My hobbies include martial arts, miniatures and obviously blogging.
Above is a picture of me with my short lived Haidong Gumdo teacher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haidong_Gumdo
I have belts in Judo(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judo), Taekwondo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taekwondo) and have studied Wing Chung (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_Chung). If you asked me which of those three is the most effective I would say if you have just a year then Judo. If you have about two years then Wing Chung. I wasn’t too impressed with Taekwondo and the gymanstic side of the art makes it impracticable for someone older such as myself.
I developed an interest in Dungeons and Dragons miniatures (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_and_dragons_miniatures) while in Taipei but there is basically nothing like this going on in Korea so this hobby has been temporarily shelved as well. Koreans in Daejeon are not into hobbies overall and they prefer going out to pubs more than any other activity during their free time. I like going to a pub as well but think hobbies provide some balance in life and are actually important. Below are some pictures of my D&D minis collection in Taipei.
The official D&D Minis website is:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/minis
I also collect all sorts of stuff including comic books, books about comic books, books about the history of science fiction, fox related stuff and miniatures of all sorts. My most unique collection is what I call tin houses (http://foxhugh.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/i-collect-tin-houses/).
About Me
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About My Paintings
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Countries Visited
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Comic Book Autobiography
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Minis in Daejeon! « Hugh B. Fox III // July 9, 2008 at 11:58 pm |
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shane // July 13, 2008 at 11:38 pm |
Hey Hugh, I order D&D mini’s through a book store in Itaewon Seoul. check out there website and you can get the delivered for free as log as you order two or more items. They have none in the store itself but it only takes about 7-10 days for them to get here from the States.
http://www.whatthebook.com
PEace
foxhugh // July 14, 2008 at 11:10 am |
Thanks for the info. I figured as much. I lived in Taipei for 8 years, and will eventually do a series of posts comparing Taiwan and Korea, and there were two game stores. The nice thing about one of them is that he gave large discounts if you bought a case, 20% off. Neutral Ground game store chain in Manilla, that is in many of the malls, gives you a discount if you buy six(?) boxes. Plus lots of freebies. The Taipei store never did a convention but got the convention retailer kits that included repainted minis, special maps and all kinds of stuff.
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mini/tournaments
Plus I would meet other people into the game and do trades.
What’s Books just isnt the same! Its just weird how Seoul is like five times bigger than Taipei and probably 20 times richer than Manila but doesn’t have a lot of basic stuff like a real game store. Korea is a pub culture at the expense of other activities.
Joshua Marino // May 6, 2009 at 3:34 am |
Haidong Hugh,
I found your blog when I searched for Haidong Gumdo. I’m always interested in meeting others who enjoy Haidong Gumdo as much as I do.
Please take a look at my website.
Sincerely,
Joshua
foxhugh // May 7, 2009 at 9:53 pm |
I won’t pretend to be an expert on Haidong Gumdo, I wasn’t in Korea long enough but I enjoy martial arts in general.