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**AnthonyKing** · 08-11-2006, 05:41 AM

Let me tell a little story to illustrate what I mean: last year at the IKF Asian Zone Shinpan Seminar in Korea, an inordinate amount of time was spent grilling the Japanese 8-dans present on what should be done when players and/or managers physically attack shinpan. The Japanese were visibly bemused by what seemed to be an excessive interest in what was for them a hypothetical situation. One of the Taiwanese delegates turned to me and asked if we had this situation in Australia. I replied of course not. He then said it is not uncommon in Taiwan and Korea, at competitions where substantial amounts of prizemoney are offered at large municipal taikai, for players and team managers to physically threaten and abuse shinpan when a decision goes against them and they disagree with it.

The local governing bodies need to deal with these guys harshly. Perhaps banning them from competition for a year or so. This is a martial art, after all, and requires discipline. I'm surprised that this is going on in Korea - must be at a very local level - I certainly don't see it at large, national tournaments - but I'll have to check into it further.

If the local governing bodies won't/can't deal with them, then IKF needs to step in and take action(s) against the countries involved. Although, I can't imagine the uproar it will cause if the IKF, let's say, bans Korea from international competition! However, if that's what it will take, then IKF needs to bite the bullet and do it - just my opinion.

08-11-2006, 05:41 AM	#25
AnthonyKing Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 574 Senior Member	Let me tell a little story to illustrate what I mean: last year at the IKF Asian Zone Shinpan Seminar in Korea, an inordinate amount of time was spent grilling the Japanese 8-dans present on what should be done when players and/or managers physically attack shinpan. The Japanese were visibly bemused by what seemed to be an excessive interest in what was for them a hypothetical situation. One of the Taiwanese delegates turned to me and asked if we had this situation in Australia. I replied of course not. He then said it is not uncommon in Taiwan and Korea, at competitions where substantial amounts of prizemoney are offered at large municipal taikai, for players and team managers to physically threaten and abuse shinpan when a decision goes against them and they disagree with it. The local governing bodies need to deal with these guys harshly. Perhaps banning them from competition for a year or so. This is a martial art, after all, and requires discipline. I'm surprised that this is going on in Korea - must be at a very local level - I certainly don't see it at large, national tournaments - but I'll have to check into it further. If the local governing bodies won't/can't deal with them, then IKF needs to step in and take action(s) against the countries involved. Although, I can't imagine the uproar it will cause if the IKF, let's say, bans Korea from international competition! However, if that's what it will take, then IKF needs to bite the bullet and do it - just my opinion.
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