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Show Friday, January 6, 1995 The Daily Utah Chronicle Real Karate Kids kick off the weekend BY RICH HAGLUND Chronicle Staff Writer "It's similar to religion: you can have all the faith you want, but without specific values and practice it isn't worth anything," said Professor Michael Kapiloff, instructor for a group of students at the University of Utah affiliated with the Pacific Martial Arts Federation USA. The martial arts provide a vehicle for practicing those values. If your partner senses any disrespect when you bow before sparring, he or she won't want to work with you." Saturday, Jan. 7 at 2 p.m., Kapiloff and his students will host a public demonstration at the HPER facility next to the Huntsman Center. Master Jerry Devinc, chief instructor of San Diego's largest traditional karate group, will be accompanied by 25 Ouch! van Damme nor Chuck Norris Although neither instrucsenior brown and black-bemartial headline will arts a demonstration, you can go catch the public tors. They will provide most of the afternoon in the HPER. real thing Saturday entertainment. They will perform traditional weekend do not boast Rutger Hauer, As the Sand Diego Academy karate forms, including gold Chuck in and Claude solo or van Damme, Jean synexpanded into the Pacific Martial techniques chronized kata. The use of weapons Norris as their headliners. But this is, Arts Federation, Master Devine such as the boat oar, long and short Kapiloff said, "the real thing." retired from teaching. Devine is a "We are professionals with the abilsticks, swords, and sickle will be past president of Amateur- Athletic But Union Karate for the Southwest, a kill demonstrated. have us of never most to ity artists national "A" level referee, member of martial are better There wiU also be lectures on The fought said that the International Karate Hall of It's understated. and been true voluntary techniques audience participation, especially for courage is to make the decision not to Fame, and director of the Martial children. do something when capable of doing Arts Museum of America. The PMA demonstration team it" Kapiloff, a senior resident ' in is Pacific Federation Martial Arts a Pediatric Medicine at Primary and Master Devine will also visit 400 Children's Medical Center, got memPrimary Children's Medical Center national school with over and provide local youth organizations bers in San Diego, Chicago, and Salt involved with PMA while in graduLake City. The school exists for the ate school at the University of with 1,000 tickets to the exhibition. California at San Diego. He now Master Devine stresses to school-ag- e instruction of traditional Japanese students the need for focus, and Okinawan martial arts, including instructs five students, four of them respectful attitudes, perseverance and Washinryu karate and weaponry. from the University of Utah. "I have remained involved in PMA commitment He believes that learn- Master Devine, a seventh-degreKarate from because of its commitment to fosterin black belt karate these values a originally proing through San the success founded student achieve a Canada, Diego ing good attitudes, respect, and discigram helps in his or her scholastic and family life. Academy of Karate in 1978, while pline among its members. Increases The karate demonstrations that still teaching mathematics in high in gang violence, the level of education many young people stop at, and school. Pacific . Martial Arts sponsors this , Jean-Clau- -- de lt medal-winnin- g - self-defen- . e at U. the lack of accomplishment in American industry all make people think that America could do more. "PMA is extraordinary in its support of those values whose absence we so often lament in American society. PMA excels not only in the training of national level athletes, but of all athletes, who desire to improve in strength, stamina, balance, coordination, focus, concentration, and respect for self and others. The level of etiquette expected in PMA is high. The youngest students are taught to address everyone as Mr. and Ms. There is no tolerance for less. "The level of diversity among PMA members is tremendous. The only qualification is consistent dedication to Kapiloff remarked that one of his student's grade point average increased a whole point as he became more involved and dedicated to the karate training. "The structured activity helped him manage his time better. If the students have problems with their exams and aren't studying, they aren't welcome at the school. You can't last long with PMA if you aren't planning on going to college. "It is assumed from the first day that all students will be teachers. Eastern philosophy teaches that if you cannot teach something, you can't know it If something is good for you, you ought to share it The students learn to take responsibility for each other. Training is second to protocol." far the exhibition are available at the door $10far adults, $4 for students and children under 5 are admitted fate. Advanced tickets may be purchased for $7 and $3 through Smiths The and the Huntsman Center Ticket Office. For farther Tickets information or group reservations, please contact Dr. Kapiloff at 364-7042. Events Today The work of Adolf Loos will shown at the Bailey Exhibition Hall through Jan. 27. be The Utah Museum of Natural History will hold "Wild Expressions" an exhibition featuring the works of Utah wildlife artists. Admission is $3 for adults, $1.50 for children and senior citizens, and free to U. students, faculty and staff, children under three, and museum members. The program runs through Feb. 26. "Flesh and Stone," a collection of works on paper by Alison Marie Perreault will be on exhibit at the Union Gallery. The gallery is open from 11 am- - 4 p.m. The exhibit will be shown through Jan. 20. Jan. 6 Deadline for U. Teaching Grant applications for Winter Quarter. Peter Breinholt and Michael Waterman will perform today and Saturday at the Jewitt Center at Westminster College at 7:30 p.m. Tickets arc $6. The Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence will hold a round table session for teachers designing courses to satisfy the new U. diversity requirement. Jan. 8 "Shadowlands" will play at Pioneer Memorial Theater. Call for times and ticket 581-696- 1 prices. house from page of the furniture, food, laundry facilities, quilts and even the Christmas 1 McDonald's He approached founder Ray Crock with the idea and the Ronald McDonald House was built There are about 158 houses worldwide at the present time. Utah has one, established in 1988. A new wing added 28 rooms in October 1994. "We used to have a waiting list of 14 to 20 people. The new wing really helped," said assistant manager Sophie Allcott started out . Allcott and Tribe both as volunteers. When positions became available, both took the e opportunity to work, on the staff. "I really love it here. It's really rewarding," said Allcott Everything inside the McDonald House is donated. This includes all full-tim- - trees, which are donated by the Festival of Trees. "We have an older gentleman in his 80s that sends us quilts and he always says, 'I hope these are okay.' They're wonderful," said Allcott Free time is also donated from AT&T for long distance phone calls as well as shuttle service to the hospitals. According to Allcott, each family receives 10 minutes a day in long distance service. All of the rooms are furnished, but do not have televisions in order to encourage residents to mingle with others and, in turn, receive support On Friday nights, the residents get together for a support group. "You get to feeling sorry for yourself and you look at someone else and see they're worse off than you are," said resident Jackie Worthen. from Worthen was Idaho to the University Hospital after severe toxemia threatened her life and the life of her unbom child. The fetus was 26 weeks into term. After haying a Caesarean section, a social worker at the hospital recommended that the Worthens stay at the Ronald McDonald House until the baby could be released on what would have been her due date. "We honesdy thought we would be served french fries when we got here, but it is just an unbelievable place. It really takes a lot of stress off the families. It is a wonderful place. It really is," said Worthen. Residents in the McDonald house must be referred by a social worker from the hospital In order to qualify, the family must have a sick child, from a premature baby up to an and live at least 50 miles from the hospital. According to maximum Tribe, there is a for extended that be can stay policy two weeks at a time, or if there is a high demand for the room, the family may be put back on the waiting list for another room The cost to stay at the house is $10 a night but according to Allcott, families that cannot afford to pay are sponsored by a local family through a program. This year marks the 20th anniversary for the Ronald McDonald Houses. "We're really excited. You know that there's a need for places like this," said Allcott Volunteers are always needed to help in the Ronald McDonald Houses. There is a resident manager on call 24 hours a day that can help with questions and problems. For more information, call one of the managers at 3634663. Jan. 9 30-da- y Share-A-Nig- ht Salt of the Earth, a folk group, will perform at noon in the Union Deli. Rod Decker will speak on his new book "An Environment for Murder" at 11 a.m. at the Hinckley Institute of Politics (Orson Spencer Hall Room 255). The International Folk Dance Club will hold their weekly meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom. Instructions arc held from 7:30-8:3- 0 p.m. followed by dancing. Admission is free. Peter Jackson from Harvard Medical School will speak at a Huntsman Cancer Institute and CVMB Lecture on "Cyclin control of DNA replication in xeno-pu- s extracts." The lecture will be 4 at p.m. in the Eccles Institute of Human Genetics Auditorium. the from Sutko Reno Nevada of at University John picture oft h" 2 School L of Medicine will speak in a pharmacologytoxicology seminar on "Two ryanodine receptor e i iirGOm a (T,.rn intracellular calcium-releas- e systems" at 4 p.m. in Skaggs Hall Room 316. Jan. The s s I in ..in . N'1 U. 10 Ncuropsychiatric Institute will hold a lecture with Dr. Sidney Zisook, professor of psychiatry from the University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, on "Depression and grief in the elderly" The seminar will be at 12:30 p.m.. For more information call Wendy Zundcl at 3 |
