Master Ryan Yarbrough President / Kwan Jang Nim of the Elite FreeStyle Hapkido Association
Mr. Yarbrough started HAPKIDO in 1995 and tested for black belt in 2005 and 2024 earned his 7th degree black belt in Hapkido.
Currently trains in the World Moo Sul Kwan Tang Soo Do / Hapkido Federation under President Derman Hodge .
This program will teach you how to get in shape while learning the ultimate foot & fist way ! While building muscles , shaping , and tuning up your body you will learn great self defense from standup striking , lots of sparring ,and self defense techniques. This art is considered a hard style of martial arts because it has forms .Has Hapkido is a soft art because there is no forms / hyungs / kata just 100 percent martial arts self defense .
Hapkido is a counter art from body grabs , strikes , weapons disarms
RANK TITLE'S
Rank for Hapkido
Yu Gup Ja
Student underbelt ranks
Yu Dan Ja
Black belt ranks
Ko Dan Ja
Senior master & Grand master ranks
Sabum in Korean means black belt .One whom has mastered the art /seen it or lived through it .
Sensei is a Japanese term for a black belt holder
Sifu is a Chinese term for a blackbelt holder
Black belt Titles for Hapkido
Sabum means Instructor
1st degree / Instructor / Cho Dan
2nd degree / Assistant Instructor Ee Dan
3rd degree / Head Instructor / Sam Dan
Sabum Nim / Master Instructor
4th degree Master / Sa Dan
5th degree Chief Master / Oh Dan
6th degree Senior Master/ Yuk Dan 20+ years in HAPKIDO
Kwan Jang Nim / Grand Master
7th degree Grand Master / Chill Dan
8th degree Head Grand Master / Pal Dan
9th degree Senior Great Grand Master / Gu Dan
DoJuNim / supreme Grand Master
10th degree
Chong Jae Nim / President of the association
Kwan Jang Nim / Can also be translated has head of an association or a Grand Master rank in Hapkido .
Belt rank promotions in hapkido
Applying you're self to earn the black belt depends on you . At my school this could be accomplished with in 2 to 5 years depends on the student willing to come to class and train also how fast they retain it .
2nd Dan 1 to 2 years after 1st Dan
3rd Dan hold it for 2- 3 years
4th Dan hold ot for 3 -4 years
5th Dan hold it for 4-5 years
6th Dan hold it for 6-7 years
7th Dan hold it for 7 years
Hapkido Commands
8TH GUP WHITE BELT
7TH GUP YELLOW BELT
6TH GUP ORANGE BELT
5TH GUP GREEN BELT
4TH GUP PURPLE BELT
3RD GUP BLUE BELT
2ND GUP BROWN BELT
1ST GUP RED BELT BLACK STRIPE Cho Dan Bo
BLACK BELT WHITE STRIPE IS JR BLACK BELT
DAN RANKS
CHO DAN
Ee DAN
SAM DAN
SA DAN
O DAN
YUK DAN
CHIL DAN
PAL DAN
GU DAN
SIP DAN
COMMAND'S / WEAPONS /TERMS
CHUL SA / LINE UP
CHA RUTT OR CHA RYUT / ATTENTION
KYUNG YET / BOW
KUKGI BAA RYE / SALUTE THE NATIONAL FLAG
CHOON BEE / READY STANCE POSITION
Jase / stance
Say jak / Began
PAR ROW / Back to ready stance
GO MON / STOP
YOK SA / HISTORY
HURRY BALEE BALEE
QUIET / KO YO HAN
MOO / MARTIAL ARTS
SUL / TECHNIQUE
KWAN / DOJANG
FREE STYLE SPARRING / CHA U DARE Ee ON
3 STEP SPARRING SAMBO DARE EE ON
1 STEP SPARRING / LLBO DARE EE ON
HO SHIN DO / SELF DEFENSE
IPKI / STANDING SELF DEFENSE
SUN SUL / INITIATIVE ATTACK
KAL / KNIFE
BANG GUM SUL / KNIFE DEFENSE
PO BAK SUL / ARRESTING TECHNIQUES with belt / rope
TAN DO / DAGGER
DAN BONG / SHORT STICK
JANG BONG / LONG STICK
JUNG BONG / MIDDLE STICK
GUM / SWORD
NUN CHAKU / EE CHUL BONG
WA KI SUL / GROUND FIGHTING
CHANG / SPEAR
JI PANG E / CANE
MUKI / WEAPONS
SUL / TECHNIQUES
BANG KWON SUL / DEFENSE AGAINST PUNCH
BANG JOK SUL / DEFENSE AGAINST KICKS
BANG TOO KI / DEFENSE AGAINST LUNG
YOSUNG HO SHIN SUL / WOMEN SELF DEFENSE
CHIGI / STRIKES
KOO RUGI ROLLS
NAK BUP / FALLS
VITAL POINTS / KUPSO
MAKKI / BLOCKING
KUKKI / LOCKS
KWAN JYEL SUL / JOINT LOCK MINIPULATIONS
THROWS / DUNJIGI
DANJUN HOHUP/ BREATHING SUL
DANSHIK BAL CHAGI / SINGLE KICKS
BOKSHIK BALCHAGI / DOUBLE KICKS
TUKSOO BALCHAGI / SPECIAL KICKS
OTKIT JAPHYUT SULTAE / DEFENSE AGAINST HOLDS
EEINTOO / DEFENSE AGAINST TWO ATTACKERS
YUSUL / THROWS
