon Do meccas for the international TKD community. In the works are North Korea’s Taekwondo Sanctuary, a park inspired and supported by the International Taekwon-Do Federation, and South Korea’s Taekwondowon (formerly referred to as the Taekwondo Park) supported and sponsored by South Korea’s Taekwondo Promotion Foundation and the World Taekwondo Federation. The Taekwondo Sanctuary is scheduled to open in Pyongyang in April 2012, while the Taekwondowon (which translated means Institute) will open in Muju in September 2013.
New WTF Secretary General Seoul, South Korea—The World Taekwondo Federation is pleased to announce that Dr. Jean-Marie Ayer has been appointed as Secretary General of the WTF. Dr. Ayer’s resume is adorned with significant leadership experience in both finance and administrative management with large international organizations. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Fribourg in Switzerland. He served as Chief Financial Officer at ABB Power Generation in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and as Vice President of Swisscom International in Bern, Switzerland. Having served as Director of the WTF Lausanne Office for the past six years, Dr. Ayer brings a respected background and knowledge to the sport community. Being no stranger to the sport world, his deep understanding of its operations will help to bolster the WTF’s good governance practices. It will also aid in strengthening relations with other sport organizations. Dr. Ayer’s firsthand knowledge in new media
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and information technology has already helped the WTF to revolutionize competitions with the establishment of instant video replay and the Taekwondo TV that allows for broadcast coverage in new media format. Furthermore, his background in technology will enhance the implementation of the WTF Global Membership System that will compile a sophisticated database of all WTF TKD practitioners around the world. Dr. Ayer replaces Mr. Jin Suk Yang who, after five years of distinguished service to the WTF and the TKD family as Secretary General, will take the helm as Chairman of the WTF Academy. Dr. Ayer’s appointment took effect February 14, 2012.
3rd World Moo Duk Kwan General Federation President Seoul, South Korea—In January 2012, legendary Tang Soo Do Grandmaster Kim Young-Duk stepped down to allow his close friend and junior GM Choi Hee-Suk to take the reins. Among the many attendees were: HK movie legends Hwang Jung Lee and Chang Il-Do (Bruce Lai), Kim Ho-Gon, K. H. Park, Director Kim Yang-Jo, Choung Koe-Woong, Paik Kee-Hyun, General Secretary Choung Koe-Woong, Kim Sang-Bum, Jun Chang-Sik, Chong Ham-Koo, Cho Nam-Dong, Lee Sang-Kyu, Kim Nan-Ku, Kwon Jae-Joong, Dr. Hong Sa-Kwang, Chang Se-Ok and International Marketing Manager Guy Larke. It was a brief meeting with introductions of the new president’s background and how he came to be one of the living legends of the art of Tang Soo Do. It was followed by a speech of acceptance by GM Kim promising to kick start the federation to new highs. At the close was a viewing of GM Hwang Jung Lee’s old instructional movie The Art Of High Impact Kicking. The MDK and its most senior members will be attending Master Cynthia Rothrock’s and Master Eric Kovaleski’s tournament and Hall of Fame in May.
Taekgyeon Recognized by UNESCO Choong-ju, South Korea—Taekgyeon, Important Intangible Cultural Asset No. 76 (as determined by the South Korean government) is now truly on its way to becoming a global martial art. As of 2011, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has recognized the ancient folk martial art as a global cultural asset worth protecting. Taekgyeon was nearly destroyed by the Confucianism movement of the Joseon Era and the following Japanese Occupation that ended with WWII. Martial arts scholar Master Shin Han-Seong, studied all of the existing branches of Korea’s oldest empty-handed combat art and was the chief disciple of the legendary Song Duk-Ki. Master Shin in turn trained his protégé Jeong Kyung-Hwa to continue the traditions into the modern day. GM Jeong inherited his master’s government granted title, “Human Intangible Cultural Asset” and possessor of the ancient Korean art of Taekgyeon.
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EVENTS Aaron Banks 2012 Hall of Fame New York City, New York—In January 2012, Great Grandmaster Aaron Banks once again held his famous Hall of Fame at New York’s Pennsylvania Sky Top Ballroom in Herald Square, New York City. This year’s ceremony was dedicated to the memory of Emma Roseberry. This year’s Hall of Fame saw numerous inductions, including TaeKwonDo Times magazine. Special tributes were paid to Dr. Grandmaster John Roseberry of Nebraska and Dr. Juan Otero, Jr. Great Grandmaster Aaron Banks and the World Professional Martial Arts Organization have been hosting this martial arts hall of fame in New York City since 1968.
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Teuk Gong Moo Sool Masters Seminar Seoul, South Korea—Recently, Grandmaster No-Won Park started the Year of the Dragon with a roar. He invited instructors and masters of his system for a yearly meeting and a brutal clinic on joint locks. Where most masters demand absolute duplication of technique, GM Park demanded 30 unique variations per individual for every technique taught. Afterwards, he and General Manager Para Park addressed the domestic and international outlook for 2012 and beyond. Teuk Gong Moo Sool was designed originally as an armed and unarmed set of combat skills for South Korea’s elite soldiers and bodyguards. Over the years it has evolved into a practical art that the whole family can safely enjoy.
Long Island Winter Open 2012 Albertson, New York—TaeCole Tae Kwon Do opened its doors in the shadow of the terrorist attack that occurred on Sep. 11, 2001. Despite the national tragedy, the school officially opened November 4, 2001 and never looked back. In 2012, they hosted their first New York state-wide tournament, an open tournament for all styles of martial arts. Events for the competitors included point sparring, traditional forms, open forms, weapons, self-defense and team demonstration. The event took place at the Herricks High School and welcomed a total of 370 competitors. “For our first time hosting such an event we were very happy with the turnout,” said Master Maggie Messina, owner of Taecole. Masters Maggie and Ray Messina would like to thank their students and parents, as well as the New York State Championship Organization. They are also grateful for the efforts of Grandmaster Rich Fescina, Kyoshi Allie Alberigo, Master Mike Pinelli and Mr. Sniper. Long Island Winter Open
Ssireum Championships Contributed by Jeff W. Rosser
Gunsan, South Korea—Recently, the city of Gunsan, South Korea hosted the 2012 Lunar New Year Jangsa Ssireum Championships held at Wolmyeong Stadium. This competition, which is held every year during Lunar New Year, featured some taekwondotimes.com / May 2012
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of the sport’s top athletes. Ssireum is a traditional Korean style of wrestling where each competitor wears a belt, called a satba, which is tied around their waist and thigh. Each player grabs his opponent’s belt at the waist and thigh and attempts to throw the other to the ground in a best out of three rounds. There are four weight classes which are named after the four famous peaks in Korea: Taebaek (80kg), Geumgang (90kg), Halla (105kg), and Baekdu (160kg). This year’s Baekdu division champion is Lee Seul-gi. Seul-gi faced Jang Seong-bok in a best out of five finals match on the final day of the competition in front of a packed Wolmyeong Stadium and in a match that was broadcast nationally on KBS television. This was an exciting and hard fought final in which Seul-gi fell behind early and had to come back from a 2-0 deficit to win the final match 3-2.
AWARDS & PROMOTIONS Galesburg Promotions Galesburg, Illinois—The Han Kuk Mu Yea Hae conducted black belt examinations on December 10, 2011, at the Galesburg Academy of Martial Arts in Galesburg, Illinois. Jared Katchen received his first-dan in TKD Chung Shin Kwan, while Raiyanna McElmurry received her second-dan in TKD Chung Shin Kwan. Han Kuk Mu Yea Hae founder Master Aaron Wayne-Duke presented the applicants with their certification and black belts in front of friends and family.
U.S. Student Wins TKD Essay Competition Kennett Square, Pennsylvania—10-year-old Victoria Freire of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, was recently awarded first place in the 2011 TKD Essay Competition hosted by the Korean Cultural Center at the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. Korean Ambassador Han Duk-Soo (former Prime Minister of Korea) presented Victoria, a student at Greenwood Elementary School, first place in the K-5th category. Victoria is a second-degree black belt and has been training for seven years under the tutelage of Senior Master George Heath of Dragon Martial Arts in Glen Mills and Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Victoria’s achievement demonstrates an outstanding commitment to, and an understanding of the art, philosophy and practice of TKD. The award and recognition, however important, are secondary to her feelings of achievement and personal victory, both mental and physical.
OBITUARY Cedar Rapids, Iowa—It is with great sadness that we report that Taekwondo Grandmaster and Pioneer S. Henry Cho passed away March 7, 2012 in New York. Born in 1934, the 9th Dan Grandmaster arrived in the U.S. in 1958. He is credited with opening the first TKD school in the United States in Manhattan in 1961. He also was creator and head of the famous All American Tae Kwon Do/Karate/Kung Fu Tournament held in Madison Square Garden which featured many notable martial artists, such as Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris. Find out more about Grandmaster Cho’s life and accomplishments by visiting http://www.henrycho.com/hcho.html. GM S. Henry Cho
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Cost $9.99 This app is an exciting offering from Progressive Lifestyles LLC and Gold Medalist Herb Perez. Many TKD schools teach sparring but this app actually gives you one-on-one instruction from an Olympic Champion. I downloaded this app to my Motorola Droid and found it to be pretty easy to navigate and use. The download did have one minor problem as the round house video did not work. All other elements of the app and programming worked well. There is a PDF element to the app that is a must. It outlines the first 24 lessons and can be printed out. I used a three-ring binder to create
a lesson plan book. It has been helpful as I make progress through the course. The videos are high quality and Mr. Perez does an outstanding job of breaking down techniques. The Nadabon (360 degree kick) lesson was excellent. I saw students make progress quite quickly using the instruction methods presented. There are four parts to this app for download. I am planning on purchasing the next three parts. If you are looking for an excellent sparring or Olympic sparring curriculum, I would highly recommend you check out the TORCH program app. Progressive Lifestyles also produces a Judo application in cooperation with Olympic Gold Medalist Mike Swain.
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Price $ FREE I found this free app on the Amazon app store. It is a simple scorekeeper application that allows you to enter up to ten rounds of sparring, at up to 59 minutes per round. Timed rest periods can also be set up for between rounds. This app is ad supported and is fairly simple and easy to use. There is no sound so a timer or horn would be needed to notify participants at the end of a round or break period.There is not much to this app but it does what it says it can do.
APRIL Korean Martial Arts Hap Ki Do Academy The Korean Martial Arts Hap Ki Do Academy, located in Battle Creek, Michigan, and referred to by its members simply as KMA, is the officially recognized headquarters of the International Hap Ki Do Federation in the United States (USIHF). Founded by Grandmaster Hee Kwan Lee in 1980, the school is home to the official USIHF Youth Demonstration Team and the USIHF Adult Demonstration Team. KMA has its roots in the style of Moo Moo Kwan Hap Ki Do, which Grandmaster Lee began training in at age six. Grandmaster Lee trained for years in Korea, with the ultimate goal of immigrating to the United States to teach in his own school. In 2004, Grandmaster Lee realized his dream when he built a state-of-the-art facility to house KMA. In the years since arriving in the United States, Lee has accomplished a great deal, most recently being named the U.S. Chairman of the International Hap Ki Do Federation, and hosting the 8th Triennial World Hap Ki Do Championship in Battle Creek. Together with his most senior students, Lee works to promote the martial art of Hap Ki Do around the world. Students at KMA benefit from outstanding leadership
GM Hee Kwan Lee
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and several high quality instructors, including Master Mike Ormstead, Master Bob Schreiner, Master Juan Rangel, Master Rick Brown, and Assistant Master Jason Ricker, all of whom have trained for many years under Grandmaster Lee. From age four on up, students are taught the fundamentals of Hap Ki Do, from high-level kicking and break-falling to joint-locks, throws and weapons. In addition to real world self-defense, students at KMA are also taught the finer points of competing in Hap Ki Do competitions, such as the World Hap Ki Do Championship, which will be held in Battle Creek this August. Lee has his sights set on the future of Hap Ki Do, with the ultimate goal of making it known as a premier martial art around the world. To that end, he has created a significant Hap Ki Do presence in the United States and worked to build a cadre of internationally certified Hap Ki Do referees from the United States, Canada and Mexico. Together with the rest of the IHF Board of Directors, Grandmaster Lee is building a martial arts family with a strong traditional presence in North America. For more information about the Korean Martial Arts Hap Ki Do Academy, visit www.koreanma.com.
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MAY Han Su Tae Kwon Do School Grandmaster Lawrence Couch, a seventhdegree black belt, founded the Han Su Tae Kwon Do School in 1992 in Silver Spring, Maryland as part of his vision of Tae Kwon Do in service of the individual and the community as a whole. The school offers structured activities to youth and adults in a traditionally underserved community at no charge, in order to provide individuals with a focus to strengthen their discipline, self-esteem and respect, especially for potentially at-risk youth and underserved families. Providing free instruction opens the classes up to individuals who may not otherwise be able to take advantage of the opportunity. As a result, the classes include a broad range of participants of all ages and from all walks of life, enriching the experience for all involved. The Han Su Tae Kwon Do School strives to create an environment that nurtures self-discipline, selfcontrol and self-confidence in students while instilling respect of self and others and, on a more profound level, the integration of mind and body.
Although there is no charge for the classes, participation does not come without a price. As “payment” for the classes, all students are required to commit to community volunteering or service. Students are allowed to volunteer in any community or non-profit organization that they choose. In recent years, students of the Han Su Tae Kwon Do School has racked up hundreds of volunteer hours in local schools and libraries, tutoring and mentoring programs, as well as local non-profit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity. The Han Su Tae Kwon Do School offers classes for all ages and all abilities. The school is affiliated with the World Tae Kwon Do Federation and combines teaching the Tae Guk and Palgue Poomsae with defensive and breaking techniques. However, these lessons are always provided within the context of the school’s motto of “Tae Kwon Do in service of the community.”
GM Lawrence Couch
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KICKPICS CORNER Tracy Chase, 2nd Dan Tang Soo Do Michigan
Mark Cumming, 3rd degree American Goju The Functional Edge New York Sarah Lynn Stobbe 3rd degree, Tae Kwon Do Plymouth, MI
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Bremen Samuel, Green Belt, Tang Soo Do, Imlay City, MI
Blade Gallagher Sherman Oaks, CA
Shannon Ross 1st degree, Tae Kwon Do California
Mark Cummings 3rd degree, American Goju The Functional Edge New York
Casey Thomas 1st dan Tang Soo Do Lapeer, MI
Jeremy Miller,1st dan,Tang Soo Do Red Sash 7 -Star Praying Mantis Imlay City, MI
Dan Cousineau Tang Soo Do, 5th Degree Soo Bak Do, 3rd Degree American Kenpo, 3rd Degree Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Brown Belt Lapeer, MI
Anthony Cotton 2nd Dan, Tang Soo Do Lapeer, MI
David Burns Jr. Black Belt Tang Soo Do Oxford, MI
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Kickin’ It!
By Paul Zaichik
Chamber Circles The exercise mentioned today will focus on the improvement of kicking, height, speed, power, focus and control, through the endurance. To demonstrate this point, let’s take one of martial arts’ favorite conditioning exercises, the push up. Imagine someone asked you to drop down and do as many push ups as you can. You can do all kinds of push ups, but you have to keep doing them. Would you prefer to keep doing the standard plank position, hands shoulder width, or would you vary? Maybe you’ll bring your hands together or further apart; elevate your hands or feet; add some twists; or do them on fists or fingers. The answer is simple, you would last a lot longer if you were to vary your push ups. The same goes for pull ups, kicks, and punches. Although the exercise and muscle groups are the same, the fibers used are different. The same thing happens when you kick. Without even knowing, you purposely adjust how you kick in a very subtle way, to give certain fibers a rest, before using them again. If you watch someone throwing hundreds of the same kicks, you will notice slight differences. The hands may wind up more; the supporting leg may turn more or less; the kick may become shorter or longer; the torso may flex or twist to a higher or lesser degree. A seemingly standard kick allows subtle variations. These variations allow the speed, power, focus, control and other factors to remain fresh. There are other things to consider, such as cardiovascular endurance, fuel storage and utilization, but we will focus on one thing—the muscular endurance. We know that there are specific muscles that work during a particular kick. However, nature designed us in such a way that, each function is carried out by more than one muscle. For example, there are ten muscles that flex the hip. Hip flexion is the action performed by the kicking leg while it is chambered. Depending on the various factors, any combination of those muscles can flex the hip. The goal here is to develop all of them as much as possible, to allow a variety of ways in which the hip can be flexed. There is icing on the cake, however. Not only does it allow you to kick longer, this type of training also
allows you to better adjust to a situation. Sometimes you must throw a long kick, because the distance is a bit larger than you expected; the opening is there, this may be a perfect chance to score. Sometimes you must kick a bit to the right or to the left, etc. It is not wise to expect students to always throw perfect techniques. The targets move, and the body must adjust. There are many ways to train for the situations stated above. Below, however, is one of the techniques designed for this purpose; it’s called the chamber circles.
The technique is rather simple. You lift a chamber and begin to perform circles, drawing circles in the air in both directions. To do clockwise circles, you would lift the knee up, then down to the right, then down to the left, then up to the left and up to the right. Reversing the movement would be a counter-clockwise circle. Most martial arts styles have similar positions for the front kick chamber. But with other kicks, like the roundhouse kick, the chamber varies. Some chambers come up with both hips rotated, as demonstrated below, while others come up the same way a front kick chamber would. For the purpose of this exercise the position shown below should be used. The more advanced you get, the more you may extend the leg and perform the circles with the extended leg. Many variations of this exercise are possible, including the partially extended leg, between the chamber and the full kick.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Paul Zaichik is an exercise science expert. His specialty is martial arts training as well as body weight conditioning. His innovative method is designed to have a maximum carry over into specific athletic techniques. A large part of his talent is to assess an athlete and quickly understand what kind of training is needed for optimal techniques. Paul is the author of books and DVDs on the topic of flexibility, martial arts and bodyweight training. Over the years, Paul Zaichik has worked with a variety of individuals including athletes, entertainers, and military personnel. His ElasticSteel Method of Athletic Conditioning programs are used worldwide by both professional and amateurs with great success.
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WKF Confirms Date and Location of 2013 Event and Announces Grand Opening of New Headquarters Facility February 2012 – Seoul, South Korea - World Kido Federation/Hanminjok Hapkido Association is pleased to announce two exciting new updates. First, we have confirmed the dates and location for our 2013 Korea Trip and International Championship, taking place June 26-July 4, 2013 in Busan, South Korea. This will be the largest-scale event we’ve ever had and we encourage you all to attend. (For additional details, please see sidebar) Second, our new World Kido Federation/Hanminjok Hapkido Association headquarters training facility in Seoul’s Bang Bae-dong district officially opened as of February 2012. We have begun special training sessions with Master Scott Seo. If you are interested in visiting or training at the new headquarter location, please email steveseo@kidohae.com.
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March 17-18, 2012 2-Day Intensive Hapkido Seminar with Master Steve Seo
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May 26-27, 2012 2-Day Intensive Hapkido Seminar with Master Steve Seo
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August 25-26, 2012 2-Day Intensive Kuk Sool/Hapkido Seminar with Master Steve Seo
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October 2012 Tournament and Intensive Seminar with Master Steve Seo
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KILLER KICKS Wisdom of the Masters
BELGIUM
Yves Molenears 1st dan Taekwondo 3rd dan Hapikdo Antwep, Belgium
Justin Peh Age 7, Black Tip Singapore
SINGAPORE Benjamin Rush 5th dan Vienna, WV
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Christopher Day Age 9, 1st Dan Niagara Falls, NY
Paulette Day Age 45, 1st Dan Niagra Falls, NY
BIG BREAKS Wisdom of the Masters
Johnny L. Birch Jr. Age 31, 4th Dan Carlisle, PA
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Mookie (Christopher) Zacarias Age 20, 3rd dan San Fransico, CA
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Master James Pumarejo 5th dan, age 36 Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ
Heather Howard, age 10 Tigerbelt Saint Anthony, Idaho Master Tim Laderman
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By Alex Haddox
Raising Awareness
Tueller Principle There is an important self-defense principle that has been circulating in law enforcement training circles for decades. In the past few years it has started taking root in civilian defensive firearms training. The training principle has broad applications that extended beyond firearms and apply equally to emptyhanded self-defense. It is called the “Tueller Principle,” sometimes erroneously referred to as the “21-feet/7-meter Rule.”
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A Salt Lake City Police firearms trainer, Dennis Tueller, developed the principle and subsequent training drills in 1982. The genesis of the principle occurred during one of his courses. A student asked how close should one let someone armed with a club or knife get before one was justified in using lethal force? He did not have an answer to the question; and there was no published research on the subject, so he started his own investigation. The testing led to some interesting results. The
time range for an officer to clear leather and get shots on a stationary target was between 1.5 and 2 seconds. He then tested the running speeds of men and women of varying ages, sizes and athletic ability from a dead stop. He discovered that the average time to cross 21-feet (7-meters) was between 1.5 and 1.8 seconds. Even an old man could clear 21-feet of open space in 2 seconds. He published the results of his study in the March 1983 issue of SWAT Magazine in an article entitled “How Close is Too Close?” Knives and clubs are contact weapons. This means that they must touch the target in order to inflict damage. The Tueller Principle demonstrates that 21-feet of clear space is still contact distance. This has implications for emptyhanded defense. We normally think of three ranges in martial arts: punching, kicking and safe. Our “safe” range when dealing with an opponent armed with a contact weapon just moved from 5 feet to beyond 21 feet. At that distance it is even difficult to determine if the attacker is wielding a knife in a clenched fist. If poor lighting compounds the
scenario, the attacker may be upon the defender before he or she is even aware a weapon is involved.
Our “safe” range just moved from 5 feet to beyond 21 feet. As empty-handed self-defense practitioners, we must account for realistic distances in our training. Traditional techniques place weaponon-empty-hand practice in close. It is time to literally take a few steps back from tradition.
Alex Haddox holds a Masters in Adult Education and has nearly two decades of combined traditional martial arts training in multiple styles including American Kenpo, Hapkido and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. He holds firearms instructor credentials, is a Level 3 instructor in Jim Wagner’s Reality-Based Personal Protection System and he is the author of Practical Home Security: A Guide to Safer Urban Living. Additionally, he is the creator and host of a free weekly podcast called “Practical Defense” with over 1.2-million downloads. His company, Palladium Education, Inc., offers self-protection training to the general public and workplace violence prevention training to the health care industry. To learn more or contact Alex Haddox, visit www.palladiumeducation.com.
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Black Belt Beginnings
Focus on our Readers... Black Belt Beginning tells the inspiring and motivational stories of students climbing the rank system and achieving black belt. To submit your story of 750 words or less, email it to press@taekwondotimes.com.
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Jody L. Harlow
some of my black belt students and carried this TKD legacy on to a new calling on my life to serve God and country as a U.S. Army Chaplain.
God, Country & TKD By CH (CPT) Jody L Harlow 5th Degree Black Belt 82nd Airborne Division
I began TKD at a very young age. I was very shy and withdrawn from others. Living with a single mother raising three boys, I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a very strong male influence in my life, which meant I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very athletic. But, TKD offered me the foundation to develop and mature into the man I am today. With structure, encouragement, and discipline I gained the confidence to reach my goals as a martial artist. TKD classes stretched my physical fitness and athletic ability that later led me to become a black belt, a certified instructor, and a national champion. My instructor taught me life lessons and values, such as respect, integrity, perseverance, and self-control. I carried these values to school with me that pushed me to become a straight-A student and a member of the National Honor Society.
I continue to share my TKD skills and values today with my soldiers, teaching that hard work and discipline combined with values, such as respect, integrity, perseverance, and self-control, can take them beyond where their hearts and minds can imagine and can be applied to any aspect of life.
Sharing a Workout with My Kid By Laura Probert MPT
My TKD experience inspired me to continue training into college, and I opened up several schools to share the experience with others. In 2009, I earned my fifth-degree black belt and passed my school ownership on to Jonathan & Laura Probert
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Focus on our Readers... Black Belt Beginning tells the inspiring and motivational stories of students climbing the rank system and achieving black belt. To submit your story of 750 words or less, email it to press@taekwondotimes.com.
Six years ago my husband and I were looking for an activity for our six-yearold son Jonathan. He was a little shy, a little sensitive, and wasn’t involved in any activities yet. You know how we good parents love to get our kids involved in activities these days. In hopes of teaching them about fitness, selfconfidence, discipline and socializing with others, we searched for activities that would help him feel success. As a society, we have begun to define a successful kid with what kind of activity schedule he/she has and until this point in time, I did not necessarily agree with that kind of pressure to comply with society. But as he got a little older, I really wanted physical activity to be an important part of his routine, for his health, not just to put a checkmark next to the things on my “good parent” list. My career as a physical therapist and my own athletic endeavors taught me how important exercise was and I wanted a way to teach that to my kid. One day we decided to take Jonathan to visit a local martial arts studio with the intension of signing him up for lessons, his first activity. We were excited and he seemed to also be excited about checking it out. As we arrived at the dojo and started down the stairway toward the entrance we all heard the yells coming from inside. We would later learn that what we heard was called a kiap and it was the sound students made while punching or kicking to gain more power in their movements. On this day the sounds were 42 May 2012/ taekwondotimes.com
enough to intimidate my six-year-old and he would not take another step. He completely refused to even go inside for a look. Sigh. We tried to encourage him but agreed that we would not force it that day. Shortly thereafter we began investigating the class schedule at our YMCA. Jonathan was enrolled in their aftercare program and we were used to seeing students from the Karate and TKD classes walking around in their uniforms in the hallways. It piqued our interest and we looked in to watch a class or two to see if he would be interested in trying it. Maybe the more familiar surroundings would help him be brave enough to do it. When I asked him if he wanted me to sign him up he said, “I will do it if you do it with me.” I never back away from a challenge. On December 17, 2011, six years after we took our first TKD class together, my son Jonathan and I earned our first-degree black belts. The courage, determination and perseverance it took to accomplish this goal was enormous, more than I would expect an average elevenyear-old to be able to do. I was proud beyond words. Jonathan and I attended class once, twice and sometimes three times a week over the last six years, training, learning and growing in the martial art of TKD, side by side. We have shared workouts as well as blood, sweat and tears together in this sport. The decision to do this with my son has been one of the best decisions of my life. I get
BBB to bond with my kid in the middle of a sport that teaches us a way of life that focuses on courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self control and indomitable spirit, the tenets of TKD. Along with the incredible mind/ body spirit journey we have taken over our last six years in this sport, TKD has helped us improve our strength, flexibility, agility and cardiovascular fitness. I am in better shape now than during the time I trained for and ran marathons. Not only am I stronger physically, I am clearer mentally. The mind/body focus in the martial arts far surpasses any other sport I have tried. It is because of this, I think, that our journey has felt so profound. Nowadays, my son has a kiap that would surely intimidate his six-year-old classmates. I like to think that it inspires them instead. Laura trains at Gentle East Taekwondo with Master John L. Holloway in Bethesda, Maryland. This essay was taken from her book to be published in 2012, Living, Healing and Taekwondo. Please visit her website www.taekwondospirit.com.
The Importance of Taekwondo Training By Victoria Freire, age 10
In my training or experience in Tae Kwon Do I observed many things that are important. Among these important things are Um Yang (opposites), respect, accomplishment, and fun. All of these things are important values that I learned in the dojang that apply to my personal life. One of these values is Um Yang. Um Yang is opposites. Here are some examples of Um Yang that I had noticed. We kiap loudly when doing techniques, which means our voice is loud, however, at the same time we focus on what we are doing which shows our mind is silent. Another example would be that some of us may be small and may not be the strongest, but when we do our techniques, we are big and strong. Also, when we meditate, we clear our minds so we are peaceful, but when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re punching, some people when they punch feel aggressive. Another thing would be is planting, as in how much effort we put into Tae Kwon Do, and harvesting, the results of our efforts such as gold stars, patches, belts, trophies, pride, and so on. Well, those were examples of Um Yang that I observed in Tae Kwon Do. Another important thing in Tae Kwon Do is respect. Respect is very important, perhaps more important than others think. For example, the lower belts respect the teachers because they have reached a high level in training and are able to teach what they have learned. Also, the teachers respect the lower taekwondotimes.com / May 2012
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belts as well, in many ways. Like when the teachers answer the students’ curious questions. Or maybe the teachers respect the students by patiently waiting for them to finish doing their poomsae or weapon training. The lower belts respect the high belts (black belt and above) because they have been training so hard to earn their black belt.
training for seven years, I am able to tell them.
Something else I have learned is that the black belt is always, no matter what, earned. Never given. Actually, sometimes if it is too warm outside to wear our long-sleeved uniforms, we wear black T-shirts that say “Always Earned, Never Given” on the back of it. And it is true 100%. That is because if someone just gave you a black belt than you wouldn’t have to do any hard work. However, if you earn a black belt then that means you have been training for years and put a lot of effort into your training. At Dragon Gym, the gym or school of martial arts I attend, I learn many important things that will help me now as a kid and even later, as an adult. Such as: Respecting my community, my friends, and my family. Also, when we first warm up, sometimes we jump rope or run or even tumble. That helps me become better at not just Tae Kwon Do but also things that people practice just for fun or to work out. Tae Kwon Do also gives me more knowledge about the world because most of my friends don’t even know the difference between Tae Kwon Do and Karate, but since I have been 44 May 2012/ taekwondotimes.com
Another value I have learned in Tae Kwon Do is the value of accomplishment. We can see this accomplishment at the belt exam. At belt exams I have learned that it is not a test, really. Before, that is what I thought it was. But it’s not, belt exams just show my mas-
ter what I have learned, and if I have proved to move up to the next belt. There would be times when I would be nervous, but there would also be times that I would smile very proudly when I would earn something. Passing an exam in Tae Kwon Do is important because you get a feeling of accomplishment which means you are one step closer to your goal. For example, in life, there are many times where you achieve something. Once you achieve something, you learn that if you really work hard, and try your very best, you can truly succeed. After you achieve your goal you make a new one. Many people think “But what if you already did the best that you could possibly do? Then you don’t have any more goals in that subject, right?” The correct answer is no. There is always, no matter what situation you are in, room for improvement. Part of why I love to go to Tae Kwon Do is not only to learn, but also to have fun! Sometimes, if we work very hard at the beginning of class, we are allowed to play a game such as: dragonball (dodgeball), Dragon Tails, Obstacle Course, or maybe trying something new! Our master is always coming up with new games involving skill, attentiveness, and focus. Having fun is important in Tae Kwon Do. It is important because after weeks of training or just working hard you get, as a reward, a few rounds of exciting games. This is similar to going outside with my friends at school and playing games
and having a great time.
Victoria Freire
My experiences in Tae Kwon Do which are Um Yang, respect, accomplishment, and fun have taught me that Tae Kwon Do can connect to my everyday life, helping me realize why the things we do in Tae Kwon Do are important. I have learned a lot in Tae Kwon Do, and I am grateful for it. Victoria trains under Chief Master George Heath at Dragon Martial Arts in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. This essay won her first place in the 2011 TKD Essay Competition hosted by the Korean Cultural Center. Read about her being awarded first place in the Martial Art News this issue. taekwondotimes.com / May 2012
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Resistance Bands for Kick Training Someone has asked me what I think about using resistance
And here are reasons why this TKD master is a poor instructor:
bands in kick training, specifically Myosource Kinetic Bands. (You can see a martial arts class using these bands in the video below.)
— An instructor worthy of this title doesn’t turn his back on the class,
Stretch Yourself
By Thomas Kurz
especially a class of children. The first reason has to do with discihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_
pline and class control: You don’t turn your back on the class because
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people, especially children, can do the craziest things when you are not watching. This is taught to all real instructors. The second reason
Here is my answer:
is not taught to people mentally fit to be instructors because it is too obvious: When you are demonstrating something, you have to face
With good technique, they could help. The TKD master in the
the class so students can see what you are doing, and you can see how
video is an abysmally poor instructor, so for people in his class,
they are doing it. Further, trained instructors demonstrate all moves
those things may even be harmful.
as if a mirror image of students facing them. So, when a real instructor shows a move that is to be done with a right limb, the instructor
For adding resistance to a technique to make sense, the form
does it with a left limb, so students facing the instructor don’t have to
and timing of the technique have to be well learned, otherwise both
flip the image in their minds. That helps the students concentrate on
will be ruined and a bad habit will be ingrained. You can see this
the essential points of the movement and speeds up learning. With
ruining of side and roundhouse kicks by a too early application of
well-motivated and focused students, an instructor can get away with
resistance in the martial arts class shown in the video.
such “backward” demonstrating as this TKD master—as witnessed in good-to-excellent results of individual instruction in Dancing with
The type of resistance is the next consideration (but no additional resistance helps until technique is learned). Each type of
the Stars, for example—but as a rule, in large-group settings it wastes students’ time.
resistance has its pros and cons. Elastic resistance slows down movements at the end of their path when their velocity should
— The class mixes grownups and children. That is a sign of incom-
be increasing. Weights offer the most resistance at the begin-
petence or desperation. In such a setting, group instruction short-
ning of the move, but then their inertia can overextend the move.
changes both young and old. Readers of Children and Sports Training
Application of the right type and amount of resistance depends
realize that.
on the weak points of the athlete in a given technique. For some that will mean applying resistance only at the beginning phase of
— The instructor has students with poor or even no technique (a
a technique, for others at the end phase. Some techniques must be
testimony to his teaching skill) practice moves they don’t know with
broken into parts that can be safely done against resistance.
added resistance. More need not be said.
The bottom line: If a resistance distorts the correct technique, then
Such sights are common in martial arts, especially those imported
it should not be applied or should be applied differently, or a dif-
from the Far East. Their exotic origin and language give them an air
ferent resistance should be applied. The way to find out is to try,
of mystery, set a rigid hierarchy, and so help obscure incompetence
observe, and adjust.
of the “instructors,” grand and utmost masters, and gurus. There are individuals desperate to be in charge, to be authorities, no matter how ignorant they are of the subject. Many of those martial arts organizations give them that opportunity if they are a tad fitter and persistent
than the rest of their peers. And there are plenty of gullible people among their peers to keep those masters in business.
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.
Grandmaster John Pellegrini From the Dojang to the Battlefield
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BY JULIE GREENE
randmaster John Pellegrini is no stranger to the readers of TaeKwonDo Times, having already been on its cover four times. A lot has happened in his remarkable career since his first feature in the March 1990 issue and although his three subsequent cover stories have kept the martial arts community informed of his accomplishments, the last feature was in 2002, exactly ten years ago, so it is now time to not only update those familiar with Grandmaster Pellegrini, but also to introduce him to a whole new generation of martial artists who have become readers of TaeKwonDo Times in the last few years.
JG: How and when did you get into the martial arts? GM P: I wish I could share a fascinating story with you and tell you that when I was six years old I was sent to study martial arts with an old monk on a mountain somewhere, but the reality is far less romantic. I grew up in a working class family in Italy; did a little martial arts informally with friends as a teenager, that’s it. I did not get really interested until I served in the military and received hand-to-hand combat training. When I moved to the USA in 1970, I started serious training (although with some period of interruption due to relocations and work schedules). After receiving my black belt in Karate, I switched to Korean martial arts; TKD and Hapkido, and that’s where I have been since. As an aside, I also pursued and received a black belt in Aikido and an Instructor Certification in Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee’s art).
JG: Tell us about your teacher. How long have you been with him and have you studied with other Masters? GM P: Let’s start with the last question. Of course, since I have studied different arts, I have had several teachers. Some have unfortunately passed on like my Aikido teacher Toyoda Sensei, Small Circle JuJitsu’s Prof. Wally Jay and Modern Arnis’ Prof. Remy Presas. Others like Jeet Kune Do’s Paul Vunak are still going strong. In TKD, I have had several Korean Grandmasters because of my frequent relocations, but I would like to acknowledge the late Grandmaster Jung Soo Park as having had a strong influence on my training. In Hapkido, which for the past 22 years has been my main focus, I have also had several outstanding teachers. Among them two have passed on and I want to mention them: Grandmaster Michael Wollmershauser and Grandmaster Kwang Sik Myung. Since 1992, I have been with Grandmaster In Sun Seo, Founder and President of the World Kido Federation / Hanminjok Hapkido taekwondotimes.com/ May 2012
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randmaster Pellegriniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribution to the United States military and its allies does not stop at teaching seminars at bases in war zones around the world to improve the troopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; combat readiness and their safety. He is also a great supporter of various charities dedicated to helping our veterans. None is closer to his heart than the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that is doing a tremendous job in helping veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan who have sustained catastrophic, life-changing injuries. With a combination of membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fundraisers and his corporate donations, he has been able to donate $53,000 to the Wounded Warrior Project over the past couple of years. Grandmaster Pellegrini vows to continue his work on behalf of our wounded heroes for many years to come.
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JG: For those who are not familiar with your teacher, would you give us some history? GM P: It is not my place to discuss Grandmaster In Sun Seo’s history. I am not qualified to do that. What I can tell you is that Grandmaster In Sun Seo, who has been teaching the Korean martial arts continuously for over 50 years, is very well respected internationally and is considered one of the most skilled Korean martial artists in the world. His energy and abilities are simply amazing. But what initially attracted me to him the most was his incredible personality. For a man of his accomplishments and status in the martial arts, he is extremely humble, friendly and accessible. He is also very honest, hard-working and generous. I feel very fortunate and privileged to have been able to become his student and personal friend. I am also very close to his family. Grandmaster In Sun Seo has contributed to both my technical development and the success of my career. I owe him a lot and the only way I could ever repay him is with my strong loyalty to him. Over the years I have seen many Masters and Grandmasters come and go, getting what they wanted and then moving on. Instead, my bond with my teacher has grown stronger and our relationship will continue to be a positive part of my life.
JG: From what I have read, the ICHF is your largest organization, why is that? GM P: Yes, the ICHF is our largest organization with over 200 schools, police departments and military bases teaching Combat Hapkido in 12 countries. The reason for our growth is simple: we have no competitors. We are in a class of our own because Combat Hapkido is a proprietary system. The name is copyrighted and only our affiliated members can teach our curriculum and issue certifications. Of course, anyone can teach Hapkido, but not our very unique style.
JG: Your passion and primary focus is the teaching and promoting of your system, Combat Hapkido, so why do you maintain a TKD organization? GM P: I have spent over 30 years studying and teaching TKD. It is still an art I love and I am not going to forget that. It is true that founding my own style of Hapkido has changed the focus of my career and absorbed most of my time. But TKD is still the most popular martial art in the world and there are hundreds of instructors who are looking for our very different type of governing body and I feel it is my duty to provide it.
JG: You seem to have built a small JG: What do you mean? How empire in the martial arts industry. is the ITA different from other How did you achieve that? TKD Associations? GM P: I would hardly call it an empire, although I like the sound of it! What we have is a corporate identity that encompasses and oversees several separate but connected organizations, each with a specific function. Under our corporate umbrella, each organization is an entity created to promote, administer and service a particular area of the martial arts. Therefore the ICHF (International Combat Hapkido Federation) is dedicated to Combat Hapkido, the ITA (Independent TaeKwonDo Association) to TKD, the IPDTI (International Police Defensive Tactics Institute) to police training, etc. I do not believe that one generic martial arts organization can serve the needs of a very diverse community. I believe that for a governing body and certification authority to have credibility and legitimacy, it must be style specific, strong but limited in scope.
GM P: The quickest way to explain is by saying that the Independent TaeKwonDo Association practices a “hands off ” approach. We offer complete autonomy of operation. The Instructor/School Owner decides what forms to teach (ITF, WTF, etc.), what kind of curriculum to maintain (very traditional, sport oriented, etc.), what kind of uniforms they wear, when and how to test students, tournament participation, etc. We provide the technical and business support and the certification process. That’s it. This approach is not for everyone. Many TKD instructors need and want a more “hands on” style, more guidance, more direct supervision and involvement. We understand and respect that. The ITA is for that small percentage of instructors who want more control of their schools and their finances and more independence of operation. No one was offering that and I realized that there was a taekwondotimes.com/ May 2012
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JG: Where do you see the martial arts industry going in the next few years? GM P: Like most everything else in society, the future of our industry is tied to the state of the economy. In fact, because of the current crisis, we have seen almost a third of all martial arts schools in the USA (about 6000) going out of business in the last three years. There will always be martial arts schools and some do very well even in the worst economy, but for our industry to start growing again people must return to a certain level of confidence and prosperity. And here is something to consider: crime and violence in general are on the rise again. That is always the case during hard economic times, discontent and social unrest. Instructors and school owners will do well to keep that in mind and make sure they offer realistic, effective self-defense training. Over the years too many have turned their martial arts schools almost into daycare centers full of kids “playing” Karate. Others have chosen to follow fads and become “fitness” centers masquerading aerobic classes as self-defense. I believe that during tough times most people reassess their priorities and choose serious, life-saving skills over frivolous activities.
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to this popular trend: one is that MMA fighting is something that most people like to watch but very few people would want to do. The other is that the competitors are superbly trained, very skilled, fearless fighting machines but their appearances, language, behavior and attitude, for the most part, do not reflect the true spirit of the martial arts and the warriors’ code of honor we have come to expect from more traditional martial arts training. Gladiator sports may be here to stay as our newest form of entertainments but they will never replace or overtake traditional martial arts and reality based self-defense systems.
JG: Since your last appearance on the cover of TaeKwonDo Times ten years ago, Combat Hapkido has grown in popularity around the world. Can you update the readers on your latest accomplishments? GM P: Yes, it has been a great decade filled with growth, progress and exciting achievements. In 2004 in Korea, I was promoted to ninth-dan in Hapkido by Grandmaster In Sun Seo (the first American to receive this rank). Also in 2004, I was inducted into the Hall of Fame by both TaeKwonDo Times and Black Belt magazines. I have had two books published; Combat Hapkido–The Art for the Modern Warrior and Combat Hapkido Intelligent Self Defense, and both have done very well. We have had the privilege to train the SWAT team of the Costa Rican police and the counter-terrorist unit of the Colombian Air Force. I have introduced Combat Hapkido in additional countries such as Norway
need for that niche in the TKD community.
JG: You have often stated that “Combat Hapkido continues to evolve,” what do you mean by that and why does the system need continuing evolution? GM P: We must be careful not to confuse evolution with complete change. We are not constantly reinventing the wheel. We are not talking about total overhaul; we are talking about minor tweaking and refining. Combat Hapkido is a comprehensive, effective style, with a core curriculum that has remained successful for over 20 years. When we talk about evolution we refer primarily to the introduction of specific components and separate areas of specialized training. An example is the development of the International Police Defensive Tactics Institute (IPDTI) program specifically for law enforcement and the Military Combatives Association (MCA) program for the military. In developing these courses, we did not invent new kicks, strikes or joint locks. We simply selected from the larger curriculum the most appropriate and relevant techniques for that specific group. Also, in consideration of the equipment, weapons, mission and rules of engagement involved, we may teach different ways to get into a technique or a different finish. That’s one part of our evolution. The other is the structuring and offering of what we call component programs that complement our basic curriculum but require in-depth study, additional training and special instructor certification. Because of the extraordinary skills and talent of the directors of these components, they have become very popular in the past five years and they have been recently expanded.
JG: Tell us about these components and their directors. GM P: Master David Rivas is in charge of our unique “Ground Survival” program that focuses not on sport grappling but on defensive techniques for the real world. Fighting on the ground in the street is brutal and extremely dangerous. Combat Hapkido Ground Survival teaches you how to survive and get back up quickly. Master Mark Gridley is in charge of our Tactical Pressure Points program. He was able to turn a vast, complex and difficult subject into an exciting, easy to learn and practical program
by stripping away the misinformation, mystical baggage and hype normally associated with this topic. He has made the tactical application of pressure points in self-defense available to every student. Both directors have over 20 years of martial arts experience. They are both Master Instructors in Combat Hapkido and have black belt rank in other arts. Both programs have complete curriculum on state-of-the-art DVDs, seminars conducted by the directors of the program and an instructor certification process.
JG: You also promote other components not included in the official curriculum of the ICHF. What is the difference? GM P: We distinguish between our internal components and what we call external, because they are not controlled or directed by our headquarter office. They are recommended areas of study but they are independently operated by their respective instructors and may even have their own separate governing body. A good example is Grandmaster Mark Shuey, Sr. and his CaneMasters organization. Several years ago we formed an alliance and I agreed to turn all cane training and certifications to him. GM Shuey is a world authority on the use of the cane and he also manufactures them. It has been a beneficial arrangement for both of us. More recently, two of our Master Instructors have developed programs to compliment our training and reach out to a wider audience. Master Donald Moore in Chicago is now offering a very special Tai Chi-Qigong course with great health benefits and the potential to attract the growing senior community to our schools. Here in Phoenix, Master Chaz Turner has created an exciting program (called ACT) of advanced, dynamic combat strategies focusing on striking and kicking. Everyone can integrate them in the Combat Hapkido curriculum and they will be particularly welcome by those interested in Kickboxing, Muay Thai or MMA. Those are examples of external programs run independently from our corporate office.
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as a result, will be less likely to go to another organization to cross train. GM P: That is true and it is a fortunate byproduct of our philosophy, but the primary goal was always to provide the most realistic and effective self-defense training. That was also the reason for establishing the other organizations such as the International Police Defensive Tactics Institute for law enforcement and the Military Combatives Association for the military. They require, need and deserve training and techniques designed specifically for them and relevant to their mission and not some generic “Karate” training that will probably do more harm than good. For too long martial arts instructors without the proper training, experience and understanding have offered the law enforcement and military community a “one size fits all” approach to empty hands combat. Finally, in the past few years, things have begun to change with competent instructors introducing more reality-based styles. I remember a time when you could count on the fingers of one hand (or maybe two) the number of instructors teaching realistic and specific techniques for those groups. Now, so many claim to be reality-based instructors, that we are experiencing a virtual epidemic.
JG: Why do you think that, in view of how many women are victims of violence, we do not have more women studying selfdefense? GM P: If I had the answer to that question I would be a millionaire consultant to the martial arts industry. The truth is that all of us, instructors, school owners and managers, have debated for years the reasons why the average ratio in martial arts schools is 70% male and 30% female, while women are 50% of the population. All the speculations about demographics, psychology, physiology, sociology and culture have provided insight into the problem and many valid observations, but no solutions. We have tried many approaches over the years, but the statistic remains the same. I do not know if it can ever change and it is a shame because, as you indicated, women do need self-defense training probably more than men.
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one of them? GM P: That is a hard question to answer because, as you know, most of the time it is not about the style, it is about the practitioner. Physical fitness, skill level, mindset, determination, courage and other attributes are what ultimately decide the outcome of an attack, not the martial arts style. Having said that, my opinion is that certain martial arts are better suited for women than others (I can already hear the chorus of disagreements and controversy that this comment will generate!). Generally speaking, women will do better in softer styles such as Aikido and Hapkido than harder styles such as Shotokan or Isshin Ryu, where physical strength and power are more dominant. However women, especially younger ones, also do well in “hard” styles such as TKD, Tang Soo Do and Kickboxing. But all this is not to say that a woman should not study Jeet Kune Do, Kenpo or whatever art she chooses because it may be too “hard” or too physical. It is up to the person, her abilities, level of commitment and goals. Also consider that it really is the same for men: body type, training regimen, objectives and cultural factors will ultimately influence the choice of style they make. I am the perfect example. I thrived first in TKD and then in Hapkido for many of the reasons we just mentioned. In some other styles, I would not have lasted a month.
JG: What do you think we can do to attract more women to selfdefense classes in martial arts schools? GM P: Some things we can do as instructors are to create a more inviting and welcoming environment in our schools. A non-threatening, non-intimidating atmosphere with instructors who do not display that silly macho posturing that turns people off. I am not saying here that we should treat women as delicate flowers or that they should be pampered in a special way. I am just saying that we must be sensitive to the fact that culturally most women were raised differently (I remember getting into fist fights with kids in my neighborhood when I was seven years old!). Also remember that some of them have already been victimized in situations of domestic violence. Some of the ways we may be able to bring more women to classes are: having more female instructors, having women-only classes, making sure that the techniques and the teaching methodology are consistent with their goals, needs and abilities.
and Dubai. We have published three new manuals, one for Combat Hapkido, one for TKD and one for pressure points. I have also been featured on the cover of eight martial arts magazines around the world. It has been rewarding. On a personal level, both my wife Trina and my son Frank have finally become black belts in Combat Hapkido.
JG: What do you consider the greatest achievements of your martial arts career? GM P: What I consider the greatest accomplishment of my martial arts career is not one of the magazine covers, Hall of Fames and other awards I have been honored to receive. What has meant the most to me has been the opportunity to have been able to train our troops in Afghanistan in 2006 and Iraq in 2008. Very few people have had the privilege to have such an experience. My time with the U.S. and Allied Troops in both war zones is something that I will cherish and be proud of for the rest of my life. The young (and some not so young) men and women in the military deployed to those far and dangerous lands are true warriors and true heroes and I was honored to spend time among them and to make a positive contribution to their safety, combat-readiness and morale.
JG: What’s your secret to success? GM P: There is no secret. The martial arts are just like any other area of human endeavor. If you want to do it professionally, full-time (as opposed to a part-time hobby), you must treat it as a business and the key (not the secret) to success in business is hard work, honesty and passion. That’s it. Treat others the way you want to be treated, be strong but fair. Give leadership, but do not become a greedy tyrant. I practice these simple principles and it works for me.
JG: I understand that 2012 is an important year for the ICHF. GM P: In a few months, on November 10, at the Marriott hotel in Phoenix, we will be celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the ICHF with an exciting event that will make martial arts history. It will be a martial arts festival with seminars by some of today’s most famous celebrity instructors; exhibits; the release of two new books and an Award Gala
Banquet. We expect hundreds of attendees from around the world. We are very proud of our record over the past 20 years. While many associations have come and gone, we have stood the test of time as a stable, reliable and trusted member of the Korean martial arts community.
JG: What plans do you have for the future? GM P: I am not big on long-term plans. I let my inspiration, creativity and the practical realities of everyday life guide me to what I want to do next. However, you can be sure of one thing: There will be more evolution, more accomplishments, more growth and maybe in ten years, you’ll have to write another article about it. The Phoenix Airport Marriott hotel will be the site of a historical martial arts event when Grandmaster Pellegrini will host a Martial Arts Festival and a Gala Awards Banquet on Saturday, November 10, 2012, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the International Combat Hapkido Federation, one of the largest Hapkido organizations in the world. Hundreds of Combat Hapkido students and instructors from over a dozen countries are expected to attend and join a star-studded roster of martial arts legends and celebrities, such as Bill “Superfoot” Wallace, George Dillman, Cynthia Rothrock, Christine Bannon-Rodriguez, Alan Goldberg, Maurice Elmalem, Hank Garrett, Don “the Dragon” Wilson, Karen Shepherd and many others. The event will also feature the release of the Who’s Who in Combat Hapkido lineage book. The event is open to all martial artists, even if they are not members of the ICHF. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Julie Greene is America’s SelfDefense and Personal Safety Coach and is the creator and author of DEFY the Bad Guy book and seminars, which teach women powerful, yet practical self-defense strategies and techniques. Formerly Head Instructor at Action Arts Academy in Hampton, Virginia, she has earned her third-degree black belt in TKD and is working on her second-degree black belt in Combat Hapkido. She has trained as a R.A.D. Systems instructor and is a licensed instructor for the International Police Defensive Tactics Institute. She has studied and reached instructor level in the Combat Hapkido Ground Survival and Tactical Pressure Points programs. She is a member of the Association for Women’s Self-Defense Advancement. Julie graduated cum laude with a Bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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through the next four years, and to improve USAT’s value equation for both current and future members to help stimulate continued membership growth. What are your future plans/dreams for the USAT and TKD in the U.S.?
An Interview with Eric Parthen New CEO of USA Taekwondo INTERVIEW BY LAURA STOLPE Please tell our readers a little about yourself and your background in sports/martial arts? I’ve been fortunate enough to spend the last 16 years of my career in various leadership positions within the Olympic Movement. Those experiences include two separate stints at the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) totaling 12+ years and three years as the Executive Director at USA Boxing. In my various roles with the USOC, I worked closely with the Board of Directors and staffs of USA Taekwondo (USAT), USA Judo and USA Karate and ultimately served as Chairman of USA Karate’s transitional Board of Directors for a period of nearly two years. You took over leadership of the USAT less than six months ago, what have been some of your challenges with this new role? What are your top priorities? USAT’s Board of Directors brought me in to provide leadership to the organization following the resignation of their previous CEO (David Askinas). At the time, USAT was in a period of transition that included some significant staff changes, financial stresses and governance challenges. In working with the Board of Directors, my biggest challenge has been stabilizing the operations of USAT while maintaining our focus heading into an Olympic Year which included qualifying a full team for the 2012 Olympic Games at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Queretaro, Mexico, November 17-20, 2011. In spite of the distractions, USAT is proud that we are only one of five countries worldwide that qualified a full team for London (not including GBR as they are given a full team as the host country). USAT’s top priorities moving forward are to continue to support athletes at all levels, especially at the elite level as we gear up for the 2012 Olympics, conduct elections in Q1/Q2 to repopulate our Board of Directors, help lead USAT through comprehensive governance reform over the next 18 months, develop a long-term strategic plan to help guide USAT
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My dream for USA Taekwondo is to become a true national governing body for both the sport and art of Tae Kwon Do. This will require USAT to engage both our current members and those that aren’t members so that we have a true understanding of what we as an organization need to focus on to better meet the needs of the Tae Kwon Do community. Will the London 2012 Games be your first Olympic experience? What are your thoughts on the U.S. players’ chances in the upcoming Games? I’ve been very blessed in my career and London will be my 8th Olympic Games. Each one has been special for different reasons. I’m confident the 2012 Olympics will be equally as special largely due to the success that our athletes will experience in London. My goal for the Olympics is always to put the athletes in a situation that allows them to reach their full potential. I’m confident that we’ll do that as we will be one of the most prepared teams in London thanks to the efforts of our world-class coaches and High Performance staff, including our Team Leader, medical staff, training partners, etc. and the support of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Our team will be further supported by the team behind the team, including the rest of USAT’s staff and Board of Directors, our 15,000 members, family, friends, and the American public in general. Lastly, what is your message to current members of the USAT or other martial artists that are looking for an organization? USA Taekwondo is the only Tae Kwon Do governing body recognized by the United States Olympic Committee. While that is clearly a differentiating factor, we are not satisfied with that alone. As mentioned before, our goal is to become the true national governing body for both the sport and art of Tae Kwon Do. That will require us to develop new programming and better service our membership, which will be a focus of USAT over the next 12 to 18 months. We are anxious to assume a leadership position in the Tae Kwon Do community to better develop all levels of Tae Kwon Do. By taking on this leadership position, we will be open to anyone who wants to help us grow the sport. Finally, I want to close by thanking TaeKwonDo Times for the opportunity to talk about Tae Kwon Do, but more importantly, I want to thank the millions of people both in the United States and worldwide who dedicate themselves to the betterment of Tae Kwon Do. That includes athletes, coaches, masters, grandmasters, referees, volunteers, administrators, club owners, parents and anyone else that works to promote and grow Tae Kwon Do.
INTERVIEW BY LAURA STOLPE
An Interview With John Seiber USA Taekwondo Referee Chairman minimize mistakes in the ring. As referees, we’re not perfect— but we have to try to be. There has been some discussion about using chest protectors in sparring. What are your thoughts? Do you feel that the current brand being utilized by the USAT is perhaps at a higher standard than others the USAT has used in the past?
Laura Stolpe: You have a good reputation in the TKD community. A lot has taken place since the transition from the USTU (United States Taekwondo Union) to the USAT (USA Taekwondo). What problems/challenges were faced in the earlier days and what are your challenges as Chairman today? John Seiber: At the time that the USTU transitioned to USAT, I was not the Referee Chairman. Master Barbara Wakefield was the Interim Referee Chair at that time; she was instrumental in getting several veteran referees to return and support the organization. Masters John Holloway and Leon Preston filled the position as Co-Chairs after Master Wakefield for several years until my appointment in mid-2010. My main focus has been on standardizing our training curriculum, and providing more opportunities for referees to improve their skills. In addition to lots of seminars; we’ve expanded on the Referee Camp program that was started by Masters Holloway and Preston, and are taking them out to each of our five regions. This makes it easier for referees to attend and lowers the cost as well. I’m very enthusiastic about these weekend camps, where referees get to be videotaped during live matches and receive instant feedback; I’m happy to say we’ve gotten excellent feedback from everyone who’s attended. This is a very large country and I knew I would need solid support to accomplish our goals. As I mentioned, we’re now operating with a regional structure—one region for every 10 states. The team consists of five Referee Vice-Chairs: Masters Seung Hwan Kim, Anne Ku, Jim Montgomery, Bernard Robinson and Ron Rose. When I became Referee Chair, it had been awhile since we had a formal “Code of Operations.” Most of the work to put this document together had been done by my predecessors, but we were able to make some changes and get it officially adopted. Among other things we have changed the way we evaluate all of our USAT referees at events; and a process for ranking our International Referees, so that selection to key events such as team trials and the U.S. Open is based on merit and nothing else. As far as fixing problems, I think you have to be willing to listen to coaches and other parties with an open mind. Obviously, we can always get better, and we are constantly striving to
I certainly am in favor of electronic chest protectors. Recently the WTF has chosen Daedo as the chest protector that will be used for the Olympics in London. We just completed Phase 7 of our Olympic Trials using this chest protector, and, speaking for the officials, were very pleased with the system’s performance. All systems have their pros and cons. The last Olympic Games saw some misconduct from a Cuban TKD player. What do you recommend to Olympic athletes and referees in order to avoid this kind of misconduct? The better every athlete and referee knows and understands the rules, the fewer the opportunities for a deplorable situation such as we saw in the last Olympics. Hopefully, we’ve learned from that incident, and won’t see that kind of misconduct in the future. What are your thoughts on the refereeing that has led up to the London 2012 Games? What are your thoughts on how referees are chosen for the Games themselves? From what I’ve seen, the selection process has been scrupulously fair, and the referees working the events leading up to the Games are truly the best in the world. As in any sport, errors can be made—but this group makes very few. With video replay now in effect the coaches certainly have the opportunity to challenge what they think may be an error, and this has also increased the confidence that our world-level games are as fair as they possibly can be. What are your goals and dreams for the future of refereeing in TKD? While it’s true that not everyone can make it to the Olympics—either as an athlete or as a referee—the path to success for a referee is wide open. A dedicated and capable referee is able to advance to the highest levels of our sport. I’m thankful to have had the opportunity to travel all over the world as a referee doing something that I love; I still think it is the best seat in the house. My goals and dreams are to be as good a referee as I can be and to help other referees achieve their own goals. Through good officiating I want to help our coaches and athletes improve, so they can continue to bring home the medals.
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An Interview with Bae, Jhong Shin Chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation
INTERVIEW BY LAURA STOLPE
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massive Taekwondowon (formally called Taekwondo Park, Won means Institute) is currently under construction in Muju, Korea. Taekwondowon stands for the complex where Tae Kwon Do related facilities and objects are all gathered to achieve the optimal goal of “One world through Tae Kwon Do”. The project is being overseen by the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation based in South Korea. I spoke with the Chairman, Bae, Jhong Shin, to find out more about this sanctuary being built in the homeland of Tae Kwon Do. WHAT PERCENT AGE OF THE TAE KWONDOWON IS COMPLETED AND WHEN WILL IT ALL BE FINISHED?
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The Taekwondowon, a gathering place for all Taekwondoists as well as a center of education, training and research, is now 34.4% completed and is scheduled to open in September 2013.
“The Taekwondowon will have three zones-Body, Mind and Spirit.” Bae, Jong Shin Chairman of the Taekwondo Promotion Foundation
WHAT COMPONENTS WILL THERE BE IN THE TAEKWONDOWON?
The Taekwondowon is composed of three themed zones: Body (experience), Mind (education & training) and Spirit (symbolic). The Body Zone is a public space where people can experience and enjoy Tae Kwon Do. There will be a Taekwondo arena (5,000 seats), indoor auditorium (500 seats), Taekwondo Museum, Taekwondo Experience Center, poomsae sculpture park, etc. The Mind Zone is a space for Tae Kwon Do practitioners to train and study Tae Kwon Do. There will be an international training institute (World Taekwondo Academy, 1,400 capacity research institute, outdoor training site, etc. The Spirit Zone is a space for Tae Kwon Do grandmasters to find the spiritual value of Tae Kwon Do. There will be Taekwon-jeon for Tae Kwon Do rituals and interaction among grandmasters and trainees, and Myeongin-kwan for networking activities of grandmasters.
HOW WILL YOU BE ANNOUNCING THE GRAND OPENING OF THE TAEKWONDOWON TO THE WORLD? TPF will hold a series of presentations to distribute information about the Taekwondowon to Tae Kwon Do athletes, coaches and masters on the various occasions. The press will also be invited to look around the Taekwondowon in advance. A multilingual website will also be run so that Tae Kwon Do people around the world can get details of the Taekwondowon easily and can experience the Internet Taekwondowon. TPF will also send regular newsletters to subscribers. Furthermore, TPF will host a number of events with other Tae Kwon Do organizations and various Internet services to further spread the information about the Taekwondowon.
WHAT WILL THE MUSEUM PORTION HOLD? The Taekwondo Museum at the Taekwondowon is expected to be the first Taekwondo museum in the world. The Taekwondo Promotion Foundation (TPF) has compiled numerous Tae Kwon Do materials and is planning to show them to the world at the Museum. The Museum would be the most appropriate place to learn about the history, spirit and philosophy of Tae Kwon Do through specialized high-standard exhibitions. We believe every visitor to the Museum will be able to understand the principles of Tae Kwon Do and its superiority. The Hall of Fame in the Museum is to remember Tae Kwon Do celebrities who have contributed to the enhancement of Tae Kwon Do in the world. The Hall will be a core site of the Taekwondo Museum to inspire Taekwondoists’ self-esteem.
WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS AND DREAMS FOR THE TAEKWONDOWON ONCE IT IS OPENED? We would like to make the Taekwondowon as a mecca and hub of world Taekwondoists. It will be the center of training, education and academic research on Tae Kwon Do. In addition, we wish to honor outstanding Tae Kwon Do figures and their holy spirits by preserving a symbolic space of honor at the Taekwondowon. We also hope the Taekwondowon will be a popular tourist attraction to experience various Korean cultures. With this in mind, TPF has exerted its utmost to develop diverse and differentiated cultural programs.
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Overgeneralization Sometimes we make the mistake of drawing too general of a conclusion from the given information. Notice that this is different from drawing too dramatic of a conclusion, as we talked about last time, but it is closely related. Under this group, we find all the instances where we make one or two mistakes, and then we tell ourselves things like, “I always . . .” or “I never . . .” Universal claims like that are usually the easiest kind to disprove. Really? You never, ever resist having soda with your lunch? (Substitute whatever it is you tend to tell yourself you never or always do.) When you see yourself falling for that, just step back and reflect for a minute. Often, if you actually think about how often you succeed, you can see the faulty thinking more easily.
Inconsistent Interpretation Here there are actually two different kinds of mistakes that we can fall into. The first is focusing on just the negative side of things. The second is disqualifying or minimizing the positive side of things. It makes a world of difference, for instance, whether you sit around thinking about how much you miss the tasty, sweet junk food you are cutting out of your life rather than focusing on how great you’re going to feel (or have started feeling already) when you are in better shape and have more energy. On the flip side, there are the instances where you have done something positive, but you downplay it. “Oh, sure, but that was before I had so many customers/accounts/kids,” or “It was easy to get in a workout every day in the summer, because I could go outside.” The key here is to be consistent and fair. In these kinds of scenarios, we are, instead, using the binoculars in opposite directions to make one set of cases look bigger than they are, and to make another set of cases seem even smaller than they are. Treat them both the same way.
Young girls with messed-up ideas about how beautiful they are and what constitutes a healthy lifestyle often grow into women who continue to beat themselves up unfairly. There are surveys showing that women say an amazing number of negative things about themselves each day, often as many as 10 or 12. Other results have shown that 97% of women will say something negative about their body every day, such as: “I hate my thighs; I hate my stomach; I’m ugly.” 90% of women aged 15 to 64 want to change at least one aspect of their appearance, most of all their body weight, according to an international survey. At the point where any instrument shows that 90-97% of the people measured are broken, we need to recalibrate the instrument. Some of these things are fueled by the particular missteps in logic that we have talked about, but we all have to be aware that those things are much more vague and that the problem is amplified by the barrage of messages coming at our girls even while they’re still in grade school. Did you know that an average U.S. woman is about 5’4” tall and weighs around 140 pounds, while the average U.S. model is 5’11” and weighs 117 pounds? That gap does not create a problem with logical thinking; rather it creates a general context of inaccurate expectations. That has to be resisted with objectivity and critical thinking skills, with positive, objective feedback on what is healthy (which is not a case for excusing poor eating at the other end of the spectrum), and with strong role modeling. Every day when I step into a classroom, or sit down with a client, I have those numbers in the front of my mind, and I act as if I saw them hurting themselves with their fists the way they are hurting themselves with their poor reasoning. I hope you can do the same. As always, I look forward to hearing your experiences with a topic as well as your successes. Until next time remember: What you put into your body determines what you put into your punch.
Erik Richardson is a Certified Sports Nutritionist in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he practices two different martial arts. With graduate degrees in philosophy, education, and business, he is currently President of Richardson Ideaworks, Inc., which specializes in education and corporate training.
Women are dangerous in more ways than one With a little practice, we can block some of these kicks and punches coming in from the outside. Unfortunately, some of the worst damage is done on a more general level by undermining our entire body image. In the research and in most of our experiences, there is widespread agreement that this is particularly dangerous for women, who become their own worst enemies. This internal battle is being lost as early as seven years old, and goes on all the way up the timeline. Teenage girls are three times more likely to engage in binge/purge eating habits than boys, and while only about 16% of kids in America are obese, among girls aged 11 to 13, more than 50% believe they are overweight. But that’s not the worst of it: approximately 15% of our daughters, nieces, and female students—just shy of one in six young women— have unhealthy attitudes about food and develop self-destructive behaviors related to food and weight loss, including stealing laxatives, binge/purge eating, and significant calorie restriction. Keep in mind that this is at a time when their brains are using tremendous amounts of fuel to rewire for significant leaps in learning and maturity.
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Nutrition by the Numbers
This month, let’s pick up with our conversation about how sloppy logic can convince us to let our defenses down when we are fighting against unhealthy messages. In addition to some basic errors in reasoning, we will also reflect a little on how general selfimage misconceptions—especially for women—can be overpowering and why that particular battle is one we have to team up against.
By Erik Richardson
Logic is a Powerful Weapon—Part II
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Weapons BY MASTER BY MASTTER RG GUY UY E. UY E. LARKE LARK R E
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very country has had highs and lows in their martial art history. Korea is no different. While the Shilla Dynasty may be seen as the height of the region now known as The Republic of Korea, undoubtedly the more recent Joseon Dynasty nearly crashed the martial traditions that existed. Although the intentions may have been good, the Confucian aspirations of favoring the pen over the sword opened its country to invasion.
One monarch, King Jung-Jo, went against the Confucian grain and ordered a study and analysis of the fighting methods that his country used, as well as the methods of their enemies. From there he had the first illustrated martial arts textbook compiled detailing the results of the analysis. The result was 24 chapters of what appears perhaps to be the first “hyungs” in that region’s history. The set of textbooks were entitled simply Muye Dobo Tongi or “Illustrated Martial Arts Textbook” (in Korean or Hangul ඳพቛხand ᥕṫᜧᩓ⑅∼ in Chinese or Hanja). The exact dates are somewhat debatable but it’s estimated to be the mid1700s. If upon description or seeing images of the weapons listed below they seem to bear some similarity to other Asian weapons, there should be no surprise. King Jung-Jo wanted to absorb the knowledge of his nation’s ancestry, as well as the best of China and Japan’s, so he could free his people. In many cases, preexisting weapons were taken and modified for speed, balance and practicality.
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Weapons in Order: 1. Long spear or lance - Jang chang (Hangul: ၿᅖ, Hanja: ⃀⋜) This was a basic soft-wood spear that was used with great versatility. It saw the end to many conflicts.
2. Long bamboo spear - Juk jang chang (Hangul: ၿᅖ, Hanja: ∍⃀ ⋜) A 20-foot bamboo spear with a long blade used to keep foes at a distance.
3. Flag attached to spear - Gi chang (Hangul: ૺᅖ, Hanja: ᘜ⋜ The flag could be used to distract during combat (much as the hairs used on the ends of Chinese spears) when not used as a typical flag.
4. Trident - Dang pa (Hangul: ఙኒ, Hanja: ) As in most other countries, Joseon devised its own three-pronged spear for disarming and piercing.
5. Spear on horseback - Gi chang (Hangul: ૺᅖ, Hanja: ᙂ⋜) The Chinese character for this “gi” means “on horseback.”
6. Thorny (Dragon-toothed) spear - Nang seon (Hangul: ஊ໓, Hanja: ុ᮷) A long spear with thorns, hooks, and barbs adorning the shaft to tear flesh or snag and entangle clothing and pieces of armor. Usually poison was added as well.
7. Two-handed sword -Ssang su do or Jang do (Hangul: བ༘,
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surprisingly light and versatile. It was used in many spinning attacks and defenses. Soldiers on horseback were particularly vulnerable to this weapon.
8.Short sword - Ye do or Hwan-do (Hangul: , Hanja: ṳ ᜥ) Used in extreme close-quarters combat.
9.Japanese sword (Katana) - Wae geom (Hangul: ဒઅ, Hanja: Ịᑂ) An erratically-sized weapon that supposedly ranged in size according to the individual’s taste and included a small hidden knife along the hilt that could be a dagger or tool. The form used was Japanese in origin as well.
10.Commander sword - Jedok geom (Hangul: ႞ెઅ, Hanja: ↇᝑᑂ) It was worn around the belt like the Ye Do. It was named after Lee Yuh-Song (a Chinese commander with Korean ancestry).
11.Shilla sword - Bonguk geom (Hangul: มઅ, Hanja: ᩦ ᖎᑂ) According to historians, one Hwarang, Hwang Chang-Ryang, went to Baekjae (another kingdom) and performed a sword dance in front of the king there at that time and killed him in the midst of the performance. This form is essentially a Shilla Dynasty form.
12.Double sword - Ssang geom (Hangul: བઅ, Hanja: ᴞᑂ) A pair of identical swords. Ssang means double.
13.Double sword on horseback - Masang ssang geom (Hangul: ൠືབઅ, Hanja: ᢵ᭜ᴞᑂ)
14.Halberd - Woldo (Hangul: ဵ, Hanja: Ὥᜥ) This was an improved version of the Japanese Naginata and Chinese Kwan-Do. It is the symbol of the legendary hero Guan-Yu from the immortal novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. 64 May 2012/taekwondotimes.com
15.Halberd on horseback - Masang woldo (Hangul: ൠືဵ, Hanja: ᢵ ᭜Ὥᜥ)
16.Short halberd - Hyeopdo (Hangul: ጥ, Hanja: ╻ᜥ) This was devised to be shorter, lighter and better for close-quarters engagements.
17.Shield - Deungpae (Hangul: ౾ኞ, Hanja: ដ⑷) This was illustrated with two different weapons, a kind of “throwing” sword and a spear.
18.Unarmed fighting - Gwonbeop (Hangul: ฅ, Hanja: ᖩ) This should be of the most relevant to readers. Striking, blocking, evasions, etc., were detailed in several forms.
19.Staff - Gon bong (Hangul: ฦ, Hanja: ᓤᩮ) The most elementary of the weapons and usually the first to be taught.
20.Flail - Pyeongon (Hangul: ኻ, Hanja: ⒉ᓤ) Much like our vision of a spiked ball attached to a chain, it resembled nunchuku with one longer end. Many times the shorter end was decorated with various blades or spikes to inflict maximum damage.
21.Flail on horseback - Masang pyeon gon (Hangul: ൠືኻ, Hanja: ᢵ᭜⒉ᓤ)
22.Korean polo - Gyeok gu (Hangul: ગૐ, Hanja: ᑎᕱ) This was a sport that was considered important for the warrior elite and was part of imperial military exams.
23.Equestarian skills - Masang jae (Hangul: ൠືႁ, Hanja: ᢵ᭜ ) Masang means “on horseback.” Jae means “skills.” This was a much higher level of horsemanship. Essentially they appear to be series of six stunts designed to develop skill on horseback during raids and incursions. Bon Kuk Kum, an art I detailed a few years ago, is one of the few arts solely devoted to resurrecting this classic series of books. Grandmaster Jae-Sik Lee and his association can be accessed at www.bonkukkum.com.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Master Guy Edward Larke 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. 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 various other arts. Currently he teaches Tae Kwon Do, Karate and Cheonji-muyedo 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.
Those interested in the Muye Dobo Tongji and Bon Kuk Kum can contact me in regards to seminars, deluxe copies of the books, posters, and contemporary textbooks. The abridged English version of this remarkable series is available at www.Turtlepress.com. This article was compiled with thanks to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muyedobotongji and my grandmaster, Jae-Sik Lee.
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I was warned by everyone before I moved to Korea, “Do not lose your passport! Do not let anyone else handle your passport! Guard that with your life, do you have any idea how much an American passport is worth on the streets of Korea?” Basically, lose your passport and you’ll never be heard from again. So I’m at the airport in Korea with the Tiger Team getting ready to embark on my first U.S. Tour. “Give me your passports and your money,” was the first thing Coach said. Everyone had to hand their passports and the little money they had over to the coach. Surely, he did not mean me, too. But he did. No questions, just do it. The warning voices in my head were screaming, but I had the opportunity to be a Tiger—my heart had to tell the voices to be quiet. My Tiger Team warm-up suit had my name embroidered on it. That would just have to make due as my valid form of identification. I did not understand the purpose then, but I do now. Obtaining visitor Visas to America is no easy task. If you enter the country with 25 people, you must return with the same 25 people, at the same time, period. To have a teammate decide to stay a little longer to work at a school or meet that special someone and decide to “slip away,” would jeopardize the coach’s ability to ever get a Visa again. “Are you traveling with any weapons?” the airport attendant asked. “Yes, yes,” my teammates would say with huge smiles, “many.” Of course, it is left to me to explain. “We have about 40 knives, ten machetes, six hatchets, 30 bow staffs, 15 pairs of nunchakus and all kinds of small explosives to attach to breaking boards.” And then there was my weapon, a torn and tattered magazine that I would appear to be just reading, minding my own business, then roll it up tightly to use as a baton to fend off my wigged attackers in the women’s self-defense skit. We would enter the U.S. on one coast and work our way across the country during a six-week tour. All the schools wanted the team for a weekend show, so we found ourselves traveling to a new
location every three to four days. The team was supported by the Korean government, universities and corporate sponsorship, but it was still a business. While traveling in the U.S., the team would be hired by various schools and the members would be hosted by student families. This arrangement not only kept costs down, but provided a unique cultural exchange between Korean masters and American martial arts students. It all worked perfectly except for the time between locations. Whether it be layovers or the time when the last location was finished with us and the next location wasn’t quite ready for us yet. For whatever reasons, we had a lot of down time at airports. I learned very early on, as part of the team, you could never be sure when your next meal would be. When offered food, eat like there is no tomorrow. You also never knew when you will have a chance to sleep since host families were excited to have you in their home and always had plenty of things to show you. Schools that hosted us wanted to make sure they took full advantage of having a performing team and would keep us very busy doing shows, and shows to promote those shows. So when we had an opportunity to sleep, we took it, no matter where we were. We had a unique security system for our items while we slept on the floor in the airport. Placing all our carry-ons in a heap, we created a circle around them. Lying down, we formed a ring placing our head on the stomach of the teammate to our right, the teammate on the left placing his head on yours, and so on. It created an instant pillow for each of us and a security barrier protecting our belongings, an alert system if anyone attempted to “break the chain.”
By Master Rondy
I am traveling a lot lately. Although I can appreciate the heightened security nowadays, I’m grateful things were simpler in my days with the Korean Tiger Team.
East Meets West
Security Check
Imagine if we were doing that nowadays I think as I stand off to the side with airport security. I accidentally left a tube of toothpaste in my carry-on case and it is being swabbed down by officers. They have yet to notice I am armed with the latest issue of TaeKwonDo Times magazine in the side pocket.
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.
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3 Exotic Tools
of Teuk Gong Moo Sool BY MASTER GUY E. LARKE
“Embrace everything you know and create something new…” – Grandmaster No-Won Park, Founder and President of the International Teuk Gong Moo Sool Federation
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reestyle martial arts emerged almost as quickly as traditional ones in North America. Now it seems there are more hybrid systems than there are traditional systems. Out of fairness, almost every system in human history took from various sources and tried to improve upon the previous curriculums. Some became famous successes, such as Shotokan Karate, while others fall through the cracks of history. In 1956 in a small city in South Korea, a young fourth grader named No-Won Park set out on his own voyage. Although young, he began Tae Kwon Do study with earnest. By junior high and high school he spent every school evening and every weekend traveling to other dojangs to learn as much as he could. 68 May 2012/taekwondotimes.com
In 1977, he was enrolled into mandatory military service. Because of his intense background in the martial arts, he was put into an elite special guard division where his eyes were opened to things he never dreamt of. At the end of his service he was asked to devise a streamlined combat method to deal with constant threats from North Korea. It led to a synthesis of eight arts designed to not only eliminate a target as quickly as possible unarmed, but also to enable the use of any item as a weapon, including a military shovel. It was an immediate success and became a compulsory military subject for elite military recruits. It was named Teuk Gong Moo Sool (Ultimate Martial Arts). As time went on Grandmaster Park began to look beyond the walls of the military barracks and towards his country as a whole. He saw the slowly degrading physical condition of his fellow South Koreans and their lack of focus. He saw the need for genuine martial arts training that really could build the mind, body and spirit and not just give lip service. In addition to his explosive self-defense art of Teuk Gong Moo Sool, he began to put together a detailed exercise program thatpeople of any age and condition could benefit from. It resembled yoga or aspects of Tai Chi Chuan, but had its own flavor. He named the system Moo-Ee Dan Gong (Special Skills for Health). Between the two arts of Teuk Gong Moo Sool and Moo-Ee Dan Gong a large number of weapons were borrowed or created from the recesses of GM Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination. To detail each would take far too long. Instead I chose a few of the more esoteric. They are as follows:
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Chil-jee-do “7 Knives” This was a chance discovery. Upon visiting a famous weaponsmith, he saw that the sword maker had actually made life-sized replicas of the ancient Korean (Baek-jae Dynasty) symbol known as the Chil-jee-do. Nowadays it is borrowed for logos for various businesses, educational institutions and even Kumdo academies. GM Park hefted a pair of them and began to move them around, feeling their weight and balance. He let the knives lead him. He began writhing, circling and turning as if he were a great snake or dragon. After ordering a number of sets he began to use it as a tool for conditioning. He developed three ways to use it: a)To develop muscular strength and endurance. b)To develop sensitivity, emotionally and physically. c)To help develop a sense of strategy. As a weapon, 20% of the techniques are stabbing motions, as it is primarily a defensive weapon used in circular and twisting motions.
Bahn-tae “To Return” & “To Smash” It looks like an octagonal or round stick with a long cord attached to one end. It can be used as a surprise to gain an edge over an attacker just out of normal reach, especially since you can train to have it boomerang back to you. If you have a pair and loop the cords together you have a very large range that would shock the most-seasoned street fighter. It can also be used in assisting in joint locks, using both the rope and the stick. It is actually a very old weapon that GM Park was taught in his youth.
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Pah-dong-gum â&#x20AC;&#x153;Energy or Wave Swordâ&#x20AC;? Perhaps historical, perhaps not, the wave sword was designed (or reinvented) by GM Park. As his background lies in the Special Forces, he was always thinking of multiple uses for every item. He wanted a weapon that could not only cut and slash, but also double as a tool that could chop and saw; a survival knife of sorts. The pah-dong-gum was the result. This one or two-handed blade seems to be a typical Korean blade, save a subtle wavy edge. It can deal nasty wounds when it cuts through the air like a serrated knife.
More detailed information can be seen at www.tgms. or.kr. Books, DVDs, uniforms, and information on instruction and certification can be found there. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Master Guy Edward Larke 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. 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 various other arts. Currently he teaches Tae Kwon Do, 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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By Master James Theros
Wisdom of the Masters
Transformation Most human beings want to be better, stronger people. If that were not true, people wouldn’t go on diets or enroll in college; and people wouldn’t make those dreaded New Year’s resolutions. Most people realize that they could improve themselves. They join gyms and modify their daily habits in hopes of getting better results. Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. In order to get a different result you must start with a different habit. If, for example, a person wants to stop smoking, the person must replace the habit of smoking with a different and better habit. This requires a change in their mindset. The person must first get to the point where they are fed up with smoking and come to the realization that smoking is a very unhealthy habit to practice (as well as an expensive one), and then go about putting something else in the place of a cigarette in their mouth. Chewing gum is an often-used alternative for smoking and many former smokers swear by it. When a smoker comes to the decision to change their habit of smoking, and replaces it with the new
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habit, there will be a period of discomfort. This is a critical time in the transformational process and can either make or break the person’s efforts of transforming themselves.
Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. The same thing goes for someone who is attempting to start eating healthier and exercising more. There is a strong temptation to continue eating the offending foods—usually fried foods and/or fattening condiments such as mayonnaise, sour cream, or tartar sauce—or to continue drinking beverages that are loaded with sugar or alcoholic beverages that are known to cause weight gain, such as beer. It can be a stressful, painful, quite uncomfortable experience to “stay the course” when a person begins to feel the cravings for the foods and drinks that they have become accustomed to ingesting. When a person who is addicted to drugs makes the decision to clean up their lives, it is usually not an easy process. The person will have to put measures in place to keep others from enabling them; and these “others” will have to struggle right along with the addicted person. It’s usually just as painful for the “others” involved because they will have to deal with a very upset, stressed-out person who will do just about anything to get the drug back into their system (including lying and stealing). If the others give in to the pressure then there will be no transformation at all. Without the struggle, there is no change. Transformation takes patience, discipline and perseverance (on the part of the person wishing to make the transformation and the people involved in assisting that person). Very few transformations are done alone. The beginning stages of transformation are usually quite manageable, since both parties have agreed on making the journey. However, when things begin to get tougher, many people re-evaluate their initial goal of beginning the transformational journey. It is at this point that those people involved in assisting with the transformation remain strong
and in control (these people can be anyone who helps with financial support or transportation, as well as teachers, parents and relatives or close friends). There will always be a period of discomfort and stress for everyone involved. These are the obstacles on the road to success and should be expected. When a person makes the decision to transform themselves (or their child, with helping the child gain more confidence in themselves, for example), they should look ahead and plan for these obstacles in advance. What possible obstacles will there be? More importantly, what will a person’s response to those obstacles be when they come up; not if they come up, when they come up. In the martial arts world, many parents enroll their children with the hopes of improving their focus and self-discipline; yet, when the instructor fails a student on a test (or indicates that the student is not ready to promote), oftentimes the parents will attempt to sway the instructor’s decisions or look for an exception of some sort. When this happens, the parents (who usually mean
well) are simply trying to relieve some short-term stress by keeping their child happy. If the instructor gives in, or the parent makes the decision to remove the child from the program, then the original goal of improving focus and self-discipline have just gone out the window. In order to get results there will be struggle. There are no shortcuts to success. Lasting success and true transformation happen through a process. That process involves struggle and setbacks. Be patient and learn to embrace the struggle. Most human beings want to be better, stronger people. If that were not true, people wouldn’t go on diets or enroll in college; and people wouldn’t make those dreaded New Year’s resolutions. Most people realize that they could improve themselves. They join gyms and modify their daily habits in hopes of getting better results. Albert Einstein said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result. In order to get a different result you must start with a different habit. If, for example, a person wants to stop smoking, the person must replace the habit of smoking with a different and better habit.
Master James Theros has been training since 1976 and has owned and operated Level 10 Martial Arts College in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1995. Master Theros teaches Traditional Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido and is the world’s foremost authority on Korean Kung Fu in the United States. He is the author of Korean Kung Fu: The Chinese Connection, available at www.amazon.com or www.ltkfa.com.
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reason is that in combat the individual becomes more important than the style. Imagine going into the cage weighing 225 and choosing to attempt a 360 spin kick. While the 360 kick is certainly beautiful to watch it has a very brief window of opportunity and therefore is less useful in reality fighting. Rather that choosing to “look” like one is performing a style, the individual must choose to survive. Survival means using what works regardless of the cultural background (Korean/ Japanese/Chinese/American, etc.). Skills are important in MMA, but fitness and nutrition are just as important. Perhaps the best-built martial artist of all time was Bruce Lee. Lee was little more than stacked muscle upon bone. At minimal body fat Lee was the product of intense and lifelong conditioning. He ate only foods and supplements to supercharge his body. His performance training was dedicated to achieving the highest expression of speed and power possible for a 135-pound athlete. Preparation is an important component to success and Lee was well prepared to fight. So how would he fare in the MMA cage? Most would agree that he would quickly win the world title for his weight class and dominate his division. Lee was schooled in tactics for stand up fighting. While most martial artists of his day loathed the sport of boxing, Lee was an avid student of the game. He was a fan of world champion Muhammad Ali and would show films of Ali in a mirror so he could better adapt to a southpaw stance (using the right hand as lead). Bruce Lee studied the clinch position as well as ground grappling. In the opening of his famous movie Enter the Dragon, Bruce Lee presents a competition that includes the essentials of modern MMA competition: two men pitted together in an arena. As the fight begins, the fighters are in stand up range where punches and kicks rule. Quickly the range changes to clinch position in which the fighters are now holding and hitting as though they could finish the fight with one lucky blow. From the clinch the fighters naturally end up on the ground as one fighter gains position and balance over the other. The match ends in submission and Bruce Lee’s opponent taps out. Could Bruce Lee win the UFC? Lee was fully prepared in the skills of stand up, clinch and ground. Moreover, Lee had prepared himself with proper nutrition, physical resistance training and cardio conditioning. To become a champion MMA athlete one must possess the knowledge and develop the attributes to compete in all-out combat. Bruce Lee was the original model of an MMA fighter. His legend is well deserved.
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MMA & You
Bruce Lee has rightfully been identified as the “Grandfather of MMA” by UFC president Dana White and others in the MMA field. In Lee’s system of Jeet Kune Do, Bruce Lee maintained that principles have no boundaries and therefore the art of fighting should have no styles. Lee felt that as soon as we begin to identify a style with certain kicks and certain strikes, forms and routines, we begin to set boundaries which set limitations on the performance of the art. How many times have we watched a black belt perform a series of kicks, not because they are effective, but because his/her style is best identified with a specific routine? When the black belt chooses to follow the dictates of the style over personal expression, Lee felt that the performer lost his own identity in favor of classical routine. In Lee’s studio he kept a statue of a tombstone with the inscription “In memory of a one fluid man crammed and distorted with the classical mess.” In short, a style represented a partial truth. If fighting can be described as a pie then each style represents a slice of the pie. Totality, according to Lee was achieved when one was free to use, for example, a kick from TKD or Muay Thai, a strike from boxing or Wing Chun and a submission from wrestling or Brazilian Jiujitsu. To be JKD, the performer adapts and changes each skill to best reflect his personal attributes. The fighter should not be limited to one style but should be able to express himself with no style. One becomes no style when one is free of the bondage of trying to conform to the requirements of a particular style. Modern MMA is an expression of the no-style mentality. Why did MMA adapt to the JKD principle so easily? The
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By Doug Cook
Retaining Black Belts I am on a mission, responding to a request from Grandmaster Richard Chun, my teacher and mentor, directing me to author a column focusing on the retention of black belt holders within my school. Without being presumptuous, this editorial contribution will likely appeal to school owners in particular. Often, on special occasions when in attendance, Grandmaster Chun has expressed surprise and delight at the number of advanced belts actively training at our institute. He routinely congratulates us on our ability to retain black belt students for many years of all degrees and ages. Let me first say that the Chosun Taekwondo Academy is not what would be considered by today’s standards, a large school. Yet, we presently host classes for as many as 100 black belts from first to fourth-dan, with 70% being adults. Many have been with us for well over a decade. Traveling as I do to various dojangs, I have come to realize that ours is a unique situation. So, how do we do it? That is what Grandmaster Chun asked that I share with the readers of TaeKwonDo Times. When one visits the standard business model currently employed by many schools, retention revolves around annual membership contracts administered, in most cases, by third-party providers. These financially obligatory documents require that the student commit to training anywhere from one to three, and in some cases even more, years. Once signed, the student is compelled to meet the terms of the contract based on pain of a
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negative credit rating; should a student decide to terminate their training, for whatever reason, and the agreed upon tuition is either not directly deducted from a checking account or charged to a credit card in recurring payments, the matter is quickly transferred to a collection agency. Clearly, modern society responds well to money as a prime motivator for action. Consequently, the above policy serves a number of purposes. First, in the words of a venerable grandmaster who I’ve spoken with regarding this matter, not executing contracts “helps students quit.” His comment is founded on the premise that if one is forced to make payments whether they participate in the program or not, they will ultimately choose to attend class albeit half-heartedly. Secondly, based on the system of automatic funds transfers, the school owner is assured of a secure, predetermined income. And lastly, since contacts are generally administered by outside billing companies, the school is relatively free of clerical responsibility, at least where tuition payments are concerned. All of this appears to make good business sense, at least on the surface. Yet, I would argue that many martial artists, particularly adults and parents, consider the implementation of membership contracts burdensome at best. Before consciously deciding not to exploit this financial tool years ago, I asked myself: would a doctor, lawyer, barber or, for that matter, any professional of that type, require their client to sign a long-term contract securing their patronage before rendering services? And how would I, as a consumer, respond to that cunning sales tactic if they did? I consider my skills just as beneficial to society as any of those offered by the aforementioned specialists. Why then have I deviated from what appears to be a primary financial tool of the martial arts industry in regards to securing membership, active or not? Answer: because we have chosen a different path; one grounded in tradition, trust and honor bolstered by an unyieldingly comprehensive and challenging curriculum, ascending through high-ranking black belt. Permit me to point out that I am a devout Tae Kwon Doist. I do not tolerate outside influences that will corrupt our pure-form curriculum. Nor do I support the current trend towards mixed martial arts. When I can truthfully say that I have “mastered” every aspect of traditional Tae Kwon Do, then, and only then, would cross-training become an option. This is not to say that I do not investigate, academically, complimentary martial disciplines and how they relate to Tae Kwon Do. Moreover, I sincerely feel that Tae Kwon Do, if practiced in a traditional sense, contains most everything needed for effective self-defense and spiritual enrichment. This philosophy is reflected in our curriculum and in the culture of our school. Our students, particularly the many adult black belts enrolled, share this vision. Rather than feeling compelled to attend class largely urged on by financial commitment, they enthusiastically attend rooted in a desire to dive into the deep end of Tae Kwon Do, taking advantage of our unlimited classes when convenient, grasping the philosophical principles of the art, and engaging in a complete martial arts program unsullied by flavor-of-the-day influences. While I understand the necessity for many schools to rely on contractual tools to secure membership, I feel the rich-
ness of our curriculum alone is reward enough for the black belt to remain and train vigorously on a consistent basis. Accordingly, our syllabus, like many, is composed of a repeating template of requirements that increase in complexity throughout the various belt and dan levels and is predicated on proficiency in an escalating series of basics, one, two and three-step sparring, self-defense, poomsae, sparring and breaking skills. Likewise, just as color belts are encouraged to test every three months, so too are black belts who earn stripes in recognition of techniques and poomsae learned within the same timeframe; this, in addition to earning dan promotion consistent with Kukkiwon tenure and regulations. Striping of black belts between dan ranks is a crucial and unique aspect of the Chosun offering that has proven eminently effective in maintaining interest and precision of technique. But, here again, a meaningful, authentic curriculum must be in place geared towards the advanced student. Chosun members are also expected to familiarize themselves with Korean terminology and the philosophy associated with their required poomsae, hyung or tul. There is nothing haphazard about our program; every student knows exactly what is expected of them with the path to advancement clearly provided. Requirements are written out to avoid confusion and preserved as password-protected downloads on our web site to be included in a training journal each student is required to maintain throughout their membership. Furthermore, my instructors and I highlight the self-defense, physical fitness, and self-enrichment components of the art; this is in keeping with Tae Kwon Do as a martial way or a path to enlight-
enment. In addition, we amplify our practice with meditation and ki (internal energy) development exercises. As an added attraction for the mature black belt, while our school attends several tournaments a year, we do not view the classical martial arts simply as sport and, subsequently, do not focus merely on competition. Instead, we offer technical seminars and defensive courses to students, associated dojangs and civic groups at little or no charge as a community service. And then there is the intriguing and effective assortment of poomsae or formal exercises we have at our disposal as a central pillar of our practice. As a United States Taekwondo Association affiliate school, we perform the eight Taegeuk and Palgwe set at color belt, supported by the traditional Moo Duk Kwan and required Kukkiwon Yudanja exclusive to black belts. We also practice the Kibon, Pyung-Ahn and Kuk Mu hyung in conjunction with several ITF tuls, although these are not required for promotion. Retaining black belts, particularly adults, for the long term, without the anchor of burdensome membership contracts as a fundamental retention tool weighing them down, is a balancing act between commitment, motivation and commercial solvency. Yet, if the black belt is presented with an authentic, comprehensive and traditional Tae Kwon Do curriculum free of confusing foreign influences, the task of retention becomes a rewarding challenge that results in a self-imposed desire to make Tae Kwon Do an intrinsic and enduring part of life.
Master Doug Cook, a sixth-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: Taekwondoâ&#x20AC;ŚAncient Wisdom for the Modern Warrior, Traditional Taekwondo Core Techniques, History and Philosophy, and Taekwondoâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;A Path to Excellence, focusing on the rewards and virtues of tae kwon do, all published by YMAA of Boston. Master Cook and Grandmaster Chun have just completed a new book on Original and Kukki Koryo poomsae targeted for publication in 2013. He can be reached for lectures, workshops or questions at www.chosuntkd.com or info@chosuntkd.com.
The Knight’s Way
By Guy Edward Larke
I Have to Take it Back… “Da-shee man-nah-suh bahn-ga wuh-yo” or “Welcome back.” After spending countless hours pondering which organization to write about first, for purposes of comparison, I decided to go with the obvious choice: the Kukkiwon. Like so many foreigners I held the image of it in awe when I was in Canada. It was actually in a 20+ year-old copy of this magazine I actually first heard about it. It seemed to be like a Korean Shaolin temple to me. Almost a decade later I found myself here. The more I told my friends and masters I wanted to come here, the more I was dissuaded. It seemed the Korean people themselves were disinterested in the building and the organization in general. Sadly, with all the political and internal squabbling that occurred over the years, there has been some bad press. Out of all fairness, it is almost impossible to keep it together when there is chaos all around you. I won’t bother going into rumors since they are best left to soap operas and tabloids. But, when I did visit on a few occasions, I didn’t feel very comfortable at all. English was difficult to find and the officers seemed focused on other matters than foreign visitors. A few years later I had the ominous opportunity to write about an almost shattering event in TKD history; the “restructuring” of the Kukkiwon and the federal government taking more control over its affairs. It was an interesting yet bewildering article to write to say the least. I won’t pretend to not have been in doubt about the art’s future. I am happy to say I was worried for nothing. This is one of those rare cases where government control was a good thing. In the last two years the Kukkiwon has changed significantly. The amount of foreign language support has increased in addition to opportunities for non-Koreans to get more involved in this amazing art. Here are the ratings on a scale of one to ten (one being lowest) for the Kukkiwon as the organization stands now:
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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Location: 9 The building is in the heart of an expensive district called Gangnam. Several buses go near there and almost everyone in the area seems to know where it is. The only negative thing is going up a long and winding hill to get there. Internet Resources: 9 The homepage itself is easily readable and a lot of good information is available on there. Personally, I think an English primer on the Taegeuk poomsae and basic techniques would be good for the new TKD practitioner. It seems mostly geared for athletes and school owners currently. Program: 9 Now there are so many opportunities including a program that runs from March through the autumn for foreigners new to the art. They are making a much more concerted effort to get newcomers into the art. Opportunities: 9 Once again there are several opportunities being worked on as we speak. Of particular interest is their KMS (Kukkiwon Membership System). In addition is their various training seminars, including the yearly instructor program which I think is of value to any TKD, even if you are not going to teach. Perhaps they can’t directly point you
to certain schools in which to train or even work, but it is a very good place to start networking. Curriculum: 10 As this is also an Olympic sport it shouldn’t be surprising the emphasis is put on competitions and education. Philosophy and traditions should be taught in the dojang or explored by the individual. There are plenty of amazing masters such as Kang Shin-Chul who can be there to fill those voids. As far as what the Kukkiwon attempts to teach, they do it brilliantly. Any foreigner hungry enough will get more than they expect. English Materials: 10 There are more DVDS, posters, websites and books on TKD than I think any other art in the world. Even in Korea there is far less “Konglish” used in literature and the Kukkiwon itself has a wide variety of information in English. There are a small number of reputable martial shops surrounding the area that supply almost every feasible item you could imagine for TKD. Facilities: 7 The facilities are immense and clean, but could use an upgrade. Also although there are many “love hotels” nearby, the organization doesn’t have any set housing. This may be a consideration for the future.
Globalization: 10 In just four decades this art has seen more internationalization than any other art. Vision: 9 It has come a long way and with the addition of the Taekwondo Park in Muju it will bloom even more, but there are still a lot of wrinkles that need to be ironed out in the organization and in how it interacts with the schools under it. Value: 10 Probably this has to be the cheapest place for dan tests, training, and certification. After 12 years I have visited more than a few associations and this is one of the best values, bar none. Add to the fact that Kukkiwon TKD belts are recognized in almost every country in the world. That brings us to a 92% rating. Honestly, when I first visited there I may have just given a 72% rating. But, I am pleased to be wrong sometimes. Change can be a good thing. Thanks to Jamie Hong, the Deputy Section Chief for the Planning and Public Relations team. If you visit, you should go the lower level and walk around to the back and look for the Strategy and Planning Bureau. There is an entire office ready to help you. Till next issue… “Daum ae bah-yo (See you next time)!”
What these things do have to do with is being 100% committed to not being afraid, period. Of course, fear is a scary thing. Nobody wants to get hurt or die. But there is certain elect of individuals who seem to have mastered being committed to not being fearful. I am personally learning from these, my peers who seem to get in a certain zone and conjure up the “bring it on” attitude. And I have decided to internalize this motto, not just for training purposes, but for life. For instance, can I stay committed to having no fear when I’m up against some of the scariest challenges of my own life? Be it health challenges, financial challenges or relationship challenges. Will I get in the “bring it on” zone and stay committed or will I cower and change my mind somewhere in the middle of the road? I have discovered that to not turn back really is a commitment that you have to work at, because it goes against our animal instinct of self-preservation. To say, “I will do this and I will not be afraid” is not automatic or instinctive. It is a learned behavior, and sometimes it takes a lot of focus to make it happen. It is said that even the Holy Bible mentions “fear not” 365 times. I take that as one reminder for every day of the year. Maybe it’s because God knows that somewhere in our lives we are all going to be called to rise up and display our own personal hero-ship and shero-ship (female hero.) It may not be on a battlefield or in a back alley, but inevitably it will happen; for some of us more than once. When it’s your turn, I encourage you to stand facing the wind, committed to not being afraid. If you can take only one thing from your martial arts training with you during that hardship, know that there is nothing to fear… once you are committed to not being fearful.
"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." —Franklin D. Roosevelt
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 at-risk youth through the Salvation Army in Denver, Colorado. For contact or booking information, email her at sabomnim@toast.net.
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I’ve had the privilege of serving my country as an instructor for a well-known federal agency in past years. Among the trainees were some of the toughest and welltrained men and women in their area of expertise of military and law enforcement. I say that, but the picture you are probably conjuring up in your head, is probably nothing like the way these experts really are. Arnold Schwarzenegger was not there, neither was Rambo. These were just ordinary people; many who smoked, drank and obviously followed no specific nutritional guidelines for meal consumption. Some were already retired law enforcement officials (beer gut and all). “You’ve got to be kidding me!” I thought as I looked around the room. These were just regular looking people. But ironically, to see them in action was a display of fearlessness like none I have ever witnessed before. Evidently, their fearless capabilities had nothing to do with the way they looked or even took care of themselves. It seems that everything they needed to subdue their given suspects came from a commitment somewhere deep inside of themselves. It was like they had absolutely no fear. One of the greatest lessons I’ve learned in tactical maneuver training sessions, is that being fearless has nothing to do with how much training or how many muscles you have. Just like being a fearless martial artist has very little to do with how many black belts you have.
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Bashing Check this out: there’s an old practice that’s been gaining new vigor; I’m talking about the practice of “bashing.” Bashing is an art with history or lack thereof, though the art has been around for over 40 years and has hundreds if not thousands of practitioners. You see it all the time, especially in martial art chat rooms and on social video sites, mostly by anonymous people using “cute” screen names; they denounce Korean martial arts’ history, claims of lineage and so forth. Let’s be completely honest with each other, okay. I don’t care what martial art you do: Shotokan, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, Hapkido, Wing Chun, Ju-Jitsu, Brazilaian Ju Jitsu, Hwa Rang Do, Shuri-Ryu, Goju Ryu, Sil Lum Pai, Isshin-Ryu, Kuk Sul Won, etc.; there are stories or documents that scholars and historians examine and find them a bit wanting. You have to take what those historians say with a grain of salt. It is not my purpose to denigrate any martial art or martial system, but let’s get real. Now I am not talking about systems that are maybe five to ten years old and are practiced in a specific locality. The bottom line is this; the art passes the test if has been in existence for a period of time, let’s say over 40 years, membership is in the hundreds, it’s worldwide and the membership is very happy in their participation in that art. It also has members who practice that art in public forums such as tournaments and demonstrations. If this is the case, I really don’t care if the history of the art states that hundreds of years ago a wandering monk taught a child his special fighting techniques. When that child was older he watched some animals fighting, so he redefined those techniques the monk taught him. When he was an adult and practicing alone in the mountains, the God of Martial Arts appeared to him and challenged him to a match. Impressed with his skill, the God of Martial Art blessed his fighting style. When he awoke he realized it was a dream and decided to name his art after that incident. The founder’s great, great grandson came to the United States and made 90 May 2012/ taekwondotimes.com
claims that he was part of his country’s elite military unit. Years later no one could find any record of him being in that unit, and on and on and on... However, the tactics and techniques of this art have been proven time and time again in tournaments and on the streets. The teachers of that martial art have been wonderful, talented and giving instructors. So, whether it’s authentic or not, is this “history” really that important? It’s one thing to have a discussion about history; it’s another to continuously bash another art on its history and lineage. As I said earlier, every art has questionable stories and “documentation” about its own history and lineage. So if you feel the need to denigrate others in order to elevate yourself, I leave you with this quote: “First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you will see clearly enough to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
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.
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Revolution of Kicking This DVD offers basic kicking skills to the finer points of kicking on the master level. The easy explanation with classified kicking can be a model for your training. Vol.1 (50 min.): Front, roundhouse, side, back, spinning and pushing kicks combined in a total of six chapters. Vol.2 (60 min.): Axe, front-spinning, back-spinning, jumping, jumping-roundhouse, jumping-side, jumping-back, jumpingspinning, one-foot-spinning, double, whirl and the 540 turningwheel kicks are covered in a total of twelve chapters. Item D036 / 2-disk set / $43.00
The Power High Kicks with No Warm-Up! Learn to kick high and with power without any warm-up! Kick â&#x20AC;&#x153;coldâ&#x20AC;? without injuring yourself or pulling muscles and put more power and snap in your high kicks. 80 minutes. Item DPP07 / $49.95
Clinic on Stretching and Kicking See the dynamic stretch that is most important for kickers; plus step-by-step drills for front kick, side kick, roundhouse kick and for combinations. 101 minutes. Item DPP08 / $29.95
Revolution of Kicking II This product is a two volume set. When you grasp the knowledge and skills in this DVD set, you will possess the skills to be a master! Now Mooto reveals the know-how of Tae Kwon Do Air kicking on the master level. This easy explanation with classified kicking can be modeled for your training. Vol 1: Pine board breaking, single breaking, breakfall breaking, and combination. Vol 2: Breaking with turn, In air dwi-chagi, obstacle breaking, and general breaking. Item D048 / $43.00
Acrobatic Tumbling Step-by-step instruction for one-hand, two-hand, and aerial cartwheels, round-off, front and back handspring, and front somersault. 105 minutes. Item DPP10 / $49.95
A four-disk set showcasing the World Taekwondo matches from 2001 to 2003. Vol. 1 (200 min.): The 2001 World Cup in Vietnam. Vol. 2 (240 min.): The 15th Jeju World Taekwondo Championships. Vol. 3 (235 min.): The 2002 Tokyo Taekwondo World Cup. Vol. 4 (240 min.): The 2003 World Taekwondo Championships.Item D039 / $69.99
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Elite Israeli Combat DVD Set
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The Complete Library Set -17 DVDs Commando Krav Maga (Vol.1-5): Survive Vicious Ground Attacks (Vol.1&2): Survive Any Gun Confrontation (Vol. 1&2): Best Of The Israeli Fighting Systems (Vol. 1&2): Vicious Knife Attacks (3 Disc Series): Military Krav Maga (One Vol.): Street Survival (One Vol.): Combatant (One Vol.). Item DPP12 / $392.95
Featured DVDs
Certain Victory Collection
The Quick Fit Library: 6 Dvd Set + FullColor Book
Certain Victory Special Edition
The Complete Library Set with 17 DVDs with the Quick Fit Library with 6-DVD set and book. Item DPP13 / $594.95
A treasure for any true Korean Martial Arts student or instructor! This Flowering Warrior-crafted special edition includes the original biography Certain Victory By Chief Master Robert J. Ott & the recently completed Part II featuring 9 newly written chapters with new photos, biographies of well known practitioners, philosophies, admiration & a chapter on Tae Kwon Do Times Magazine. Included is a threepage pull-out poster with a description on the Flowering Warrior Enterprises, LLC mark. Preorder Advanced Copy Now! Hardcover Item BPP25 / $49.95 -Includes the DVD Setting the Course! (Hardcover only) Paperback Item BPP26 / $18.95
Aikido- art in motion DVD series
Certian Victory
6 Training Dvds: Over 6 hours of revolutionary training drills: Over 300 proven techniques: Solo and partner exercises: Step-by-step progressive routines: PLUS The Elite Combat Fitness Book with 240 full color pages. Item DPP14 / $239.95
The Platinum Set-23 Dvds + Book
Aikido is one of the most innovative and adapting of the modern day martial arts. With its roots based in kendo and jujutsu, Aikido is well versed as an art and means for self defense. The techniques within the art are both subtle and dynamic – each lending a hand in creating an axis of power exclusive to Aikido. Volume I: Movement Volume II: Connection Volume III: Control. Item DPP15 / $55.00
Original version of Certain Victory Hardcover Item BPP29 / $39.95 SOLD OUT! Paperback Item BPP28 / $14.95
The Perfect Storm - A Woman in Aikido
The Official Filmed Documentary Certian Victory
Certain Victory - Book on CD 9 CD audio book version of original Certain Victory with bonus DVD Item BPP27 / $29.95
Aikido, the art of harmony, is a perfect blend of elegance and power. Rooted in fundamental and natural movements, Aikido defines itself as an art designed for a lifetime of journey and discovery. the techniques within the art are both subtle and dynamic - each lending a hand in creating an axis of power exclusive to Aikido Run time approx 30 minutes Item DPP10 / $21.99
The official filmed documentary on the life of Chief Master Robert J. Ott with footage taking you through the journey that lives and breathes Pil-Sung! Item DPP16 / $19.95
Featured Books The Book of Teaching &Learning TaeKwonDo
Taekwondo: Korean Traditional Martial Arts: Philosophy & Culture
12 chapter book details how TKD was introduced as an Olympic sport and the tasks facing TKD people to maintain its Olympic status after the 2012 London Olympic Games. Also with 68 pages of poomsae diagrams.448 pages, Hardcover. Item B041 / $59.99
Grandmaster Kyong Myong Lee, a certified WTF ninth-dan, writes this 300-page, full color, coffeetable sized book offering a panoramic overview of TKD. Item B034 / $39.99 Now $15.99!
Taekwon-Do: The Korean Art of SelfDefense A well-condensed version of General Choi’s Encyclopedia, the book, also by Gen. Choi, is 765 pages and focuses on self-defense aspects of Taekwon-Do plus its history. Additional postage required. Hardcover. Item B015 / $89.99
WTF Taekwondo Textbook This 766-page Kukkiwon textbook is a compilation of all available updated data regarding TKD and focuses on the scientific analysis of theories as well as the threedimensional illustrations of major physical motions. Additional postage required. Item B039 / $74.99
Eastern Spirit, Western Dreams This 226-page memoir captures the true hardships and joys of a small town, South Korean farm boy, TKDT Publisher Woojin Jung, who lives out his American dream. Item B038A (English) / $14.00 Item B038B (Korean) / $14.00
Encyclopedia of Taekwon-Do This one of a kind encyclopedia by Gen. Choi Hong Hi has 15 volumes consisting of 5000 pages with 30,000 photos. The encyclopedia is the culmination of General Choi’s lifelong research into TKD’s history and development. Hardcover English Version. Additional postage required. ORDER NOW, LIMITED SUPPLY! Item B014 / $275.00 Now $245.00!
Taekwondo Kyorugi: Olympic Style Sparring Learn sparring secrets of Olympic Gold Medalist and four-time World Champion Kuk Hyun Chung, WTF Deputy GeneralSecretary Kyung Myung Lee, and translator and editor Sang H. Kim. Item B027 / $12.95 Now $2.99!
Easter Spirit, Western Dreams (New Cover, Korean Version) Item B044 / $15.00
Best Instructor + Best School = Best Life! This 329-page book written by Grandmaster Woojin Jung is a must-have for school owners, instructors and students with a dream. Not only a helpful guide for new students to find the best instructor possible, this book is also a guide for new and established instructors and school owners on how to successfully manage and maintain a martial arts business. Item B030 / $25.00 Reduced to $19.00!
Best Instructor + Best School = Best Life! (Korean Version) Item B045 / $25.00 Now $20.00
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Featured Martial Meditation: Philosphy and the Essence of the Martial Arts By Daeshik Kim and Allan Back. This textbook examines the essence, distinctions and dynamics between art, sport, martial arts and martial sports and their historic and philosophical perspectives. Item B021/$9.99 Now $5.99!
Stretching Scientifically
Attain maximum height in your kicks with no warm-up! Stretch safely and quickly to achieve and maintain maximum flexibility. Develop each of the three kinds of flexibility: dynamic, static active and static passive.214 pages. Softcover. Item BPP02 / $25.99
Explosive Power and Jumping Ability for all Sports How well you jump and how powerfully you punch, pull, or throw depends on your explosive power, on your special endurance for explosive movements, and on your speed, coordination, and flexibility. This book tells you how to develop each of these abilities. 138 pages. Softcover. Item BPP03 / $23.95
Science of Sports Training This book uses the sports training know-how of internationally known training specialists to improve your speed, strength, power, endurance, coordination, and flexibility, as well as technical and tactical skills, while avoiding overtraining and injuries. 424 pages. Softcover. Item BPP05 / $39.95
Children and Sports Training The needs of boys and girls in sports training are dramatically different. Learn how to match the right sport with the right child, the right training program for the age and gender of the child. Learn the “sensitive ages” for development of movement abilities (endurance, coordination, speed, strength, flexibility). 250 pages. Softcover. Item BPP04 / $29.95
The Will Power This complete martial arts book by Maurice Elmalem has over 700 photos, illustrations and instructions, plus special training drills for fighting, endurance, speed and power. Learn breaking, self-defense, fighting applications, and how to become the best of the best. Paperback Item BPP06p / $29.99 Hardcover Item BPP06h / $34.99
Breaking Unlimited Breaking Unlimited by Maurice Elmalem is the only book written solely on the art of breaking. It features step-by-step instructions on how to break wood, glass, bricks, ice, cinder blocks, and more, in many different ways. Paperback Item BPP07 / $29.99
JKD Without Limits Discussing the martial art founded by legendary Bruce Lee, Jeet Kune Do, the book contains: lessons from the ring, sparring, Bruce Lee’s five ways of attacking, and firearms training for martial artists. Paperback Item BPP10 / $29.99
Fighting Dynamics This explosive book by Maurice Elmalem covers all aspects of fighting with over 1000 photos, various fighting styles of martial arts demonstrated by movie stars, historians, celebrities and grandmasters. Paperback Item BPP08 / $29.99
Taekwondo: Building on the Basics Perfect your Taekwondo skills at every level! Written by experienced instructors and authors, this book expands fundamentals, improves sparring, offers advanced leg and hand techniques, teaches realistic selfdefense methods, and unlocks the potentials of the mind using meditation. 260 pages. Item BPP11 / $18.95
Meditation from Thought to Action with Audio CD Learn meditation with these easyto-follow exercises and methods. Learn the roots of Yoga, Buddhism, Zen, Confucianism, and Daoism. Learn mental and body tools to begin meditating and clear the mind. The CD teaches the skills from the book and guides listeners into a deep meditative state. Item BPP12 / $18.95
Zen Around the World: A 2500 Year Journey from the Buddha to You
Simple Confucianism This book offers a clear and concise guide to the history, key concepts, and principles of Confucianism including benevolence, central harmony, the mean, and becoming a sage.140 pages. Item BPP16 / $12.95
Simple Buddhism: A Guide to Enlightened Living An accessible guide to Buddhist concepts and practices including Mahayana and Theravada traditions. This book gives history, themes, and exercises including key mental practices such as the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. 133 pages. Item BPP17 / $12.95
Simple Taoism: A Guide to Living in Balance A clear explanation of Taoism with simple exercises in meditation, breathing, chi kung, and tai chi chuan. An informative discussion of key Taoist concepts including “wu-wei” (achieving through nonaction),“yin” and “yang”, and “te” (power and virtue). 177 pages. Item BPP18 / $12.95
Simple Tibetan Buddhism: A Guide to Tantric Living A concise introduction to the unique history and traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, a philosophy that integrates ritual with practice. With simple exercies for incorporating visualization, diety yoga, mandalas, mantras and the esoteric, effective tantric methods, this book opens up new possibilities.144 pages. Item BPP19 / $12.95
Tao in Ten, Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth
The entire story of Zen. Martial artists will find inspiration along with instruction in traditional and innovative Zen meditation methods to help sharpen mental skills to add more focus, accuracy, speed, and power in every technique. 242 pages. Item BPP13 / $15.50
This book presents fundamental teachings from Taoism in ten easy lessons with a brief history. Each of the ten lessons gives experiences and understandings of a key Taoist principle, revealing the infinite potentials for better living at One with Tao. 158 pages. Item BPP20 / $12.95
Chung Do Kwan: The Power of Tae Kwon Do
Zen in Ten, Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth
The book offers the history and philosophy of Tae Kwon Do. With illustrations, this book presents Chung Do Kwan Tae Kwon Do with clear and easy to follow instructions. 164 pages. Item BPP14 / $15.50
Simple Zen: A Guide to Living Moment by Moment Zen is a dynamic way to enhance living and improve martial arts practice. Easy to follow exercises are given for practice of meditation with poetry, brush painting, martial arts, and more. 158 pages. Item BPP15 / $12.95
This book begins with a brief history to reveal Zen’s development and evolution through the ages. The ten lessons give fundamental principles and significant understandings of Zen. 152 pages. Item BPP21 / $12.95
How Akido Changed the World Aikido, as a martial art, embraces both the physical aspects of enhancement as well as the spiritual growth of the individual. Each practitioner discovers and journeys their own unique path - gaining a new perspective of the world around them and of themselves. How Aikido Can Change the World is a road map of that journey of discovery. This book discusses Aikido beyond the physical aspects. While Aikido is a physical martial
Featured Books way, its philosophies and peripherals carry over far into a practitioner’s world if proper focus and realization are maintained. The author conveys his expedition of the art gained through personal experience, exploration and integration. Item BPP23 / $19.99
Chi Gong Medicine From God Lose weight with a seaweed diet. Prevent altitude and divers sickness, and many other advantages of Chi.Item B042 / $19.95
Buddhism in Ten, Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth The Ten lessons contain fun damental principles of Buddhism along with clear and effective ways to apply Buddhism to many areas of life.152 pages. Item BPP22 / $12.95
Korean Martial Art: The Conquer of America By Ho Sung Lee.The story of the history of Tae Kwon Do in the United States and the Korean pioneers who brought the art to America. 344 pages. Only available in Korean. Item B040 / $19.99
Taekwondo – A Path to Excellence Product Information This book, in seven parts, offers you the opportunity to visit the garden that is Taekwondo. Discover what it means to be a steadfast practitioner, understand Taekwondo’s honorable past, and prosper in the confidence and purpose that Taekwondo offers to all that participate. By following Taekwondo’s path and developing its indomitable spirit, you— the Taekwondo traveler—will see the‘Do’ or the Way. Learn how to cultivate a natural harmony and rhythm to life, be able to distinguish right from wrong, and be equipped to defend against that which might harm what you hold most sacred. Item BPP34 / $14.95
Traditional Taekwondo – Core Techniques, History and Philosophy Taekwondo, literally translated, can be defined as“foot, hand way” or“the way of smashing with hands and feet.” Such descriptive nomenclature understandably implies a curriculum rich in self-defense. Too often, however, this is simply not the case. Given the current popularity of sport competition in the martial arts, many techniques of defensive value have been stripped away or forfeited altogether in favor of those certain to score in the ring. While the thirst for Olympic gold has clearly played a significant role in propelling taekwondo into the forefront, it should be remembered that this native Korean martial art contains over 3200 distinct self defense techniques. Item BPP33 / $18.95
Taekwondo- Ancient Wisdom for the Modern Warrior Although millions of people around the world practice the fascinating art of Taekwondo, so little is known about its history, principles or philosophy. It is time to find out just what Taekwondo is all about! Learn how principles such as honor, perseverance, and dedication will enhance your daily life, how the philosophical and physical tenets combine to form not only a way of living, but a solid system of self-defense, and why these concepts are not just quaint ideals, but more important than ever in today’s age. Taekwondo’s Ancient Wisdom is not only a‘must read’ for every practitioner of any other martial art, but for everyone who seeks to learn from our collective past to better navigate through today’s confusing times. Includes a thorough history of Taekwondo. Discover exactly what having a black belt is all about. Learn a simple way of meditation that will benefit any martial artist. Discover the difference between the martial arts as an‘art’ and as a‘sport’. Item BPP32 / $18.95
Black Belt Healing The greatest opponent a martial artist will face is pain. This pain might manifest itself in the form of a traumatic injury or in the chronic aches and pains that come with such a highly physical activity. Whether a martial artist can continue his practice may be determined by his ability to cope with injuries and to heal quickly. In Black Belt Healing, David Nelson uses both his training as a martial artist and his years of incorporating hypnosis as therapy for dealing with painful injuries into a how-to- guide for martial artists. Item BPP31 / $16.95
The System of Tactical Hapkido This 300-page all encompassing encyclopedia is a tell-all guide to the martial art of Tactical Hapkido. Written by Tactical Hapkido Alliance Founder and President Grandmaster Barry Rodemaker and Executive Vice President Master James W. Ziots, the encyclopedia offers step-by-step instructions, with black and white photos, to techniques learned throughout the Tactical Hapkido student’s journey to black belt. Item BPP30 / $95.0
The System of Tactical Hapkido This 300-page all encompassing encyclopedia is a tell-all guide to the martial art of Tactical Hapkido. Written by Tactical Hapkido Alliance Founder and President Grandmaster Barry Rodemaker and Executive Vice President Master James W. Ziots, the encyclopedia offers step-bystep instructions, with black and white photos, to techniques learned throughout the Tactical Hapkido student’s journey to black belt. Item BPP30 / $95.00
Featured Training Products & Novelties BOB Training Partner
TKDT Bag
He’s the perfect sparring partner! Practice your techniques and accuracy on this life-like mannequin. Fits on a sand or water filled base, which is included. BOB is made of a high strength plastisol with an inner cavity filled with a durable urethane foam. Weighs 270 lbs. when filled. Made in the USA. One year limited warranty. BOB Item NPP03 / $329.99 Now $280.00 * You Save $50.00 BOB XL Item NPP04 / $399.99 Now $340.99* You Save $60.00
Rather than using plastic bags, paper grocery sacks, or other materials that can end up as litter or garbage in our landfills, we are encouraging our staff, readers, and fellow martial artists to use these all-natural totes for carrying your groceries, belongings, etc. Again, these totes, which bear the TaeKwonDo Times logo, are an attempt to leave the Earth in a cleaner and greener state. Item BAG01 / $1.99
HapkidoGear Shoe This shoe uses existing RingStar technology with Hapkido specific refinements to create the first shoe born for Hapkido. HapkidoGear shoes are specifically designed for both training and sparring. The unique materials used in this make it the lightest, most comfortable and protective shoe available. Item NPP01 / $82.99
rial that fits close to the body, providing maximum coverage without inhibiting movement. The variable density foam layers integrate mesh vents for maximum airflow. Sizes: Adult S, M/L, XL, XXL Item NPP08 / $90.00 Now $70.00
The Martial Art Sizing Chart Deck Takes the guess- work out of fitting. Easy to clean. “the Martial Art Sizing Chart Deck” for the hand and foot is designed for durability and stability so, when a foot is measured it will stay put to get an accurate measurement. To measure the hand just turn around the Deck. It can be hung in studio for easy access. $19.99
Form-Fitting Sparring Vest The new form-fitting sparring vest with Delta ShieldT technology. This revolutionary sparring gear is designed with unique Delta Shield technology to allow martial artists to perform at their highest levels. The vest is constructed of a lightweight, 4-way stretch mate-
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