Hae Dong Gum Do (Korean Sword)

The sword martial art has developed along with five thousand years of history of the Korean race, and the use of the Sword (Gumsul or Gumbup) has been designed, and its usefulness began to be recognized and turned and turned into a multi-functional martial art for guardianship, survival, and self training.

HaeDong Gum Do is the traditional sword martial art that is handed down from and interpreted from the old form of the martial art from of the martial art from the modern view point also returning and reviving the Gumbup introduced in Mooyedobotongji, which is the best existing martial art related text book. i.e. Gum Do is a way to discover a real human being through self-discovery in training through the communication between body and soul, by way of the sword martial art of HaeDong Gum Do, which means Korea. At the present moment, HaeDong Gum Do, as the Korean traditional sword martial art that implies the core of the use of sword in Oriental martial art, has succeeded in popularizing the real sword training and is trying hard to introduce HaeDong Gum Do as a living martial art with the purpose of global zing the Korean sword martial art.

The Educational Principles in HaeDong Gum Do

Helping people recognize the root of Korean traditional martial art, we let people have a new appreciation of tradition and practice the independent, creative and healthy martial art.
We concentrate on the education of the whole man through the educational idea of Shim shin- hap ki gum, which means the unity of body, soul, and the sword.
We make the traditional sword art flourish as a lifelong martial art and provide the foundation of a healthy person
We systematize the traditional Gumbup in a positive and scientific way and perform traditional physical education and martial art.
We practice education of courtesy and manners to raise the trainees to be a warm-hearted human being through self-cultivation.
We study and criticize the traditional sword martial art and foreign martial art on a rational basis to establish the identity of Gum Do.
We efficiently maximize the physical activities through the sound utilization of spare time and train with the purposes of character building of Wisdom, Virtue and health.
We provide the opportunity of self-reflection and self-discovery by teaching HaeDong Gum Do in a way that the trainees practice ‘Movement in Stillness’ and ‘ Unity of Sword and Zen’
We study the profound theories of sword martial art that are provided by practical experiences and raise the protectors of traditional martial art.
Merits of Training HarDong Gum Do

Continuous training of HaeDong Gum Do can bring about alertness, cooperation, short-term concentration, and development in intellectual capability due to effective stimulation for the left-brain and physical strength HaeDong Gum Do can serve as a sound and healthy pastime for a wide range of people of all ages regardless of gender, time, and place You can develop a well-mannered and moderate personality through courtesy and morality education and change into an ambitious person who can withstand inequity and immorality. You can understand the value of tradition and be proud of the culture and the history of Korean race. HaeDong Gum Do is a practical martial art and can also be used for self-protection, military and peace keeping.

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