Doc Wong Announcement Thread

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Doc Wong Certified First Aid/CPR for Motorcyclists!! Sun, June 10, 2012



Starting in 2012, this workshop will be at my new office location in Belmont! See below for the address:


             Full Motion Chiropractic
             Carlmont Shopping Center (Next to Baskin Robbins)
             1021 Alameda De Las Pulgas
             Belmont, CA 94002 
             (650) 365-7775

Hi,

Most of us have been there....on a ride and someone goes down. You see
that cloud of dust or the rider is in front of you and you get that
sinking, oh s....t feeling and hope it's not too bad.

But what if the injuries are bad? Are you prepared to assist? Will you do
the right thing? It can mean the difference between life and death, minor
or major injuries. There's an even more important procedure than tending
to the fallen rider, what's that?

Learn what to do and not do when the unexpected happens. What's the very
first thing you must do even before attending to the fallen rider. How do
you handle road rash, fractures, and bleeding. When should you remove the
helmet? What about spinal injuries, shock and much more.

This is a power packed workshop, hands on, First Aid and CPR class geared
for you. So you can be ready for the worst, but of course hope for the best!

We'll even go over what you should have in your First Aid kits!

This 5 hour First Aid / CPR course which will help you in handling the most
common First Aid / CPR situations that you encounter as a motorcyclist!

To top it off, you'll get a CPR certification (2 year, Adult & Pediatric, American Heart Assn.) and first aid certification!

If you are an EMT, I need volunteer instructors to help out! The number of
volunteers will determine the number of students I can have.

So e-mail me if you're an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician).

What: Doc Wong Certified First Aid/CPR for Motorcyclists!
When: Sunday, June 10, 2012
Time: 9am to 3pm
Where: Doc Wong's office at 1021 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
Cost: $40 (includes CPR and first aid certification)
How to sign up: e-mail docwong@aol.com.  Please include name and telephone number.

Proceeds go to the JW House at Kaiser Hospital in Santa Clara. JW House keeps families together during medical crisis by offering a welcoming home just steps away from the hospital, providing a caring and compassionate environment that inspires hope.
http://www.jwhouse.org/

We had this class last year which was unbelieveable! It was the BEST First
Aid class I've ever been to.

They really geared the class for motorcyclists and motorcycling situations.
It was so close to being a certified class that this year I just added
another hour and you get the certification too!


Ride street, ride track, ride dirt, trials.....ride.....well!

Doc Wong
Chiropractor for Children and Adults
1021 Alameda de las Pulgas, Belmont, CA 94002
(650) 365-7775
www.docwong.com

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Hi everyone,  thought I'd share the experience on this next stage or Alexa riding:

Well after 4 parking lot sessions, Alexa started getting pretty comfortable starting, stopping and cornering.  She was definitely looking pretty comfortable with controlling her bike, staying light on the handlebars.  She getting totally bored with this and that she was going to start riding on the streets and that I could come with her if I wanted to.  I probably over did it with the baby steps in not wanting to push her.  

Who am I to say no and she did look ready to me too, so off we went her on the Ninja 250 and me on my vintage Guzzi so I can go appropriately slow.

So wow, first time riding on the street with the love of my life.  I was definitely too watchful and aware to really enjoy the  moment, but writing about it seems to bring back the joy on this first experience.

I choose a very easy street, Canada Road with very light traffic and a minimum of intersections.  At first I led, which I feel didn't work out so well. I could see cars tailgating her which made me nervous.  I finally had her go in front of me so I could buffer the tailgaiters.  

Tailgating cars???  This is a very foriegn experience since I avoid having cages behind me, I'll either pass or split lanes to not be tailgaited as I think it's a very vulnerable position to be while riding a motorcycle.  So she's going pretty slow which is to be expected but here I have a car up my ass and I'm really getting pretty irritated.  

Feeling threatened and there to protect my love, I try the big mean biker routine and turn around and try the giving dirty looks and other gestures and I found quickly that this had the opposite effect, the cages didn't back off and seemed to be even more aggressive.  Maybe it was the absence of long hair and tatoos that gave my bluff away, anyway it didn't work, I was obviously too wimpy looking. ;-)

I calmed down and it dawned on me, like duh, it always pays to be courtous.  So instead, I turned around and gestured to the car behind me, pointing to Alexa in front of me and letting the driver know that she was a newbie and oh well, what are we going to do?   And WOW!  The cars consistently backed off and when passing us, smiled knowingly.  It was very cute actually.  They got that she was a new rider and that I was just riding along helping her.  Wow, the lessons I re-learn.  It's almost always better to handle others with respect and dignity!

Anyway going from one end of Canada Road to the other and back seemed like to took forever, but she did really well, handled her bike well and came back home pretty happy.  She said that was a nice ride and everything went smoothly and that it was easy.  

Me, at the time I guess I was happy, but more relieved than happy.  Me, I'm making sure I don't put any performance expectations on her. If she wanted to stay in the parking lot for another 20 days, I'd have no trouble with it.  At this point I'm pretty happy with my very new experience with motorcycling.  For so many years my experience riding has been striving to improve my knowledge and riding whether it was on the track, dirt or touring.  This experience has been just as challenging as anything I've done in the past.  I hope Alexa continues to take baby steps thru her journey to confident and safe riding.

Me, I can see that I'm practicing going at beginner pace and learning lots of other things in the experience.  Lesson learned: be courteous to other car drivers, it usually pays off.

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This clinic is this Friday!

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This clinic is this Thursday!

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This clinic is this Sunday!

[somegirl]

Glad to hear she is making good progress.  

The next new step for her to build her confidence will be for you to let her go by herself (as hard as that might be for you).  As long as she feels ok with moving over and waving cars by, and goes at a low traffic time, it will be good for her.  She can just do the same route a few times until she feels comfortable with it.

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Doc Wong Motorcycle Ergonomics & Optimal Riding Position Workshop-May 18 Fri night!



I'm really excited about this workshop because of the wonderful feedback!

Starting in 2012, this workshop will be at my new office location in Belmont! See below for the address.

Not only do you get the knowledge necessary to ride with more confidence and less pain, but I'll also personally coach you on your bike.  This is an evening workshop and while we don't go out for a ride on this one, if you bring your bike, you'll get coached on it.

When: Friday, May 18, 2012! 7:00pm-8:30pm
Place:  Full Motion Chiropractic
            Carlmont Shopping Center (Next to Baskin Robbins)
            1021 Alameda De Las Pulgas
            Belmont, CA 94002 
            (650) 365-7775
How to register: just e-mail me at: docwong@aol.com
Cost:  $0.00

This workshop is designed to help you make the necessary adjustments *
to your riding positons and to your bike to optimize your personal *
efficiency and comfort of riding your motorcycle in all conditions.

To achieve this, I'll be covering different riding styles or positions *
on different bikes in differing conditons along with what needs to be *
changed to ergonomically fit your bike to you. *Also, I'll cover the *
most common neck, back and wrist problems I see and what you can do to *
ride comfortably.

Riding Positions will include optimal positions for street, sport, *
toruing, racing and dirt or dual sport riding. *Which positions *
produce optimum performance and which get riders into trouble along *
with which causes the most pain and what to do about it. *I'll *
demonstate on a couple of very different bikes, a sport bike and an *
upright dual sport bike. *That way I can demonstrate the range of *
riding positions and the range of ergonomic adjustments you can do to *
your bike. Find out how certain riding styles and poor bike setup can *
be hazardous and how to solve them. The end result is you being more *
comfortable on your bike with less fatigue and having more fun!

The ergonomics part of this workshop will cover how to adjust your *
bike to your body and style of riding. The ergonomics of different *
bike types and body types will be addressed and participants will have *
a working knowledge of what do do with their bikes *
adjustments.Optimize your bike for your riding style. *Adjusting *
levers, foot controls, handlber bar placements

I'll also cover exercises and stretches for you neck, back and wrists.

After the talk and demonstrations, etc we'll go outside where *
you'll get on your bike and I'll coach you on body position and make *
suggestions on the ergonomics of your motorcycle.


Ride street, ride track, ride dirt, trials.....ride.....well!

Doc Wong
Chiropractor for Children and Adults
1021 Alameda De Las Pulgas (In Carlmont Shopping Center next to Baskin Robbins)
Belmont, CA 94002
650-365-7775
www.docwong.com

[docwong]

Next Basic Suspension Workshop-Part 2, May 11 Fri night!

(Starting in 2012, this workshop will be at my new office location in Belmont! See below for the address.)



Hi,

You're invited to the next:  Basic Suspension Workshop - Part 2 by local expert rider, Gary Jaehne!

Here's the only catch:  It's limited to 35 riders because we will be taking apart and examining the internals of a set of forks.  Yes, you'll see the innards of the thing and see how it works to gain a deeper understanding of how suspension works.  Those who attended the last Basic Suspension Workshop (Level 1) will get first priority. 

One month there was even a guy that flew from Colorado to attend the workshop and flew back the next morning!

The Suspension Seminar Part 2, should be extraordinarily interesting tonight, Gary will go through the normal presentation portion of the program and will vary from the previous format by adding a lab where he'll be setting up a folding card table to perform a complete "piece by piece" dissection process on a full front fork assembly, and a rear shock assembly, while the students observe.  We'll be identifying the function of each individual item, as it's removed.  Should be a very educational experience, and rare opportunity for the riders in attendance.  I'm excited about implementing this new "twist" on the suspension training program!

Ken Lipman, our "Silent Hero" has been attending these too!

If there's any room left, and I expect there will be, you can attend IF you already have a basic working knowledge of suspension and are familiar with setting the sag adjustment on your bike.

            Topic:  Basic Suspension Workshop -  Part 2
            Place:  Full Motion Chiropractic
                        Carlmont Shopping Center (Next to Baskin Robbins)
                        1021 Alameda De Las Pulgas
                        Belmont, CA 94002 
           Time:  Friday night, May 11, 2012 from 7:00pm to 9:45pm
            Cost:  the cost has doubled  ;-)   ( $0 * 2 = $0 )
            How to sign up:  e-mail me at:  docwong@aol.com

Here's the scoop from Gary:

"I'm very pleased with the materials that I've put together so far, as I believe they will be quite effective at directly addressing the questions and issues that most motorcyclists have regarding the 'black magic' of setting up their compression and rebound adjustments, as well as other related aspects of suspension tuning."

You'll also get a working knowledge of how compression and rebound works on a bike by actually adjusting the suspension.

"The format for The "PART 2" seminar looks like this:
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1.  Spring "Preload": "Setting proper "SAG", a quick review"
2. Compression & Rebound : "Solving the mystery"
      3.   Dissembling a set of forks and examining it's internals
4. Advanced suspension tuning: "Going beyond the factory":
. Wheelbase
. Fork tube height
      . Fork oil level/viscosity
5. Troubleshooting common bike handling complaints (student contribution)
6.   Cartridge fork dissembly
7. Final Question & Answer session
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This will be a 2 1/2 hour (non-riding) workshop held on Friday night 7:15pm to 9:45pm at my office in Redwood City. 
Just e-mail me at:  docwong@aol.com

Directions to Full Motion Chiropractic:

1021 Alameda de las Pulgas
Belmont, CA 94002
     (650) 365-7775


  
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Doc  (DOCWONG@AOL.COM)

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Ride street, ride track, ride dirt, trials.....ride.....well!

Doc Wong
Full Motion Chiropractic
Carlmont Shopping Center
1021 Alameda De Las Pulgas
Belmont, CA 94002 
650-365-7775

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This clinic is in eight weeks!