Haedong Gumdo

[yamatodamashii]

I've recently begun training in earnest in hapkido after a long hiatus from Korean martial arts (my foundation was Hwarang do). Recently, I've begun finding references online to style I've never heard of: Haedong Gumdo.

Apparently, most of the instructors in the U. S. started in tae kwon do--I was wondering if anyone from the hapkido side had any experience with it? It looks like it would be a wonderful complement to hapkido training.

[AllanJGAnderson]

I've recently begun training in earnest in hapkido after a long hiatus from Korean martial arts (my foundation was Hwarang do). Recently, I've begun finding references online to style I've never heard of: Haedong Gumdo.

Apparently, most of the instructors in the U. S. started in tae kwon do--I was wondering if anyone from the hapkido side had any experience with it? It looks like it would be a wonderful complement to hapkido training.

I trained Kumdo along side HapKiDo and found many many similairities in terms of grip and hand posture between Hapkido and Kumdo.

I'm not very familiar with Haidong Kumdo, other than a few demo's I have the pleasure of watching. Seemed a little too flashy and showy for me, there's also lots of controversy and debate over Haidong Kumdo's history and the supposed "Samurang" that may or may not have existed. :rolleyes:

Hopefully Master Bae will post here and explain better the benefits of cross-training Kumdo and HapKiDo. :bow:

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