HapKiDo History 

Hapkido is a devastating but a simple art . Our style is made to mold to you instead of you to a system . So anyone can learn the martial art  , it's  effective and fun to learn .

Hapkido has three principles Yu ,Won ,Hwa ,

Three universal theories of Hapkido 

Water / Yu 

Flowing under ,in,out , over , through and around 


Circular  directions / Won

gaining momentum by flowing in a circle to off balance an attacker by direct or redirecting force and  or mirrow or use leverage against an attacker .


Harmony or non resistance   / Hwa

Stay calm and relax / not to meet force with force 

what you will learn

Taekwondo = Korean hyungs /punch / blocks / kicks / board breaking / sparring point & continuous sparring 

Hapkido = Counter punches / blocks / kicks /joint locks / throws/ground defense / /takedowns/grappling/weapons and also how to disarm weapons 

Hapkido sparring ; stadup sparring take it to the ground and grappling 


Belt Rank 

Test for rank every three months and upper belt ranks test every six months 

Yu Gup Sha 

White 

Yellow 

Orange 

Green 

Purple 

Blue 

Brown 

Red 

Yu Dan Sha

Black belt Cho Dan  

Black belt Ee Dan  2 years 

Black belt Sam Dan  3 years 

Black belt Sa Dan  4 years 

Black belt Oh Dan 5 years 

Ko Dan Sha 

Black belt Yuk Dan  5 years 

Black belt Chil Dan  5 years 


HapKiDo History

Hapkido was founded by DoJuNim Choi young sul in Korea .

GM Choi went to Japan has a young boy and lived with Daito Ryu Aiki JuJitsu Soke Sokaku Takeda in Japan for 30 years .

Was known has the great eastern school because Soke Takeda was a mixed martial artist whom study under three different teachers in the art of sword fighting  , wrestling , and Jujitsu .such has Saigo Tanomo , Toma Shibuya , and Sakaibara  Kenkichi  .


When Takeda passed away Choi moved back to Korea 

Choi  started teaching martial arts that he learned in Japan and while he was looking for a job he was in line at the brewery company to get a job when a fight broke out in that line it was said Choi defended himself against five to eight  other men . The owner of the Brewery company's son seen this , his name was Seo Bok Seob  . He hired Choi to teach martial arts and his Dad hired him to be his body guard because his Dad was a politician in Korea .

Seo Bok Seob a Judo guy open the first Dojang and was  first student to make instructor of Hapkido  with Choi Yong Sul . 

Choi called the art Yu Kwon Sul ... Yu Sul  means soft art and kwon means place to train .

Ju means soft and Jitsu means art 

Choi student black belt # 14 Ji Han Jae mentioned to his teacher Choi the name Hapkido 

Hap to combine / Harmonize , Ki is energy , and Do means path or way .

1985 Choi yong sul promoted Chinil Chang to the Grand Master rank of 10th Dan .

Grand Master Chang came from a smart family of doctors and graduated from Yonsei university with an architectural engineering degree but with his love and passion for the martial arts he pursued a teachers career in the arts  has a mixed martial artist a well known boxer , 9th Dan grandmaster in Taekwondo , 10th Dan Hapkido grand master  , also had black belts in Judo and sword fighting

 Choi Yong Sul was the best teachers of his time in my opinion because he had more students than anyone single handed even in today now to open there on schools and assoications of martial arts like Hwa Rang Do  , Kuk Sul Kwon , and many more Kwans and  some of the different styles of Taekwondo .

Some of the greatest mixed martial artist put in all hard work  too there own styles  of Hapkido and kwans of Hapkido like Bong Soo Han a black belt in Karate , Kenpo , Taekwondo , Judo , and Hapkido 


The most famous practitioner  and considered the FATHER of Hapkido is Ji Han Jae a mixed martial artist whom put his best techniques to his system he created Sin Moo Hapkido  in the  added his religion and techniques of more kicks , canes , sticks ,and etc 

In 1970's Grand Master Ji Han Jae played in movies with Bruce Lee and has they trained together Bruce Lee gave him a GOLDEN /Black belt because Bruce Lee thought that Ji Han Jae was the best martial artist he had trained with .

 The Hapkido Legendary = Grand Master Hwang In Shik also did a lot for Hapkido and just like his cuz  Ji Han Jae  he also played in many movies with them in main films has action stars with Bruce Lee , Chuck Norris , Lady Kungfu , Jackie Chan , Weasley Snipes and more . He also black belted many action movie stars and was body guards for governments and action stars .

Grand Master Bong Soo Han was a mixed martialartist whom held black belts in a variety of different styles and  one of the most famous Hapkido practitioners starring in the movie Billy Jack and being a professional stuntman . He also made Hapkido curriculum and traveled the world teaching Hapkido has the founder / presidient of the International  Hapkido Federation 

In Sun Seo first  president of the Kido Federation  and famous practitioner from 1950's

Kang Rhee was famous korean immigrate to come teach in TN . He held black belts in Hapkido , Taekwondo , Karate , and Kungfu and put it into his system called Pasaryu he became famous and well known for his style and  training the king of rock and roll music Elvis Presley , Kickboxing icon / legend Bill Superfoot Wallace , and one of my  Hapkido mentors Grand Master Troy Trudeau whom was one of his longest students for 30 years and a pioneer of Hapkido  .

Today I choose to practice modern Hapkido and not traditional because i am a christian and follower of Jesus Christ and not the eastern concept beliefs .

Master Ryan belong's to the World Moo Sul Kwan Hapkido Federation under president Derman Hodge 

Grand Master Derman B Hodge - grew up in South Carolina under his Dad Master Elliott Hodge a well known Hapkido and Taekwondo Master . Grand Master Hodge Dad and him self Taekwondo and Hapkido lineage come from Korea . where the Korean Grand Master came to live with them in SC in the 1970's . Grand Master Kim Lo Chong . Grand Master Kim was on of the first Korean Grand Masters to immigrate to the south in South Carolina . This style is one of the many  famous Kwans . Known has Moo Sul Kwan Hapkido . 

Grand Master Derman Hodge founder/President  of World MooSul Kwan Hapkido Federation (WMKF) since 1986 and it is still growing strong today .





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