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Primary martial arts style:

Hapkido

How many years practiced?

50+

Other arts you've trained in:

We have trained in Hapkido only. Offensive and defensive skills are taught in various real world applications in the following scenarios: empty hand vs. empty hand, empty hand vs. weapon or weapon vs. empty hand and weapon vs. weapon. Empty hand techniques include joint locking, kicking, punching, throwing, and immobilization. Weapons techniques include the knife, cane, rope, Dan bong, Jung Bong, Jang bong, So Bong and sword.

-World Hapkido Headquarters - Hapkidowon-

What do you love about your art?

Hapkidowon is a place of education for the dynamic art of Hapkido in its authentic form. Its high quality techniques are very practical and based on scientific principles.

- World Hapkido Headquarters - Hapkidowon-

Where do you study or practice?

Grandmaster Hong Sik Myung started Hapkido in Korea He participated in "1st Korean National Hapkido Unified Demonstration" at Seoul, Korea in 1968. He became a chief master instructor of Korea Hapkido YonMuKwan (also spelled YonMooKwan and YeonMuKwan) Headquarters in 1973 and took over Korea Hapkido YonMuKwan Association from the founder, the late GM Kwang Sik Myung (Founder of the World Hapkido Federation - WHF). He moved to the United States in 1981, opened Myung's Hapkido and organized the World Hapkido Headquarters - Hapkidowon in 1981, which relocated in Corona, California in 2004. He is dedicated to the propagation and standardisation of Hapkido along with its authentic form and traditional spirit throughout the globe.

World Hapkido Headquarters - Hapkidowon

Website:

http://www.hapkidowon.com/