the hapkido scrolls of wisdom issue 5

8/10/2019 The Hapkido Scrolls of Wisdom Issue 5

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In This Issue

Welcome to 2010! 2

An Interview with Sah Bu Nim Tapio 3

Dieting, Hapkido and You 3

My 3 Sublime Moments in 2009 4

Do You Want To Fight? 4

Adults Grading Congratulations 5

Kids Grading Congratulations 6

Complete Self Defense Hutch 7

One More Forward Roll, Please? 7

New IHA/AHG Members 8

You Can Make 2010 3 Times Better 8

Bayside Grading 8

The Misconceptions of Hapkido 9

And The Winner Is... 9

AHG Sydney Spirit Award Winners! 10

My Hapkido Journey 10

HurstvilleRebranded, Refreshed... 11

On Its Own 11

Upcoming Events 12

5 x The Masters, 5 x The Fun 12 AHG Turns 17 12


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Each year I write a letter to CSD about the plans for theyear and I wanted to share some of them with you as I feel

they are appropriate to the IHA/AHG as well.As usual we start each year with an annual motto or sayingthat is meant to reflect our plans and/or vision for the year.

So this will be the year known as TwoThousand & Ten out of Ten!

Before I get onto the plans for 2010, I wanted to brieflytouch upon some of the milestones from 2009:

The USA and having Dojunim Ji teach; The return of Hell Camp (most successful ever!);

The BBC series Art of (probably our best);

The first AHG Sydney Christmas Party (with over 200attending it was a huge success);

The launch of the AHG Sydney Spirit Awards; The release of our new How To DVD Series; and

My recognition as a Grandmaster by Dojunim Ji.

In 2010 we are continuing the awesome events with:

The BBC Series How To. A great tool for breakingdown many aspects of Hapkido and understandingthem in far more depth than class allows us to teach.

Our first Weekend of Masters to be held in Marchwhere we will be hosting a number of differentMartial Arts Masters for an excellent weekend oftraining.

The visit of Dojunim Ji to Australia. This will be his4th visit for us and possibly his last as he has started towind down his international travelling. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to spend some quality mat time

with our Arts founder! Plans should see DJN Ji visitingwith us during September.

Last year a new initiative was launched and that was theformation or the unification of the 3 Sydney Dojangs toform AHG Sydney. This combined Dojang drive was createdto bring our 3 Dojangs closer together. This is one programthat we will be continuing and building throughout 2010.

On the International Scene, we will continue to work withour International branches to make sure that their standardcontinues to grow, with 2 visits planned overseas this yearin April and August. There will also be more informationreleased about our plans for the 4th International TrainingSeminar (ITS) in 2011, here in Sydney.

On a personal note I will be on the mats with a focus toimprove our quality and this year we will be introducingthe new Sun Bae program aimed at getting our seniorcoloured belts ready for Black Belt, and the Black Beltsready for Sahbunim and Master levels!

2010 should see our Black Belt family grow with plans fora Black Belt test in October (dependant on sufficientcandidates).

All the great new ideas and plans we have for 2010 will belisted on the Hapkido Forum and also in our Event Calendarto help you plan your attendance to our great events thisyear!

09 was Sublime and I feel it definitely lived up to that, ofcourse we need to continue to set the bar high and this yearwe are aiming at that- 10 out of 10!

- Grandmaster Geoff

out of 10!

2010


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How long ago did you start training and how did you get

into Hapkido?

My first contact with martial arts was with boxing when Iwas 13. Then in 1993 I was dragged to a Hapkidobeginners course by a friend. My friend stuck around forexactly that very first class but I am still on that road.

Have you done any other martial arts

and if so, what rank (if any) do you

hold?

I have tried out and trained in manyself defence and martial arts styles.Besides Hapkido my other majormartial art is Defendo in which I amat the highest level (S.T.A.R). Ioccasionally still train Brazilian Jiu

Jitsu in which I hold a Blue Belt.How did you first get involved with

Grandmaster Geoff?

In 2000 we founded the FinnishHapkido Federation and this year wehave our ten year anniversary. At thetime we were looking for anexperienced collaboration partnerwith a strong vision in the field ofHapkido and a practical syllabus. Andso in 2001, we invited Grandmaster

Booth to Finland to teach us.

What has been the highlight for you

throughout all your years of training?

The highlight for me has been thefounding of HMAC (Helsinki Martial Art Centre). Its mydream come true. Now I can teach and train Hapkido as aprofession. Can it get any better? :) Another verymemorable moment for me was when I passed the test for4th Degree.

What do you like the most about Hapkido?

Most I like the diversity of Hapkido and the fact that I can

realise my own style and the way of doing things.What is your favourite Hapkido technique?

There are many but at the moment I am very fond offinger locks. I like teaching them toosince they are very practical andeffective regardless of ones size andage.

As one of the 4th Degrees in the

organisation, what do you consider to

be the secret of sticking with Hapkido?

Train hard with the right attitude. Setyourself goals with realistic timeframes

as for instance a new Kup you want toachieve.

Remember to enjoy your achievementsand dont be too critical about yourself.Maintaining a routine is veryimportant for your development.Breaks that are too long make itdifficult to jump back on the train.Thus try and establish for yourself aschedule so you are able to train on aweekly basis. Be open and getacquainted with your fellow Hapkidostudents. Without good relationshipslong lasting training is hard. I advise

students to pick up other forms ofphysical activities like jogging,swimming and so forth because if you

are in good shape Hapkido is even more fun.

Enjoy yourself and smile when training, it gives you powerfor your every day life too.

Remember, one day you will need to defend yourself -never give up! Dont quit training!

So if you're concerned about yourweight or just interested in the wholeidea; I encourage you to do yourresearch and learn. It's quiteinteresting.

To end with a word of warning; Startreading the labels of items you buy.The amount of rubbish that getsthrown into food is amazing. 'Low fat'is often stuffed with carbs, or salt, andvice versa.

And to those who know me and are

sniggering; Yes, I do fail to follow my

own advice. 'Tis good to be human.

- Jeremy B

The word 'diet' gets bandied around alot. Some people cringe, others rolltheir eyes, some come down with acase of the shakes and start wringingtheir hands in fear and shame.

Sound familiar? Well, don't get tooupset about it. There's a veritabledearth of information and it's easy toget confused about what the term 'diet'actually means. The truth of thematter is this: If you approach a 'diet'as a temporary measure, you will fail.Your eating habits need to be part ofyour lifestyle, not seen as a 'quick fix'

to all your problems. Pass the fries,will you? Thanks.

Anyway, I just wanted to remindeveryone that what you eat is indeed

very important. There's a very simpleformula which 'experts' would haveyou believe is this highly technical,unattainable mystery that can only besolved by three easy payments of$29.95.

Calories In > Calories Out = WeightGain

Calories Out > Calories in = Weightloss

That's it. No magic. No smoke andmirrors. That's all it ever was. Fat,carbohydrates and proteins make up

the bulk of this. It gets more indepth(different types of fats/carbs/proteins/vitamins etc), but it can bekept relatively simple.


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recently undergone a minor surgicaloperation still gives his time to show

his Hapkido, including his breathingtechnique.

Why pride and joy? you ask.Imagine that our small Aussie groupwas probably the last internationalgroup to train with GM Kim. Hapkidolost another GM one month after webowed into his Dojang to train.

The second aspect is closer to home,with the increasing energy going intothe Sydney Dojangs working closertogether. This is also big to me becauseof the reminder that Hapkido not only

connects us internationally but alsopresents opportunities closer to homeas well. Imagine 3 times your Hapkidofun; 3 times more training; and 3times the students and heat on themats: - all of this at least triples yourHapkido fun! (maybe like Huey, Dueyand Louie well you get my drift :))

And finally, the third aspect whichsticks out to me is recognising that2009 was just so much fun. And withthat realisation I recommend allHakidoists get involved and share inthe activities to make your (and

AHGs) year as big as it can be.Picture three more things you can do

from 2009 to make your Hapkido fun

gauge sky rocket way past the 09 and

into the 10s for this 2000 year.

- Sir Adrian

Three big Hapkido aspects stick outfor me from 2009. Of course, CSDs

2010 welcome letter outlines some ofthe Hapkido high points like the ITS inUSA, Hell Camp, BBC seminars, Do JuNim Ji and Master Geoffs promotionto Grand Master. These are big eventsin 2009 and I (and you, I suspect)enjoyed them immensely.

My thanks to GMG (and othersinvolved) for making this happen.

Imagine how much planning wentinto making these wonderful eventshappen. Think about the planningrequired to fly 30+ students overseas,

accommodation, training withHapkido Masters and Do Ju Nim, andto see Mickey Mouse (Ok, not muchplanning required there :)). [The ITSwas easily 2 years in the making (afterFinland 2007)].

And finding a location then runningthe Hell Camp as a weekend of joyfultorture with students pushing theirbodies to greater limits. [At least Sixyears had passed since the last HellCamp, perhaps because theres awaiting period between Hell onEarth :)]

So I move onto my first big Hapkidomoment for 2009, starting with anoverseas focus which is training withGrand Masters! Imagine meeting oneGM for each of the Sydney Dojangs(with one more available just in case).

We got Do Ju Nim (DJN) or GM Ji HanJae in the USA. And he was assisted bya Master and joined by a Grand

Master, Grandmaster McKenzie. DJNon the mats is a sight to enjoy (Ive

done 99, 03 and 09 now), laughing,playing and demonstrating hisHapkido, revelling like a happy kidwith the Australian travellers.

Of course there was that unforgettablemoment of promotion when DJN says from now on you call him GrandMaster, referring to Master Geoff. Illbet theres not one student who waspresent that will ever forget that gemmoment.

Ive seen many promotions in my time,so imagine your Instructor getting

recognised and promoted in such away; it was like a reverse mirror onthe usual promotion situations, withthe Australian students being able torecognise their instructor on this bigoccasion. A gold coloured gemindeed!

There was also GM Kim from anotherHapkido school near Los Angeles. Asmall band of AHG students enjoyed aseminar with GM Kim, his son (aMaster at 6thdegree in their style) andseveral of his Black Belts. Their style islike ours Hapkido :)

We had Hapkido good fortune in thisopportunity; being picked up for a 1hour drive to train (public transportwouldve been 2 hours easy),enjoying the seminar and sharing ameal with our newly formed friends,then travelling home again.

Think about the pride and joy thatmust exist when a GM who had

After the great success of the BBC Art ofFighting seminar Grandmaster Geoff decidedto broaden our learning by adding a SparringClass.

Not only is this a great challenge but it is agood opportunity to smack each other in thehead.

Sparring class on fortnightly!

Next class Friday 6 February at 8:30pm.


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Congratulations to the following Adult students who recently graded!

David Q

Chang L

Alex O

Daniel S

Jimmy H

Evan H

Bridget H

Nam N

John H

Joshua K

Channing P

Bianca H

Peter K

Brijesh J

Karam K

Wei H

Muralidhar N

Jelena T

Tim D

Charles C

Hans S

Shaddie H

Dylan V

Tony G

Darren W

Vladimir V

Nathan N

Thomas L

Antony L

Mark M

Grahame H

Emmanouil H

Peter K


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Congratulations to the following Kids who recently graded!

Faigy W (Hawk)

Darren F (Hawk)

Alankar G (Hawk)

Eklavya M (Hawk)

Flora L (Hawk)

Nikolas Z (Hawk)

Artemis P (Hawk)

George P (Hawk)

Thomas C (Hawk)

Zushe W (Falcon)

Paras J (Falcon)

Jeevi M (Falcon)

Shavan P (Falcon)

Abyan K (Falcon)

Dante L (Falcon)

Rochel W (Hawk)

Shneur W (Hawk)

Evren T (Hawk)

Shira W (Falcon)

Kassandra D (Falcon)

Joshua L (Falcon)

Peter M-Y (Hawk)

Tara D (Hawk)

Marcus D (Hawk)

Joseph M-Y (Hawk)

Alisar K (Hawk)

Jacob A (Hawk)

Tyler R (Hawk)

Yianni M (Hawk)

Konstantino M (Hawk)

Kathleen M (Hawk)

Jesse R (Hawk)

Mahesh P (Falcon)

Julian G (Falcon)

Leonard M (Falcon)

Zac T (Falcon)

Jason R (Falcon)

Jared F (Falcon)

Emily F (Falcon)

Jake R (Falcon)

Martin H (Falcon)

Eric C (Falcon)

Christine O (Falcon)

Edward O (Falcon)

Nathaniel O (Youth)

Elise P (Youth)

Kimberley G (Hawk)

Nikolas C (Hawk)

Savva A (Hawk)

Eleanor D (Falcon)

Masen E M (Falcon)

Anmoldeep S (Falcon)

Cody M (Falcon)

Jayden M (Falcon)

Leon V (Falcon)

Dominic S (Falcon)

Daniel K (Falcon)

Jessica P (Falcon)

Dylan H (Hawk)

Luke D (Falcon)

Paul D (Falcon)

Tyler P (Falcon)

Michael L (Falcon)


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Mother Nature gave us a rather large amount of snow forthe Holiday Season. The knee-deep snow however was not

enough to keep the students from attending the 2ndAnnual "Parent Night".

We had an exceptional turnout with the new Cubsprogram participating this year as well as the Adult classgetting involved.

We also had a special visitor this year that must have gotlost in the snow storm and ended up in Minnesota instead

of the North Pole. The good thing was that the Elf had abag full of goodies that she handed out to all the good boysand girls on her list.

For some reason though my name was on the bad boys list.Which resulted in me getting a small bag of coal from theElf. The youth found that to be extremely funny. HmmmI'm still not quite sure what put me on that list, butsomething to work on for next year.

The New Year is off to a great start so far. The How ToDVDs are in and over the next month we will be focusingon incorporating the updates from each belt level. This is agreat fit for the Dojangs New Year Resolution, which isincreased Quality and Focus.

We as a Dojang are looking forward to GrandmasterGeoffs visit to see our new Dojang. We are excited to geton the mats with him to show how we have developedfrom last year as well as the opportunity to train and learnfrom a Grandmaster.

- Sir Corey

I would like to share my vast Hapkidoexperience with everyone, all 12weeks of it.

I had done 4 years Karate albeit 20years and 20 kilos ago, so I would liketo think I had a bit of an idea whatwas in store for me as I bowed into theDojang at Parramatta and I eyedMaam Tina for the first time. Iwondered what would this 5 foot 52ndDegree Black Belt with the flaredDobok pants have in store for me atmy first class. Thankfully she took iteasy on me (or was that pity?) and I

didnt have to do all the fitness workor bust a gut on the stuff I could do.As long as I was doing something andI gave it my best effort Maam was

happy with that, so for the first fewweeks I had it a bit easier than mytraining partners, but after that it wasall bets are off and I had to pick thepace up.

Slowly my fitness is improving as Istart to lose that excess 20 kilos andbelieve me we have some nights atParramatta where I think I lose that

20 kilos in sweat.But with every class I do Im slowlygetting the hang of it except for theforward rolls, theres a bit of an issue

there. Maam has her work cut out forher there gee, I hope she likes thechallenge. I have asked everyone atParramatta for their advice and mostof the people at Moorebank so watchout Hurstville, the big man is comingfor a visit.

But as the White Belt signatures startto accumulate I can see my nextchallenge clearer and clearer which isof course Orange Belt, but first I justhave to master these forward rolls, soMaam, can you show me just onemore time please?

- Craig L

But with every class I do

Im slowly getting the

hang of it.


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On Wednesday 9 th December,Bayside Hapkido QLD held its firstever Kids Grading. There were 2Falcons and 6 Hawks grading.

The evening started with a briefing ofwhat is required and then kicked offwith lining up. Unfortunately the kidsmanaged to get their first warning fornot calling out YES SIR loudenough. From there the wholeatmosphere changed. All the Hawksand Falcons were focused and knewthey had a job to do.

With the adults helping hold handtargets, the strikes and blocks weredone with ease, knowing all the kidshad practiced that week. Once thestrikes and blocks were done, it wasstraight into the kicks. These wheredone in class lines and then alsoindividually, demonstrating the best

kick possible. There were some reallyimpressive efforts here.

From here the rolls begun and tomake things that bit more testing, thekids had to demonstrate a roll then astrike, or a roll then a kick. Well hereis where the 2ndwarning kicked in assome of the hawks started to snooparound the grading instructor notes.This even made them step up evenmore and the remaining self defencewent off brilliantly.

Well done to the new Hawk and

Falcon Orange Belts. Lookingforward to the next grading aroundMarch/April next year.

- Sir Nathan

As I mentioned in my article on Page 4,heres your chance to get involved withthree (3) times the Hapkido actionthan you did last year.

Think about three more times (3+) oraim for the stars, three times more(3x)! Imagine your fun gauge

rocketing high and increasing youraction from 2009.

Here are some ideas to make ithappen, built from a theme Ive heardfrom several GMs the way to get toBlack Belt is to come to the next class(or event):

Attend 3 more classes a month;

Practice 3 more techniques(kicks/ strikes/ self defence) afterclass;

Attend the 3 Sydney Dojangs for aclass or seminar event;

Learn How To in 3 (or more)BBC seminars during the year;

Implement 3 more Dojang rules;

Meet 3 new Hapkido familymembers;

Train with 3 different students,on your belt, another belt, andmaybe even a Black Belt (oh my,

this ones a scary idea);

Focus on the 3 most importantaspects to help you progress (ask

Evan K Hurstville

Elizabeth K Hurstville

Justin Z Hurstville

Kevin A Hurstville

Jamilee B Parramatta

Joseph K Parramatta

Peeters J Amsterdam

Thomas R Amsterdam

Carol V Amsterdam

Reyuders J Amsterdam

Nicholas T Parramatta

Christopher T Parramatta

Christopher E Parramatta

Nicholas K Hurstville

Rick N Hurstville

Garry A Hurstville

Liam R Hurstville

Verbeek Y Amsterdam

Geert vK Amsterdam

Davy V Amsterdam

Timothy I Minnesota

Jessica B Minnesota

Kinnon H Minnesota

Shannon S Minnesota

Paul N Minnesota

Craig L Parramatta

Buddy N Parramatta

Reece F Hurstville

Eric P Moorebank

Les R Moorebank

Jordan R Moorebank

Grace T Moorebank

Shannon B Moorebank

Cassandra B Moorebank

Kevin A Hurstville

Theodora K Hurstville

Dion C Moorebank

Theo R Moorebank

Rajeev V Moorebank

Phoebe V Moorebank

Michael S Hurstville

Ethan A Hurstville

Sarah F Parramatta

Claire K Moorebank

Vas K Moorebank

your Instructor for suggestions);

And the big one - train with 3 GrandMasters during 2010 (see the 2010Event Calendar for details).

The list could be endless and is limitedonly by your imagination and youraction!

So take the challenge to get into actionnow and imagine how this will helpyou to obtain that Hapkido fun -shot (No man, Im on the Hapkidohigh).

Keep your Hapkido enthusiasm boilingby planning ahead (Yep, Im going tothat event next month because itll befun). Then springboard yourself ontothe next event! (Man, that wasgreat whens the next one?)

So get involved and start planning,doing, reviewing. Take it from me thatthis regular action keeps the fun gaugehigh - check the calendar now forevents youll attend and make 2010

even bigger for you, and Hapkido.

- Sir Adrian

The way to get to Black Belt

is to come to the next class

(or event)

Imagine your fun gauge

rocketing high


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So you study Hapkido, isnt that like Taekwondo with somelocks?

That of course is possibly the most common misconceptionabout Hapkido. Of course it is not the only one. So whatexactly is Hapkido and why is it so unknown or in factmisunderstood by most?

Hapkido is like Taekwondo in that the name is a recentlynew one coming from the 1950s. It is also alike in that itowes its lineage to different arts that have had a muchlonger heritage. Beyond those similarities the comparisonends. Hapkido is a small art in the scheme of the MartialArts; this lies mainly due to 2 factors; the first reason beingthe lack of promotion through any form of competition ortournament scene, and the second due to the complexity ofthe art and the limitation of instructors because of this.

As far as its relation to the techniques of Taekwondo isconcerned both are Korean and the similarities basicallyend there, the confusion stems from the Taekwondo typekicking which many Hapkidoists have added to their skills.Traditionally Hapkido kicking was very circular and wasalways aimed at destroying a joint or similar.

Hapkido is also commonly confused with the JapaneseAikido. Partially this is due to the name which reads the

same way in Japanese Kanji and secondly to the techniquesthat are shared from a common ancestor. However, themain differences are the large variety of strikes and kicksin Hapkido as well as its more combat like philosophy. Prewar Aikido was indeed more like Hapkido, howeverUeshibas change in direction for Aikido after the warensured that the two arts shared even less in common withits large shift in philosophy.

Hapkido loosely breaks down to mean the Art ofCoordinated Power. This of course doesnt describe in anycontext what the art contains, unlike say Taekwondo (Artof Hand and Foot) or Karate Do (Art of the Empty Hand).Hapkido is a complete art in that it has aspects that cover

all the martial ranges. Influences from the Japanese DaitoRyu Aiki Jujutsu brought the grappling, throwing and re-direction techniques, Tae Gyeon where the traditionalkicking and striking elements were added. From that basethe art has been affected by its exposure to other arts andthrough its formative years in Korea it developed intopossibly the first of what we now term the mixed oreclectic martial arts of today.

In Korea Hapkido was always the art that was used for thepractical hands-on types, for example: the Korean SpecialForces, Korean Presidential Bodyguards and the Police. Theuse of Hapkido by these groups also affected thedevelopment of Hapkido as its focus became more finely-tuned as a combat art specifically designed for SelfDefence. This was one of the processes that made the artmore adaptive and in time resulted in the large variations

found in different styles of Hapkido seen today.Beyond the purely physical techniques Hapkido also has alarge focus on developing energy or Ki which is donethrough breathing exercises and meditation. This showshow the art stayed as a true martial art even though thephysical techniques were honed towards being moreefficient. It is quite normal for a Hapkido class to beginwith Ki breathing exercises and finish with meditation.The philosophy of Hapkido also shows both its heritageand focus with there being 3 principles that the art isbased on. The three principles are Circular Motion, WaterTheory and Non-Resistance to force.

Hapkido is also heavily affected by different instructors

specialities. There are forms of Hapkido which are morestriking focussed, like Taekwondo, and there are otherforms of Hapkido that are more circular movement based,like Aikido. With many different Hapkido Mastersfocussing and changing the way they express the artcomes more and more versions. This in turn adds to themisconception it is simply another art with parts added.

The fact that the art can emulate and in many ways lookslike other arts is the principle reason for themisconceptions. With influences from Daito Ryu AikiJujutsu came the similarities to the Judo, Aikido andJujutsu, from Tae Gyeon and through modern kickingcame the similarities to Taekwondo. However, thecontinued focus on both the Metal/Philosophical levels as

well as the physical levels has guaranteed Hapkido its ownposition amongst the combat arts we can choose to studytoday.

- Grandmaster Geoff

Hapkido loosely breaks down to

mean the Art of Coordinated

Power.

[Hapkido is]...possibly the first of

what we now term the mixed or

eclectic martial arts of today.

Congratulations to Manuel K for his award winningdesign of the 2009 AHG Sydney Christmas Card!

As winner of the Design the 2009 AHG Sydney

Christmas Card Competition, Manuel received amonth of training FREE!

Thank you to all those students who contributeddesigns, and well done Manuel.


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CMA

Best Technique:

Henry Y (Adults)Jessica P (Falcons)Joshua K (Hawks)

Best Attitude:

Daniel S (Adults)Zeinab E-C (Falcons)Flora L (Hawks)

Best Effort:

Grahame H (Adults)Alex I (Falcons)Savva A (Hawks)

Best & Fairest:

Jacob B (Adults)

With over 200 people in attendance, the 2009 AHG Sydney Christmas Party wasa huge success!

There were prizes and competitions, speeches, a weapons auction, not tomention great company and great food.

The promo of the new How To Hapkido DVDs had everyone cheering wildlyfor an encore screening on the big screens. And a special surprise was that theDVDs were handed out of a Christmas Stocking by Grandmaster Geoff to allthose students who had pre-ordered them.

Of course the Christmas Party could not be complete without the presentation ofthe AHG Sydney Spirit Awards to the winners. Congratulations to the following

winners on an outstanding achievement:

My Hapkido journey began in earlyFebruary 2009, undoubtedly making it

one of the memorable years of my life.It was my mothers suggestion that gotme hooked into martial arts, for I wasunfit and lazy. Sports and I never reallygot along well. The longest I had lastedin any was a week, maybe two. I couldnot seem to find that spark ofexcitement in any sport or training.

Interestingly, the plan to joinHapkido did not really create anydoubts of quitting within me, whilstothers sports always had. To mysurprise, this time it was definitely not

the same. The day I entered theDojang, I knew there was somethingabout that place that captivated me.Ever since then, every time I enter theDojang I feel my best, regardless of thelong, tiring and troubling day. The factthat training helps block the negativethoughts makes it even more special.

Being away from the mats due to aninjury has made me realise thattraining in Hapkido is not only a partof my routine, but has become amajor part of me, of who I am. I havebecome so dedicated to it that there has

not been a day that passes by where Ido not wish that I am able to put myuniform on and step on the mats.

I think it is important to be mentallyhooked into something to be able to gofurther, because we not only needphysical fuel, but also need mental fuelto stay devoted and on the warriorpath.

- Neelab O

CSD

Best Technique:

Nick P (Adults)Jacob D (Falcons)Joshua P (Hawks)

Best Attitude:

Mira K (Adults)Luke D (Falcons)Jesse R (Hawks)

Best Effort:

Ros B (Adults)Daniel K (Falcons)Cory S (Hawks)

Best & Fairest:

Dylan V (Adults)

DSD

Best Technique:

Callum J (Adults)Anmol S (Falcons)Caitlin H (Hawks)

Best Attitude:

Laura J (Adults)Tayla W (Falcons)Alankar G (Hawks)

Best Effort:

Adam M (Adults)Hannah R (Falcons)Rochel W (Hawks)

Best & Fairest:

Neelab O (Adults)

Did You Know?

That as an Orange Belt or above you are eligible tojoin Black Belt Club (BBC)? Being a member ofBBC means lifetime access to BBC seminars for

free, discounts on merchandise and no gradingfees (CSD only). And best of all BBC membershipcan be paid by instalments. Dont delay, join today!

Hapkido... has become a major

part of me, of who I am.


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Hit or Myth:

Hapkido is likeAikido but withstrikes.

Welcome to 2010 fellowHapkidoists! A new decade

and what better way to workoff the unwanted Christmaspodge than to sweat it out bypushing yourselves to yourlimits.

This year for me will see mereach Blue Belt (workpermitting). It will also beabout managing my work/life priorities. I rate Hapkidoin a category of its ownWhy? Here are a couple ofreasons;

1. Before training I get a bitexcited about what is goingto be covered in class. Thereis always something differentto do even when youattend 3 days a week. I get tomeet with the people I trainwith and I can see that most,if not all of them, feel thesame as I do.

2. During class My mind istotally and completely ontraining and not focusing onanything else. Hapkido has

the ability to isolate work andsocial adversity, roll it into abundle and eject i tsomewhere into the ether.

3. After class I feel asthough my body i sthoroughly exhausted andmy mind has been refreshed.My thoughts are now clearand Im able to go to bed atnight and get to sleepinstantly (a rare occurrencefor me).

I wish everyone the best for2010, and hope all yourHapkido goals for this yearare met.

- Adam M

Last 2009 was a significant year for thestudents of St George Hapkido

Academy. Sir Hassan had made the harddecision to step down as their ChiefInstructor and go back to being a full-timestudent.

Sir Hassan, had spent three yearshelping grow the HurstvilleDojang to what it is today. Herelocated the Dojang from its oldlocation to Barratt St and with thehelp from a few senior students, hecreated a new home for theHurstville students.

After three years of juggling with a

day care centre, his wife and twochi ldren hefound that he nolonger had anytime to train inthe Art he loveds o m u c h .Coupled with hisdesire to earn his4th Degree, hemade the humbledecision to stepdown as anInstructor and goback to student.

So the questionleft to answerwas "Who will bethe next Instructor? At that same time, SirJimmy was in the planning stages ofopening up a new Dojang under the AHG.Knowing this, Grandmaster Geoff hadoffered the position to Sir Jimmy. It was aperfect match; Sir Hassan needed a newInstructor and Sir Jimmy needed a newDojang. Sir Jimmys commitment to hisnew position lead him to moving part-time

at his current job to ensure Hurstvillebecomes his top priority.

As the changeover was imminent, SirJimmy had decided to rebrand theDojang as Concept Martial Arts and give

it a much-needed facelift. Brett Watt(a Green-belt from Moorebank) hadkindly volunteered his services toassist with the cosmetic changes.Within three days, the floorboardswere laid, the change-rooms had adrastic restructure, an addition of anew bag and knife rack, a featurewall for the front counter waspainted and a fresh coat of paint was

placed on the walls. Brett Watt certainly

d i d n o tdisappoint.

With the Dojangrejuvenated andrebranded, theofficial reopeningwas celebratedon the 29th ofNovember withan amazingseminar held byG r a n d m a s t e rGeoff and over50 s tudentsattending.

So what does thefuture look like

for Concept Martial Arts? Well with astrong heritage of over 10 years, the guideand support from the other Dojangs, and anew captain at the helm, the Hurstvillecrew will brave new waters and ventureinto new land. So watch this space forsome amazing stories.

- Sir Jimmy

Out now on DVD, the new IHAHapkido How To DVDs.

Covering the IHA Syllabus fromWhite Belt through to Black Belt,the new DVD series is nowbigger and better than ever and amust for any student seriousabout their training.

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12/12

Do, or do not, there is

no try. - Yoda

13 February 2010 - AHG Sydney Adults Grading @ Parramatta

27 February 2010 - AHG Sydney Pre-Test

6 & 7 March 2010 - The Weekend of Masters

27 March 2010 - BBC Seminar How To Strike

11 April 2010 - AHG Sydney Adults Grading @ Hurstville

22 May 2010 - AHG Sydney Pre-Test

For more information on upcoming Hapkido Events go to

hapkido.com.au/forum and click on Event Calendar

Parramatta

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Hurstville

conceptmartialarts.com.au

Croydon

powerhapkido.com.au

Wagga Wagga

Bayside

Dojang: 4/1 Field Close

Moorebank, NSW

Australia

hapkido.com.au

Finland

Netherlands

America

Thank you to everyone whocontributed to Issue 5 of TheHapkido Scrolls.

Contributors:

Grandmaster GeoffMaam Tina, AHG ParramattaSir Corey, IHA Hutchinson USASir Adrian, AHG MoorebankCraig L, AHG Parramatta

Jeremy B, AHG ParramattaSir Jimmy, AHG HurstvilleNeelab O, AHG ParramattaSir Tapio, IHA Helsinki FinlandAdam M, AHG ParramattaSir Nathan, AHG Brisbane

Dont miss the Weekend of Masters on 6 & 7 March 2010.

Your chance to train with 5 Masters with a combined total of over 200 years of

Martial Arts experience.

With Masters in Aikido, BJJ, Hapkido, Kungfu and Kickboxing, this weekend will bea great opportunity to learn from some of the best practitioners in their dedicatedarts.

5 times the Masters, 5 times the fun, and 5 times the learning.

Weekend seminar costs $60 per day or $105 for both days!

Or pay by 15 February 2010 to get the Early Bird Special Price of $95 for the entireweekend!

Contributions for The Hapkido Scrolls

are always welcome

If you would like to write an article or if

you have something you would like to

share with fellow students eg: a martial

arts related cartoon or joke, please send

to [email protected]

Happy Birthday to the AHGwhich turned 17 on 19J a n u a r y 2 0 1 0 a n dc o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t oGrandmaster Geoff who hadthe vision 17 years ago tocreate the highest qualityHapkido organisation inAustralia. To celebrate, aspecial seminar style classwas held at Moorebank on18 January 2010.

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