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World WonHwaDoMagazine

Publisher:World WonHwaDoMagazinec/o Lutz WinterAm Eichwinkel 3004279 Leipzig - Germany

Phone: +49-(0)177 8385393Fax: +49-(0)3222 245 491 3Email: lutz@wonhwado.de

Cover:Master Kim, Kuk Soonhelps his student

Posts:Shane Mc Donnell, StefanKubalos, German-KoreanFoundation, Hyojoo Song

Editor in chief:Lutz Winter

Layout:Lutz Winter

The information publishedin the individualcontributions of theauthors agree not alwaysin agreement with theviews of the editor or thepublisher.

FROM THE CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

Editorial 3

The teacher becomes the student 4-5

WonHwaDo Seminars in Slovakia 6

The Traditional Korean Wedding 7

WonHwaDo is a way of life, The way of life… 8

Best Wishes 9

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Editorial

We all unified in the love for the Korean martial art calledWonHwaDo. But why is WonHwaDo not so popular like othermartial arts?

Therefore are a lot of reasons and I like to talk about someof them. The most martial arts styles came to the Westernworld between 1900 and 1910. But WonHwaDo were taughtabout 66 years later outside from Korea. During that timethe other styles could develop her schools, grown her orga-nizations, train masters, made advertisement in magazines,newspapers, TV and also in movies - everything to develop

their martial arts.

That’s why WonHwaDo hast to do a lot to close the gap to these styles andsomeday to overcome them. But there is no reason to be upset, until today wereached a lot of things. When WonHwaDo start in the 70’s just some countrieshad an WonHwaDo dojang. But if you look around today you can find WonHwa-Do in Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Japan, Korea, UnitedKingdom, Ireland, Philippines, Thailand, USA, Hungary and Germany. Also someof these countries have nowadays about 3 Dojangs or more.

Also we have incredible Events like World WonHwaDo festivals, Japan WonHwa-Do Workshops, European WonHwaDo festivals, WonHwaDo summer camp inSlovakia, leadership workshops and so on.

For the development of WonHwaDo we need the support from each of you.Everybody should think what his major is or in what is he good and how it ishelpful for WonHwaDo. The World WonHwaDo Federation in Korea cannot doeverything by themselves; we need to spread the responsibilites over wideshoulders.So, if you have useful talents and knowledge please contact the World WonHwa-Do federation. If not, also your time to do something as well taking theresponisbility is helpful for the World WonHwaDo federation.How do you think about it???

Sincerely yoursLutz Winter, editor in chief

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The teacher becomes the student

My name is Shane Mc Donnell. I am a 1st Dan instructor in Ireland and trainunder both Master Derry and Grandmaster Kim. This is my first article for theWorld WonHwaDo magazine and is intended to give my experience and story asan instructor to those who may be new to it and seek advice or help.I was fortunate enough to have two younger siblings which always kept me intouch with younger people while being mature for my age allowed me to talkand socialize with my elders. On top of this, while in college I took a class thatrequired me to formally teach in a primary school to a class of ten year old boys.Though different in content to WonHwaDo, this allowed me to gain the basicexperiences (communication, leadership, confidence and ingenuity) which wouldeventually help me as a martial arts instructor. This by no means suddenlyturned me into a brilliant martial arts instructor, but I will come to this pointtowards the end.

Communication is key:Whether you are talking to someone or instructing a class, communication is themost valuable tool and must not be underestimated. I have learnt this lesson byinstructing children, teenagers and adults (with and without special needs).Communicating to teenagers and adults without special needs is relatively easyso I will not discuss this. However when instructing a class of hyper-energeticchildren or even students with ADHD etc one must understand their world andhow they see it. It is at this point that communication overlaps with ingenuity.When showing energetic and easily distracted students a new and/or complica-ted form, for example, one cannot be quick to temper or poorly describe whatis going on. Patience, after all, is a virtue! For example in form three during thesidestep I tell young students to make an ‘x’ with their hands and sidestep. Inform four at the turning motions towards the end, I tell them to make ‘therainbow’ and stomp. It may seem patronising and/or obvious to simplify eachstep but not all instructors (especially with young children) are able to success-fully communicate an instruction. Students can then develop bad habits withkicks, forms etc. The same is quite true for students with special needs; however, I wouldsay that from my experience, it is best if the instructor or head instructor (if theMaster/Grandmaster is absent) knows what ails each student. By having thisinformation you can then use your ingenuity and good communication skills tohelp a student with Down’s syndrome, for example, to remember a form andsuccessfully grade. The area of discipline and respect is difficult among all agesand abilities in its own ways: young children are naturally unaware, teenagersare rebellious etc. But again you need the communication skills to tell yourstudents about discipline and respect, their importance and be able to correctnaughty students. This overlaps with confidence and leadership: you have to beable to assert yourself appropriately (making any student upset or fearful isnever appropriate). Each instructor must have the imagination to be able toentre each student’s world and explain each move etc to them.

Confidence is also given:Of course having confidence at an instructor level should be some form of arequirement, but many students are shy. Before you have three shy instructorson your hands, it is best to encourage lower belts to do demonstrations and evenpresent something.

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The latter may seem unorthodox, however public speaking in front of peers canhelp build confidence which is invaluable at higher levels and for other exercisese.g. tumbles, break-falls and self defence. On top of this, Masters and instructorsought to build confidence in their students. It is very difficult for young instruc-tors who do not receive praise at home or in school to suddenly be expected toinstruct a class or lead a warm up. The image of a potter and clay come to mind:the Master or instructor is the potter and each student is the clay. We must mouldeach student into the most beautiful and best pot. With confidence, goodcommunication skills and ingenuity you will, over time, have excellent leadershipqualities.

The teacher becomes the student:While this article has been short, I hope it will be of benefit to any instructor inthe world. However I would like to return to something I mentioned at the

beginning i.e. I never suddenly became a great martial arts instructor. One thingall Masters and instructors will agree on is that by instructing others we ourselveslearn. For example, when explaining and/or demonstrating form five one cannotjust do the form and give a very brief explanation of it. One must take apart theform, to its barest and most basic steps, to show each student every step andexplain clearly how to do each step and then how to do the entire form. Myexperience of this process gave me greater knowledge of circular motion as wellas each form and their potential to be numerous techniques/applications. I learntthrough doing and instructing. It was as if my students became my teachers andI learnt from them. Through this process you are being patient, communicatingwell, confident and a good leader. You also, like your training, improve over time.Some examples and practises aren’t helpful for students and too much of onething is boring; but as instructors we have to keep our students learning,interested and doing WonHwaDo. We need good imaginations. And that is whereI finish, because I have found that you are only as good as your own imaginationand creativity.

Author: Shane Mc Donnell, IrelandPicture: Rainy Day Inspiration © Jennifer / flickr.com

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Dear readers,

I would have written something aboutour regular WonHwaDo seminars herein Slovakia.Since 2005 in Slovakia, we decided tostart a tradition of regular WonHwaDoworkshops organized 4 times a year. Asthe main event of the year has beenselected one-week workshop duringsummer holidays "summer camp". Wefollow this tradition until today. Semi-nars are held in different locations, andeach club should have there some rep-resentative. These seminars are impor-tant for the proper functioning ofWonHwaDo in Slovakia.

This weekend we had one of thoseseminars in Ruzomberok city. We star-ted on Saturday 18.10.2014 at 11:00and ended at 13:00 on a Sunday after-noon. The seminar was attended by 28WonHwaDo members of the three clubs.Now we have in Slovakia five clubs. Twosmall clubs are in villages Tuchyna andSobrance. Next two bigger clubs are inthe towns Zilina and Liptovsky Mikulasand finally currently the largest club isin the city of Martin. In Martin city clubare more than 50 members right now.From contents of the last seminar, Ipersonally most liked workout lessonwith examples of Crossfitt system. Itwas nearly two-hour workout withCoach Attila Csunyocska, who has mili-tary background in Slovakian army.Totally we had at the seminar fourregular WonHwaDo trainings, belt pro-

motion, leaders meeting, mental trai-ning and dinner in a pizzeria.

For me, every one of these seminars issomething new and it’s a new stepforward to make better WonHwaDo inSlovakia. I personally highly recom-mend starting similar traditions in othercountries. It is not easy but it bringsresults. More information about Slovaki-an WonHwaDo can be found in webpage http://slovakia.wonhwado.eu.But unfortunately its only in Slovakianlanguage. Thank you.

Author: Mgr. Stefan Kubalos (JeongHwa Hana level of WonHwaDo), Slovakia

Pictures: archives Slovakian WonHwaDo

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The Traditional Korean Wedding

In Korea, the marriage between a manand a woman is the union of two fami-lies rather than the union between twoindividuals . Therefore the event oftenwas called TAERYE (Great Ritual) andpeople from all over participated. Theceremonies and events surrounding themarriage were penetrated by the tradi-tional Confucian values. The pairingwas connected to the couple with longand elaborate rituals after the ceremo-ny.

Professional matchmaker identifiedpossible candidates for marriage. Thespouses met mostly for the first time attheir wedding! The families consideredmany different factors in their decision.Even a visit to a fortune teller wascustomary to obtain predictions aboutthe future life of the couple.

During the Chosun period, people weremarried as teenagers. The girls wereoften several years older than the boys.The procession of the groom usuallytraveled to the house of the bride.During this ceremony, he stayed therefor 3 days before he led his bride hometo his family.The actual ceremony of wedding con-tains many small rituals, with manybows and symbolic gestures. The parti-cipants were expected to check theiremotions and remained bleak.

Although Koreans know several diffe-rent aspects of traditional ceremony ofwedding, to most modern ceremoniessimilar more to those of Western wed-dings.However, many villages and museumsacross the country regularly hold theseceremonies to keep the traditions alive.

Source: German-Korean Foundation

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WonHwaDo is a way of life, The way of life…

The sun beaming down on the oceans of the earth to create more clouds for rainto pour down and keep the sea flowing around the earth and sustaining life,mankind reproducing continually over generations.

plants growing into trees and shedding leaves to become soil to grow moreplants for humans to live breathing back air for trees to survive.

Everything moves and lives in circles, straight lines are destined to begin andend.

WonHwaDo is not only a martial art but a way of life, know this. Sounds cheesybut it’s undeniable, Master Suda always lectured me on this in car journeys.

Author: Hyojoo Song, United KingdomPicture: Waterfall on Jeju Island, Korea - Douglas Knisely from USA