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dc.contributor.authorHacker, Randi
dc.contributor.authorTsutsui, William
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-22T19:42:04Z
dc.date.available2014-05-22T19:42:04Z
dc.date.issued2006-04-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/13728
dc.descriptionThis is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
dc.description.abstractBroadcast Transcript: What could be dearer to a grandmother's heart than her grandchild's smile? Well, for several septuagenarian South Korean grandmas, smashing wooden tiles with their heads comes close. These grandmas are studying taekwondo and many of them have already earned high level black belts. Taekwondo is a martial art from Korea characterized by fast, high and spinning kicks. Many young men have to learn it as part of their military service. Presumably these grandmas have the equivalent of a 4F classification, so they're taking it for other reasons: their health and happiness. Except for sometimes forgetting the moves an hour after they learn them, the women are having a blast. "Coming here is much better than going to the hospital," says one high-kicking granny. Better outfits, too. #ceas #hacker #SouthKorea #tsutsui
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherCenter for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPostcards from Asia;0023
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://audioboom.com/posts/824003-0023-fighting-old-folks
dc.subjectSouth Korea
dc.subjectGrandmothers
dc.subjectTaekwondo
dc.subjectMartial Arts
dc.titleFighting Old Folks
dc.typeRecording, oral
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