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 structure
Test for rank every three months and upper belt ranks test every six months
Yu Gup Sha earned 3 too 5 years depend on students .
White 8th Gup 3 months
Yellow 7th Gup 3 months
Orange 6th Gup 3 months
Green 5th Gup 3months
Purple 4th Gup 6 months
Blue 3rd Gup 6 months
Brown 2nd Gup 6 months
Red 1st Gup 6 months
Yu Dan Sha
1st Dan Black belt Cho Dan / black belt instructor earned any time
2nd Dan Black belt Ee Dan 1 or 2 years / Assistant instructor
3rd Dan Black belt Sam Dan 2- 3 years / Head instructor
4th Dan Black belt Sa Dan 3-4 years / We consider you Master
5th Dan Black belt Oh Dan 4-5 years / Master
Ko Dan Sha
6th Black belt Yuk Dan 5 years / Master
7th Black belt Chil Dan 5 years / We consider you Grand Master
8th Black belt Pal Dan 5 years /Senior Grand Master
9thBlack belt Ku Dan 5 years / Supreme Grand Master highest rank you can go
10th Dan Soke 5 years / Red belt or a gold belt is normally wear to show you founded your own art and or inheritor of an art .
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 . Also because my teachers are mixed martial artist and that's the way I learned .
Instructor Ryan is a member of the the World Moo Sul Kwan Hapkido Federation under president Grand Master Derman Hodge .
Grand Master Derman Hodge founder/President of World MooSul Kwan Hapkido Federation (WMKF) since 1986 and it is still growing strong today .
Instructor Ryan started Hapkido in 1995 and in 2005 earned his black belt in FreeStyle Hapkido with Independent Martial Arts Federation and is a life time member also a life time member of Grand Master Troy Trudeau Hapkido association and the KBMA under GRand Master Ernest Dukes .
2011 Joined World Moo Sul Kwan Federation has a single member
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