In preparation of the International Hankimuye Seminars that will take place later this year master David Kwakernaak (4th dan) from the Netherlands will visit Athens to teach a seminar on the basics of hankimuye. David will be teaching in Athens starting on March 1.
“A black belt is a white belt who kept showing up to class.” On October 28 a large group of 25 students who kept coming to class regularly tested for first, second, third or even fourth dan. The test took a grueling three hours, but the result satisfied everyone. The examiners were satisfied with the quality that the testees showed, the people who tested were satisfied with their passing of the test.
On Sunday October 22, 2023 master Leon de Heus tested successfully for 9th dan. On Saturday October 28 master Yang Yong-seok awarded him with this high grade. Leon started his martial arts career 40 years ago in IJsselstein.
On Sunday October 22 Alkiviadis tested successfully for his second grade black belt (dan) at the Dutch hankimuye headquarters in the Netherlands. Alkiviadis traveled to the Netherlands to take part in the seminars with master Yang Yong-seok and Ko Se-hwan.
In the last two weeks of Octobers master Yang Yong-seok (9th dan) and Ko Se-hwan (7th dan) will pay a visit to the Netherlands to teach members of the European hankimuye community. On October 28 test will be conducted for first dan and higher.
In the fall of 2023 masters Yang Yong-seok (9. dan) and Ko Se-hwan (7. dan) will be teaching seminars in the Netherlands from October 17 until 29. Both masters will stay at the Dutch hankimuye headquarters and Chongmukwan respectively. During this time members and friends of the European hankimuye community will be able to participate in events hosted by the Dutch hankimuye federation.
A record number of members have been invited to test for either their first or next black level grade. Many members had to put their tests on hold due to the pandemic, and or now motivated more than ever to pass their test.
Members of the Dutch Hankimuye federation will be offered several oppurtunities to learn from these two masters. There will be a black belt seminar on October 21 at the Dutch Hankimuye headquarters in IJsselstein as well as open seminar at Chongmukwan in Urk on October 28.
International guests are urged to contact the organisation as soon as possible to make sure there will be room avaible.
At the end of the year the Greek Hankimuye organization will host a seminar with instructor Klaas Barends (6th dan) in Athens. Klaas has been invited to teach hankimuye from December 24 until 27. If you would like to spend your Christmas days a bit different, feel free to join. The seminars are open to all those who are interested.
How much can one person learn in three weeks? A lot apparently. Especially when your teacher is master Ko Sehwan (7th dan), head-instructor of our federation. Master Ko travelled to Europe to teach the instructors and members of our the World Hankimuye Federation in Spain and the Netherlands. Here is an overview of what those three weeks looked like.
From today you can follow three free e-courses on our e-commerce website. In three courses instructor Klaas Barends will take you through the Chongmukwan curriculum for all coloured belts. These courses should give you a good idea of the hankimuye curriculum.
We haven’t actively promoted it so far, but our federation has a youtube channel. The channel was opened at the start of the corona pandemic to host a view live events. These live recordings are still available as well as some historical footage.
On Sunday October 23, 2022 several instructors of our federation got together to talk about the future of hankimuye. They did this during a private seminar with master Ko Sehwan who is visiting Europe at the moment. Some instructors in the Netherlands have had a relation with master Ko Baek-yong, founder of our federation, dating back more than 30 years. The Netherlands has the largest number of hankimuye dojangs in the world.
On Saturday October 22 the Chongmukwan gym in Urk was packed with people eager to train with master Ko Sehwan (7th dan). It was the first seminar in about three years that we were able to organise due to the corona pandemic. It was good to see everyone back on the mat again.
In Octobers master Ko Sehwan (7th dan) will bring a visit to the Netherlands and Spain. From October 10 until 22 he will stay in Urk at Chongmukwan, followed by a week at the Dutch HKD Headquarters in IJsselstein. During the weekend of October 15 and 16 master Ko Sehwan will teach seminar on Mallorca, Spain. On Saturday 29 he will return home to Korea. Members of our federation will be offered several chances to train with master Ko Sehwan during his stay in the Netherlands and Spain.
Master Ko Baek-yong passed away three years ago on October 5, 2017. This year on October 3 will we honor him, as we do every year, with a special training assignment. We ask the members of our organisation to add the following to their training on that day:
At this time it is near to impossible for our federation to plan new international events in 2020. We already had to postpone three major events planned and at this point the situation is to unclear to plan new events for 2020.
From September 30 until October 5 the first Hankimuye Master Course took place at the headquarters of our federation in South-Korea. The goal of this event was to discus the future of our federation and to set a course for the following years.
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