Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido, 6th Dan Taekwondo and son of the esteemed Grandmaster Kim Duk-in) travelled to Greece to hold a seminar for all martial artists. The seminar was inteded to support Master Dimitrios Ifrantidis (the Technical Director for Duk Moo Greece), and was a large success. Master Kim held the seminar with Master Dimitrios acting as assistant teaching both Master Dimitrios' Hapkido students and the general public. The seminar was held at the Greek Duk Moo Headquarters near Thessaloniki on 22nd January, and was very popular in Greece's Martial Art's community.
For further information and questions concerning this event please contact Master Dimitrios by using the contact details here: Duk Moo Greece website. Or for information concerning anything else please contact the Newcastle Hapkido Director, Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
After the recent success of Master Dimitrios's seminars held in Quazvin, Iran, the Iranian Hapkido clubs have decided to join our Academy. Lengthy talks with Master Payahoo (head of the Iranian Hapkido clubs) came to a conclusion after the seminars were held. The talks discussed the future of Hapkido in Iran under Duk Moo Academy. Master Kim Beom (European Technical Director of Duk Moo Academy) has accepted Master Payahoo into the Academy after Master Dimitrios (Technical Director for Duk Moo Greece) acted as liaison. Plans were made, and Duk Moo Academy is now giving its full support to their new family in Iran, while Master Dimitrios will continue to travel over to Iran to conduct further seminars helping the Iranians come to terms with Duk Moo Academy's syllabus. The Iranian Hapkido clubs have also issued a new website to be created representing "Duk Moo Iran" and will soon be available for the public to access.
To find out more about this, read the full article here.
Or for further information and questions concerning this event please contact Master Dimitrios by using the contact details here: Duk Moo Greece website. Or for information concerning anything else please contact the Newcastle Hapkido Director, Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
In December 2010, Master Kim Beom will be travelling to Paris to meet with the French Technical Director, Nicolas Marrocco. This is to discuss plans for the expansion of Hapkido throughout France, as well as to hold seminars and a grading. But it is also in great celebration, as the French Technical Director will be getting married. For this joyous occassion, many of the higher ranks throughout Duk Moo Hapkido and Europe, such as Master Kim Beom himself, will be travelling to celebrate the wedding and wish Nicolas all the best!
Location : Paris, France.
Date : 10 - 11th July 2010.
Schedule: Seminar and Grading for coloured belts (all community members are welcome). Followed by Seminar and Grading for black belts only.
Instructor: Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido, 6th Dan Taekwondo WTF).
For further information concerning this event please contact Nicolas Marrocco by using the contact details here: nicolas.marrocco@hotmail.fr. Or for information concerning anything else please contact the Newcastle Hapkido Director, Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
Duk Moo Academy has recently sent a Hapkido expert, Master Dimitri Ifrantidis to Iran in order to conduct a series of seminars at Qazvin, Iran. Master Dimitrios holds 5th Dan in Hapkido and has a strong history in Judo, he is also the official Technical Director for Duk Moo Greece; because of his high level of understanding in Hapkido and martial arts, he was chosen by Master Kim Beom (the European Technical Director for Duk Moo Academy) to represent Duk Moo Academy and conduct these seminars for the Algadir club based in Iran.
Location : Algadir Club, Qazvin, Iran.
Date : 9 - 11th July 2010.
For further information concerning this event please contact Master Dimitri by using the contact details here: Duk Moo Greece website. Or for information concerning anything else please contact the Newcastle Hapkido Director, Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
The Duk Moo UK Black Belt Technicaly Committee will be hosting a grading in September of 2010, this will be aimed primarily at the coloured belts. Students and their instructors will be travelling from all over the north-east to attend this event. Spectators are fully welcome with no admision fee. Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido) will also be in attendance in order to preside over the Black Belt Technical Committee and its decisions on the grading students.
Location : Hild Bede Gym, Durham University, North-east, United Kingdom.
Date / Time: Saturday, September 4th -13:00 start.
For further information concerning this event or Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
On the 5th June 2010, the Duk Moo UK Black Belt Technical Committee will be travelling to New College to hold a grading. The European Technical Director, Master Kim Beom will also be arriving to grade the UK black belt instructors. Duk Moo UK clubs will be in attendance either to spectate or participate. The Black Belt Committee wishes good luck to all those grading and invites all spectators and students to a free class, with special Duk Moo kicking techniques on display after the grading. The Black Belt Technical Committee wishes all those who grade the best of luck!
Location : New College.
Date / Time : Saturday 5th June 2010, starting in the afternoon.
For further information concerning this event or Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
It was a great honour in March 2010, when Duk Moo Hapkido-in's were invited to attend and partake in the annual Martial Arts Festival at Bercy in Paris (this year being the special edition for the 25th anniversary of Bercy). All the best Martial Artists from around the world and their best clubs were asked to partake, so it was a great honour when, not only Hapkido was invited but also Duk Moo Academy's Grandmaster Kim and his son Master Kim. The event demonstatred the practical nature of Hapkido, with Master Kim demonstrating gun defence, chair defence and body-guard techniques as well as defending against multiple attackers. It was also an amazing oppurtunity to witness the academy's Grand Master Kim (9th Dan) demonstate attacking techniques and defence from multiple attacks. This invitation to join was a fantastic opportunity and also an immense honour to be selected from all the Hapkido practioners around the globe, and we hope that our continued performace as one of the leading clubs in Europe will mean an invite next year.
Location : Bercy, Paris, France.
Date / Time : 27th March 2010.
Video : http://www.dukmoo.com/videos.php
For further information concerning this event or Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
The Duk Moo UK Academy's Black Belt Technical Committee is holding a grading on 20th March 2010, at Durham University's Hild Bede Gym. The grading, which is being supervised by the European Technical Director for Duk Moo Academy; Master Kim Beom, is aimed at the academy's various clubs, both at Kup level (Coloured belts) and Dan level (Black belts). Students and spectators from various Duk Moo UK clubs will be travelling from all over to attend the grading. Spectators are welcome to watch for free. The Black Belt Technical Committee wishes all those who grade the best of luck!
Location : Hild Bede Gym, Durham University.
Date / Time : 20th March 2010, starting at approximately 10:00am.
For further information concerning this event or Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
Duk Moo Kwan is to take part in 'Bercy's Martial Arts Festival' this March on Saturday 27th. Bercy is the biggest martial arts festival, held in Europe annually. This year it is the 25th anniversary and will be extremely large, with the show being broadcasted live on French National Television (Channel: Paris Premiere), with the DVD available to buy after the event. Fourteen of Duk Moo Academy's most talented students will be travelling from all over the world to take part in the demonstration, including the founder of Duk Moo Kwan; Grandmaster Kim Duk-in (9th Dan Hapkido), along with his son; Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido).
Location : Bercy's Omnisport Palace, Paris, France.
Time : 27th March 2010, starting at around 20:00.
Price for Tickets : Between 38,50€ - 49,50€.
Please visit Bercy's website for further information concerning the festival (In French): Bercy's Website
For further information concerning this event or Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
On March 28th 2010, Grandmaster Kim Duk-in (9th Dan Hapkido, Founder of Duk Moo Kwan), will be travelling from Korea to Paris, France. A seminar will be held by Grandmaster Kim open to everyone from all disciplines. The founder of Duk Moo Kwan, Grandmaster Kim who holds the 3rd 9th Dan Certificate for the Korea Hapkido Federation will be arriving with his son, Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido) who is travelling from the United Kingdom. The seminar will help increase the understanding of Hapkido and martial arts in general.
Location : Paris, France.
Time : 28th March 2010, 14:00 - 17:00.
Please click on the poster to see it in full detail.
For more information concerning this seminar, please use the following contacts:
English Contact, Tel: +44 0797 0110 648, E-mail: masterkim@btinternet.com
French Contact, Tel: +33 (0) 1 43 90 17 29, E-mail: bureau@taekwondo.fr
Or for further information concerning Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
On January 23rd 2010, Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido, 6th Dan Taekwondo), son of Grandmaster Kim Duk-in, will be travelling to Thessaloniki, Greece. He will hold a seminar for Duk Moo Greece in order to help out the recently promoted 5th Dan Master Dimitri who holds the title of Technical Director for Duk Moo Greece. The seminar is intended to support the hugely growing Greek Hapkido clubs by expanding their understanding of Hapkido through various techniques, whilst also grading them and the Greek Black Belt Technical Committee.
Location : Macedonia University, Thessaloniki.
Time : 23rd January 2010, starting at 18:00.
Price: 40 Euros.
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For more information concerning this seminar, please contact the Technical Director for Duk Moo Greece, Master Dimitri Ifrantidis on +30 6981 302 824. Or visit their website at: www.hapkido-gr.com
Or for further information concerning Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon. Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
On December 13th 2009, a Duk Moo UK Hapkido grading and seminar will be held by the national Black Belt Technical Committee, oversaw by Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido and Duk Moo Academy's Technical Director for Europe).
The event will start with a black belt grading, followed by a seminar aimed at the various different levels of black belts that learn off Master Kim. Followed by lunch, it will then proceed to the coloured belts' seminar based on Jang Bong (Korean long staff techniques). Master Kim intends to increase Duk Moo students' understanding of the long staff in order to better understand the whole art. Finally, the day will finish with the coloured belt grading, examined by the Black Belt Technical Committee.
Location : Durham University, Hild Bede Gym.
Time : 13th December 2009. From 10am to 5pm.
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For more information concerning this seminar and grading or for information regarding Duk Moo Academy, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director Matthew Dundon.
Mail: matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
On December 5th 2009, Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido, 6th Dan Taekwondo WTF) will be travelling to Paris to hold a grading and seminar for the Duk Moo France clubs. It is aimed at promoting Hapkido throughout France whilst helping Instructor Nicolas Marrocco with his quickly-growing Parisian Hapkido clubs. The seminar will be based on Duk Moo Academy's speciality: Jang Bong (Long Staff). Long staff will be taught by Master Kim, who learnt the techniques from his father, the famous Grandmaster Kim Duk-in, whose speciality and favourite techniques are those of the Jang Bong.
Location : Neuilly-sur-Marne (Gymnase Henri Deglane).
Time : 5th December 2009. From 9 to 12am (grading) and from 2 to 5pm (seminar).
Price: 35 Euros.
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For more information concerning this seminar and grading or for information regarding Duk Moo France, please contact French Instructor Nicolas Marrocco (Technical Director for Duk Moo France).
Mail: nicolas.marrocco@hotmail.fr Tel: 06 09 73 27 50
Master Kim Beom (7th Dan Hapkido, 6th Dan Taekwondo) will be travelling from his headquarters in the North of England to Paris next year. He intends to hold a seminar and grading for Duk Moo Academy France, in order to help expand their understanding and level of Hapkido. He will be taking with him several of his British Instructors in order to help the French students. Instructor Nicolas Marrocco will be hosting the event along with our sponsor Eurosport. Although the event has no specific date yet, it is intended to be held in late March 2010.
For those interested in the event, please contact the Technical Director of Duk Moo France, Nicholas Marrocco at:
nicolas.marrocco@hotmail.fr
More information will be posted closer to the date. For any information or queries concerning Duk Moo Academy elsewhere, please contact Newcastle Hapkido Director,
Matthew Dundon at:
matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
Following the start of another academic year, the Hapkido clubs throughout the North of England have had a huge success. Advertising events such as Fresher's Fairs and demonstrations were organised all over the North of England in a push to recruit new members for the clubs. All of which proved a huge success, particular congratulations goes to Northumbria, Newcastle, Teeside and Durham University clubs who managed to recruit the most members.
For further information about training times and locations at our clubs, please contact the Newcastle Hapkido Director, Matthew Dundon at:
matty_dundon@hotmail.co.uk
