Haidong Gumdo® is an elegant and powerful Korean Sword Martial Art. It’s more physically demanding than it looks. The techniques used are designed to improve the practitioner’s overall mental, physical and spiritual well-being.
What does haidong gumdo mean?
Haidong Gumdo® consists of the following 4 Korean words and can be literally translates as:
HAI (해) — SEA DONG (동) — EAST GUM (검) — SWORD DO(도) — WAY
The philosophy meaning of ‘Haidong’ is: the sun rising from the east sea, which means the birth of brilliant light.
President Jeong-Ho Kim
Founder and World Haidong Gumdo® Federation President
He combined the swordsmanship of these warriors and the flow and soul of the Korean history to redefine a modern training system and has tirelessly worked for the globalization of Haidong Gumdo®.
President Sang-Hyun Han
European Haidong Gumdo® Association Headmaster, 7th Dan
In September 2000, Headmaster Sang-Hyun Han was dispatched to Europe by the World Haidong Gumdo® Federation. He is the first Master to introduce and spread the art of Haidong Gumdo® in Europe. Ever since, he has been continuously teaching and working for the development and expansion of Haidong Gumdo®
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