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weekender september 19 1987 p27 the way of hands and feet tae kwon do less than 40 years old but growing fast by alex newman in the centre of the room hangs a punching bag one nor mally associates with boxing practice a small thai gentleman flies through the air and utters a primeval half grunt half scream as the balls of his feet come into contact with the bag tae kwon do a recent addi tion to the martial arts scene literally translates to the way of hands and feet in actual fact tae kwon do is the culmination of many cen turies of martial arts the koreans living in the mountain area had well- developed muscular legs their selfdefense martial art form was called tae kyon or legkicking style in 1955 choi hong hi a general in the korean army chose a team to demonstrate a new martial art he had com bined the old korean leg kick ing with the hand movement of japanese karate tae kwon do artists have re tained the emphasis on de veloping strong legs the theory behind this is that legs are longer and therefore more powerful because the opponent can be kept at a greater dis tance if the opponenet should close the gap the tae kwon do artist still has the arms to fall back on many gripping and grab bing techniques are available markham jong park mana ger lee hayes demonstrated a few i had to work for my inter view by first undergoing aero bic exercises stretching jog ging etc but drew the line at the guttural grunts in just an hour i learned several techniques for slipping out of an opponents grip de vices such as these are particu larly useful for a woman and not difficult to learn just knowing you are able to defend yourself gives a woman a greater sense of security and selfconfidence when general choi devised the tae kwon do system he threw out a great deal of tradi tion tradition which deman ded strict adherence to im practical rules you did things the way your master taught you he did them the way his master be fore him taught and so on down the line said hayes one japanese teacher from centuries ago had a club foot and so developed a certain 9nbabak lsm 1 vj i soumesay southesay is the head instructor at markhams jong park tae kwon do institute the sport involves a combination of korean leg- kicking japanese karate and includes a phi losophy of life style of martial arts in order to accommodate his deformity hayes says that in practice that masters way of placing his feet actually could weaken the stance of a martial artist general choi dared to ques tion said hayes and altered certain aspects for the sake of practicality in tae kwon do the hips are the power behind strength be cause of their ability to swivel soumesay southesay the head instructor at markhams jong park weighs in at about 110 pounds he is small and slight yet takes on men twice his size in competition be cause of that ability hayes noted women are especially adept at tae kwon do for that reason the hips are the motor and the arms and legs wheels for the effective tae kwon do machine he added compared to men women dont have particularly strong arms hayes explained even so there are ways to get out of an opponents grip using the swivelling motion of the hip hayes grabbed my wrist to release the grip i had to straighten my hand and twist and snap it over his wrist sound easy it can be but hayes advised dont panic if it doesnt work the first time it will the second or third another neat trick is to use the grip an opponent has to pull him toward you while placing an elbow to the solar plexus or a karate chop to the windpipe tae kwon do is not all de fense all respectable martial arts have a philosophy behind them said hayes there are five pillar stones to the tae kwon do philosophy to be strong enough to be cour teous and polite the strength for integrity and truth perseverence in life to over come things controlling the temper body and en vironment possessing an in domitable spirit to never give up general choi believed if na tions are strong the strong would never bully the weak im not going to push if im going to get broken in return said hayes he recounted one sparring match he had with a 75-year- old man i got too confident because i was young and strong one blow to the solar plexus taught me differently taught me respect a martial artist hayes con tinued respects life and its peservation rather than glor ifying the warrior spirit many korean martial artists are edu cated not just in selfdefense but also in mathematics eco nomics poetry and the fine arts soumesay southesay carries a small journal with him in it are drawings and directions authored by his instructor in korea the words describe south esay s progress the drawings of a man in various poses de pict the techniques southesay has learned the strike of a ser pent a lion a tiger an eagle unionville softball championship final girls novice toronto zenith 15 nicholjohn- son12 squirt connell real estate 13 crothers pharmacy 1 mite adelade co 10 blue jays 5 t ball petroqulp ltd 28 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doubles c c k t uf rtvndtru u oct c tl lmtiwuntil final with partner mike house other strong performances in clude losing in the finals of the scarborough junior open and reaching the semis of the rich mond hill clay court classic cbv triumphs 2412 a ton of home runs led cbv in surance to a 2412 win over cana dian tire in slouffvillc ladies fun league softball playoff ac tion last tuesday night cathy harding barb cox- worth joy cox worth suzanne adair pauline miller and karen adair all hit roundtrippers for the winjicf s while bev yates added a pair 6 triples ramona reesorvwith two and laurie curric homered for cana dian tire in the other game magna con cord beat greens restaurant 25- 15 a pair of homcruns by laurie rugclis paced magna to the vic tory linda schell rhonda jordan and trish ocallaghan also ho mered for the winners lori roberts hit two homcruns for greens u riit iuo j ghi99rn ikuwir nrrtiriot roivjoim iiiul c irl strong at the finish oh that rob bowerman if hes not crashing his suzuki gsx 750 then hes racing it to a strong finish the 24ycarold unionville resident took part in the re cent national motorcycle rac ing championships in shan- nonville placing 1 1th out of 35 riders in the amateur open di vision bowerman managed to accomplish that after starting in 27th place and moving up 16 spots that race made up for his disastcrous luck in the amateur supcrbike race he crashed there but with the help of racer kathleen coburn was able to re assemble his machine for the amateur open competition i