1/ Scotland seminar feedback
Hi Mark,
Thanks for coming up and providing us with a brilliant seminar, I am very keen to see the new forms on the new CD. The way that you have interpreted the nerve points and energy applications is amazing. The only problem is that I quickly forget after the seminar, next time I will take some paper and a pen, however it would be good if you could put that onto CD also.
We are very much looking forward to the Championships and the Sunday seminars,
Thanks Mark,
Clive
2/ Tang Soo Do Master Class (For all mature TSD Students)
The next Master Class is Saturday 26th July.
The Hall is booked 9am - 3pm (cost £15 unless you are teaching)
Master McCann can attend. (We have mats this time LOL)
Master Adlington can attend.
Master Robert Woodiwiss can attend.
Master Jacobsen can attend. (South Africa)
Master O'Tool can attend.
Master De-Vry can attend. (World events permitting)
Master Keerie sends his apologies
Subjects:-
Self-protection - ju jitsu - pressure points - forms break down By Master McCann.
Ki Do - Syllabus presentation - practical energy applications for self-defence and health - Master Adlington and Jacobsen. Includes the ranking Ki Do system and requirements.
Chil Sang forms review- Master Woodiwiss.
IGTSDA - Official Weapons forms presentation - Master Jacobsen and Adlington. If you have a weapon form that is practised by a large number of TSD students and would like it included in the IGTSDA Championships please contact Master Adlington.
Child education and the martial arts - Master De-Vry. Fantastic Junior Dragons concept for our youngest students.
Any other offers?
3/ Student and Instructor CDs Updates
Basic Pressure points for self-defence
(Requirement for black belts)
1/ Lung 5, on the inner arm
2/ Tripe Warmer 11, just above the elbow
3/ Triple Warmer 17, below the ear
4/ Gall Bladder 20, back of neck
5/ Gall Bladder cluster, on the sides of the forehead
6/ Gall Bladder 31, side of the leg
7/ Large Intestine 18, side of neck
8/ Stomach 5, on the chin
9/ Stomach 9, in the front of the neck
10/ Spleen Gall Bladder crossing, side of the ribs
11/ Inner gate, inner ankle
12/ Outer gate ,on the shin
13/ Pericardium 6, inner wrist
14/Conception vessel 4, below belly button
15/ Kidney 1, bottom of foot
Look up the points on the diagrams (CD manual “Pressure points”) and try them out on yourself and training partners. Some points will need very little pressure and are dangerous if hit. Be very care full with these points and have a qualified instructor with you if you want to learn knockouts or energy applications.
4/ Teenage brain development “causes addiction vulnerability”
The regions of the brain that govern impulse and motivation are not fully formed in adolescents, explaining their susceptibility to drug, alcohol and nicotine addiction, say US researchers.
In an analysis of more than 140 studies, the team from Yale School of Medicine has found that substance use disorders are related to brain development conditions.
“Several lines of evidence suggest that socio-cultural aspects particular to adolescent life alone do not fully account for greater drug intake,” said lead author Dr Andrew Chambers in the American Journal of Psychiatry.
The team’s review suggests that particular sets of brain circuits involved in the development of addictions are the same as those that rapidly undergo change during the teenage years.
“Normally these processes cause adolescents to be more driven than children or adults to have new experiences,” he said. “But these conditions also reflect a less mature neurological system of inhibition, which leads to impulsive actions and risky behaviours, including experimentation and abuse of addictive drugs.”
As a result of the study, Dr Chambers says addictions should be viewed as developmental disorders. And experts should focus on the adolescent years when considering the treatment and prevention of addictions.
He adds that it is essential to identify adolescents who are at a heightened vulnerability to substance abuse disorders.
5/ Subtle energy research.
a/ Quadrant theory explained using the bodies chakra and energy vessel systems
b/ Yin Yang aspects of the aura
c/ Protection from quadrant strikes
d/ Methods to relax the psoas muscle for maximum flexibility (Fantastic!)
6/ IGTSDA World Champs 2003
Team Sparring will have to under go a major change. We have some junior teams with no one to fight and we are still waiting for some countries to confirm their teams. Some have two females in the team and some have the wrong ages. We may have to organize this on the day the only problem is ordering the correct amount of trophies.
We planned for 400 entries and now have 393 then I realised I had not put the 7 Masters that have entered down, I'll let you do the maths (Math USA LOL) SPOOKY!
Forms update:-
Sam Dan (3rd Dan): 1) Chil Sung Oh Rho, 2) Chil Sung Sa Rho, 3) Chil Sung Sam Rho, 4) Kong San Koon, 5) Nai Han Ji Sam Dan, 6) Sip Soo, 7) Rho Hai
E Dan (2nd Dan): 1) Chil Sung Sa Rho, 2) Chil Sung Sam Rho, 3) Rho Hai, 4) Nai Han Ji Sam 5) Nai Han Ji E Dan, 6) Sip Soo, 7) Chinto
Cho Dan (1st Dan) 1) Bassai, 2) Chinto, 3) Chil Sung Sam Rho, 4) Chil Sung Il Rho, 5) Nai Han E Dan, 6) Nai Han Ji Cho Dan, 7) Sip Soo
IGTSDA London Championships 2003 web site " IGTSDA-UK (Answers to your questions are here)
We have a Masters category! Master O'Toole, Master Robert Woodiwiss, Master Kirk Landquist, Master Garth Master Christodoulou and Master De-Vry have entered.
Masters will not be given a category and will not be on any list, we will just have all masters that are competing get together at a high point in the days events.
BOOK NOW - Last Call!
For the Championship Dinner book your seat with Mr. Arthur Fernandez afernandez@lbba.co.uk Black belts and family only £25 approx each. No Book no seat! (36 seats left)
Entries now in from USA, Holland, Greece, South Africa, Nepal, Milton Keynes, Inverness, Aberdeen, Alness, Bristol, Sawtry, Yaxley, Preston, St. Neots, Sweavsey, Kinloss, Tiger Gym, London, Spain, Rugby, London, Swindon, Germany, Wales.
For the Championship Program (The little souvenir book of the event) each country will have a page, so please forward your info and photos. Photo of Master instructors etc.
Ruff order of events:-
Black belts weapons, forms and sparring
Coloured belts weapons, forms and sparring
Masters forms and sparring
Team forms
Team sparring
Party
7/ joke
Juan comes up to the Mexican border on his bicycle.
He's got two large bags over his shoulders.
The guard stops him and says, "What's in the bags?"
"Sand," answers Juan.
The guard says, "We'll just see about that ~ get off the bike."
The guard takes the bags and rips them apart;
he empties them out and finds nothing in them but sand.
He detains Juan overnight and has the sand analysed, only to discover that there is nothing in the bags.
The guard releases Juan, puts the sand into new bags,
hefts them onto the man's shoulders, and lets him cross the border.
A week later, the same thing happens.
The guard asks, "What have you got?"
"Sand," says Juan.
The guard does his thorough examination and discovers that the bags contain nothing but sand.
He gives the sand back to Juan, who crosses the border on his bicycle.
This sequence of events is repeated every week for three years.
Finally, Juan doesn't show up one day and the guard meets him in a cantina in Mexico.
"Hey, Buddy," says the guard, "I know you are smuggling something. It's driving me crazy.
It's all I think about.
I can't sleep.
Just between you and me, what are you smuggling?"
Juan sips his beer and says, "Bicycles."
8/ Recommended reading
Cross currents by Robert Becker
Chaos by James Gleick
The Romeo Error by Issac Asimov
Left hand of the electron by Issac Asimov
Shaman, Healer, Sage by Alberto Villoldo
9/ Dates for 2003
July 10th Weapons and Ki Do seminars London
July 10th - 12th World Championships London
July 18th - Alness Tonfa Seminar
July 21st - 26th KIDO training week (Limited places)
July 26th - Master Class 9am - 3pm Sawtry (Travellers can come late if needed e.g. 10am)
August 3rd Colour belt test Sawtry
August 16th-17th Scotland TSD Boot Camp
September 9th instructors AMA insurance
September 11th Aberdeen seminar 6pm - 9pm
September 20th Master Adlington's Championships
September 28th London colour belt test & seminar
October 25th Scotland Championships
November 2nd Colour belt test Sawtry
November 9th Black belt test
December 7th Scotland Ki Do Seminar (Christmas party?)
December 14th London colour belt test &seminar
December 21st last class Sawtry
10/ Tackling tiredness
Everyone feels tired and run down at times. But the number of people feeling perpetually tired has reached such proportions that doctors now have an acronym for it - TATT (tired all the time). How can you banish fatigue?
24-hour party people
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the first thing is to ensure is that you get more sleep. Neil Stanley, chair of the British Sleep Society, says, "We live in a society where there is ever increasing pressure on us to not sleep. We've sort of accepted tiredness as almost a natural condition because we like to live hard and play hard."
Tiredness is simply the body saying you need sleep, in the same way that hunger is your body saying you need food, he says. "It's not rocket science."
Neil suggests a 20-minute power nap during the day to boost flagging energy levels. Although, whether you'll be able catch a few Zs at your desk without being sacked is another matter altogether.
But only ever have a quick nap - anything longer than 20 minutes and you may not be sufficiently tired when it comes to bedtime. And that will only disrupt your sleeping patterns further; making you tired again the next day.
Resetting the clock
But when does tiredness become a problem? Dr Dawn Harper, a GP from Gloucestershire, says that if you have been feeling tired for weeks rather than days and it is affecting your life, then it is time to get yourself checked out by a doctor.
"One of the things that I'm always terribly suspicious of if people have become tired all the time is that it can be one of the earliest signs of depression," she says. "So I'll talk to the patient to see if they feel low or tearful at all, if they wake early in the morning, if they are off sex and off food."
Although a small minority of people who feel constantly tired may have medical conditions such as depression, diabetes, liver disease, fibromyalgia, or ME the vast majority just need to re-jig their body clocks, says Dr Harper.
So apart from having regular sleeping patterns, what else can you do to combat tiredness?
Any old iron
Firstly, it's important to eat well. Iron deficiency, which is fairly common, especially in women, can make you feel tired. So eating plenty of iron-rich foods such as red meat, green leafy vegetables and fortified breakfast cereals is beneficial, says Catherine Collins, from the British Dietetic Association.
And a crucial move in the battle against tiredness is to drink lots of fluid. "A lot of people are dehydrated quite a lot of the time," says Catherine. "We know that even quite mild dehydration can make you feel more lethargic and tired.
"It also gives you a lack of concentration. So maintaining an adequate fluid intake is important."
So how much fluid should you be guzzling? "The mantra is eight glasses a day, but you need to be your own guide really. What you should be doing is aiming to go to the toilet at least three or four times a day and passing a good quantity of pale or straw coloured urine," Catherine says.
Pick-me-up drawbacks
Of course the first thing that people normally reach for if they are feeling tired is a cup of coffee or a can of Red Bull. These may work as a quick fix but you are not doing yourself any favours in the long run.
"Energy boosters may help you stay awake in the short-term but they are actually false economy. If you rely on them it's like putting your foot on the throttle and living in overdrive. Inevitably, once you stop you're going to go backwards," Dr Harper says.
Some people use supplements, such as ginkgo or ginseng, as a pick-me-up, assuming they will be healthier than caffeine. But these have their drawbacks too. Catherine points out that you cannot be sure how much extract is actually in the product and if it will really have a pharmacological effect.
Also, many of these herbal extracts actually work by increasing your blood pressure. This may be okay if your blood pressure is normal, but if it is borderline high it pays to be careful with these substances, Catherine warns.
Exercise for energy
If you're constantly feeling tired, exercise may be the last thing on your mind. But regular exercise can boost your metabolic rate and actually give you extra energy.
"Even just walking up and down the stairs at work instead of taking the lift, or walking into town instead of driving will do. A bit of fresh air and exercise can be extremely beneficial." Dr Harper says.
So you're eating well, drinking plenty of fluids and taking exercise, but the question remains - exactly how much sleep should you be getting?
Neil's answer is simple - as much as you need. "You should get enough sleep so that you do not feel like you need a nap during the day. If you feel tired during the day you've got a problem. You should be awake during the day and asleep at night - it's as easy as that," he says.