Hapkido Gup Requirements

White Belt to Yellow Belt

Stances: Ready Attention Forward/Front Leaning Riding/Horse

Fighting Back/T Cat

Blocks: Rising/Upper Inward Outward Low/down

Kicks: Front Snap Front Thrust Crescent—inside out

Crescent—outside in Side Kick Sweep to Shin

Steeping Side Hook Back Turning Back

Turning Side Axe

Basic Breakaways: 1-5

Techniques: Bhang Kwon Sul 1-12

Bhang Kwon Sul Bal 1-12

Rolls/Falls: Front roll Back roll

Intro to Falls; Front, Side, Back and stop

Basic History: Terminology, commands and meaning of Hapkido

Protocol and etiquette

Pg 2

Yellow to Orange Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Kicks: Step behind round kick Skipping side and round

Blocks: Middle to Middle Knife Hand

High to Low Knife Hand

Falls/Rolls: Front Side Back Arial Two Hand

No Hand

Techniques: Son Mok Sool 1-12 : Defense against kick/punch w strike

Yuk Son Mok Sool 1-12 : Defense against kick/punch w/kick

History: A little more about the history of Hapkido and Federation information.

Yu, Won and Wha

Orange to Green Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Technique: Dan Jok Sul 1– 12 : Defense against kick/punch w kick

Oht Sul 1-12: Defense against clothing grabs

Possible Additional Set : Bhang Jok Sul 1-12 : double kicks

Free Style

Pg 3

Green to Blue Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Techniques: Bok Shik Jok Sul 1-12: Defense against kick/punch w/double kick

Bhang Jok Sul 1-12 : defense or counter to kicks

Joong Keub Son Mok Sul 1-12: Intermediate defense for wrist seize

Ab Oht Sul 1-12 : Intermediate defense against cloth seize

Ab Bang Shin Sul 1-12: Defense against front Body Seize

Blue to Red Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Techniques: Dwi Oht Sul 1-12: Defense against rear cloth seize

Dwi Bhang Shin Sul 1-12: Defense against rear body seize

Bhang Too Sul 1-12: Counter to Oht Sul

Pg 4

Red to 1st Degree Black Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Techniques: Sang Keub Son Mok Sul 1-12: Advanced defense against wrist seize

Ssang Soo Sul 1-12: Defense against two hand single wrist grabs

Yang Son Mok Sul 1-12: Advance defense against double wrist grab

Sang Keub Oht Sul 1-12: Advanced defense against clothing seize

1st to 2nd Dan Degree Black Belt

ALL PREVIOUSLY REQUIRED MATERIAL MUST BE EXECUTED AT A HIGHER LEVEL

Techniques: Yu Dan Son Mok Sul 1-12: defense against wrist seize

Yu Dan Oht Sul 1-12: defense against clothing seize

Yu Dan Bhang Kwon Sul 1-12: defense against punch

Yu Dan Bhang Jok Sul 1-12: defense & counter attack against kick

Zaw Sul 1-12: defense against attack while sitting

Wa Sul 1-12: defense against attack while lying down

Cane Techniques 8 to 10

Sword Form—Kum Hyung

Basic History and Information

You are leaning Hapkido, which is a Korean Martial Art. Hapkido means “the way of

strength and harmony” or “the way of coordinated power”. Hapkido’s roots have

been traced back as far as 2233 BC from paintings found on temple walls featuring

various techniques.

Grand Master Choi, Young-Sul (Koreans usually right last name first) is considered to

be the founder of art knows Hapkido. However, Grand Master Ji, han-Jae is given

credit for giving it the name of Hapkido as well as promoting it around the world.

Many ask about the differences in Hapkido (Korean) and Aikido (Japanese) . The

founders of both arts, Grand Master Choi and Grand Master Morihei Ueshiba (founder

of Akido) both trained together under the same instructor during the 1940’s in Japan.

Choi returned to Korea at the end of the war and founded Hapkido and Ueshiba re-

mained in Japan and founded Akido. While the Korean and Japanese characters for

each art look identical, they are pronounced differently. There was a time in Korea that

they considered on changing the name because it sounded like Akido and given the

war the Koreans' did not want to be anything like the Japanese. However, they de-

cided not to change it but simply train harder.

The main difference in the two arts is the philosophical differences in the Korean and

Japanese cultures. An comical example of this is the tale of the Akido Master and the

Hapkido masters walking down a trail. A large grass hopper jumps onto the path of the

Akido Master. He stops and examines the creature, picks it up and sits off the trail and

continues. Then the Hapkido Master is walking down the trail and the grass hopper

jumps onto the path in front of him. He looks at it and quickly stomps it, picks it up and

eats it and continues on his way.

Grand Master West is a 9th Dan in Hapkido. He also holds black belt rank in

Taekwondo and Yudo. He begin his training in Vietnam while operating as a radio op-

erator for specials operation unit assigned to the Korean Tigers, Rock Soldiers

Division. He received his first black belt there on May 4th 1967. His unit was sta-

tioned in Qui Nhon, Vietnam.

Students, usually under black belts or what we call colored belts wear only black

Uniforms. This is to honor Grand Master West’s first instructors. They were Kim, jung-

Soo and Baek, Nam-Guk. Both were killed in 1971 in Vietnam.

Grand Master West founded united States Korean Martial Arts Federation (USKMAF)

in the 1970’s. It is headquarted in Jackson, MS. It is made up of traditional Korean

Martial schools teaching Hapkido, Taekwondo, Tangsoodo, Yudo, Gumdo and other

traditional Korean arts.

Our system currently has 7 belts.

White—7th Gup color = purity

Yellow = unrefined gold

Orange = refined gold

Green = grass and trees

Blue = the sky

Red = the sun

Black = the universe

There are 10 Dan’s or levels of black belt. Traditionally no one will receive a 10th Dan

unless their life has been dedicated to the art and upon their death it is given as a final

honor. However, recently due to the fact that there are so few living legitimate 9th

Dans that the Korean Federations have ranked a few as 10th Dan’s. Dr. Kimm is one

such person. You will be seeing and training with him, at our biannual seminars in

Jackson, MS. Part of being a member of the federation is you are required to attend at

least two seminars a year that are taught by Grand Master West. One other way to

reach 10th Dan is to start your own style. Provided it is recognized by an accredited

federation.

Or local head instructor is Master Don Holcomb, 6th Dan in Hapkido. He is out of

Jackson, TN. Your instructor is John Oakley, a second degree in Hapkido and a 6th

Dan in Taekwondo and co-owner of US taekwondo and Hapkido Academy.

The theory of Hapkido movement according to Dr. Kimm breaks down into three sec-

tions. The first is the Theory of Yu or flowing water. Water is soft and adapts but never

changes and is very powerful. In Hapkido one does not stop an attackers force

directly rather the force is redirected.

The second Theory is the Theory of Won or Circle. The belt system is an example of

this theory. Everyone has their own circle or comfortable are around them. Our tech-

niques work within circles with circler motion.

The third and final theory is the Theory of Wha or Harmony. Doing something over

and over until it takes no conscious thought.

For a more in depth narrative of the these theories please read Dr. Kimm’s book,

Hapkido II, specifically page 74 and 75.