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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.62,0:00:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is said that the grass is always greener
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.67,0:00:07.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the other side of the fence,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.73,0:00:10.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I believe this is true,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.87,0:00:13.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when I hear President Obama
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.46,0:00:15.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,often talk about the Korean education system
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.95,0:00:19.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a benchmark of success.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.46,0:00:21.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I can tell you that,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.86,0:00:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the rigid structure and highly competitive nature
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.41,0:00:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Korean school system,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.60,0:00:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also known as pressure cooker,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.93,0:00:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not everyone can do well in that environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.59,0:00:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While many people responded in different ways
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.22,0:00:41.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about our education system,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.22,0:00:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my response to the high-pressure environment
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.59,0:00:47.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was making bows with pieces of wood
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.52,0:00:50.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found near my apartment building.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.27,0:00:52.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why bows?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.79,0:00:55.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not quite sure.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.54,0:00:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps, in the face of constant pressure,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.48,0:01:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my caveman instinct of survival
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.73,0:01:06.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has connected with the bows.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.05,0:01:07.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you think about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.79,0:01:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the bow has really helped drive human survival
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.20,0:01:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since prehistoric times.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.92,0:01:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The area within three kilometers of my home
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.19,0:01:19.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,used to be a mulberry forest
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.38,0:01:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during the Joseon dynasty,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.66,0:01:26.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where silkworms were fed with mulberry leaves.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.12,0:01:30.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In order to raise the historical awareness of this fact,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.83,0:01:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the government has planted mulberry trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.16,0:01:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The seeds from these trees
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.94,0:01:39.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,also have spread by birds here and there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.74,0:01:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,nearby the soundproof walls of the city expressway
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.22,0:01:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that has been built around the 1988 Olympics.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.58,0:01:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The area near these walls,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.08,0:01:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which nobody bothers to pay attention to,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.06,0:01:56.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had been left free from major intervention,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.26,0:02:02.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is where I first found my treasures.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.16,0:02:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I fell deeper into bow making,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.36,0:02:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began to search far and beyond my neighborhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.57,0:02:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I went on school field trips,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.69,0:02:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,family vacations, or simply on my way home
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.93,0:02:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from extracurricular classes,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.76,0:02:19.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wandered around wooded areas
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.86,0:02:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gathered tree branches
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.60,0:02:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the tools that I sneaked inside my school bag.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.57,0:02:29.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they would be somethings like saws, knives,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.27,0:02:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sickles and axes
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.52,0:02:36.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I covered up with a piece of towel.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.21,0:02:38.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would bring the branches home,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.09,0:02:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,riding buses and subways,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.08,0:02:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,barely holding them in my hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.47,0:02:47.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I did not bring the tools here to Long Beach.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.34,0:02:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Airport security.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.90,0:02:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.98,0:02:54.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the privacy of my room, covered in sawdust,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.70,0:02:58.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would saw, trim and polish wood all night long
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.75,0:03:01.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until a bow took shape.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.22,0:03:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, I was changing the shape of a bamboo piece
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.71,0:03:10.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ended up setting the place on fire.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.47,0:03:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Where? The rooftop of my apartment building,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.26,0:03:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place where 96 families call home.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.90,0:03:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A customer from a department store across from my building
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.49,0:03:22.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called 911,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.98,0:03:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I ran downstairs to tell my mom
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.02,0:03:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with half of my hair burned.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.24,0:03:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to take this opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.37,0:03:36.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to tell my mom, in the audience today:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.07,0:03:38.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mom, I was really sorry,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.42,0:03:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I will be more careful with open fire from now on.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.06,0:03:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother had to do a lot of explaining,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.70,0:03:47.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling people that her son did not commit
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.02,0:03:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a premeditated arson.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.25,0:03:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also researched extensively on bows around the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.42,0:03:59.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In that process, I tried to combine
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.47,0:04:01.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the different bows from across time and places
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.91,0:04:05.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create the most effective bow.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.69,0:04:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also worked with many different types of wood,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.04,0:04:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as maple, yew and mulberry,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.23,0:04:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and did many shooting experiments
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.17,0:04:15.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the wooded area near the urban expressway
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.67,0:04:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I mentioned before.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.50,0:04:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The most effective bow for me
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.53,0:04:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.30,0:04:27.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One: Curved tips can maximize the springiness
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.51,0:04:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when you draw and shoot the arrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.04,0:04:35.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Two: Belly is drawn inward for higher draw weight,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.94,0:04:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which means more power.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.60,0:04:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Three: Sinew used in the outer layer of the limb
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.91,0:04:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for maximum tension storage.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.82,0:04:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And four: Horn used to store energy in compression.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.06,0:04:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After fixing, breaking, redesigning,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.05,0:05:00.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mending, bending and amending,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.98,0:05:04.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my ideal bow began to take shape,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.29,0:05:08.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and when it was finally done,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.15,0:05:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it looked like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.67,0:05:14.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so proud of myself
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.91,0:05:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for inventing a perfect bow on my own.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.98,0:05:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a picture of Korean traditional bows
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.42,0:05:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,taken from a museum,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.31,0:05:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and see how my bow resembles them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.80,0:05:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to my ancestors
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.36,0:05:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for robbing me of my invention. (Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.54,0:05:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through bowmaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.39,0:05:44.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I came in contact with part of my heritage.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.46,0:05:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Learning the information that has accumulated over time
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.02,0:05:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reading the message left by my ancestors
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.86,0:05:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were better than any consolation therapy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.46,0:05:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or piece of advice any living adults could give me.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.40,0:06:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, I searched far and wide,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.32,0:06:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but never bothered to look close and near.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.80,0:06:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this realization,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.04,0:06:09.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I began to take interest in Korean history,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.86,0:06:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which had never inspired me before.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.26,0:06:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the end, the grass is often greener
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.64,0:06:18.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on my side of the fence,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.43,0:06:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,although we don't realize it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.60,0:06:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I am going to show you how my bow works.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.36,0:06:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let's see how this one works.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.57,0:06:33.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a bamboo bow,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.70,0:06:37.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with 45-pound draw weights.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.64,0:06:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Noise of shooting arrow)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.82,0:06:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.28,0:06:52.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A bow may function in a simple mechanism,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.69,0:06:55.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but in order to make a good bow,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.24,0:06:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a great amount of sensitivity is required.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.26,0:07:01.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to console and communicate
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.79,0:07:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the wood material.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.53,0:07:06.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each fiber in the wood
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.22,0:07:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has its own reason and function for being,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.05,0:07:12.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and only through cooperation and harmony among them
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.45,0:07:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,comes a great bow.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.04,0:07:17.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I may be an [odd] student
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.83,0:07:20.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with unconventional interests,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.02,0:07:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I hope I am making a contribution
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.97,0:07:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by sharing my story with all of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.86,0:07:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My ideal world is a place
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.11,0:07:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where no one is left behind,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.32,0:07:34.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where everyone is needed exactly where they are,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.61,0:07:38.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the fibers and the tendons in a bow,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.21,0:07:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a place where the strong is flexible
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.48,0:07:45.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the vulnerable is resilient.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.27,0:07:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bow resembles me,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.92,0:07:49.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I resemble the bow.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.97,0:07:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I am shooting a part of myself to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.84,0:07:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, better yet, a part of my mind
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.58,0:08:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has just been shot over to your mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.42,0:08:02.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did it strike you?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.67,0:08:04.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.21,0:08:09.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)