Red
River Hapkido
We are the only hapkido dojang in North Dakota and the
Fargo/Moorhead area. Red River Hapkido exists to
support the practice and teaching of hapkido. Serving the Fargo,
North Dakota, and Moorhead, Minnesota area, we are a traditional
hapkido dojang teaching the complete art and techniques of Choi
Young Sul, the founder of hapkido. We also offer hapkido
workshops in Canada, other states in the USA.
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How to Begin
You are welcome to attend a
free class as our
guest. Simply show up about 10 minutes before the 7:00pm class
any Monday, Wednesday or Friday for a brief orientation and wear
some loose comfortable clothing. No shorts please.
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Class Schedule
Classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00p - 8:30p
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Chief Instructor
- Master Jere
R. Hilland, hapkido 6th dan. 36 years of experience
- United States Korean Martial
Arts Federation (USKMAF), dan certificate #H-6005
- Korea
Kido Association
(Daehan Kidohwe), Seoul, dan certificate #1166
- Korea Kido Association of
America, dan certificate #6-005
- Red River Hapkido Dojang
Daehan Kidohwe Certification, certificate #2109
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About Hapkido
The
study of power and motion, hapkido (In
Hangul, 합기도; In Hanja, 合氣道 ) is the
Korean martial art of self defense and combat. The name literally
means "joining-energy-way" and conceptually is translated
as "The way of coordinated power".
Hapkido uses timing, body dynamics, and centered movements relying on
physics,
geometry
and
physiology.
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Hapkido History
The father of hapkido is Doju Choi Young Sul (1899-1986),
who was
born in the Chingbuk province near Taegue, in a village named Yong
Dong.
Choi Young Sul and is buried in
Taegu.
Choi Young Sul first called the art daedong
hapkiyusul. The first public dojang opened on February 12, 1951
named the Daehan yukwonsul hapki dojang by Choi Young Sul and Suh
Bok Sup. Yukwonsul hapkido became hapkido in 1958. In 1963,
Choi Young Sul became the chairman of the newly founded Korea Kido
Association, an umbrella organization of all Korean martial arts
and acknowledged by the Korean government.
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Multimedia
The gallery includes videos and photos from our workshops and
training, domestic and overseas.
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