Chang's Hapkido Curriculum

Background - Gedo Chang

Gedo Chang grew up in a mountain monastery in Kumsan, Chungnam province in South Korea, learning Hapkido from his father, a Buddhist monk. He became formally recognized as Master of Hapkido in 1964 and opened his school in Korea, calling it "Wol Ge Kwon." In 1973, the Korean Hapkido Association sent Master Chang to the U.S. to teach. That same year, he opened his first U.S. school in Lombard, IL, calling it "Chang's Hapkido Academy."

Black Belts
* 8th Degree, Hapkido
* 5th Degree, Tae Kwon Do

Locations

Gedo Chang

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Hapkido Student Curriculum

Rank	Main Self-Defense Skills	Kick/Punch	Form
White	1. Pull-Aways (6) 2. Wrist (2) 3. Teasing (2)	Basic Strikes Basic Kicks Basic Elbows	Stances Basic Movements Safety Falls
10th Kup Yellow Belt	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Wrist (5) 3. Teasing (5) Preliminary Sparring	Roundhouse Kick Heel Kick Crescent Kick Spin Back-Kick	Attacking Form
9th Kup Yellow Belt (Green Stripe)	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Sleeve (3) 3. Lapel (5) Preliminary Sparring		Blocking Form
8th Kup Green Belt	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Cross-hand (6) One-Step Sparring	Spin Kick - Heel Spin Kick - Sitting Boxing Style Punches	Form #1
7th Kup Green Belt (Blue Stripe)	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Both-hand Front (3) 3. Front Hugging (5) One-Step Sparring		Form #2
6th Kup Blue Belt	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Both-hand Back (3) 3. Back Hugging (5) Free Sparring	Boxing Defense (Freestyle)	Form #3
5th Kup Blue Belt (Brown Stripe)	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Punch-block (10) Free-Sparring / One-Step Sparring		Form #4
4th Kup Brown Belt	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Kick-block (10) Free-Sparring / One-Step Sparring		Form #5
3rd Kup Brown Belt (Red Stripe)	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Yew Sool Throwing (10) Free-Sparring / One-Step Sparring		Form #6
2nd Kup Red Belt	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Choking (10) Free-Sparring / One-Step Sparring	Tuksoo Sonjil	Form #7
1st Kup Red Belt (Black Stripe)	1. Improvement in all previous skills 2. Sun Sool - Natural Stance (10) 3. Sun Sool - Fighting Stance (10) Free-Sparring / One-Step Sparring		Form #8
1st Dan Black Belt	Shared with Blackbelts	Double Kicks	Wol Ge Kwon Form #1

- Lombard, IL (Main)
- Naperville, IL
- Atlanta, GA

- Clemson, SC
- Greenville, SC
- London, U.K. (UK Main)
- Lincoln, U.K.