hi ..
My name is johan.i am 22 years of age, i live in Trondheim Norway and have always been a martial arts freak on some level or another
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I practice Hapkido and Taekwondo under Grandmaster Jae Wha-Kim(8dan Hapkido 8dan Taekwondo)..
I resently got my blue belt and have practiced under him for about 2 years now... He has tought me much and i am the only student he has practicing both his styles at the moment..
i have always been training martial arts on some level or another but never really found a style to my liking until i started my training in the Modukwan akademy(GM kims school)
Alittle about my hapkido style:
We use alot of weapons in this style...
Nunchucks,
Sword(katana/shinai),
Staff(bo/rokushakubō)
Eskrimas/Kali(2 bamboo sticks)
We also have Kicks,Grapples,punches,throws,pressure points,locks and defence techniques covering one or several of the formerly mentioned..
Like any other martial art we have Katas/poomse/patterns
And alot of akrobatics.......
To summmarise i would say it is a combination of Taekwondo,Capoeira,Aikido,Escrima/kali,Kung fu,Kendo and Taichi..
Whoa thats alot :S...
Anyway i feel its a good and allround training and the sessions are always diffrent ^^ .
formerly ive practiced:
Boksing.
Kickboksing.
Shotokan-karate-do (orange belt).
Capoeira (learned some from a friend,good for fun on the beach)^^.
Well thats enough about me...im looking forward to using your forum...
thnx...