Comments on: My Taekwondo blog … http://wisebytes.net/wordpress/2010/01/25/my-taekwondo-blog/ Bits and pieces of my life Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:50:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NicolaAvery http://wisebytes.net/wordpress/2010/01/25/my-taekwondo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-20635 NicolaAvery Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:50:07 +0000 http://wisebytes.net/wordpress/?p=189#comment-20635 Hi Lisa, I have only just come across your blog, it was very exciting to see taekwondo and Stephen Downes in the same blog area. I have followed Stephen's blog for many years. However things are changing for me and I have started to move away from elearning permanently. I am about 18 months into my taekwondo journey which is my first experience of martial arts. It would be so exciting if you did have the time and wanted to continue - your experience and expertise sound amazing ! I started following martial arts blogs last summer - I think Colin's above was the first taekwondo one I found and its great, I have looked at techniques on his blog and gone away and changed a personal practice session based on some advice there - thank you Colin! Others I have found via Bob <a href="http://strikingthoughts.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">"Striking Thoughts"</a> Patterson's blog and blog toplist. I think on all the blogs where I've left comments, people have been so respectful and responsive, it really made me feel comfortable, especially as a relative newbie ! I've found a few female bloggers but I think only one taekwondo lady and she stopped doing taekwondo. My blog is at http://learn4kicks.wordpress.com Warmest wishes to you anyway, Nicola Hi Lisa, I have only just come across your blog, it was very exciting to see taekwondo and Stephen Downes in the same blog area. I have followed Stephen’s blog for many years. However things are changing for me and I have started to move away from elearning permanently. I am about 18 months into my taekwondo journey which is my first experience of martial arts. It would be so exciting if you did have the time and wanted to continue – your experience and expertise sound amazing ! I started following martial arts blogs last summer – I think Colin’s above was the first taekwondo one I found and its great, I have looked at techniques on his blog and gone away and changed a personal practice session based on some advice there – thank you Colin!

Others I have found via Bob “Striking Thoughts” Patterson’s blog and blog toplist. I think on all the blogs where I’ve left comments, people have been so respectful and responsive, it really made me feel comfortable, especially as a relative newbie ! I’ve found a few female bloggers but I think only one taekwondo lady and she stopped doing taekwondo. My blog is at http://learn4kicks.wordpress.com

Warmest wishes to you anyway,
Nicola

]]> By: colinwee http://wisebytes.net/wordpress/2010/01/25/my-taekwondo-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-20631 colinwee Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:07:13 +0000 http://wisebytes.net/wordpress/?p=189#comment-20631 Dear Lisa, My name is Colin Wee, and I started a Traditional Taekwondo blog at the end of 2008 as a repository of technical information against the weekly classes that we have. Each week, and after each training session, I would try to look at a specific part of our lesson and try to give further insight on the technique or our approach. It's difficult to be overzealous in class, and the blog was a good way to categorise tactics for beginners to search. Every so often I would visit Google and search for 'taekwondo blog' or some other similar keywords in an attempt to reach out to similar blog authors practicing taekwondo. I have of course been aware of your blog, but have been disappointed that you have not posted for some time. Clicking down to your new blog I find out why ... <blockquote>The reason that my taekwondo blog has died is a sad reflection on taekwondo in Australia – too much politics, not enough technique / application, and a seeming abyss of moral culture. To write anything about taekwondo, to question any technique, to reflect on good and bad aspects of the art form, to consider the relationship between a Korean martial art developed in a military context and modern Australian cultural context – all these are political minefields with people searching for disrespect or subversion or technical error in every utterance, rather than looking for a way forward and an open exchange of ideas to build on the wonderful foundation created by General Choi and bring it to people of all walks of life, including women and children.</blockquote> The reason for my post, is to communicate to you that not all Taekwondo organisations or schools are entrenched in political wrangling. My organisation in the States, for example, is a place which is open not only to the various taekwondo 'styles', but also to karate and other soft style arts. I would like to invite you to visit my blog at http://traditionaltaekwondo.blogspot.com and to participate, if you so desire. It would be interesting to me if you revived your old blog, and give us some insight into your own practice. Let me know. Best regards, Colin Traditional Taekwondo 5th Dan Dear Lisa,

My name is Colin Wee, and I started a Traditional Taekwondo blog at the end of 2008 as a repository of technical information against the weekly classes that we have. Each week, and after each training session, I would try to look at a specific part of our lesson and try to give further insight on the technique or our approach. It’s difficult to be overzealous in class, and the blog was a good way to categorise tactics for beginners to search.

Every so often I would visit Google and search for ‘taekwondo blog’ or some other similar keywords in an attempt to reach out to similar blog authors practicing taekwondo. I have of course been aware of your blog, but have been disappointed that you have not posted for some time. Clicking down to your new blog I find out why …

The reason that my taekwondo blog has died is a sad reflection on taekwondo in Australia – too much politics, not enough technique / application, and a seeming abyss of moral culture. To write anything about taekwondo, to question any technique, to reflect on good and bad aspects of the art form, to consider the relationship between a Korean martial art developed in a military context and modern Australian cultural context – all these are political minefields with people searching for disrespect or subversion or technical error in every utterance, rather than looking for a way forward and an open exchange of ideas to build on the wonderful foundation created by General Choi and bring it to people of all walks of life, including women and children.

The reason for my post, is to communicate to you that not all Taekwondo organisations or schools are entrenched in political wrangling. My organisation in the States, for example, is a place which is open not only to the various taekwondo ’styles’, but also to karate and other soft style arts.

I would like to invite you to visit my blog at http://traditionaltaekwondo.blogspot.com and to participate, if you so desire. It would be interesting to me if you revived your old blog, and give us some insight into your own practice.

Let me know.

Best regards,

Colin
Traditional Taekwondo 5th Dan

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