I guess I will jump on the band waggon
Here I am. Getting ready for the World Championship, even though I didn't go my Sahbunim did not want to leave me out. Yes I did SSGB 4 when I should have done 3 but it really doesn't matter. And it was to be all the forms for the finals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yp5kGnsAc4

That's you? I came across it a few days ago while surfing youtube. I posted my comment under bonnymab. Good work. Nice airtime on the jump

Thanks, I didn't really realize I could jump that high till we flimed it.

Nice work, Harrison, especially in combining several forms together. Keep practicing

Haidong,
Dean.

Thanks Dean

Well, I found the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YJWKNoENDM

I forgot that I did get them all out (I hit one of them, though). I have watched this over and over and I really don't understand what made it work. Was it speed? Angle? The height of the stand? All of the above? Any suggestions/comments etc. would be much appreciated. Thanks.

The answer is simple; the tool. Snuffing out candles with a wooden sword is mostly a matter of creating a big gust of wind with the drag from the cut.

I was pretty impressed jennifer....you really looked like you knew what you were doing!!! now get a funny hat and start on your underlings with water bottles!!!

Thanks, Dan-Dan.......... you are one of the many things I missed about my time in Korea..... (If you are ever in New York - or near New York, please let me know - you must stop by our dojang and train with us. I would really hate to think that the next time I'll see you is in Korea 2008.)

Well, I'm glad it looked like what I knew what I was doing......because to be completely honest - I did not. That clip was taped when we first got that stand back in January of this year. We were just trying it out for fun and I seemed to have the best luck with it.

Since that time, I have not done anything with it mainly because my jingum came in at the end of that month and I've been focusing most of my time, energy, and money on bamboo cutting ever since.

Candle extinguishing on that stand was really different than what I was normally used to (candles on wood peg while kneeling). While I acknowledge the comment Charles made and somewhat agree with it, I found that doing this with any amount of success had involved something more than merely "creating a big gust of wind with the drag from the cut". Speed of the cut played at huge factor and I think angle did as well. I was just hoping that others have done something like this before and would be able to shed a little more light (no pun intended) on this.

Oh, and I'll save the costumes and theatrics ......for those who wish to do that kind of thing.

The thickness or bluntness of the mokkum (this will determine how much air is displaced), the velocity at which it traveled, its angle, not to mention the surrounding environment (humidity, drafts, etc) and the amount of exhalation of the ki-hap all can play a role.

If you have ever used a mokkum or kagum with a fuller that is meant to give feedback, some of the same factors come into play. When performing a 9:00 to 3:00 cut or vice versa, unless the blade is parallel to the floor (angle) & the correct amount of power (velocity) is generated , a proper sound is not made.


Thank you

Jen, youtube quit working for me. Do you have a still close up of the stand? I might try to make one.

p.s. - anyone out there know how to get javascript to work when it doesn't want to?

Cheri, I don't have stills of it - but if you PM me your email address - I will take some pictures of the one we have and send them over to you.

I will also send you over some neat pictures I have of you from Korea.

Are they incriminating? If so, send copies to me, too! (This is between just you and I, Jen. )

Jen...I do miss the time also...and as far as those pics casey wants...please don't send "THE" pics...you know the ones I'm talking about....

I do??

Where those pictures taken by me? I don't recall that - perhaps taking the cold medicine right before going to the Beer Park was not the best idea afterall........