GUMDO
Haidong Gumdo is the traditional martial art of the ancient state of Goguryeo, which was the most powerful in the 5,000-year history of the Korean people and ruled the entire Northeast Asia including the Korean Peninsula. Its name means “the truth of practicing justice with the light of the sword,” which captures the majestic and brilliant light of the sun rising over the Eastern Sea in the early morning on the sword.
PUROPSE OF HAIDONG GUMDO
Modern society, characterized by technology, information, and globalization, has brought abundance of amenities and luxury to its members. However, it also brought corpulence, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, and various diseases due to stress.
Also, the materialism and the individualism have spread to the society and are slowly becoming serious problems. Our society demands a cure for problems but the gap between the reality and the ideals is only growing deeper.
Haidong Gumdo offers a solution to the problems. Self cultivating education and physical training of Haidong Gumdo helps practitioners to increase confidence and patience, to relieve stress, and to build a healthy body. Through learning of etiquette, self control, meditation, and breathing exercises, practitioners learn the ideals of loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and faithfulness.
Therefore, the objective of Haidong Gumdo is to nurture individuals to have sound minds and bodies to make a better society, by providing its unique training and education.
Also, the materialism and the individualism have spread to the society and are slowly becoming serious problems. Our society demands a cure for problems but the gap between the reality and the ideals is only growing deeper.
Haidong Gumdo offers a solution to the problems. Self cultivating education and physical training of Haidong Gumdo helps practitioners to increase confidence and patience, to relieve stress, and to build a healthy body. Through learning of etiquette, self control, meditation, and breathing exercises, practitioners learn the ideals of loyalty, filial piety, righteousness, and faithfulness.
Therefore, the objective of Haidong Gumdo is to nurture individuals to have sound minds and bodies to make a better society, by providing its unique training and education.
BENEFITS OF HAIDONG GUMDO
- Haidong Gumdo is a family martial art that 3 generations may practice together.
- Exercising with a sword, learning Haidong Gumdo increases the practitioner's level of concentration.
- Haidong Gumdo assists you to overcome yourself, release stress and refine yourself with hard training.
- Practicing Haidong Gumdo, you will exercise the whole body to perform various techniques.
- Haidong Gumdo improves the practitioner's muscle endurance, reaction time, and sense of balance.
- Haidong Gumdo improves the practitioner's level of confidence.
Haidong Gumdo combines breathing exercises and meditation with physical training so that practitioners learn to control their mind as well as their body. From the young to the old, and both male and female can learn Haidong Gumdo.