Disciples of Martial Arts Center

General information

Tae Kwon Do is a two thousand year old martial art form that originated in Korea.
It is based on the premise that every person has the instinct to defend himself or herself against a sudden attack.
As a result of this basic instinct, the origins of Tae Kwon Do date back to the earliest days of humanity on earth.

Haidong Gumdo is a Korean sword art which draws from battlefield tactics and techniques to build a curriculum for mental, physical and spiritual development.
Students learn forms, step drills, sitting and standing meditation, sparring as well as bamboo and straw cutting.
Students of Haidong Gumdo will learn meditation and proper breathing exercises that will relieve stress and promote a healthy body and mind.

It is important that one understands that martial arts techniques are not invented or created by a single individual.
Rather, they have been developed as a part of history.
Just as wrestling, boxing, and fencing, are unique competition sports in the western world, Tae Kwon Do, Yudo, and Kumdo, along with Hapkido, have been developed throughout the history of the East.
More recently, Hapkido was reintroduced by the father of Hapkido, Yong Sool Choi (1904-1986).
Young Sool Choi began his studies at the age of nine.
By the time Choi returned to the mainstream world, Korea had already been liberated from colonial Japanese rule.
Choi proceeded to impart the techniques he had learned to a select group of disciples.
These disciples began to spread and popularize Hapkido during the Korean conflict in the 1950s.
Today, one would be hard pressed to find a Korean city without Hapkido schools.
Government organizations, military academies, and special military units all contain Hapkido practitioners, totaling over one million in Korea alone.