Hapkido Check In

[Thomas]

I really like how the Taekwondo section has an ongoing check-in where other forum readers can learn a bit about other practioners out there and I'd like to steal that idea for the Hapkido forum.

If you train (or trained) in Hapkido, please post a bit about what style you study (or even kwan), where you study, how long and your grade. If you could say a bit about your school, I'd sure be interested.

For me, I began studying under Combat Hapkido in 1994 as a cross training opportunity within the Taekwondo (WTF) school.

In 1997, I went to Korea and trained in Korea for 4 years. I studied with Moo Moo Kwan and eventually earned my 1st and 2nd dan black belts in IHF Hapkido. I also trained with the Korea Guards Martial Arts group and earned my 1st dan... (Korea Guards is a type of Korean Hapkido that also trains in bodyguard type of skills)


In 2001, I returned to New York and found that my previous master had chartered up with the ICHF (Combat Hapkido) and was a certified instructor. I rehoined the TKD school and began full time training in TKD and ICHF Hapkido.

At our school, we do a lot of Hapkido, ranging from breakfalls to joint locks to striking and so on. Most of the techniques that I learned in Korea fit very closely in with the ICHF style and the ICHF offers really good cross training ranging from ground grappling to weapons. The main reason I am happy where I am is because my master is the best instructor I've ever had the opportunity to work with, bar none.

(P.S. Our school is located near the Ontario/Quebec/New York State Border in Potsdam New York. If you are in the vicinity, contact me by e-mail if you would like to visit and train. )

[John_IHF]

Well I study At IHF in south florida, I'm a highschool student and I have my fair share of using techniques in real world combat only when needed I try my best not to get into conflict and I do that pretty well... but there are always the people that continue to presist and I do enough to make them leave me alone with control so as not to harm them too bad but to let them know "Back off and leave me alone". Our school comes directly from the headquarters in korea. My instructor is Master 5dan Allen, Jeffrey. I have been doing hapkido for a year and a half and loved every moment of it. I was going to test for my black belt in October but I don't want to rush and I would like to test for my black belt when our Kuksanim 9thdan GM Jang Young Shil comes to america for a second time. He was going to come in october but for unavoidable reasons I do not think that will happen so he will be coming during the spring of 2004. How I got into Hapkido was my dad. He was in the Army and was assigned to goto Korean and was stationed near Pyongteak where the IHF headquarters is stationed. He really wanted to do Hapkido but I'm sure his actions while staying there destroyed his opertunity. I've done other martial arts but I believe that Hapkido is the most real world martial art due to the fact we don't do backflips, backflips off walls, rolling on the ground with an oponet doing chokes/armbars/etc... not assuming that another person will attack you while your tied up, and kicks (within the technique but we practice kicks so that we know how a kick functions allowing us the "know how" on defense against kicks). The way we basically do our techniques are Daito Ryu Aikijujutsu the exact same thing Choi Young Sool did.
http://www.hapkido-info.net/html/hapkido_family_tree.html Jang Young Shil is under Chang Young Shil
we will be having Seminars November 14 and15.
www.hapkiyoosool.com

[Jointlock]

Hello all. Born and raised in Lincoln NE, and have been involved in martial arts since 1991. For my 13th birthday I began learning Tae kwon do with the ITF Chang Han forms (Chun-gi, Dan-gun, etc). My first school was actually a McDojang and I recieved my first dan in under 2 years and my 2nd in less than 3. Since the instructor there was also a second dan I didn't feel like I was learning anymore, and did more helping with the class on basics.

A friend of mine from work also studied tae kwon do in his home town and told me that he was going to check out this Hapkido instructor in town. I decided to go along and see what it was all about, because I was ready to do something new. I was immediately blown away. I began to learn things about vital points, controling the opponent, jointlocks, throws, meditation, and attitude that I didn't even know were covered in the martial arts. Also I found out that my kicks weren't as proficient as I thought they were and were actually pretty sloppy. In addition my instructor Mr. Mike Burnett (5th dan Hapkido, 4th dan traditional Tae kwon do) was amazing at techniques and an excellent teacher. Three years of rigourous training 2 hours 4 days a week and I finally earned my black belt.

Imediately after highschool I joined the Marines for four years. It was difficult to train on a regular basis, but I made due with teaching some of my Marine buddies. After my four years was up I returned to Lincoln in 2000 and got back into Hapkido. I teach privately with the help of my instructor, and will hopefully test for my 2nd Dan within the next couple of months.

You'll probably notice that I'm pretty long winded in most of my posts and replys. Hopefully I can learn alot from the people here and maybe you can learn something from me.

[SilverQ]

Hello. I began Hapkido on September 18th, 2003, (so not very long ago indeed!), and have so far been occupied with it in thought and skill.
I train in Calgary, a city in Alberta, Canada (home of the annual Calgary Stampede) three times a week and am just learning the basics (of stances, rolls, kicks, etcetera).
I train under Master Ki C. Yoon, who was born and raised in Korea, and came to Canada a year and a half ago. He is a 9th Dan in Hapkido, and was a Seoul president bodyguard, who also trained 2000 military paratroopers to 1st Dan in 30 months. (He was recongnized by General of the squadron with an award of achievement.) He is an amazing man in general, and on a personal level I respect him greatly.
I, myself, am an average girl in ninth grade, who devotes herself to her work (this, very specifically, being hapkido presently) and I enjoy it. And yes, I like this idea of a check-in, too!

[Thomas]

Really neat to see the backgounds of those who have shared them here so far. Nice to "meet" you and if any of you are in the New York State - Ontario - Quebac border area, PM me and come in for a class or so! Nice to "meet" you all.

[SaJooNim]

Born and raised in Nebraska also. My father earned a black belt in Shotokan Karate back in the mid-1950's while he was in the Marine Corps. He later became a State Trooper and was heavily involved in developing the defensive tactics program that they used.

In the late 1960's, he was approached by a gentleman who had trained in Taekwondo in both Viet Nam and in South Korea -- and was asked if he would be interested in assiting with starting a dojang. They trained together for some time and eventually attended a demonstration being held by Master Instructor Kun-Man Lee. After the demonstration, they approached Mr. Lee and asked if he would be willing to train them in Taekwondo -- he accepted.

My father and this other instructor became the first of Mr. Lee's students to earn black belts in Taekwondo here in the U.S. I was born right about this same time -- so needless to say, I've literally been around martial arts my entire life.

At about the time that I was old enough to begin officially training, my father got away from teaching (because of work), and so Mr. Lee became my biggest influence as a martial artist. His teaching style was incredibly strict -- he demanded 100% effort from his students. I trained in Taekwondo a minimum of 2 hours, four days a week for a little over three years before earning a conditional black belt (you were not allowed to test as an official 1st degree until the age of 16).

Mr. Lee's father was, for a time, the highest ranking Yudo practitioner in South Korea. Interestingly enough, Mr. Lee did not ever train with his father -- the senior Mr. Lee felt that the father-son relationship would detract from the training. Mr. Lee's father also operated one of the Kwan's that was run sort of like a college. All of the members had to train in Taekwondo, Hapkido, and Yudo -- you couldnt just pick one. There were numerous instructors in each of those styles... so those that trained there got a very well rounded education.

One of Mr. Lee's requirements here in the U.S. was that you had to first earn a black belt in either Taekwondo or Yudo before he would begin training you in Hapkido. So, this is what I did -- after earning my black belt, I began to training as a white belt in Hapkido. Mr. Lee kept the two very seperate and made the differences very distinct and clear.

For quite some time, there were no pads on the floor -- so it was common to go home from class with sore and bruised hips and ankles from hitting the hard floor after throws or joint locks. I must admit that although I liked Hapkido, I HATED not having pads. Eventually, the pads came -- but even then, my main focus remained with Taekwondo.

I simply prefered they training style of Taekwondo -- with the forms and sparring. I continued to train in both and eventually became a Taekwondo instructor and opened my own dojang.

Mr. Lee moved to California and turned control of his dojang over to another Korean master. The training was immediately changed to the WTF style and he rapidly lost all of the original students (including myself).

In the mean time, I began training wtih Grandmaster Jun-Suh Yi (who is a cousin of Mr. Lee's). It was really under him where I developed more of an appreciation for the techniques and philosophy behind Hapkido. He actually taught Yoo-Sool at his dojang, but also holds rank in Hapkido. His training was also incredibly rigorous -- he was HUGE into dynamic break falls. It wasnt uncommon to perform, for example, literally dozens of roll-outs by first jumping over a 6' tall person with their head tipped forward --- or do backwards break-falls off of a folding table.

Back in 1992, after getting out of the Marine Corps, I decided to abandon the idea of teaching Taekwondo (for several reasons), and I began to devote my teaching and training to Hapkido. I remain in contact with my original instructors and train with them when I can. I've also trained several times with Grandmaster Ji, Han-Jae, Dr. He-Young Kimm, as well as some seminar time with several of the other noted Hapkido teachers around the U.S.

During the mid 90's I trained for a period with Dom Maldonado, who is a 6th degree black belt under the late Shinjo Sensei -- who was the founder of Shobukan Goju-Ryu. Mr. Maldonado had trained for several years in Okinawa and before that in Taekwondo for several years back in the early 70's with Henry Cho from NYC. The training that he put his students through was also very traditional and intense.

Anyway -- after reading far more than any of you could ever have wanted to know, the skinny of it is that I hold a 5th degree in Hapkido, and a 4th degree in Taekwondo, along with training in Yoo-Sool, Goju-Ryu and Shotokan.

My activity in the martial arts over the past several years has been pretty much restricted to Hapkido. After 24 years of training, each day passes with a greater understanding and appreciation for what Hapkido has to offer. I try to pass on to my students, the intensity and core values of my teachers, and I work very hard at trying to maintain the art in the way it was presented to me.

As you see by my 'signature', I've chosen to use the name Shin Koo Hapkido, Yoo-Sok-Kwan to define what I offer. It is NOT a new style -- I'm not planning on promoting myself to 10th dan anytime soon -- I just wanted a name that fit my philosophy. Shin Koo basically means "the old and the new." I teach the techniques and philosophies that I was taught -- and if something useful comes along that I feel will compliment our training, then we use it. I never detract from -- only add to. Yoo-Sok can be translated as "handing down traditions for posterity."

Now that you're all sick of reading this, I guess I should get outa here.

Before I go, I will say that I am excited and interested in hearing about the training history of some of the rest of you out there. :-)

Take care,

Mike Burnett, Sa Joo
Shin Koo Hapkido
Yoo-Sok-Kwan
Lincoln, NE

[Thomas]

Oso Oseyo (Welcome) to SaJooNim, SilverQ, Jointlock, and John_IHF! It's really fascinating to read about different Hapkido schools!

By the way, I posted some pictures in the PHOTO section: one under "Instructors" (I'm on the right in the TKD uniform) in the Taekwondo section and one under "Hapkido Students" in the Hapkido section (I am the guy in the center in the black uniform).

[Thomas]

So far, 5 people have "checked in" and shared a bit about themselves...
Don't be shy, let people know how many Hapkido artists are out there and how different some of them are!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

[Kosh]

My name is Marc, Kosh is my nickname.

As my sig says i train in Hapkido under Master Kim Boem, who was in turn taught by Grand Master Kim who was taught by the guy that taught Jacky Chan Hapkido, which is nice.

I have been learning Hapkido for just over a year and am a 1st dan.

I have also done a little Capoeira and am trying to get a teacher to open a Capoeira club in Sunderland.

I also have a big passion for movie martial arts and fight scene choreography.

You might think from this post that the Hapkido i learn is some sort of movie stunt martial art, but it isnt. My teacher is a respected self defence and subject control expert and regularly teaches the police.

[Paratus]

My name is Mike
I train at Chang's Hapkido Academy in Darien, Illinois, United States. Our grandmaster is Gedo Chang, I haven't trained under him, but I learn from a 2nd Dan. I've been training in Hapkido for about 9 months and am as of today a 4th Kup Brown Belt.

[Chan Fan]

Originally posted by Kosh
My name is Marc, Kosh is my nickname.

As my sig says i train in Hapkido under Master Kim Boem, who was in turn taught by Grand Master Kim who was taught by the guy that taught Jacky Chan Hapkido, which is nice.



Hey Marc - Welcome!

Just to clarify, Jackie Chan was a student of Grandmaster Kim, Jin Pal.

I understand he will be visiting your Grandmaster in England later this spring with Bong Soo Han for a charity seminar in England.

You guys are very fortunate to have three (!) grandmasters available to you at one time for training. Yes I am turning green with envy!

[Kosh]

yeah thats the guy.

He is friends with our Grand Master and sends our academy letters and stuff.

Im looking forward to the festival, it was fun last year and should be much better this year.

[Chris from CT]

Holy Sign-ups!!!! I went to the TKD section and looked at how many sign-ins they had, it was close to 100 people!!! Here's one more for us. ;)

I'm Chris and I'm a martial art-aholic

**Hi, Chris**

I started in 1983 with Shaolin Kempo and moved around within TKD, Kempo, Arnis and Yang Style Tai Chi. I would try to spend every waking moment training or devising some plan to train.

Once I got into Hapkido I was hooked! I originally got into Hapkido when I was working at an out of town YMCA. I moved out of my hometown to be closer to work and eventually faded out of my Kempo training because of distance. (Eventually, I found that my Kempo teachers’ teachers weren’t that far away so I began training with them. But I digress.) Master Art St.Armand, the martial arts instructor at the YMCA, taught TKD for the kids’ program and Hapkido for the adult program. Master Art was my first Hapkido instructor and is a very talented man. He was taught by GM Jung Hwan Park. I spent years training with Master Art and he eventually gave me permission to start teaching in the town I was living in. Soon after that he retired from teaching. This put me in a predicament. I had a class of students, but no teacher for me to learn from. I didn’t think this was fair to my students so I started to think about who should be my teacher. Luckily, I had done some traveling and got to experience many different styles and teachers of Hapkido. Now this was also unlucky for me because I had come to know many talented Hapkido practitioners and deciding was not going to be an easy task.

I eventually decided on taking a long shot. I had decided to ask Grandmaster Lim, Hyun-Su to be my teacher. For more info on GM Lim please see…
http://lmaa.bravepages.com/gmlim.htm

My choice came from many get-togethers with Master Todd Miller. He was very respectful and had some fantastic technique. Through all that time, he understood I had absolutely no intentions of leaving Master Art and he was always respectful and very open with what he knew. The style he taught was Jung Ki Hapkido and it was different from a lot of the Hapkido I had seen. People were grabbing on full force (myself included) and ridiculously painful and/or controlling techniques were being applied with little effort. All of these techniques were applied without any type of distraction or fake. This style answered a lot of questions I had about Hapkido without me ever having to ask the questions. So after quite a bit of thought, I talked to GM Lim and he wanted my entire background, why I didn’t have teacher and what I wanted from the martial arts and life. He replied that he would consider it. I guess that GM Lim talked to Master Todd for a character reference and I eventually received word that I had been accepted. I couldn’t explain how happy I was at that moment.

I teach Jung Ki Hapkido here in Westport, Connecticut (USA) and if any MAP’er is ever in my neck of the woods please stop in to train or to just say,”hi.”

Take care. :)

[shadow warrior]

My name is Keith Stewart
aka Shadow Warrior
aka Sir: To my students.

A brief backround.

I have trained in Hapkido and applied the art since the mid 1970's under two primary and numerous other second generation Hapkido Masters. I am a student of second generation KOREAN Hapkido reflected in the state of Hapkido in the mid 1960's.

My two main teachers were Master Chung Kee Tae (retired President Canadian Hapkido Association) and Master Hwang In-Shik (former Head Instructor Korean Hapkido Association, Presidential Bodyguard, action director, movie star).

Among MANY other second generation Hapkido instructors, I have taken students and trained at the Dojangs of Masters Chong S. Kim, Bong Soo Han and Kwang Sik Myung.

I was a professional 'front line" undercover and general investigator, (specializing in international drug and theft networks), 3rd party protection team leader, security team (eviction, ejection, arrest and tresspass enforcement) team selector, trainer and manager as well as a corparate, personal security profile consultant and threat assessment specialist for fifteen years. I worked for numerous respected international security- investigation firms (owned and operated by various retired members of the SAS and CID from the UK) and was invloved in government sub contracts as a specialized operative and private technical consultant. Retired early 1992 after accumulating many hundreds of 'incident reports' and burning a 1000 life chances.I used to tell people I was a 'contractor'. I have taught Hapkido to selected students since that time.

Note:

Although Master Jin Pal may be the source of some of Jackie Chan's formal Hapkido training, the ONLY Hapkido Master to have appear in Jackie Chan films is Master Hwang In-Shik. (Young Master and Dragon Lord)

In his own biography Jackie rates the fight with Master Hwang (in Young Master), in his TOP TEN movie fights of ALL TIME. They spent more than a year together making the two films in the late 1970's, early 1980's. During this time period Master Hwang taught many of Chan's stunt people as well as Jackie himself.

Keith Stewart
Head Instructor
www.eastwesthapkido.com

[Thomas]

We've doubled our list in a short time! Sign up and maybe we'll beat the TKD Check-in List by the year's end.

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido



If anything is incorrect, PM me and I'll fix it!

[hapkiyoosool]

Hello!!(Anyonghihaseyo!!) Welcome! (Hwanyanghamnida!) I am Master Jeff Allen(5 dan) who began training under Koreans at the age of 7 and lived/learned/taught in Korea at the headquarters under Grandmaster Jang returning to the US in 2000. I have around 26 years in Hapkido. I never studied anything else. Becareful, my opinions may be biased! :love: LOL I recieved my teaching certification from the Korean Government under GM Jang and am proud to say that I am GM Jang's very first student to open a school outside of Korea. I read, write, and speak both Korean and English. I majored in Asian Studies while attending Seoul University and Maryland University's Asian Division while living in Korea. I got to have fun working with Korean Movie Director Woo-Song Park(Richard S. Park, "Gang Justice","3 Ninjas","JaeSong Lee Story") as an actor, stuntman, and Martial Art/Action Director in Korea. I am also prior Military Intelligence and instructed Hostage Rescue/Counter Terrorist Teams. I have volunteered my time instructing Department of State-DSS, CIA, AFOSI, Korean & U.S. Secret Service, Navy SEALs(DoD), and other governmental bodies. I also had the honor of providing joint forces personal protection to the Korean President Young-Sam Kim. The real honor was training under GM Jang in Korea.

The man I study under in Korea is:
Our President, Grandmaster Jang, Young-Shil(9dan). Grandmaster Jang began teaching Hapkido in 1960 in Pyongtaek, South Korea which serves as our headquarters. He recieved his ratings from Choi,Young-Sool the founder of Hapkido. Grandmaster Jang taught Korean Military and Special Forces in the 1950's with Bong-Soo Han, Presidential Body Guards, as well as numerous other Korean Governmental Agencies.

OH YEAH! My wife is a great cook! ^_^

[KickChick]

Welcome to MAP hapkiyoosool ... nice bio you have there, it's an honor to have you now as an official MAP member! ;) ....

I would be very interested, as I am sure others would also (and not only the Hapkidoists), if you might in the future elaborate on some of your past experiences for an article contribution.

.... (no way you are going to beat our populace over in the TKD forum Thomas ... but its a good start! :) )
See I am a good cook also and we have some awesome get togethers over there! LOL

[Chan Fan]

Originally posted by shadow warrior
Note:

Although Master Jin Pal may be the source of some of Jackie Chan's formal Hapkido training, the ONLY Hapkido Master to have appear in Jackie Chan films is Master Hwang In-Shik. (Young Master and Dragon Lord)

In his own biography Jackie rates the fight with Master Hwang (in Young Master), in his TOP TEN movie fights of ALL TIME. They spent more than a year together making the two films in the late 1970's, early 1980's. During this time period Master Hwang taught many of Chan's stunt people as well as Jackie himself.

Keith Stewart
Head Instructor
www.eastwesthapkido.com

I will have to pick up that Biography... sounds very informative (Young Master is an awsome movie!).

WOW - excellent credentials and experience! Kudos to yourself for the years of training and teaching. I visited your website and it looks like you have very good standards and high expectations of your students.

Regards,

[Thomas]

Here's our updated list... we're only behind the Taekwondo sign-in by a few (depending how you count)... if you practice Hapkido, sign in and get on the list... good numbers are going fast! (Kickchick: I refer you to the story of the Tortoise and the Hare... :) )

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool



If anything is incorrect, PM me and I'll fix it!

[hapki_18]

alright somebody add me to that short, but still growing list.
my name is Yoky. i joined my hapkido classes 3 weeks ago. i know im barely a beginner, but i really enjoy my classes and really feel like i've learned something worthwhile.

i live in LA and luckily my dojo is 4 blocks from my house and across the street from my gym. I've seen that school many times, but have always been skeptical of it, never heard of hapkido, nor am i interested in it.

then one day i was walking outside the dojo when they were sparring(which is only once a week) i was curious but doubtful that im into this sort of stuff since i've never been in a martial art.
what i saw that day amazed me, the lower colored belts were sparring against the black belts and getting thrown around. my blood started rising and i was getting really excited just by watching them spar. i then talked to the teacher and joined immediately, and have been hooked ever since then.

oh btw, i train under gm chong s. kim(well, not really under him, but really his black belts students

[Coomazen]

OK - My name is Mel and I seem to be one of the few female hapkidoka! I train at Black Knight Dojang in Atlanta and I am currently a 6th kup testing for 5th on March 6th.

[Thomas]

Welcome Hapki_18 and Coomazen! I hope you enjoy the site and share your knowledge and ideas with us. I'll update the list pretty soon!

[Paratus]

hmm...another tidbit of info(just found out recently), officially my Hapkido style is Hapkido Wol Ge Kwon

[Thomas]

Here's the latest update! If you haven't checked-in, please do... share a bit about yourself and get a fine welcome.

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

Welcome to the new people and a continuing greeting for the posters, both frequent and infrequent here!

[Silver Dragons]

Well I should have done this a long time ago. Im a first dan in Song Moo Kwan Hapkido from Panama City, Panama (central america)

[hapki_18]

what you forgot to put my name next to my screenname:( . also my hapkido style is called jang mu won hapkido

btw its yoky

[WorldChampTKD]

I'm Jen. I'm 17 years old and I study Tae Kwon Do (WTF) at a school here in Southern California called "Ultimate Tae Kwon Do" (we used to be "World Championship Tae Kwon Do" but we've moved). At the school there is also a Hapkido Master who teaches. I'm a Purple belt in Tae Kwon Do and I just started Hapkido, so I'm totally new at it. I'm really enjoying it, except my legs are really sore from doing ground kicks, which I'm not used to doing. I hope to excell because I really enjoy it. I want to learn all I can about Hapkido.....talk to you all soon!

[Thomas]

Here's the latest update! Welcomes to all and we look forward to hearing from all of you.

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

Keep them coming... I will update everytime we get a few new listings!
PM me if you want something added or corrected , please.

[HeadKick44]

Hi.
I'm basically just starting hapkido, but I have promised myself to stick it out to black belt (I have one in tkd, and want to do something besides kick). I train at Mountain Kim martial arts, a studio in Virginia USA, that teaches tkd, haidong gumdo, and hapkido; all of which are korean arts.

[Thomas]

HeadKick44: Welcome! I hope you share your knowledge and ideas with us frequently!

[blessed_samurai]

Greetings.

The style of Hapkido I study is called HoShinDo Hapkido. It basically means "Gateways to concepts of defense through the use of coordinated power." (Don't you just love those long titles). I have been studying under Master James Ray for about 5 years now and tested 3 weeks ago for my 1st Dan. It was a grueling 2 hour test in which I was the only one testing. Our school is located in Oklahoma City and being in Oklahoma can be kinda tough finding a martial art besides TKD (which is what my original black belt was in), so I feel lucky and blessed to have found such a dynamic art.

[Thomas]

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

[Thomas]

Welcome HeadKick44 and blessed samurai!
1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

Keep them coming... I will update everytime we get a few new listings!
PM me if you want something added or corrected , please.

[BSR]

I've been studying hapkido for a little over a year now at a hapkido dojang in Missouri which is affiliated with the United States Korean Martial Arts Federation. I am a green belt, although I'm scheduled to test for my blue belt in a couple of weeks.

Hapkido is by far the most interesting martial art I have studied. Previously I studied tae kwon do, receiving my yellow belt, then quickly losing interest (I was only 12). I also tried two classes of judo before deciding a martial sport wasn't for me.

I really enjoy how hapkido encorporates hard and soft self-defense techniques. The number of techniques really does seem limitless. I feel very lucky to have found a great school in my own hometown. Hopefully there will come a day when I can tell people I study hapkido without their saying '"Hap-what?" :)

[Thomas]

Welcome BSR!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

Keep them coming... I will update everytime we get a few new listings!
PM me if you want something added or corrected , please.

[Bob1770]

Hi everyone, I'm new to Hapkido. I live in Nebraska and I have tried other styles in the past, and lost interest mainly due to the lack of interest from my instructors. I spent a couple of years in TKD and realized that the instructor didn't care if you were a lousy kicker, or couldn't remember the kata, you passed the test because you paid! I have found Hapkido by chance and have found a more than worthy instructor to teach the art to me. I can assure everyone, there is no Mc-prefix to our Dojo! When I am not doing something properly, my instructor takes the time to correct me, pointing the difference between my way, and the correct way. His honesty and integrity to the art and lifestyle is why I finally decided to give the MA another try. I find the art absolutely fascinating in it's simplicity and effectiveness! I'm proud to be a involved in this art and hope to be a student for life! Enough rambling.

[blessed_samurai]

Well, Bob...I don't know anything about your instructor but I do have to say I appreciate your attitude. So often much negativity, bickering, and debate happens in the martial arts community...I'm sure it is because we are all just opinionated people.

Anyway...I just wanted to say welcome to the Hapkido tribe. It's one hell of a ride.

[Bob1770]

Thanks for the reply, my instructor is among us and has the highest of values. I have read all of his posts, and they are all positive, and have set an example for me.

[Jointlock]

Wow Bob, your instructor does sound like a great guy. Wait did you say you live in Nebraska; That's funny I have a new student named Bob, what a strange coincidence. :rolleyes: This instructor probably doesn't deserve all of the praise that you give him, he's just doing his best to pass on what was taught to him.

[Walmartfreak]

can anybody tell me the Difference Between Hapkido and Tae Kwon Doe? I am thinking of Taking Hapkido after I get my black belt in Tae Kwon Doe.

[mike-IHF]

"check in"

Hello, my name is Mike I study with John-IHF, under Master Jeff Allen. We study the art of Hapkiyusul, or what GM Choi referd to as yawara. I enjoy it very much. Our GM Jang Young-Shil studied directly under GM Choi, and trained military personel on base with GM Bong Soo-Han. GM Jang as been teaching exactly what he learned from Choi for over 40 years. I've been posting before, but I never put myself in the check in, figured I would do it now. "namaste"

[Thomas]

Welcome to Bob1770 and mike-IHF! It's great to see more people checking in and sharing a bit about themselves. In particular it is very refreshing to see new Hapkido students and students of some of the other posters checking in! Welcome to the Hapkido forum and thanks for sharing!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[moogong]

I started my martial arts training about 10 years ago in Shorinjiryu karate. I really didnt know what kind of things to look for in the martial arts so I was totally clueless. The further I went in the style the more it became clear the focus was on sport karate. I will admit that most of the tournament players in the school were quite good and did great under AAU rules. I finally started researching different arts and found that many schools still focus on self-defence and traditional values. I mentioned this to a friend of mine and he told me about a TKD and Hapkido school that does not teach Olympic style TKD and focuses on old school training. The school is under Master Peter Kim and David Lipscomb. Well, I went the class, which was free through the YMCA and totally loved it. I felt more liberation in the high stances of TKD (I have long legs and kicking from a horse stance was always a weak point for me) and was amazed by the hapkido. Everything about the hapkido blew my mind! How can you be thrown to the ground and not be hurt? How can this simple wrist lock cause so much pain?? After a few years, students came and went and I became the senior belt in the class. Eventually I tested for my black belt in both arts and now am the assistant instrucor. I have to say, off all the arts I have studied since beginning Hapkido, nothing compares to HKD. I still train in TKD and love it, but being a Hapkido student is a great source of personal pride for me.
On a side note, once I got my black belt I went an enrolled in a judo school. I find Judo and Hapkido have so much in common and it's a blast putting both arts together.

[kcs]

I figured I might as well check in here too. I'm a professor of Philosophy at Clemson University and currently a 4th kup (brown belt). I train under Instructor David Tonkyn at the Clemson University Hapkido club. We are affiliated with Master Gedo Chang's school in Chicago, which teaches Master Chang's Wol Ge Kwan style. Once each semester Master Chang comes to Atlanta and the students from the Clemson and Georgia State University clubs meet for rank testing and a seminar. I started because as I approached the big 40 I decided I could no longer rely on youth to save my health and I knew I wouldn't be able to stick with any exercise I didn't also find interesting. Hapkido fits the bill perfectly - I've been training now for almost 2 years and truly love it.

[Thomas]

Welcome to moogong and kcs! Thanks for dropping in and sharing a bit about yourselves. It's great to see so many people from so many places enjoying Hapkido!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Poorly knee]

Hello

Novice Hapkido student from London, England, signing in.

I'm a member of Chang's Hapkido Academy in London and I learn under Tammy Parlour. We have a top school and a truly gifted instructor.

And if a clottish idiot like my good self can learn than anyone can...

[Xerxes]

I began studying hapkido in 1984 through a local "after hours" community school program that operated on a quarter system. In 1990 the instructor stopped teaching because of a bad knee injury. During that time frame I skipped a lot of quarters so progress was very slow for me. I only got up to 4th Kup. But, I never failed a test.

In 1998 I started working at GaTech and signed up with the campus hapkido club. I had to start at the bottem once again. It also operated on a quarter system and once again(because of work schedule, injuries, and laziness) I skipped a lot of quarters so progress has been slow. I'm now at 2nd Kup.

Last summer the instructor at the campus club opened a commercial dojang so I have been studying there. It is the same place that Coomazen who posted earlier studies at: Black Knight Dojang in Atlanta.

[Paratus]

Hey Poorly Knee, I train at Chang's Hapkido Academy too, except in the states. Out here theres 2 splinter schools besides the main school in Lombard, I'm at one of them. Nice to see another Chang's Hapkido student on here :D I believe you're the third (including me) I've seen, but the other one doesn't seem to come on to often

[Thomas]

Welcome to Poorly knee and Xerxes! Keep checking in everyone... our list is growing... as is our knowledge of some of the other Hapkido practioners out there! Thanks for sharing.

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[kcs]

Hey Poorly Knee, I train at Chang's Hapkido Academy too, except in the states. Out here theres 2 splinter schools besides the main school in Lombard, I'm at one of them. Nice to see another Chang's Hapkido student on here :D I believe you're the third (including me) I've seen, but the other one doesn't seem to come on to often

Actually, Master Chang has seven splinter schools run under his tutelage, including the one at Clemson University where I train. Also, by my count we have four people who've posted to this site and study under master Chang: paratus, kcs, poorly knee and milt10n.

[Paratus]

I meant the split off schools in my area, but thank you for correcting me kcs :D

[Poorly knee]

Hi Paratus and KCS

Pleasure to make your web-acquaintance.

What level are you both at? I've got my first grading in a few weeks and am practising hard to get everything right and reading various books (Tedeschi, Spear, Bong Soo Han, etc) whenever I can.

But pass or fail, it's all good stuff.

[Paratus]

First grading eh? Well good luck ;) I'm sure you'll do fine. Me, I'm a brown belt w/ a red stripe, so that makes me...3rd Kup I believe.

[kcs]

I'm just a lowly brown belt, though I test for red stripe April 9th.

[milt10n]

My name is Milton Chan. Like Paratus, I train in a Chang's Hapkido Academy, but in another suburb of Chicago under Grandmaster Gedo Chang (WolGeKwan). I am a on and off 4th year student 1st Gup. My training has very sporatic because of personal problems that we don't need to get into. I am training for my 1st dan this year, the physical part is what i got to accomplish first. the mental is what I have and pretty stable. My master has always help me with the mental part. My Master has always said he can teach anyone techniques all day long but if you don't have the strength mentally, your training is nothing. This is also in certain things in daily life situations. So like I said. I am training for my first dan this Year. Grandmaster Chang is 8th Hapkido, 5th Taekwondo and master if KI. He is a very great man to be studying from. I am not saying any other instructor or master is bad, I am saying that we all know who we respect or don't by just walking into different schools no mater what the art. Thanks for reading this and Good luck to all who is training for better health and mind in whatever art. Remember, we are training to be better and confident not Cocky.

[Paratus]

Good to see you back on the forum Milton, well, hope I see you some time at a belt ranking later on, or possibly that police tactics seminar coming up :D

[Hapkido]

hello,
im in Saint Louis, Missouri and ive recently started Hapkido under Yong Sue Rho. he's an 8th degree black belt in tae kwan do, master in 36 weapons along with some taichi, kung fu, jujitsu, and kumdo. he was a presidential body guard in Seoul, Korea and trained special forces in south america. at white belt we learned the basic rolling, falling, and side falling techniques along with breathing, stances, various joint locks and pressures points. now he is going to get into striking pressure points while attacking.

[Thomas]

Welcome to milt10n and Hapkido! Our list is growing and growing! Thanks for sharing information and contacts!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Hapkido]

heh its "rho" not roh

[Rod]

Hi everyone, my name is Rodrigo Molina, and I am a 16 year old learning Hapkido at Kim's Hapkido in Monrovia, CA. Some of you may know the head instructor there, Master Les Connard. I started back when I was 12 years old in 7th grade. I tested for my Black Belt on March 26th, so that was really cool! Grand Master Chong Sung Kim is the founder of Jang Mu Won Hapkido by the way. I will tell all of you my entire story about my Hapkido history later, but for now, I would just like to give a quick introduction. Hope to see you guys here often! -Rod

[davjohns]

I was taught HKD techniques as a police officer. I have studied TKD for years and have taught for the last four. I started Combat Hapkido two years ago. Makes a nice gap filler for TKD. TKD is only at striking range, so HKD helps tremendously. I like Combat HKD because it eliminates forms (already got plenty) and goes for pure utilitrian techniques. I also play around with chucks, sword and bo. dwj

[Thomas]

Welcome to Rod and davjohns! It's great to see the Hapkido list growing and extra nice to see so many people sharing here at the Hapkido forum! (Nice to see you davjohns... I've been enjoying your posts and it's good to see another Combat Hapkido person around!)

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28 davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Master Macdonal]

Hello. I began Hapkido on September 18th, 2003, (so not very long ago indeed!), and have so far been occupied with it in thought and skill.
I train in Calgary, a city in Alberta, Canada (home of the annual Calgary Stampede) three times a week and am just learning the basics (of stances, rolls, kicks, etcetera).
I train under Master Ki C. Yoon, who was born and raised in Korea, and came to Canada a year and a half ago. He is a 9th Dan in Hapkido, and was a Seoul president bodyguard, who also trained 2000 military paratroopers to 1st Dan in 30 months. (He was recongnized by General of the squadron with an award of achievement.) He is an amazing man in general, and on a personal level I respect him greatly.
I, myself, am an average girl in ninth grade, who devotes herself to her work (this, very specifically, being hapkido presently) and I enjoy it. And yes, I like this idea of a check-in, too!

Hello SilverQ,

I know Master Ki very well.

I trained Under Master Ki for almost 20 years. I noticed in your post that you said Master Ki has only been here in calgary for a year and a half. I must correct that for you. I began training with Master Ki in 1982 when his Dojang was on 35th st by Ernest Manning High School. Master Ki moved to the Marda Loop location about 93-94 I think!
Yeah, I was one of the "Old School" guys from way back.
Master Ki was also a Chief Judge and Instructor for the "Green House" which is the Korean Presidential Body Guards.
Glad to see that you are having such a great experience.
Pay attention to what Master Ki is saying and follow what he is showing you closely; His technique is unparralelled. Also, watch the finer movements that Micheal and Robin make while they are training (Especially their feet!). It can really be useful in understanding the dynamics of the kicks and combinations.

Take care!

Ian Macdonald
Calgary, Alberta

[sputnik]

Fairly new to Hapkido myself (1.5 years).

I train under KHF 5th Dan Master Wade Langin at Flying Eagle Hapkido. He is trained under the direction of Lee Chang Soo (Kim Myung Yong tree)

http://www.hapkido-info.net/html/tree_kim__myung-yong.html

The dojang is a pure KHF school (only ones in Canada) and falls under the Jin Jung Kwan style. Master Wade Langin is also the ONLY teaching Hapkido master who is a part of the Hapkido tree. Unlike some other people who claim to be Hapkido Masters.

[Thomas]

Sputnik:
I think you will find many different organizations claiming legitimacy... and if you look through the hapkido tree, you will see lots of offshoots, each one saying they are the "one true source"... I try not to worry too much about it.
My current certification comes from GM Pelligrini through GM In Sun Seo (http://www.hapkido-info.net/html/tree_seo__in-sun.html) through the World Kido Federation which also professes to be an umbrella organization (http://www.kidohae.com/2-3WhyjoinWKF.html). All I can say is that I love the training and the people and don't worry which group(s) I am a member of.

(Actually I have certification (dan level) from the International Hapkido Federation (in Korea), the International Combat Hapkido Federation (in USA), the World Kido Federation (and the Han Min Jok Hapkido Association) in Korea, as well as the Korea Guards Martial Arts Association in Korea.... the names on the certificates really don't mean much, but the good instruction (in my opinion) I received on my way to these pieces of paper does!)

[Thomas]

Welcome to Master Macdonal and sputnik! Lots of diversity here and I hope you all continue to share in the forum! Let's hear about the differences in what we do....

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Master Macdonal]

Well. I'm very new to the group so I guess an introduction is in order!

My name is Ian. I currently reside in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with my wife asnd our two children.

I have trained in the Martial and Combative Arts since the age of three. At age 7yrs I began training in Hapkido, under Kwanjangnim Yoon, Ki. Chul (9Dan under GGM Choi, Yong Sul) of South Korea. This is where I remained for 20 yrs, attaining 2nd Dan under him. Due to unfortunate circumstancs, I severed all ties with Master Ki and after a few years in "Limbo", I signed on with the International Modern Hapkido Federation, where I tested and attained 4th Dan (Sa Dan) and Certified / Appointed Master Instructor. I am also a lifetime member and chartered instructor under the National Korean Martial Arts Association.

Here is a brief synopsis about my background:

· Trained in the Martial Arts for over 25 years 1978 – Present. Certified 4th Degree (Dan) Black Belt and Certified and Appointed Master Instructor in Hapkido under The International Modern Hapkido Federation under Master Victor Cushing, President and Founder of The IMHF. Trained in Aikido, Tae Kwon Do and Kenjutsu (Japanese Swordsmanship).
· Lifetime Member and Certified and Registered Master Instructor and Chartered School of The National Korean Martial Arts Association under Grandmaster Rudy Timmerman.
· Valid Restricted / Non-Restricted Firearms Possession and Acquisition License (PAL). Proficient with Small to Medium Caliber Side-Arms, Shotguns, Sub-Guns, Carbines and Military Small and Long Arms.
· Certified in Close Protection Operations via Pro-Active Threat Management Systems under Ontario Provincial Police Instructors Paul Bonner, Bill Klim and Des Carter.
· Certified in Defensive Tactics and Tactical Handcuffing through Edge Defensive Tactics Systems. (Calgary Police Service Instructors Gary Stoney and Ira Macumber).
· Certified in Conflict De-Escalation and Restraint Techniques through the Canadian Crime Prevention Center (Instructor Barry Davidson).
· Developer and Chief Instructor of U.C.S. (Urban Combat Simulations), Environmental Adaptation Exercises and Situational Awareness and Patrol Tactics.
· Specialist in Non-Lethal Defensive Tactics . Blade and Impact Weapon Defenses and Firearms Disarms and Weapon Retention.

Well, I quess that's it for now, hope to hear from y'all soon!!

Master Ian Macdonald
Moo Do Kwan MArtial Arts and Defensive Tactics Academy :woo:

[Bobby from TX]

Hi, I'm a 46 year old father from Denton, Texas who recently started studying the Martial Art of Hapkido. So far I've only had 2 classes but I am very excited. I am studying Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor of Power Kicks in Denton, Texas. Power Kicks is a member of the World Taekwondo Federation as well as the Korea Hapkido Federation.

After the first 15 or 20 minutes of warmups and exercises, I feel like I'm about to die and think to my self: "I'm not coming back for this again!" But then we get into various maneuvers and technics and it's fun again. My instructor says after about 2 or 3 weeks, the first 15 minutes will be alot easier. Boy, I can't wait!

I have a 5 year old son who is training in Taekwondo at Power Kicks as well. He has been attending classes for about 3 months now and has earned his yellow belt. Some of the main reasons I joined Hapkido were to build up my stamina, become more flexible and work out some of the stiff joints in my 46 year old body. Oh, and to learn enough to keep my son from kicking my butt when he gets older. :love:

My father who just recently passed away, served in the Air Force from 1957 to 1963 and studied the Martial Art of Akido and was always showing us kids various moves to disable an opponent. When my wife first approached me about entering my son into Taekwondo training, she said the instructor was an ex-police officer that taught Taekwondo and Hapkido, and would take children from 4 years and up. This was the first I ever heard of Hapkido, but it sounded enough like "Akido" that I was okay with it. I'm glad I consented because it led me into taking Hapkido myself, and it gives me and my son something to do together.

I study under Chief Instructor: Michael Nestor. He's an ex-police officer who began taking Taekwondo as a youth and earned his blackbelt at an early age as well. After his parents moved to a new town, he began looking for a new place to train and found a studio that taught Taekwondo and Hapkido. The instructor there agreed to allow him to wear his black belt during training sessions. He began to attend some of the Hapkido classes while there and he said the orange belts were kicking his butt. So off came the black belt and he started wearing a white belt to Hapkido classes from then on. He has since earned his 3rd Dan Black Belt in Hapkido. He is a great martial arts instructor, a great friend, and a great role model. He is truly a man whose conduct proceeds from good will and an acute sense of propriety, who is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another, and who appears well in any company. Mike Nestor is a man with whom honor is cherished and virtue is safe. Here are some of his credentials:

3rd Dan Black Belt Instructor Taekwondo
3rd Dan Black Belt Instructor Hapkido
Certified / Licensed Police Officer
Certified Law Enforcement Instructor
Certified Defensive Tactics Instructor
Certified Firearms Instructor
Use of Force Consultant
Abduction Prevention Specialist
Rape Prevention Specialist
U. S. Military Close Combat Trainer
US Air Force and Army Veteran - (Desert Storm)
4 Time U.S. Grand Nationals
1991-1993 Full Contact Competition - Europe

Mister Nestor still actively studies under Grandmaster Yang, Seung Kyu aka - Samuel Yang.
Here are some of his credentials:

7th Dan Black Belt Master Instructor Taekwondo
7th Dan Black Belt Master Instructor Hapkido
4th Dan Black Belt Instructor Yudo (Judo)
3rd Dan Black Belt Instructor Kumdo (Kendo)
1993-1995 US National Taekwondo Demo Team
2 Time World Free Style Sparring Champion
B.A. Degree in Martial Arts Education
- Yong In University, S. Korea
Action Movie Star - U.S. and Korea


I know at this point I don't know hardly anything about what I'm doing, other than I'm having alot of fun and building up my strength and stamina. I find myself going over each of the new things I learn in class in my head and mentally, as well as physically, practicing them so that I can perfect each one. Any tips, URL's, or specific reading about techniques you folks can offer that you feel would help me, I would greatly appreciate it....Thanks.

[kcs]

Bobby,

Not to worry, man. I started hapkido 2 years ago myself when I was 38. It was a good 4 or 5 weeks before I wasn't huffing and puffing all the time. Now I find, however, that with careful stretching I can keep up with the young guys and not embarass myself. Keep at it! :)

Kcs

[killbill]

I'm going to check out a Hapkido school this week, wish me luck!

[Thomas]

Welcome to Bobby from TX! Nice to see a solid crew coming to the Hapkido forum... let's get some more topics and posts going... share and have fun!!!!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) - Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) - Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.


P.S. killbill: How did it go?

[nj_howard]

hi thomas, you might as well add me to the list... i'm in new jersey (exit 153... remember joe piscopo?) and i train in jung ki kwan hapkido.

[Thomas]

Done... nice to have you here and I've been enjoying your contributions!

[whip]

hello to all of a rare breed.
I began MA on and off 20 years ago, with a strong emphasis on the internal( philosophy). I started serious training in a really rough college TKD-TSD club, but curiously enough, when I moved back to NYC, could not find a school that felt right. I train at Huang's in Stratford, my home of the past 7 years, and try somehow to fit training into teaching H.S. and father of 3 boys.
I train 3 days a week in very old( pre-olympic) TKD (really TSD), and fit Hapkido in when I can. When I spar in TKD, it is pretty much Hapkido as I will lock and throw someone if they give me the opportunity! (HA!) Hapkido gives me the chance to really go deep into the truth of the MA experience as life. You can't FAKE Hapkido, it works or it does not. Plenty of modern MA are all show and look good in movies( I am REALLY TIRED OF YUEN WO PING!), but hapkido doe not. WHY? because it is STUNNINGLY FAST, POWERFUL, and the opponent does not get the opportunity to reply. NOW< I am NOT Bloodthirsty, BUT Hapkido gives you the CHOICE of immobilizing WITHOUT DAMAGE or UNRECOVERABLE DESTRUCTION. You do not have that choice with a spinning hook to someones' head. It is the perfect marriage of power, grace and compassion.

[nj_howard]

whip, you make some good points. i said in an earlier post that one of the things i really like about hapkido is that the large number of techniques gives you the capability to escalate your counters based on your attacker's response. you don't have to break a guy's neck because he shoved you by your shoulders. on the other hand, it takes a long time, and lots of practice with resisting partners, to become good enough to use this stuff spontaneously.

i don't know where stratford is, but since you mention nyc, if you'd ever like to visit our school, we're in northeastern nj, about 10-12 miles from the lincoln tunnel. we're always happy to have visitors, especially people who have hapkido experience.

[JamesD]

Hi All, New to the forums here. Recieved my BlackBelt through the United States Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns. I have also fought in the Indiana Golden Gloves and trained in MMA, brazillian jiutitsu and Muay Thai. For personal reasons I have not trained in the last few years. I have spent the last year weight training to add some body weight. Now getting ready to get back to training. Can't wait. Glad to have found this site.

[Chris from CT]

I train at Huang's in Stratford, my home of the past 7 years,

It's been a while since I've signed on and with everything being so hectic lately I'm not sure if I already wrote this or not. Well anyway...

Whip, if you're ever down a few exits (I-95), you're welcome at our dojang.

Take care. :)

[KickChick]

I train at Huang's in Stratford, my home of the past 7 years.


I welcomed you on another Hapkido thread
http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/showthread.php?p=215332#post215332
but I'll also do so here!

Hey Chris where have you been? ;)

[Chris from CT]

Hey Chris where have you been? ;)

My computer is shot and I have very limited access to the internet. :(

[Thomas]

Welcome to whip and JamesD! The Hapkido forum is growing and it's truly a pleasure to read input from Hapkido people who do things a bit differently than others do (and of course, to see that some things really are pretty standard in Hapkido schools!)

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[TheBloodFeaster]

Hey there.

I am originally from Texas, but I am currently teaching English in Suwon, South Korea. I started training in Hapkido in March, currently a yellow belt. My style is Jin Jung Kwan and is in the KHF. I'm loving the hell out of it but I am concerned when I eventually go back to the US about how hard it will be to find a school like it since Jin Jung Kwan, while very widespread in Korea is harder to find in North America. I know one guy said he goes to a Jin Jung Kwan dojang in Canada (Calgary I think) and I've found a couple other places on the web but they are few and far between. Anyway, I'm really excited that I found this forum and that there is actually a seperate section just for Hapkido!

[Thomas]

Welcome!!!!! Hey, I've been through your neck of the woods... I taught English in Korea for 4 years (in Chungnam province) and that's where I studied Hapkido (under the IHF/KHF). Great experience! As for continuing on in the states, it may be a bit difficult. There are really few (traditional) Hapkido schools in the states and you may find yourself having to try something else (I now get my Hapkido fix through the International Combat Hapkido Federation (www.ichf.com)... which is not traditional, but it's real good just the same... they probably have a school nearby. Otherwise, I would post up a thread (new) and ask about your region where you plan to live after Korea.

Welcome!!!!!

[bvermillion]

I have only been studying hapkido for 3 months but have already reached green belt. I also wrestled in highschool, box and studied a vary unique taekwondo. I was with my taekwondo instructor for two years. What he really taught isn't exactly what I would call taekwondo. He crosstrained in many other martial arts and and they played a big role in his teaching. We taught many weapons including nunchakus, knife (offensive and defensive), gun defense, escrima sticks, bo staff, and cane. I personally only ever took an interest in gun and knife defenses and escrima. We were also trained in verbal deescalation, ground fighting, trapping and clinch fighting. There was really no aspect of martial arts left out. He is one of the most well rounded martial artists I have ever met. I moved from there about four months ago and have since took up hapkido. I am only 17 years old. I am leaving for the Marine Corps in august.

[doshim]

Greetings!

My name is Jon Davis. I am an instructor under Grand Master Bong Soo Han. I have been studying under Grand Master Han for almost 11 years. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I also serve as the Director of Operations for Grand Master Bong Soo Han’s International Hapkido Federation. I oversee all operations at our Headquarters here in Santa Monica, CA, as well as, the Hapkido curriculums at our affiliate schools.

I just recently stumbled across this forum this week and I can’t believe how much interest there seems to be in Hapkido. I am also very impressed that everyone is very courteous and respectful. It’s very refreshing.

It’s nice to see so many complimentary postings regarding Grand Master Han. He truly is a Grand Master of the highest caliber. My training with him has been a most rewarding, challenging, and inspirational endeavor.

He does keep me very busy, so I don’t know how often I will be able to check in here. But, I will do my best.

My very best to all of you.

With utmost respect,

Jon Davis
www.bongsoohanhapkido.com

[nj_howard]

jon, nice post. you are very fortunate to be associated with such a gentleman.

since i'm very interested in the early days of the art, i wonder if you'd be able to clarify something. i have read conflicting reports about whether master han trained directly under choi young sool or not. would you happen to know?

btw, you're right about the courtesy here. isn't it a refreshing change from many other m.a. discussion boards.

hope you share more info with us... with 11 years with master han, you should have plenty of info that all of us are interested in.

all the best, howard

[doshim]

Howard,

Grand Master Han did indeed train under Grand Master Choi, Young Sul.

Best regards

[Thomas]

Welcome to bvermillion and doshim! Our forum is growing with lots of experienced and new people dropping in. Please share your experiences, ideas, questions and answers with us! Moo Sool!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[bvermillion]

Great Lakes isn't an area it is the name of the navy station.

[hapkiyoosool]

Hello everyone. Good to see all of you here. Just wanted to let you know that Grandmaster Chang (a good friend to Grandmaster Han) will be visiting the USA in October. It will be in Utah at Hill Air Force Base. If any of you are interested please feel free to contact me. hapkyoosool@msn.com
BTW here is our website if you haven't heard of Grandmaster Chang,
http://www.hapkiyoosool.com

I hope to hear from some of you. You are all welcome to train with us anytime here in Florida at the US HQ for our Federation under GM Chang.

[Thomas]

Great Lakes isn't an area it is the name of the navy station.

So what would you like it to read for your location on the list?

hapkiyoosool: I'm happy to see you posting again... I've missed your contributions. I hope all is well with you!

[bvermillion]

I was just giving you a hard time leave it like it is.

[Tittan]

Hi all!

I guess I'd start by telling you what I'm not.
I've not got any rank at all in Hapkido! :p

I started doing ITF Taekwon-Do back in -97, and got my black belt (1st Dan)in 2001. Then I stopped testing for belts, as I felt I wasn't good enough. My basic was sloppy, my kicks didn't reach the sky etc. I fell back on teaching kids about Taekwon-Do, and did so for the next three years, all the while feeling that there was something missing.

Then came my awakening! In the fall of 2003, I went to a seminar. Not in Hapkido, but in Krav Maga, and I realized that what I'd felt missing was realistic self defence techniques and, you know... A bit of Omph! during classes. So, as Krav Maga doesnt have any instructors in my area, I decided to find other arts that might help me develop my defencive skills. I found Kali Sikaran, a FMA that have helped me with the punches, the kicks and the stickfigthing and knife defence, but still I found something missing.

This weekend, I went with a friend of mine to a seminar. He's just recieved his 1st Dan in Hapkido, and it was his Master (Master Kim Jae Wha http://www.mclink.it/personal/MD4281/norway.htm) who conducted the seminar. There it was!!! The thing I've been looking for all the time. The art that combine the kicking/punching with the throwing/falling (I realized I didn't know how to breakfall after 7 years of MA's!!) and the weapons! The sword, the Bo, the nunchaku, the single and double stick and all the other "cool" weapons. I am born again as a martial artist!!

So, as you see, even if I'm currently without a rank in Hapkido, I feel like I've found home! I'll keep you updated, and undoubtfully ask a lot of questions, as I learn more of this fantastic art!

[Bobby from TX]

Very cool Tittan. I've been practicing Hapkido for about 3 months now. I just completed my test for yellow belt 2 weeks ago and although I'm not really a "big head" about the belt level, I feel I'm starting to get the basic form down. I'm very excited about my Hapkido training and look forward to every chance I get to go work out. I'm 46 years old and although I'm probably the oldest one in my school, I still feel good after a hard workout. I love my Hoshensul training the best! It's good to hear that others that have been in Martial Arts for a long time are seeing benefits from training in Hapkido. Makes me think I've chosen the right art of self defense.

Thanks for the post!

Bobby Lane
Denton, Tx.

[KingRippa]

Hello fellow Hapkido practioners and all teachers. I am Bobbio, Rippa Williams, whatever haha.

I started practicing Kifaru-Jitsu, at the Springfield academy of Edward Bell, at the age of 10. Around the age of 12 I lost interest, because it started to become tideous and redudant to me.

Throughout the years I had occasional dreams of me going back to my school of Kifaru, and once again being the top student as I used to be, but alas my sensei had retired the police force and Kifaru. Over the years I had the feeling that I could never get used to another master, but as young kids always tend to be, I was wrong.

After about the 10th dream, when I was just turning 17, I learned that the reason I had this dream was because I needed to return to the martial arts. So I got out the phone book and looked for every school in springfield, I was hoping for Kung Fu but none the luck. So, I went around to different dojo's/dojangs and checked out each school. Soon I came acrossed SMA (Sangamon Martial Arts Academy), and went in to check out what they practiced. Of course inside I found a mixture of many arts (Shinkendo, Hapkido, Capoeira, Aikido, and Grapple Fight[like UFC stuff]). I then went home and looked up everyone of them on the internet, I saw that Hapkido was the type of art I needed to become a real martial artist, and was able to join up.

I would love to say that was years ago, and that I'm a master now, but it was in decemeber 2003 haha. Now I am a yellow belt (soon to be orange), training under Master Ed Neal, I don't know if we have an official title but we're apart of the US Hapkido Federation US Hapkido Fed (http://www.hapkido.org). We're very distant from the federations teaching, but we still follow lots of their regulations. Mr. Neal incorporates lots of Krav Maga into our Hapkido, as well as any other thing he thinks is missing to the big puzzle. I plan on taking it to the largest heights I can, and when I can become a teacher I'm planning on incorporating other styles I learned to start an art of my own.

It is very nice to meet all of you (o; `,.

[Thomas]

Welcome to Tittan and KingRippa! It's nice to see more people checking in and bringing more points oif view to the discussions here... whether from our Hapkido experience or from other styles. Welcome and have fun!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[kcs]

I was just looking at Beck's martial arts wepage and he has an interesting section called "controversial hapkido questions": http://www.beckmartialarts.com/chkdfaq.html

I thought it was well reasoned and clear, though I also am no scholar here. One of the interesting claims he makes there is that there's not a huge difference between hapkido, kuk sul won, Hwarangdo. I've no doubt this is controversial, so I wanted to know what others might think of this.

Cheers,
KCS

[Thomas]

You probably won't get many replies as you posted this on the Check-in thread... I would recommend clarifying what you'd like to discuss and post it as a new thread.

[Oldie]

I am signing in this forum but sorry to say that I have also signed in the tae kwon do forum since I have also trained in TKD. Very soon, I will also join the arnis and jeet kune do sites, as I have trained in these other two arts also.

My exposure to Hapkido has only been very recent. I started martial arts at the ripe old age of 49, studying Tae Kwon Do. After one year, I concurrently took Hapkido, albeit for only 30 classes. After that, I merged into Jeet Kune Do. Six months later, I also took up Modern Arnis. Thus, I was taking martial art classes 5 days a week, in three different martial arts.

After 3 yrs and 8 months, I obtained my 1st dan in Tae Kwon Do at age 53. At that point, I had trained in Jeet Kune Do for 2.5 yrs. I had attained 1st Brown belt in Modern Arnis. My former insturctor in Hapkido asked me to help him teach the kicking aspects of Hapkido and I agreed.

Two months into that partnership where I would learn the Hapkido techniques in exchange of teaching the kicking, the daughter of the dojang owner insisted that I pay a monthly fee to learn Hapkido, irrespective to the agreement between me and the Hapkido instructor. I quit Hapkido.

I was then informed of a school called Combat Hapkido. The Master Instructor is John Scali. He is trained under grand master Pelergrini of ICHF.

John is a great guy, knowledgeable in his art and very personable. I fully enjoyed the classes. At first I still carried the loads of Jeet Kune Do and Modern Arnis but on the strength of Mr. Scali's teaching I quit both JKD and Modern Arnis to concentrate on Combat Hapkido in Manassas, Virginia.

Unfortunately, at the present time, due to a family situation (my newly widowed sister in law and her four young children came to stay with me and my wife, for an indefinite length of time), I am unable to continue training in Combat Hapkido. Hopefully, when the right time comes again, I can resume Combat Hapkido training.

Thomas, in case you see John Scali, please tell him that George says hello.

Oldie (George)

[Thomas]

Welcome to Oldie! It looks like our Hapkido Check-In has slowed down. If you study Hapkido... please sign in and let us know a bit about you. We are close to catching up to the Taekwondo Check-in list and forever proving the superiority of this forum! (or something)

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[BackFistMonkey]

Ok Well here it goes ... ...
My name is Back Fist Monkey and I too am a Martial Arts-a-holic
* hello Back Fist Monkey *

I have been taking Hapkido for a about 3 and 1/2 months now and just passed my yellow belt test . I took Shaolin Kempo from Soke/Shihan John Stover when I was much younger and have been training on my own since that ........... ( bear with me here I cant think of a compliment worthy of Shihan Stover ) .......... amazing (?)....... teacher sparked something in me .
Most of my knowledge of martial arts comes from my short two years as his student and private instruction . I have had to apply my knowledge in many situations and came out ok .
I am worried that the Dojang I am at now appears to of the Mc. variety ... I am learning new techniques and skills .. but I feel as if something is missing . . has anyone else expiranced this ?

...... I did learn everthing I needed for the yellow belt test in the first week of classes ... but we do do alot conditioning too under any circumstances the instruction I am getting is .. acceptable for the time atleast .

Checking out now .....

[Thomas]

Welcome aboard! Looking forward to reading your posts!

[Jiraiya]

Hey folks-

Despite what my profile says, I study Hapkido. In the past I have studied Tang Soo Do Karate, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Tai Chi, Aikido, and Jiu Jutsu. I sort of "fell into" hapkido a few months ago. I hadn't trained in a while, and I wasn't actively looking for a school. A coworker of mine mentioned that he was training at Black Knight Dojang in Atlanta, and invited me to come check it out. I put if off for several months until my roommate (another coworker) told me he was going to check it out and asked me to come along. He hadn't had any martial arts experience and I guess maybe he was curious what my opinion of the dojang would be. I wasn't expecting much-- I figured it would be too expensive, or I wouldn't like the art, or I wouldn't like the instructors, etc.

Within 5 minutes of meeting the instructor, I had a feeling I was going to really like the place. Now I train there at least 5 days a week. Through dumb luck I've found a school, instructors, and an art I that fits me better than any other I've been exposed to. I love it.

[Thomas]

Welcome to BackFistMonkey and Jiraiya! It looks like more Hapkido people are coming in and dropping us some information. BackFistMonkey: I hope the school works out for you, but I also hope that if the school doesn't fit you well that you will find another great school (hopefully Hapkido!). Jiraiya, do you know Xerxes... that's another poster from your area and Black Dragon Dojang?

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Jiraiya]

Jiraiya, do you know Xerxes... that's another poster from your area and Black Dragon Dojang?Yes I do-- he's the one who originally invited me to the dojang. Oh and one small correction-- it is Black Knight Dojang, not Black Dragon.

Black Dragon sounds kind of cool, though. Maybe I'll run it by the Master and see what he thinks. ;)

[Thomas]

Yes I do-- he's the one who originally invited me to the dojang. Oh and one small correction-- it is Black Knight Dojang, not Black Dragon.


Sorry... my mistake... at least I got it correct on the list by your name! (We have a Black Dragon Karate studio around here with an awesome head instructor... must have crossed my mind)

By the way, your bio says you study "Genjutsu"... what's that?

[Jiraiya]

By the way, your bio says you study "Genjutsu"... what's that? I think it means something like "mind techniques" (eye techniques is probably a more direct translation). I think it has something to do with illusionary/mental powers, sort of like a jedi mind trick. :) The name I have on MAP and the profile information were taken from an anime show called "Naruto" (with the exception of my geographical location).

"Jiraiya" the character isn't much like me. He likes to get drunk and chase women, he's a self-avowed pervert, and he writes trashy novels. But he's a great guy with a lust for life, he's fiercely loyal, and he's a very powerful martial artist. And he makes me laugh, so that's how I settled on the name.

As far as I know, nobody studies genjutsu. I assume that it is part of martial arts mythology, unlike terms like ninjutsu and taijutsu (which I believe just means "body techniques").

[American HKD]

Greetings,

My Name is Stuart Rosenberg I've been studying Korean Hapkido since 1979. I've been a Black Belt since 1983

My main teachers were Master Tae Soo Son 7th Dan KHF & Doju Ji Han Jae.
Currently I'm a 5th dan in SinMoo Hapkido and 4th Dan in KHF Ulji Kwan.

I teach four Hapkido classes weekly in New Jersey and train with Doju Ji once or twice a month.

I'm a bit on the Traditional side when it comes to Hapkido, however I have no promblem learning other Arts or cross training.

Pet Peeves:
I get annoyed with the Mixing and Matching of Hapkido with other systems or changing it around etc. to me its an insult to Hapkido.

A Rose by any other name is still a Rose.

[BackFistMonkey]

Hello there ! Welcome to the board !
I am sure you will be horified when you hear that I call HKD the "JKD of Korean Martials Arts" . But when I say it , its a complament .

Pet Peeves:
I get annoyed with the Mixing and Matching of Hapkido with other systems or changing it around etc. to me its an insult to Hapkido.

Sorry but " The Only constant in the universe is change"

[American HKD]

Dear Backfist,

Thanks for the welcome!

I'm not as Traditional or one sided as some of my posts may sound.
I've studied several styles and I know Hapkido's taught in many flavors.

At my school I teach modern defense tactics the same as the new modern sytles do.

For example no-one will attack you with a lunge punch of many older types of Karate, we train defending jab, cross, uppercut. In most case the same standard Hapkido techniques will apply with a variation on the entry or deflection. We also do some basic trapping skills too.

Kick defense, grabs, headlocks, chokes, haven't changed very much in the 25 yrs I've been in the Arts, some extra work on the ground is needed but Hapkido always had a fair ground defense system for the most part as most traditonal JJ systems have.

BJJ has taken things to a different level I'll admit, and wrestlers have alway been tough too. In a street situation grappling is not a good place to be where it's likey to have to defend against more than one.

[CHON-TU KWAN]

Hi, I have been studying Combat Hapkido for 5 years, I am a 1st Dan Candidate but have been training off and on for the last 2 years due to a car accident, but began training since age 4 first in Karate, then studied everything from Jujitsu to Muay Thai to Taekwondo, some Wushu..., let's just say I did a lot of shopping around. I couldn't be happier with my instructor or system. What I enjoy the most about Hapkido(Traditional or Combat, I take no part in bashing ANY system) is that it is a confrontational based martial art, not about 2 trained fighters who get to study each other by video tape under rules and regulations, but rather vs. the jacked up PCP addict looking to cut you open for your shoes. There is a certain seriousness to it (that isn't exclusive to just Hapkido), but I think that is important for today's streets, Lots of scenario dynamic drills, and truly anything goes, I love it. Good to be here.

[Thomas]

Chon-Tu Kwan!!!!!! Welcome... nice to see another Combat Hapkido person around. I'll get you added to the check in list soon. I live in Potsdam NY and try to hit ICHF seminars around, including the Kinderhook one coming up near Albany. PM me if you anywhere near me and we can see about sharing some training!

[evilkingston]

hello,
my real name is yves (pronounced as eve, so my friends call me evil)
i'm from belgium and i've been training hkd from Jan Meybosch (student of Myong Jae-nam) (IHF) ( http://www.daehansports.com ) for almost 1year now
i recently picked up tkd aswel (2 months)

i'm a teacher (english & dutch) and a big jkd-fan (go bruce :D )
i like the different aspects of hkd (hankido, hoshinsul, hankumdo, sparring,...)
i've been doing martial arts for a large part of my life:
- 7-14y (ju-jitsu) (club relocated)
- 16y (shintaido) (club bankrupt)
- 24-... (hkd & tkd)
now i have a car and a job so relocation isn't a big problem anymore ;)

i'm looking forward to browsing through this forum
grtz

[Thomas]

evilkingston: Great to meet you! The style of Traditional Hapkido I studied was from a student of GM Myeong Jae-nam as well... and I have some experience with Hankido as well through that. Nice to meet a similar background person!

[Thomas]

Welcome to AmericanHKD, CHON-TU KWAN, and evilkingston! It's great to see people from different backgrounds getting together and sharing ideas... I am happy to meet all of you here and hope that sometime Hapkido forum members can get together!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[evilkingston]

nice to meet you too
i find that although hankido exists only out off 12 techniques (12+ & 12-), you can apply them on so much (grip, kick, punch, weapons,...), besides mastering these 12techniques to the fullest (i'm told) is a lifelong-challenge :D

by the way, we trained with GM Do Ju Myung Sung Kwang and GM Ko Ju Shik @easter (for a week) (they visited Belgium&The Netherlands) and when you see them spinning :eek: wow, maximum respect ;)

[American HKD]

Greeting,

What 12 techniques do you mean?

[evilkingston]

12 + & 12 - hankido techniques

http://hapkido.or.kr/hankido/2_hansang.htm

[Xerxes]

I suppose I should update the info from my first post in this thread. I took my test for 1st degree black belt today. I passed.

[BackFistMonkey]

Xerxes said
I suppose I should update the info from my first post in this thread. I took my test for 1st degree black belt today. I passed.

Good job man ! Congrats on the Black Belt !!! From what I understand your fun and knowledge of Hapkido just started !!

[Hapkidoin P]

Hi guys/gals...

I study in Merrillville,IN at the Asian Martial Arts and Cultural Center. Sounds big and impressive,no? It's not quite,yet,we are still trying to "recover" from our move to a new Dojang...but hey,it'll get there. :)

My teacher is Mst. Pinkowski 6th Dan. Great guy and knowledgable teacher. We are affiliated with the Hanminjok Hapkido Association and the World Kido Federation(Kidohae).

I have been studying Hapkido for a little over 3 yrs. now,if I remember right,which is doubtfull. I "came over" from Aikido,so I kinda "fell in love at first breakfall" if you will. :D I have to say I truly love Hapkido,as it "fits" me,if you know what I mean. Enough of my rambling. See you around...

Best Regards,

Paul

[Blade3]

As we say in my native HT of Philly, Yooo! What's up?
I'm glad that we've got some knowledgeable HKD practioners in here. :)
I've been around the world in 80 days in HKD. Started at Song's Hapkido in Culver City, CA under Master Eric Lynn then married & moved to Rancho Cucamonga, Ca & trained @ Kim's Hapkido (Jin Mu Won) under Master Jeff Walker, switched work schedules & commuted down to West Covina to train under Grand Master Kim exculsively. :love: ( The wifey didn't agree with the commute or the time so I started training at Kim's Hapkido (Jang Mu Won) under Master Ky Ti, then they shut down for a while & I started training at their Fontana school under the Sanchez Couple... [3yrs. later]Wifey didn't agree with me in the house any longer :D so I returned to my home town & started at Son's Hapkido as a white Belt :bang: After 2 months I just did not like the forms & the mandatory request to purchase a Gumdo uni & pay for that class so I jetted down to the Phila. MMA & trained in BJJ/MT for awhile until I returned to Cali this past Feb. While here in North Hollywood I started training at Song's Hapkido directly under GM Song: :o He's a really, really nice man but waaaaay to traditional, we spent too much time bowing to flags, eachother, * him. We did a lot of jumping around and flicking the wrist & doing snappy punches, listening to music & meditation while he talked about peace, love & harmony and there's just too much stuff that I saw & didn't like to mention. Bottom line is, I left & started making the 27 mile commute in LA traffic to Kim's Hapkido (Jang Mu Won) in Monrovia, CA to train under Master Les Connard ( when I can make it... I 'm a proffesional camera man so It's not unusal for me to work 17 hr. days which I've done for about 6 weeks now.)
I know it's long but this post made me reflect back to just where did I start with Hapkido. :confused:
Oh yeah I'm changing my screen name to....
I'll keep ya posted.
B3

[Thomas]

Huge Congrats to Xerxes for promotion to 1st dan!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome to Hapkidoin_P and Blade3! Hapkidoin_P, I also hold dan rank under the Hanminjok Association. What style (kwan) are you in, if you don't mind me asking? Nice to meet you. Blade3, you sure have tried a lot of Hapkido schools... I am glad you stuck with the system until you find a teacher you wanted to be with! Welcome.

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) - Jang Mu Won Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Hapkidoin P]

Hi Thomas,

That's pretty cool! Are you going to be at GM Seo's seminar out by me on Sat and Sun? There are going to be some truly talented practitioners there.

As far as my Kwan goes. I guess we are one of those horrible "independents". :D

We do get our rank through Hanminjok,but I don't think we are a member of any particular "group". It's really never been brought up before. :confused:

Just show up and train hard,ya know? Never really been interested in politics. No offense taken,I hope. :)

[Thomas]

I am trying to get to the Montreal seminar in December but can't make the one near you.

I asked about "kwan" because I know the Hanminjok (World KidoHae) tends to be an umbrella organization made up of some really great people and schools. I am a member through Combat Hapkido, which is recognized under the Hanminjok as well. I do my best to avoid the political in-fighting that sometimes goes on and I try to train with anyone I can.

Nice to "meet" you!

[Hapkidoin P]

Thanks,Thomas.

It's good to see there are other "a-political" Hapkidoin out there! Hopefully we'll get the chance to train together someday. I am seriously considering going to Korea in 2006. How 'bout you?

Have you heard anything about the trip? I think it will be for the 2nd Pusan Mayors Cup and Martial Arts Exhibition. I know your GM,Pelligrini, was there for the last one in April(?),and was wondering if he invited any of his students to go along for the next one? :)

[Thomas]

Thanks,Thomas.

It's good to see there are other "a-political" Hapkidoin out there! Hopefully we'll get the chance to train together someday. I am seriously considering going to Korea in 2006. How 'bout you?

Have you heard anything about the trip? I think it will be for the 2nd Pusan Mayors Cup and Martial Arts Exhibition. I know your GM,Pelligrini, was there for the last one in April(?),and was wondering if he invited any of his students to go along for the next one? :)

I don't know if I will go, but my instructor is thinking about it. He went last time with GM Pelligrini (and a bunch of other guys). GM P received his 9th dan at that time from the Hanminjok Association there.

[dngrruss]

Hello. Wow, a lot of bodies here.
My name is Russell. I have been in the martial arts for nearly 30 years and have been doing Hapkido since 1989 under GM Yi, Jang Hak. GM Yi has been in the US military reserves since he left the Korean military (some 25 years ago) and and was made active in early 2002. I bought his school from him and have enjoyed great personal success teaching full time since then.

I look forward to an interesting exchange of ideas through this site.

[Hapkidoin P]

Hi and welcome! It's good to see so many Hapkidoin here,no?

Now, if we all could only find a way to talk about technique and Philosophy.... :D

[Coreo]

Hello! I'm new to MAP and thought I'd introduce myself here.

Name: Coreo (Corey)
Gender: Male
Age: 23
Location: Va Beach, VA
School: King Tiger Martial Arts
Style: Hapkido & TKD
Weapon: Sai's
Other: Gymnastics

[Thomas]

Welcome to dngrruss and Coreo! Nice to see more poeple coming and sharing... please take a look at the threads here and add to them. Start new threads as you see the need. Welcome!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) - Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) - Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) - Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Thomas]

Hi and welcome! It's good to see so many Hapkidoin here,no?

Now, if we all could only find a way to talk about technique and Philosophy.... :D

Find a good topic and start a thread... I'm sure someone will share!

[Romulus]

Hi guys. I learn at the Hapkido International Association (HIA) in Melbourne, Australia, under Greg Walters (4th Dan). The HIA is headed by Master Jong Hyuk Kim and is a part of the IHF under president Won Sang Cho. Our school recently travelled to Korea to compete in the Moo Moo Kwan competition and came out with on top. Have only been there for a few weeks and am loving it. Grading for my yellow belt in a couple of week.

Previously had some short term experience with another Hapkido school and taekwondo school but moving house caused that to cease. My introduction to the martial arts was through a friend of mine who brought me along to learn wushu from Master Lai Wei Tang who was a member of the Beijing Wushu team at the same time as Jet Li. I studied wushu for 2 years before injuring my back, groin, ankle in succession and then severing tendons in my left hand. As you can tell by my typing, my hand has successfully healed.

Looking forward to wasting endless hours at work chatting with you guys.

[iron_ox]

Hello all,

Asked to give some info here, don't really like blowing my own horn.

Started training in Hapkido in fall, 1979 in London, England. Came quickly under the auspices of GM Fred Adams, Founder of Britains first Hapkido organization, the Great Britain Hapkido Association. GM Adams changed the name to International Hapkido to reflect the large number of other Europeans outside the UK that had joined his organization.

Returned to the US for college, ended up in Illinois. GM Adams always expected me to search out "roots" of Hapkido as his instructor had very little to say about the history except that Choi, Yong Sul was the founder.

Most recently, hosted the final seminar of GM Mike Wollmershauser, a week before his passing which led to an introduction to Chang, Chin Il, current Dojunim of Hapkido under Choi, and Grandmaster Lim, Hyun Soo of Taegu, South Korea, Choi's longest traning student and one of only three men ever given 9th Dan by Choi himself, (the others being Chang, Chin Il and Kim Yun Sang).

I don't really care about rank, never have. Most people I have met don't deserve to claim what they do... I tell my students that when I run out of stuff to teach them, they should leave. Have some that have been around for 15 years.

I am VERY political, (I mean, you can't really write about Ki on a forum. now can you) and I don't apologize for it. Train in what you want, that's awesome, if it works for you that's great - but if it stinks, I tend to call it as I smell it...but I keep the politics AWAY from the training - quite seperate things.

Currently loving the fact that I am allowed to train under the wing of Grandmaster Lim, Hyun Soo of Taegu, and some fine Americans that have worked with him for a long time out in the North-East.

[Thomas]

Greetings Iron Ox... we're glad to have you here. It's nice to have people of various backgrounds and long experience sharing. About the politics... well, as you know many Hapkido practioners can be pretty political and very outspoken about their views. We encourage the open exchange of ideas but hope to maintain a fairly friendly atmosphere. We hope that everyone uses tact and diplomacy and especially an open mind when discussing issues here (especially politics). If you take a look at the "Check In" (which I'll add you to in just a few minutes), you'll see a lot different Hapkido schools represented... all with different backgrounds and ideas. Please enjoy this diversity and have fun!

[Thomas]

Welcome to Romulus and iron ox! It's awesome to see people from all over the world with so many backgrounds getting together to share their knowledge and love of Hapkido. Welcome and have fun!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) - Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) - Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) - Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia - HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) - Hapkido

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Kosh]

A Rose by any other name is still a Rose.

No it isn't.

[Alexander]

Well... Hello everyone, I've lurked round this forum for quite a while but since coming to university have recently added Hapkido to my list of arts that I study. I think it is the Duk Moo style. It's either that or club I belong to is just called the Duk Moo acadamy.

Really enjoying it so far, I plan to compete in Shotokan Karate tournaments and this is a brilliant way to complement my Shotokan training. I'm also loving the staff traing that we do.

[hollywood1340]

Greetings!
James Maxwell in Missoula MT, checking in. 5th Kyu Combat Hapkido. Great to see a site that has a good HKD forum!
See ya on the boards!

[tswolfman]

My only Experience with Hapkido is With the World Traditional Hapkido Alliance I am trying to Find a good Distance learning Hapkido Organization to study under. I dont feel the World Traditional Hapkido Alliance Is exactl;y what i am looking for. Can anyone give me any sugestions

[iron_ox]

My only Experience with Hapkido is With the World Traditional Hapkido Alliance I am trying to Find a good Distance learning Hapkido Organization to study under. I dont feel the World Traditional Hapkido Alliance Is exactl;y what i am looking for. Can anyone give me any sugestions


What are you looking for? Where in the world are you located, that gives a narrower view of who to recommend.

[tswolfman]

Sorry I live in North Central Ohio, And I just want to broaden my Expereince

[iron_ox]

Sorry I live in North Central Ohio, And I just want to broaden my Expereince


Hello,

I believe that either JR WEST or Rudy Timmerman have groups near you - goole both of them and they might be able to point you in the right direction...

[Hapkidoin P]

Hi TS,

How close are you to Bay Village,Ohio?

[tswolfman]

Not Sure dont recognize it i live east of Marion, South of Mansfield

[Hapkidoin P]

Well if you find out,here's a great Dojang.

Great Lakes Institute of Hapkido
628 Dover Center Road
Bay Village, Ohio 44060

email: glhapkido@aol.com

Ph; (440) 899- 0121

The instructor is Lois Lannum,and he is a class act,and a very good teacher.
Good luck! :)

PS. Both Mr. Lannum and Mr. Timmerman are in the same org. ;) and I hold them both in very high esteem.

[Thomas]

Welcomes to Alexander, hollywood1340 and tswolfman! I am always so excited to see many Hapkido artists here from so many different backgrounds. The sharing that comes from this is really inspiring!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[delete me]

Hi All

Just joined and spotted the Hapkido checki-in.

My name is Lawrence Dyke. I started Hapkido in 1995 when I was looking for a martial arts class in Yeovil, Somerset. I wanted to be able to walk around in Yeovil and feel safe. Walked into the Dojang thinking it was Karate :) and was introduced to a chap called Rick Lee who, at the time was 1st dan Hapkido under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido.

Weeelllll...........10 years, nearly, a lot of bruises and pain, later He is now 3rd dan soon to take 4th I think, and I have my 2nd dan. I have had the fortunate oportunity to have been taught by Mr Adams, his son Nial and Master John Patterson as well.

My Dojang is in Swindon, Wiltshire, I have about 10 students on my books and we train every Friday evening. I also instruct privately and run self defense classes for ladies.

[nj_howard]

hi lawrence, nice to have you here. your story is a little like mine... i was a ji do kwan student with about 5 years' experience, when i saw an article in a free local paper about a hapkido instructor who had just returned from yet another trip to korea to train. i got interested and called the guy, who seemed very nice and down-to-earth over the phone. so i went in to watch a class, and was immediately hooked. i've been there ever since, going on 10 years.

again, welcome to our little family...

[iron_ox]

Hey Lawrence,

Grandmaster Adams is a great guy ain't he? Hopefully I'll get back over the pond soon and we can all "have a play"...bruises and cider all round.

[delete me]

Hi Kevin good to hear from you again.

I was in Norwich a couple of Fridays ago and GM Adams mentioned you then. Only popped in to say hello and got away 2 and a half hours later. ;)

Look forward to the visit

[PantherFist]

Just had my second lesson in Hapkido under Master Kim Beom at the Sunderland University Duk Moo Club here in the North East of England.
Thought I try another art to compliment my Choy Lee Fut training. Hapkido rocks!! :D

[fester]

Hello Making the list longer:)
Started hkd in 1992 At deahan HQ Antwerp Belgium
Was in the winning team at the European championships in 1996
Entered the hkd festival in Korea in 2000, no prices there:))
In 2002 I got bronze in Hankido and was in the bronze medallists team of hankumdo at the festival in Korea
The reason I like hkd is becouse of the veriaty of thechniques. But i like Hankido more becouse of the easy learning system

[johnfi]

Hi there,

My name is John Fitzpatrick.

I trained at the same Hapkido dojang as SilverQ. I went to the University of Calgary for Computer Science and trained Hapkido as well. I actually got into Hapkido because a girl I ended up dating was a blackbelt at the studio. I watched a few classes, thought they were cool and I was hooked. I trained under Master Ki C Yoon there for about 3 years during which time I reached the rank of black strap (one below black belt). I was preparing to go for my black belt when school got too much. I graduated and moved from Calgary to the Okanagan for work. One correction I would like to mention on SilverQ's post is that Master Ki C Yoon has acutally been in Canada longer than a year and a half as I started training at the dojang in the Fall of 1999. He actually came to Canada sometime in the late 80's I think because one of the senior students at the time had been training with Master Ki for 20 years.

For anyone looking for a place to train Hapkido in Calgary, I would highly recommend his school. I also watched a class put on by his brother in the North East which also seemed to be a great place to train. I never trained there myself however.

Currently I am living in the Okanagan in Kelowna, BC. I recently started Aikido which I am enjoying. I really miss Hapkido though and would like to take it up again. If anyone knows of any Hapkido schools in the Okanagan in Kelowna, Vernon or Penticton I would be much oblidged to hear about them. I don't want to start any religious wars but I do know that some Taekwondo schools say they teach Hapkido but my experience has been that the focus is Taekwondo with some very watered down Hapkido. I hope I have not offended anyone and I say this with the highest respect for the art of Taekwondo. I am very impressed with skilled Taekwondo practitioners. My preference however is Hapkido.

[Thomas]

Welcomes to pain, PantherFist and johnfi! The Hapkido forum is growing and growing and boasts of people from many backgrounds and areas. Hopefully we can start meeting people soon and sharing in real-life!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[BlackDragon]

The style of hapkido I have come back to is from Grandmaster Myung, Jae Ok
called Hoi Jeon Moo Sool. I have trained in that one on and off for 10 years.
To have an understanding of it here are some links
one from Bahrain:
http://hoijeonmoosool.free.fr/
One from cancun:
http://www.hjmscancun.com/
And my school here in the States:
http://www.michiganmartialarts.com
and yes Grandmaster Myung is the brother of the late Grandmaster MYUNG Jae Nam
Oh you can add me to the list I guess

[kevinyusul]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Kevin from Sydney Australia, I have been studying Hapkido for six years under the Australian Hapkido Association since 1998 acheiving 1st dan, I have also acheived 1st DAN in ITF taekwondo :

Link: http://www.australianhapkido.com/index.htm

Cheers

Kevin

[1eo]

My name is Leonardo Schubert

Not long ago a I joined a Tang Soo do school, The instructor (Stuart Barnes) is a 5th dan in Hapkido and 3rd dan in Tang Soo do.

What really called my attention about this school was the fact that my instructor teaches some hapkido techniques at the end of class ---> which was completely different from any type of trainning that I ever had (I studied Karate do while I was a kid).

I got hooked with hapkido and I started staying after class asking more and more questions to my instructor (almost every class :D )

Anyway, I guess after showing so much interest in Hapkido, my instructor invited me to attent to Instructor-level seminars conducted by Grand Master Ji. There I met Stuart Rosenberg -> "American HKD" (a member of this site). :D
The seminars are about once or twice a month and I'll be also taking the seminars that Rosenberg will be teaching. :cool:

Leo

[Brucie]

I everyone,

I'm from Montreal (Québec). I'm studing Hapkido from Grand Master Baubil 9th dan in Hoshinkido Hapkido (www.hoshinkidohapkido.com (http://www.hoshinkidohapkido.com)) since 2 years. I currently trained about 5-6 hours a week (including 2 private course with the GM).

I have also practiced a couple of years ago ITF and WTF Tae Kwon-do (7 years).

[Trae]

Hey all. I'm from Vancouver, BC - that's Canada :)

I've been training for just under 4 months. Love it.
I train at the local university (UBC). Our club is part of Korean Hapkido Institute (http://www.khihapkido.com/). The instructor is 2nd dan, and really an awesome guy.

I plan to stick around for a while :)

[Thomas]

Welcomes to Jundo, kevinyusul, 1eo, Brucie and Trae! There are a lot of Hapkido people showing up to share and learn and hope everyone enjoys their stay!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

57. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

58. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

59. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / Hapkido

60. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

61. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Thomas]

I everyone,

I'm from Montreal (Québec). I'm studing Hapkido from Grand Master Baubil 9th dan in Hoshinkido Hapkido (www.hoshinkidohapkido.com (http://www.hoshinkidohapkido.com)) since 2 years. I currently trained about 5-6 hours a week (including 2 private course with the GM).

I have also practiced a couple of years ago ITF and WTF Tae Kwon-do (7 years).
Greetings! Were you at the GM In Sun Seo seminar last month (check out my journal for my notes on it)? I was really impressed with the students and attitudes of GM Serge Baubil's school. The whole seminar was run as a class-act. Big congrats to GM Serge Baubil on his promotion to 9th dan. We had a great time! If you or anyone at your school ever want to visit us (in Potsdam, not too far away), let me know.... you are more than welcome!

[Brucie]

Hi Thomas,

Yes I was at the GM IN SUN SEO seminar in december. It's was a great weekend ! As you wrote in your journal entries, GM In Sun Seo and his son are very impressive. I will transfert your congragulation to GM Serge Baubil and I'm sure he will appreciate it.

[Jungkihapkido]

Greetings everyone,

My name is Todd Miller. I have a Dojang in Dover, NH -Millers Korean Martial Arts- I practice and teach Jungki Hapkido, WTF Taekwondo and Chung Suk Guhapdo. My teachers are Grandmaster Lim, Hyun Soo 9th Dan Hapkido, 8th Dan GHD, Grandmaster Chung Woo Duek 9th Dan TKD. Both are located in Taegu City South Korea.

Jungki Hapkido is the original Hapkido as taught by Doju Nim Choi, Yong Sul without all the high kicking techniques.

Hapki

Master
Todd Miller
Korea Jungki Hapkido & Guhapdo Association
www.millersmudo.com

[traz]

Hey,
My name is Ryan, and I live in BC Canada. I've just started Hapkido (2 classes so far! haha), and I'm definitely enjoying it so far, as its my first martial art. I'm learning under the Jin Pal Federation, under Master Michael Lok.

[Thomas]

Welcomes to Jungkihapkido, fester and traz! You get the door prizes for showing up and jumping into the forum! It's nice to see our ranks swelling up and it's nice to see the sharing going on... especially between different schools of Hapkido!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / Hapkido

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[fester]

Welcomes to pain, PantherFist and johnfi! The Hapkido forum is growing and growing and boasts of people from many backgrounds and areas.
Hey man feeling a bit overlooked here:( can't I be loved?

[Thomas]

Welcomes to pain, PantherFist and johnfi! The Hapkido forum is growing and growing and boasts of people from many backgrounds and areas.
Hey man feeling a bit overlooked here:( can't I be loved?

[red faced]I am so sorry to have overlooked your post somehow... espcially of a fellow Hankido/Hapkido person! I deeply apologize and have "retrograded" you to #56[/red faced]

I have been enjoying your posts and contributions and cannot figure out how I missed putting you on the Check-in list.

Welcome aboard (even though you've been here a while!)

[fester]

tnx man for the quick reply man
hmm this avatar is a bit much maby

[justinksw]

Hello everyone,

My name is Justin and I live in upstate NY. I don't take Hapkido :eek: but I do take Kuk Sool Won. I haven't seen where else on MAP I would fit in, but I figured this is the best place. I've been lurking this group for a while, learning so much.

I've been studying for a little over 2 years now, and I love it! I have always wanted to learn martial arts from the time I was a little kid (not like I'm that old now) and I finally got the chance when I signed up for KSW. Of course, the only place to study in my town is at the Kuk Sool studio, so it kind of takes the choice away. I think it's a great art and should I ever relocate I would definitely find a Hapkido studio if I couldn't find a KSW studio.

Best Regards,
Justin

[mrowley]

Hello all...

My name is Mark & I am from Brandon, Florida. I have just recently started Combat Hapkido training under Master Instructor Frank S. Ehnle of the Royal Dragon (http://www.ustkd.com/ & http://www.ushapkido.com/). Doing martial arts has always been something I wanted to do - even though I never really knew much about the different styles. When I joined Hapkido I had no idea what it was - I joined because my childrent signing up for the Tae Kwon Do class that is offered at this location as well. I felt that if they see me doing martial arts & sticking with it, it will mae them want to keep up with their lessons as well.
The only reason I didn't join Tae Kwon Do was because I felt I was just too big to be jumping around (6'6" 280lbs), and felt that Hapkido was more suited for my body type. Well, I have just completed my second class (I go 2 nights a week) & I have to say - I am totally hooked on this!!! While I am greatly out of shape & having to sit and rest half way through warm-up on my first day, the second time around I made it through. I have also noticed I have lost 9 lbs within this first week. I am normally a very lazy person and would rather sit around goofing around on computers, but since this class, I look forward to going out and working up a good sweat.
Master Ehnle is an amazing instructor - very understanding and quick to explain how I am doing something & how it should be done. While I am still considered a "n00b" at this, I am greatly looking forward to earning my belts and showing not just my kids what can be done through focus & determination, but myself as well.

Thank you for this thread!!!

Mark
Brandon, Florida - Royal Dragon - Combat Hapkido

[Thomas]

Welcomes to justinksw and mrowley! Try out the buffet!
justinksw: Greetings to a fellow New Yorker, as a Kuk Sool Won person, I'd say you are very welcome here! Feel free to try the salsa... it's great!
mrowley: Big "hello" to a fellow Combat Hapkido person... I hope to see you at some of the seminars some day!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / Hapkido

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Kosh]

wow

There are 3 members of my HKD school (DukMoo) on this site.

[Bobby from TX]

Welcome "mrowley" from Brandon, FL. You have just described my personal experience in Hapkido and the reason I joined as well. I've been going for almost a year now and am up to blue belt status. Martial Arts, especially Hapkido, has become a major passion of mine and I look forward to every chance to train. I'm planning on picking up the Taekwondo class as well in order to enhance my kicking skills, which really suck right now but is getting better as I train more. Looking forward to hearing more of your experiences as you train.

Bobby Lane
Denton, Tx.
http://www.powerkicks.net

[HKD]

you don't need to take a tkd class. your hkd class should give you all the kicking techniques you could ever want.

[shadow warrior]

TKD kicking is not HKD kicking.

If the Master at the school says he teaches BOTH TKD AND HKD he should be teaching the different styles of kicking each in separate classes. The theories and mechanics are completely different!!

Once you learn HKD kicking theories there is NO reason to return to TKD mechanics which are designed for sport.. not self defence.

HKD is NOT TKD with joint locks!!!

[whitey_g_black]

Hello everyone
My name is Ted Pomeroy.
My friends call me whitey . I just started training in traditional hapkido about
a month and a half ago . I am training at red river hapkido under Master Jere
Hilland. I am so addicted . Its all I think , breathe and dream.

checking in !
whitey

[Bobby from TX]

Just to followup on a previous post, I agree that Taekwondo and Hapkido kicking techniques are different. I did not mean to imply that our instructor teaches them both in the same class. I simply mean that at 47 years old, my leg flexibilty needs alot of work and some of the Taekwondo kicking techniques will help build my kicking ability, flexibility, and build my endurance level. Another benefit of my martial arts training is to keep myself in shape and build my self esteem. Right now, I'm only able to attend Hapkido class 3 to 4 nights a week for an hour or so. I figured that I could pick up an adult Taekwondo class on the same days that I attend Hapkido training, and that way my family wouldn't feel that I'm totally abandoning them (ie: being gone an additional day during the week). Since my 6 year old son is training in Taekwondo, this would give me more exposure to his training and "help me" to "help him" train at home. He is on the schools competition team and has competed in several local and state tournaments and has managed to place in every tournament so far. He is really into the sparring aspect of his training and has really started to "think" about setting up his moves on his opponent, and counter moves instead of just reacting with roundhouse kick after roundhouse kick.

[Jumper53]

Hello all,

I have been training since Sept 9, 1991 with Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

I am a 3rd Degree Black Belt from the Korea Hapkido Federation

GM Park has two locations in Calgary, one on Horton Road and one on 10th Avenue SW. He teaches the beginner classes at the Horton Road Location. GM Park moved to Calgary from Korea in 1983 so he could teach children and junior students again. In Korea he was mostly teaching Masters and Instructors.

I am sure you will all say this about your teachers, Grand Master Park is one of the most powerfull and wise people I have ever met. I know hundreds of people who say he has helped them to find a better life. And the few times I have seen him demonstrate his "Grand Master" abilities still seem super human to me. If you have ever seen one of his public performances... that is nothing compared to what he does during our private Black Belt Classes.

GM Park was a Special Advisor to the Korea Hapkido Federation until 2 years ago. He has now formed his own Federation which has about 30 schools, most of which are in Korea. We frequently get Masters and Instructors visiting from Korea to spend a couple weeks training with GM Park. It is awsome to be training with someone people travel accross the globe to meet.

Calgary is very lucky when it comes to HKD since we have several good Masters and Grand Masters here. If you visit our fine city please take a look through our yellow pages and visit some of the HKD schools.

Thank you Thomas for starting this thread. If I get some time to travel this summer maybe I will visit some of the great schools listed in this site.

[Jumper53]

TKD kicking is not HKD kicking.

If the Master at the school says he teaches BOTH TKD AND HKD he should be teaching the different styles of kicking each in separate classes. The theories and mechanics are completely different!!

Once you learn HKD kicking theories there is NO reason to return to TKD mechanics which are designed for sport.. not self defence.

HKD is NOT TKD with joint locks!!!

Traditional TKD and many of the old Kwans were more similar to the kicks of most HKD schools. It has only been in the last 40 or so years that "Sport/Demonstration TKD" has created a new style. If you find an old TKD master who does not focus on competition you will find more similarity to your HKD kicks. When HKD was first "coined" it was a mixture of the joint locks from GM Choi's Jujitsu background and the striking from traditional Korean Kwans.

If you assume all TKD and Karate schools teach "Sport Striking" you will be very surprised when a traditionally taught student throws some bone crushing leg kicks and very well grounded kicks to your gut.

But I do think that your HKD will create the same flexability and agility as TKD. There should be no need to take a TKD class to supliment your HKD.

[shadow warrior]

Jumper53:
For heated discussions, see threads on kicking mechanics to see where your mechanics fit. Almost ALL Korean Kwans from the 50's were influenced by Japanese kicking mechanics! (As seen for example through GM Bong Soo Han from GM Choi). Except for Judo and Kendo all martial arts (including ALL traditional Korean kicking arts) were banned for 35 years by the Japanese during their occupation. Why don't you start a thread about where Hapkido kicking actually came from?

Keith Stewart
Head Instructor
East West Hapkido
www.eastwesthapkido.com

[Jumper53]

No heated discussions here please. Lets just stick to what we all seem to agree on. That the HKD kicks are great and their is no reason to suppliment your HKD with TKD (Sport or Traditional).

Except if you are thinking that four hours of Martial Art classes per week are better than three like Bobby from TX.

[Thomas]

Welcomes to whitey g black and Jumper53!
whitey g black: Big welcome to you! It's great to see such enthusiasm for the art we all love here! Good training!

Jumper53: a big welcome to you and I hope to take you up on your offer of a visit here or there. I hope you enjoy the Hapkido forum here... we get into lots of arguments and discussions but beneath our gruff exteriors our passion for Hapkido actually unites us here. Have fun!

(1eo: thanks for the e-mail... I fixed up your entry!)

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.


Big smiles to all :D

[mixmastersenior]

I guess I should go ahaed and sign on. Hello everyone, my name is Peter.
I began my Martial arts training 30 years ago with ITF style TKD. Back then it was the only school I could find in Northern Colorado. It was very strict and physically challenging, no pads, no mats. But I really liked it. I got to red belt level but stopped when I joined the service. I got back into it about 15 years ago and am still practicing but due to age, it's not the same. Fortunately, I met a gentleman about 11 yeears ago who introduced me to GM John Pellegrini and Combat Hapkido. This was just what I was looking for.
It is the perfect set of skills to compliment my TKD. I have been practicing ever since. I currently hold the rank of 4th Dan Tae Kwon Do,(ITA, AAU),
3rd Dan Hapkido (ICHF) and am a Master Instructor In JiPang Hee Sul (Cane Defence). Even though I am a loyal ICHF member, I absolutely love the traditional Hapkido Kwans and train with my traditional brothers and sisters whenever possible.

[Dr.Syn]

Greetings All.
Discovered Combat Hapkido about 3 years ago when I took their police portion of their federation ( IPDTI)..I have since attended a dozen seminars and purchased the entire black belt and Masters VHS's as well as the trapping DVD..Money well spent...

[Thomas]

Combat Hapkido Greetings!

Welcomes to mixmastersenior and Dr.Syn! Nice to see some more Combat Hapkido people around! Hopefully we'll meet someday at seminars or events!

mixmastersenior: Welcome to the forum... I am sure we will appreciate your experience and wisdom greatly!

Dr.Syn: I can't believe we didn't get you on the list earlier... you've been here quite a while. Welcome!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[mixmastersenior]

By the way Thomas, Dr Syn and I just finished a 3 day Seminar with GM Pellegrini here in Colorado. They just keep getting more and more fun!

[Downstroke]

Seeing as us UK heads are a bit thin on the ground I thought I better check in. I'm a 2nd degree TKD & 1st degree HKD under Grandmaster Sung Soo Lee (Jidokwan TKD & Moo Hak Kwan HKD).

I'm based in Crawley W. Sussex & have been training seven & a half yrs with Master Keith Finch 6th Dan TKD & 3rd Dan HKD. I took up training at that time in life when you've just become a parent & you'll do anything to prevent you turning into your own dad! (I was 25!)

As a kid I did judo for about 7 yrs & also a freestyle Kung Fu style for 3 yrs, so I thought I was already pretty profficient, but I was aching to get back into some MA training. I've got to say, I soon realised how wrong I was about being proficient! I thought I would try out Master Finch's TKD class because it was nice & local & was instantly impressed by his in depth knowledge of MA's & his belief that most MA schools have been watered down for sport.

Back then the school was predominantly ITF style, but was independant due to the usual politics & BS. Master Finch was also bringing in much more self defence into the school's curriculem which basically meant HKD! At that time I had never heard of HKD, but after seeing (& feeling) Master Finch demonstrate it, I was amazed. However, it took a good few yrs before any of the more intricate locking techniques made any sense to me, & lets face it, TKD is much more of an instant results art, so I tended to concentrate harder on it. I did do ok with most of the throwing & breakfalling side of it though, largely due to my judo background.

Since then, we have been taken under the wing of GM Sung Soo Lee, & have very good relations with many respected instructors, both ITF, WTF & various HKD groups! GM Lee graded me personally to 1st dan in 2002 & last November I took my 2nd dan & passed! - much to my relief! :D

Over the yrs we have moved from community centres to church halls & on to health clubs, but now have our own dedicated dojang fully kitted out with mats, kick bags, armour etc. It's smallish, but so is our group, those who tend to stick it out are pretty hardcore. We have a dedicated HKD class which is now attracting more new students then TKD, but most of us train both arts.

Last year, after many unsubtle hints from Master Finch, I began teaching our kids class on Saturday mornings. I've got to admit I was delaying commiting myself to teaching because I wasn't confident enough in my own abilities, but last summer Master Finch slipped a disc in his back at work & was out of action for a couple of months, so I ended up having to carry the can, because none of the other BB's were available! I was amazed how much I had absorbed over the yrs, and got some very encouraging comments from many of the students. I agreed to take on the kids class permanantly on the condition that I could move it from Sunday lunch times to Saturday mornings, so it didn't kybosh my weekend & I could spend some quality time with my daughter! :) It's true that when you teach, it makes you a better MAist, because you are the one the students aspire to be like, so you push yourself twice as hard to be as good as you can be!

These days I train TKD & HKD equally, and plan to do so for many years to come. It makes me die when I hear people slating Korean MA's, especially because very few of these people have ever really seen them properly. I would like to take this opportunity to invite anybody who feels Korean MA's are inneffective to come to our dojang & meet Master Finch. I guarantee you will leave with a changed perception.

Take care all.

[Dr.Syn]

By the way Thomas, Dr Syn and I just finished a 3 day Seminar with GM Pellegrini here in Colorado. They just keep getting more and more fun!

Believe that post..Everyone should start saving their spare change as of today in order have enough to attend next years RTC in Denver..Master Steve promised it will be even better..With the exception of the surprise blizzard it was an outstanding weekend..

[Undertow]

I train in Tae Kwon Do WTF, but it has Hapkido incorporated into it. I love it, HapKido is a sweet art.

[KAF]

I train in Taekwondo and Hapkido, but Hapkido's my prefered art. In my opinion, It is very complete and practical.
(Although TKD makes me a powerhouse and keeps me in good shape)

[Credo]

Greetings. I just started training in HapKiDo a few months ago, and I'm hooked. It is my first martial art, but I feel it will not be my last.

Our school is run by Master J. R. West, founder of the USKMAF, who learned HapKiDo in Vietnam and continued his training with Dr. He-Young Kimm.

As you can see, I'm also new to MartialArtsPlanet, but have been browsing the forums for some time. I'm thankful to have found a website where practitioners of various martial arts can get together, it's quite enlightening.

Glad to be here!

[doshim]

Welcome, Credo!

Master West and my master, GM Bong Soo Han are old friends. In fact, we were all together about a year ago for a seminar that GM Han did in Greensboro, NC.

Please send Master West our best. We have one of his 2nd Dans training with us right now, John Farrell. Tell Master West we're taking good care of him.

Good luck to you in your new martial path. You picked a great art!

[JimH]

Hi,
I am a new member here,I have been in CH for over 8 years and am currently a 3rd degree and train under Master Medina in the Bronx,New York.

[BlackDragon]

wazzzzz up!

[Thomas]

Welcome... please share with us!

Downstroke: Nice to have you here... more UK repesentation is always good! Do you normally find that Hapkido classes are on average smaller than TKD classes?

Undertow: Welcome! We appreciate you taking the time to "check-in" and share with us. Do you like the Hapkido you are learning and would you study Hapkido full time if you could? (Yes, we're trying to steal you away!)

KAF: Welcome... are you still around?

Credo: Welcome! I hope the Hapkido is going well... is this your first art, or did you study something previously?

JimH: Great to have another Combat Hapkido guy around, especially one from NY... I hope we can get together sometime!

1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido

71. Downstroke - Crawley W. Sussex (UK) / Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido (under GM Sung Soo Lee)

72. Undertow- Portland, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido studies embedded in Taekwondo curriculum

73. KAF - Canada / Hapkido

74. Credo - / Hapkido (under Master J.R. West)

75. JimH - Bronx, NY (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Medina)


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[MasterBob]

Had a few minutes and just wanted to take the time to check-in with the rest of my fellow Hapkidoist.

Master Bob Ingersoll, 6th Dan
ICHF State Director for California
VP / ICHF
West Coast Director for IPDTI

Greetings to all!!!!

[Thomas]

Greetings Master Ingersoll! I've heard a lot of good things about you and hope to meet you someday. I hope you find our Hapkido forum here a fun and pleasant place to learn and share.

[mixmastersenior]

Good to see your post MasterBob. I appreciate the time you took to converse the other day. Look forward to your insights. By the way, Steve M. says hello and GM Shuey told me to send his regards.

Peter Donello
4th Dan, AAU, ITA, ICHF
Colorado State Director, CMIA.

[zac_duncan]

Hello,

My name is Zac Duncan, currently a 1st dan WHF in St. Louis Mo. I started my HKD training about 10 years back with KSW, where I learned the under black blet cirriculum before switching over to "straight" HKD where I've been for the last 5-6 years or so.

Our "flavor" of hapkido is quite aggressive with the use of kicking (for distancing, rarely to attack) and striking during execution of the technique. I'd say we're (at least at my stage of the game) more on the yu sool side than on the hapki side.


I absolutely love HKD, in all (well, most) of it's forms and I particularly like comparing and contrasting how different lineages andd practitioners approach the art. I truly believe that when HKD is done correctly, no two practitioners will look the same, the art is too personal for that. In fact that's probably why HKD practitioners are always argung with one another. :)

Cheers!
-zac duncan

[Thomas]

I absolutely love HKD, in all (well, most) of it's forms and I particularly like comparing and contrasting how different lineages andd practitioners approach the art. I truly believe that when HKD is done correctly, no two practitioners will look the same, the art is too personal for that. In fact that's probably why HKD practitioners are always argung with one another. :)

Cheers!
-zac duncan
Welcome! I think we are going to get along very well... nice post!

[zac_duncan]

Thanks for the welcome Thomas. I think I'm gonig to like this board.

[MasterBob]

Thanks Thomas. I'll be in New York in June for induction into the BUDO International Hall of Fame. Sharing a room with my good friend Frank Huff. On Sunday we'll be in NJ doing a clinic at his school. Hope to meet you soon.

MasterBob

[Downstroke]

Downstroke: Nice to have you here... more UK repesentation is always good! Do you normally find that Hapkido classes are on average smaller than TKD classes?
It depends if there's a football match on TV that night! :rolleyes: On average we're getting around 15 regular HKD students, some are TKD guys crossing over to the dark side :D but we also have a lot of newbies for whom HKD is their first MA. As I said, our dojang is a bit on the smallish side, so 15 is a nice comfortable number for us, however, due to HKD's interest we are starting another class at the weekends pretty soon.

We have more long term TKD students, but lately the HKD class is turning into the more popular lesson. I put it down to the fact they're a bunch of sadists who enjoy seeing me scream like a girl when Master Finch demonstrates a new lock on me. :eek:

[Thomas]

Thanks Thomas. I'll be in New York in June for induction into the BUDO International Hall of Fame. Sharing a room with my good friend Frank Huff. On Sunday we'll be in NJ doing a clinic at his school. Hope to meet you soon.

MasterBob
Please let Master Huff know that "Thomas from MAP" says "Hello"... he will get a kick out of that! I wish you congratulations on your induction and hope you have a great time at the seminar!

If you get a chance sometime, check out my photo gallery for some pictures of the "usual suspects"... :D

We have more long term TKD students, but lately the HKD class is turning into the more popular lesson. I put it down to the fact they're a bunch of sadists who enjoy seeing me scream like a girl when Master Finch demonstrates a new lock on me.

Ha ha ha ha! Maybe that's why our HKD classes have been growing too! Nice!

[Korpy]

I will either be studying Hapkido or TKD soon.

[billz]

My name is Bill Zerbe and I am one of Master Ingersoll's students. My current rank is Black Belt/White Stripe and I will be testing for 1st dan in August.

Great to find a place where fellow Hapkdioists can meet and exchange thoughts and ideas.

Bill Zerbe

[Thomas]

Welcome billz: great to see another ICHF person around!

[Korpy]

Ok I am finally taking Hapkido.

Name: MAP name is Korpy, real name is Corey.

About The School: T-USA. It has a bunch of great, experienced instructors who are willing to teach if you are willing to learn. Teaches Hapkido, Taekwondo, Kumdo, and Cardio Defence.

Location: Lemont, Il

[Thomas]

Welcome Korpy! Nice to see you decided on Hapkido... I hope you'll share your insights and impressions as you get deeper into your studies!

[Korpy]

Thanks Thomas!

I'm taking a free TKD class, but that's just cause my friend told me too.

I'm gonna take Hapkido, it's just so cool.

[HapkidoScott]

Hi! I'm new here and checking in. I recently began my studies in HapKiDo and absolutely love it. I also take Tae Kwon Do (from the same school). I have studied a little with other martial arts in the past but I have never felt as comfortable as I do now. I think my many years of wrestling will help me with my balance and center so hopefully it will continue to come to me smoothly. Also, I spent my birthday going to a seminar with GM Myung. He is awesome as were all that attended the seminar, a ton of info in one day. Hopefully I can go to more soon. Look forward to talking with all of you in the future.

[Alexander]

Welcome in!

Glad to see another practitionner.

[JamesG]

Hello,

New Hapkido student checking in, just signed on today. Have taken other arts in the past, but looking forward to a longer and more rewarding future in Hapkido.

[Dave Boy]

Hi......signed up last week and checking in with the rest of the Hapkido guys.

Started HKD in Norwich, England with Trevor Rant in 1988 and still training hard. Now a 3rd Dan, I 've been lucky enough to be able to train in some capacity with a number of instructors around the world at various seminars.

Anyone need any info about HKD in England etc, drop me a line and I'll do my best to help out.

Cheers.

[oping]

Hey I am looking into hapkido schools and I am wondering why there is so few schools compared to TKD or kung fu, is it that its rare art or rare to get good training or maybe its just the area I live in. Thanks.

[Thomas]

Welcome to all the new Hapkido faces here and a hearty "thanks for sticking around" to the old hands.


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido

71. Downstroke - Crawley W. Sussex (UK) / Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido (under GM Sung Soo Lee)

72. Undertow- Portland, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido studies embedded in Taekwondo curriculum

73. KAF - Canada / Hapkido

74. Credo - / Hapkido (under Master J.R. West)

75. JimH - Bronx, NY (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Medina)

76. MasterBob (Master Bob Ingersoll) - Seaside, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (California State ICHF Director)

77. zac_duncan - St. Louis, MO (USA) / WHF Hapkido

78. billz (Bill Zerbe) - Monterey Bay, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ingersoll)

79. Korpy (Corey) - Lemont, IL (USA) / Hapkido

80. HapkidoScott - Ellensburg, Washington (USA) / Hapkido

81. JamesG - SoCal / Hapkido

82. Dave Boy - Norwich, England / Hapkido


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[mateo]

Although I've posted quite a few times I've never really punched in here so I thought it was about time.

I've been training for the better part of 2 decades in the martial arts. I started in judo in my earlier teens and found Korean hapkido in my late teens. I became one of the highest ranking students of Master Hwang In-shik, who was once the chief instructor of KHA's headquarters in Seoul and is presently the Chief Master for the World Hapkido Association.

My interests in the origins of hapkido took me to both Korea and Japan where the founder of hapkido was reputed to have studied Daito-ryu. I lived for a few years in both countries, studying Hapkido and Daito-ryu, and had many experiences which both deepened my understanding of the martial arts and widened my perspective on them.

All the best to my fellow hapkidoists out there!

[Falcore]

Wow, some accomplished company here.

From Bris in Australia, trained in Hapkido with a club called Lion. In all honesty I could not tell you which faction they were part of - I was a fairly casual student.
Training now under an organisation by the name of Hansu. Basically just getting back into it after a stint away from MA then in Karate for 2 years.

Good to be back amongst it.

[HapkidoScott]

just wanted to welcome my fellow HapKiDoins. I look forward to hearing from all of you. Train hard.

[ELBOHEMIO]

Hello Brothers

My bad I didn't see this thread. Well My name is David E Rodriguez. I'm from PUERTO RICO and my backgroung is in Hapkido: Rama Hapkido Kwan (PR), World Hapkido Assoc, ICHF, Huk Ju Sool Hapkido, ITF- TKD, Modern Farang Mu Sul, CQDT, IKCA Kenpo and some others training with instructors friends of mine in diffrent arts.


Take Care

[JimH]

EL,
That is some background,it is almost a mirror image of Master Pedro Rodriquez stuff,ICHF,Huk Ju Sool,CQDT,Kempo on and on.

Do you train with Master Rod or do you distance train with him by video?

[ELBOHEMIO]

Jim I train with Pete's in seminars. He comes to island 3 or 4 time in the year and the rest of the time in Long Distance with a buddy with others MA material.

The Rama Hapkido and Modern Farang Mu Sul I do it in one dojang and ITF in another. The IKCA I do it in Long Distance but sometimes I train with a IKCA instructor when I have the time and by the way call me David.

I talk to Trina by email she told me that they don't sell Pete's videos anymore because he is out of the Fed. Anyway I'm going to keep tracking them. I will send a email to David Rivas, maybe he have some copies. :bang:

There is going to be a Huk Ju Sool camp in July in FL. Here is the info:

http://www.cqdt.com/CQDT_News.html

Thanks for everything

[JimH]

El,
I know Pedro has developed a large following in Puerto Rico and I see GMP and the ICHF are also making big strides there,I wish you all the Best in your training.

Have you tried asking Master Rod if he has any of his ICHF videos left that he might want to sell?

Do you know what specific Master Rod tapes you are looking for?
I can try to locate some for you.

Train Hard
Jim

[ELBOHEMIO]

Jim last year I ask Pedro for those videos and let me put it this way he said he don't have it anymore (lol). :woo: If you know the story of what happend between those two maybe have an idea. Anyway way that's their problem.

The videos that I'm looking for are specially the 4 groung fighting videos and 2 Stick and knife videos. I got some of the videos he made with GMP of the regular curriculum.

[wally]

Hi folks i am training in Combat Hapkido (ICHF) in Newfoundland, Canada. I love it i have to say very practical and well rounded MA and its alot of fun too. Its to the point now i cant wait for the hapkido class to come each night we have it lol. Im just a 30 year old whos a kid at heart hehe. :D


wally

PS this past week i got graded and received my yellow belt i know im just a rookie yet, but i know my orange belt all ready because our instructor always teach us the belt ahead of what we are just so we have alot of time to practise it. :D

[Thomas]

Welcome to all the new Hapkido people here. Take a look at where people are from and see if we can set up some visits to other schools (and reviews, of course)!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido

71. Downstroke - Crawley W. Sussex (UK) / Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido (under GM Sung Soo Lee)

72. Undertow- Portland, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido studies embedded in Taekwondo curriculum

73. KAF - Canada / Hapkido

74. Credo - / Hapkido (under Master J.R. West)

75. JimH - Bronx, NY (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Medina)

76. MasterBob (Master Bob Ingersoll) - Seaside, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (California State ICHF Director)

77. zac_duncan - St. Louis, MO (USA) / WHF Hapkido

78. billz (Bill Zerbe) - Monterey Bay, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ingersoll)

79. Korpy (Corey) - Lemont, IL (USA) / Hapkido

80. HapkidoScott - Ellensburg, Washington (USA) / Hapkido

81. JamesG - SoCal / Hapkido

82. Dave Boy - Norwich, England / Hapkido

83. mateo (Matthew Rogers) / Hapkido (under Master Hwang In-shik)

84. Falcore - Bris, Australia / Hapkido

85. ELBOHEMIO (David Rodriguez) - Puerto Rico / Rama Hapkido Kwan, World Hapkido Association, Combat Hapkido, Huk Ju Sool Hapkido

86. wally - Newfoundland, Canada / Combat Hapkido


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[Thomas]

Dear Moderators: Could we make this thread a "sticky", please? Thank you!

[Hikage]

Hikage, United Hapkido of liberty, part of the USKMAF

[Ripchord]

Alexandria, Virginia (Hapkido under master Il Yong Um)

[Osprey]

Just a newbie here. I have a very modest 7 hours of mat time thus far. I came to study at Hwang's academy here in Eugene, OR on the recommendation of a friend.

I tried over 10 years ago to being training in GongFu with a garage instructor, but he was leading his pupils into what felt too much like a cult and I was spooked off after four months. I just never dedicated myself to finding another instructor. Long story short, I finally came round again.

I sought a complete style, and a Judo/TKD/HKD studio in town was recommended to me by a friend who is big in JKD and BJJ. I started last week. This feels like a very good fit, though HKD is quite new to me as an idea, and I have only become familiar with more about the background and history within the last few weeks.

This Dojang has a relaxed atmosphere, and reasonable number of students. The repetoir appears to include all the essentials. The only thing I have not seen yet are weapons. Maybe they will come out later, maybe not. I haven't asked because it doesn't matter to me that much. The instructor is out on the floor every evening, working with all of the students, and his more advanced students all show healthy respect and joy in what they are doing.

While the Dojang is situated literally behind a McDonalds, and the instructor asks students to sign a contract, I am not getting any whiffs of McDojo from the studio. :D

Hi.

[wazzabi]

hello, my name's Tim Wong, of Toronto, Canada. my past martial arts training has been in Fukien White Crane as well a long fist style derived from Shaolin. i studied the northern shaolin style for 3 years and white crane for 2 years. then i stopped martial arts for 5-6 years because of school and lack of funding.

yesterday i signed up to join GM Hwang in Shik's Eagle Hapkido school, and i'm very excited :D . haven't started classes yet, but my first class will be either tonight, or monday night.

[oceansoul]

Hello everybody, I´m from Monterrey, México and I have been involved in martial arts since 1991. My first practice in martial arts was on a local school of karate, since then I knew I had to keep practicing and learning about martial arts, I have been practicing several styles like karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, kendo and currently hapkido. I found out about hapkido about 6 years from now and found it to be (personally) the most complete martial art I know, I completly fell in love with it, one of the amazing things I found about it its the fact of always being learning something new, the more you advance of level, the more different technics one learns and the more challenging it gets... keeps your mind and spirit fresh with an attitude of always being open to learn more. Greeting to all of you guys that share the same passion about this martial art as I do. :cool:

[Thomas]

Welcome to all the new Hapkido people here. We are getting closer and closer to that 100 level!!!!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido

71. Downstroke - Crawley W. Sussex (UK) / Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido (under GM Sung Soo Lee)

72. Undertow- Portland, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido studies embedded in Taekwondo curriculum

73. KAF - Canada / Hapkido

74. Credo - / Hapkido (under Master J.R. West)

75. JimH - Bronx, NY (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Medina)

76. MasterBob (Master Bob Ingersoll) - Seaside, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (California State ICHF Director)

77. zac_duncan - St. Louis, MO (USA) / WHF Hapkido

78. billz (Bill Zerbe) - Monterey Bay, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ingersoll)

79. Korpy (Corey) - Lemont, IL (USA) / Hapkido

80. HapkidoScott - Ellensburg, Washington (USA) / Hapkido

81. JamesG - SoCal / Hapkido

82. Dave Boy - Norwich, England / Hapkido

83. mateo (Matthew Rogers) / Hapkido (under Master Hwang In-shik)

84. Falcore - Bris, Australia / Hapkido

85. ELBOHEMIO (David Rodriguez) - Puerto Rico / Rama Hapkido Kwan, World Hapkido Association, Combat Hapkido, Huk Ju Sool Hapkido

86. wally - Newfoundland, Canada / Combat Hapkido

87. Hikage / Hapkido (United Hapkido of Liberty, USKMAF)

88. Ripcord – Alexandria, VA (USA) / Hapkido (under Master Il Yong Um)

89. Osprey – Eugene, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido

90. Wazzabi (Tim Wong) – Toronto, Ontario (Canada) / Eagle Hapkido (GM Hwang In Shik)

91. Oceansoul – Monterrey, Mexico / Hapkido


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[JeffNights]

You can add me to the list.

Wyandotte, MI(USA)/Hapkido

[hapkidofighter]

i never got around to it- but i suppose you can still put me on the list if you want
Hapkidofighter Santa Monica CA (USA)/ Bong Soo Han Hapkido

[Olderico]

Hi anybody,
I'm from Frankfurt,Germany and I started with Hapkido about a year ago.
My level is 8th Kup at the moment. The style we train is called Jin Jung Kwan.
We are member of the KHF.

[BackFistMonkey]

Dear Moderators: Could we make this thread a "sticky", please? Thank you!

Dear Moderators ,

I too agree with Thomas and would like this thread to be a "sticky"

[UrbanGrl]

Isn't it someone's birthday here today? Hmmmm...Why I think it is!

Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday to you...
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday to you

[Utotin]

I guess I'll introduce myself. I'm Utotin. I've been involved in HKD since around 1990 and have a 2nd Dan. The style is IHF (Jae Nam Myoung Style). I am also a 1st dan in Kendo but I have been inactive for a couple years because of marriage and babies and the like. I have been teaching HKD to kids and teens at a local rec center since early 2002.

[Dr.Syn]

My how this list has grown...OUTSTANDING!!!

[klaasb]

Hi, my name is Klaas (31), I am Dutch but at the moment I live in Korea.
I do Hankido at SangMooKwan (http://www.sangmookwan.com/) under master Ko Baek Yong (9th dan).

Don't forget to check out the homepage of the Dutch HKD Federation: http://www.hapkido.nl/

[TheGnome]

My name is Andrew. 1st Dan in Sin Moo Hapkido from Pittsburgh. I am now training at the same school as Thomas, in Combat Hapkido.

[Thomas]

Welcome to all the new Hapkido (and Hankido) people here.It's truly a pleasure to have so many people of different kwans here sharing and learning together!


1. Thomas - New York (USA) / Moo Moo Kwan IHF (Myeong Jae-nam's IHF)and ICHF (Combat Hapkido)

2. John_IHF - Florida (USA) / IHF

3. Jointlock - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

4. SilverQ - Alberta (Canada)/ Hapkido

5. SaJooNim - Lincoln, NE (USA) / Shin Koo Hapkido

6. Kosh (Marc) - NE England/ Hapkido

7. Paratus (Mike) - Darien, Illinois (USA)/ Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwon)

8. Chan Fan - Regina/ Jin Pal Hapkido

9. Chris from CT - Connecticut (USA)/ Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

10. shadow warrior (Keith Stewart) - Toronto, Ontario (Canada)/ Hapkido

11. hapkiyoosool (Master Jeff Allen) - Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyoosool

12. Hapki_18 (Yoky) - Alhambra, California (USA)/ Jang Mu Won Hapkido

13. Coomazen (Mel) - Atlanta, Georgia (USA)/ Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

14. SilverDragons - Panama City, Panama (Central America) / Song Moo Kwan Hapkido

15. WorldChampTKD - Ranco Cucamonga, California (USA) / Hapkido

16. HeadKick44 - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

17. blessed samurai - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (USA) / HoShinDo Hapkido

18 BSR - Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (United States Korean Martial Arts Federation)

19. Bob1770 - Nebraska (USA) / Hapkido

20. mike-IHF (Michael Merchant) - Florida (USA) / Hapkido, Hapkiyusul (under Master Jeff Allen)

21. moogong - Virginia (USA) / Hapkido

22. kcs - Clemson, South Carolina (USA) / Hapkido (Wol Ge Kwan)

23. Poorly knee - London (England) / Hapkido (under Tammy Parlour)

24. Xerxes - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

25. milt10n - Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (WolGeKwan)

26. Hapkido - Saint Louis, Missouri (USA) / Hapkido (under Yong Sue Rho)

27. Rod (Rodrigo Molina) - El Monte, California (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido (under Master Les Connard)

28. davjohns - Trussville, AL (USA) / Combat Hapkido

29. Master Macdonal (Ian MacDonald) - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) - Hapkido

30. sputnik - Calgary, Alberta (Canada) / Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Wade Langin (Flying Eagle Hapkido)

31. Bobby from TX - Denton, Texas (USA) / Hapkido under Chief Instructor Michael Nestor

32. nj howard - New Jersey (USA) / Jung Ki Kwan Hapkido

33. whip - Stratford, Connecticut (USA) / Hapkido (Huang's)

34. JamesD / Hapkido (US Hapkido Federation under Mr. Don Burns)

35. bvermillion - Great Lakes (area), North America - Hapkido

36. doshim (Jon Davis) - Venice, California (USA) - Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han); Director of Operations for GM Bong Soo Han's IHF

37. Tittan - Trondheim (Norway) / Hapkido

38. KingRippa - Springfield, Illinois (USA) / Hapkido (US Hapkido Fed.)

39. Oldie / Combat Hapkido

40. BackFistMonkey - (somewhere around Ill) / Hapkido

41. Jiraiya - Atlanta, Georgia (USA) / Hapkido (Black Knight Dojang)

42. AmericanHKD (Stuart Rosenberg) / SinMoo Hapkido and Ulji Kwan Hapkido

43. CHON-TU KWAN / Combat Hapkido

44. evilkingston - Belgium / IHF (Myong Jae-nam) Hapkido

45. Hapkidoin_P - Merrillville, IN (USA) / Hapkido (Hanminjok Hapkido Association and World Kido Federation)

46. Blade3 - Monrovia, CA (USA) / Jang Mu Won Hapkido

47. dngrruss (Russell) - California (USA) / Hapkido (GM Yi, Jong Hak)

48. Coreo (Corey) - Va Beach (VA, USA) / Hapkido

49. Romulus - Melbourne, Australia / HIA Hapkido (under Greg Walters)

50. iron ox (Kevin Sogor) - Chicago, IL (USA) / Hapkido

51. Alexander - England / (Duk Moo) Hapkido

52. hollywood1340 - Missoula, MT (USA) / Combat Hapkido

53. tswolfman - Ohio / World Traditional Hapkido Alliance

54. pain (Lawrence Dike)-Swindon, Wiltshire / Hapkido (under GM Fred Adams of International Hapkido)

55. PantherFist – South Shields, England / Hapkido under Master Kim Beom

56. fester - Antwerp, Belgium / Hapkido, Hankido and Hangumdo

57. johnfi – Okanagan, Kelowna, BC (Canada) / previously studied Hapkido under Master Ki C Yoon in Calgary

58. Jungdo -Ann Arbor, MI (USA) / Hoi Jeon Moo Sool (GM Myung Jae Ok)

59. kevinyusul -Sydney Australia / Hapkido (Australian Hapkido Association)

60. 1eo (Leonardo Schubert) / SinMoo Hapkido (under GM Ji, Han-Jae )

61. Brucie -Montreal, Quebec(Canada) – Hoshinkido Hapkido (under GM Serge Baubil)

62. Trae -Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) / Hapkido (Korean Hapkido Institute)

63. jungkihapkido (Todd Miller) - Dover, NH (USA) / Jung Ki Hapkido

64. traz - BC (Canada) / Hapkido (Jin Pal Federation)

65. justinksw - upstate NY (USA) / Kuk Sool Won

66. mrowley - Brandon, FL (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ehnle)

67. whitey g black (Ted Pomeroy) – Fargo, North Dakota (USA) / Red River Hapkido (under Master Jere Hilland)

68. Jumper53 - Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Korea Hapkido Federation (under Grand Master Park, Hyun Soo)

69. mixmastersenior - Colorado, USA / Combat Hapkido (and Cane)

70. Dr.Syn - Ohio, USA / Combat Hapkido

71. Downstroke - Crawley W. Sussex (UK) / Moo Hak Kwan Hapkido (under GM Sung Soo Lee)

72. Undertow- Portland, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido studies embedded in Taekwondo curriculum

73. KAF - Canada / Hapkido

74. Credo - / Hapkido (under Master J.R. West)

75. JimH - Bronx, NY (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Medina)

76. MasterBob (Master Bob Ingersoll) - Seaside, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (California State ICHF Director)

77. zac_duncan - St. Louis, MO (USA) / WHF Hapkido

78. billz (Bill Zerbe) - Monterey Bay, CA (USA) / Combat Hapkido (under Master Ingersoll)

79. Korpy (Corey) - Lemont, IL (USA) / Hapkido

80. HapkidoScott - Ellensburg, Washington (USA) / Hapkido

81. JamesG - SoCal / Hapkido

82. Dave Boy - Norwich, England / Hapkido

83. mateo (Matthew Rogers) / Hapkido (under Master Hwang In-shik)

84. Falcore - Bris, Australia / Hapkido

85. ELBOHEMIO (David Rodriguez) - Puerto Rico / Rama Hapkido Kwan, World Hapkido Association, Combat Hapkido, Huk Ju Sool Hapkido

86. wally - Newfoundland, Canada / Combat Hapkido

87. Hikage / Hapkido (United Hapkido of Liberty, USKMAF)

88. Ripcord – Alexandria, VA (USA) / Hapkido (under Master Il Yong Um)

89. Osprey – Eugene, Oregon (USA) / Hapkido

90. Wazzabi (Tim Wong) – Toronto, Ontario (Canada) / Eagle Hapkido (GM Hwang In Shik)

91. Oceansoul – Monterrey, Mexico / Hapkido

92.JeffNights - Wyandotte, MI (USA) / Hapkido

93. Hapkidofighter – Santa Monica, CA (USA) / Hapkido (under GM Bong Soo Han)

94. Olderico – Frankfurt, Germany / Hapkido (Jin Jung Kwan – KHF)

95. Utotin – GM Myung Jae-nam's IHF Hapkido

96. klassb – Korea / Hankido, Sangmookwan (under Master Ko Baek Yong)

97. TheGnome – Canton, NY (USA) / Sin Moo Hapkido and Combat Hapkido


Note: If you want anything added or changed, just let me know. I base the posting only on what the poster wrote in the "check-in" post itself. Thanks.

[MarcoPolo]

I just realized that i've never actually "checked in"....

Quick verision:

JKD instructor, Blue Belt BJJ w/Carlson Gracie team. Started looking for "holes" in my game that I could improve and saw Hapkido as a great tool for some of them (specifically, "grabs")

Currently studying Hapkido (KHF) and Combat Hapkido (ICHF)

[sbaorion]

I have been going to Conceptual Hapkido for a couple of months now and am loving it. It is in Blantyre which is in Scotland. My Instructor is Master Mark Gaitens and he trained under these masters and got to these levels.

5th Degree Conceptual Hapkido Grand Master Hummerstone
3rd Degree Combat Hapkido Grand Master Pellegrini
3rd Degree International Hapkido Grand Master Adams
Advanced instructor Blunt and Edged weapons Common Sense Self Defence Street Combat Master at Arms : Bram Frank


The website for the club is
www.hapkido.co.uk

Happy hapkido-ing guys

[tako3131]

I study Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido under Master Rhodes,Grandmaster Yon Seoung Ho,Grandmaster Lee Chang Soo,Grandmaster Kim Myung Yong the Grandmasters live in Korea. My school web site is: :D :D http://www.hapkido-usa.com/index.htm

[Hapkid0ist]

I train and teach under 9th Dan Grand master J.B. Lee, student of Yong Sul Choi, classmate and student of Ji Han Jae. My teacher studied with both choi and Jae. He was by Choi's side till he passed. I got very lucky in finging one of the original founding grandmasters of this increadable art.
I myself have studied at 3 different Hap Ki Do schools, the last one being that of my Grandmaster. I have also studied Western boxing, Western wrestling, Wing Chun, Japanese JiuJiutsu (?spelling), Okinowan shorin Ryu, Monkey KF (why I don't know), Tae Kwon Do, Kajukenbo, Military combatives(while I was in the service) and just a bit of Yudo.
Everything but the Hap Ki Do and the military combatives was soooo long agoe. I really don't even count them anymore.
Currently I am living in Garden Grove Ca., moved from Virginia about 4 months agoe. I will be opening a new Dojang within the year, but am open for private instruction till then.

[arc_avalo]

I study in the style of Shinsei Hapkido (Karate for Christ) and, even though I'm not Christian, I still learn very valuable things from this class. My sensei Joseph Lumpkin is one of the best martial artists I've ever seen and the same goes for his teaching.

[Alexander]

Welcome to MAP guys.

[Sahbunim]

Hi Everyone,

My name is John Baade I am a 4th Degree under Master Geoff Booth and the International Hapkido Alliance.

I have being doing martial arts for over 20 years and first did Hapkido in 1993 when I was working in Liverpool in NSW. In 1995 after talking to Master Booth I decided that Hapkido is the art I wanted to do. So since them it has been the art for me. My reintroduction to Hapkido was with a fulltime seminar with Dojunim Ji Han Jae boy was I sore and I have been to all but 1 other time when Dojunim has visited Australia.

My one and only instructor is and will only be Master Booth. I obtained my 1st Degree in 1998 and obtained my 4th Degree in 2004. In my time not only have I trained with Dojunim but with Dr Hee Young-Kim and have done a seminar with GM West.

I currently run a full-time school in Croydon, VIC, Australia, have 75 students and have 5 Black Belts which I have produced.

I hope this covers me :bang:

Regards
John