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The International H.K.D. Federation (I.H.F.) was founded in 1974 by hapkido

Hapkido

Hapkido is a dynamic and also eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as kicks, punches, and other striking attacks...

grandmaster Myung Jae Nam

Myung Jae Nam

Myung Jae Nam or Jae-Nam Myong was a Korean Hapkido practitioner who founded two martial art styles; Hankido and Hankumdo.-Life:Myung Jae Nam was born in Jeollanam-do province but lived in Incheon for most of his life....

. Its original name was the International Hapkido Federation — it was changed when hankido

Hankido

Hankido is a new hapkido style developed by the late Myung Jae Nam using even more circular flowing movements owing to Nam's background in traditional Korean dance.-Etymology:...

and hankumdo

Hankumdo

Hankumdo is a Korean sword-art where the basic techniques are based on the letters of the Korean alphabet, Hangul.-Goal:The goal of hankumdo is to teach people how to defend themselves and at the same time offer them exercises to stay healthy. It also is meant to give practitioners the means to...

were added to the I.H.F.'s curriculum.

Goal

The goal of the I.H.F is to promote the practice of Korean martial arts like hapkido, hankido and hankumdo. It also offers courses in hwal bub to those teachers who are interested.

History

Myung Jae Nam had started teaching in Incheon

Incheon

The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...

from his school called Jeong Do Kwan (정도관) in 1962. In 1973 he founded his own federation, called Dae Han Kuk Hapki Hwe (대한국합기회). In October 1974, while still maintaining his own organization, he assisted in the forming the Dae Han Min Kuk Hapkido Hyop Hwe (대한민국합기도협회, Republic of Korea Hapkido Association). He was appointed the executive director and remained with that organization until 1980.

In August 1974, he again changed the name of his own organization to Kuk Je Yon Maeng Hapki Hwe (국제연맹합기회), which is known in English as the International H.K.D. Federation. In the same year he co-founded the Korean Hapkido Association.

In 1981 the IHF was recognized by the Korean government.

In August 1993 the I.H.F. opened the International hapkido hankido world headquarters (국제연맹 합기도 한기도 세계본부) near the city of Yongin

Yongin

Yongin is a major city in the Seoul National Capital Area, located in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population of nearly 1 million, the city has developed abrutly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the country. Yongin is home to Everland and...

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Myung Jae Nam's son, Myung Sung Kwang, assumed leadership of the International H.K.D. Federation in 1999 upon the passing of his father. In February 2010 Myung Sung Kwang finished his study at the Hangyang University with a thesis titled 'A Study on Hankido'.

International Games

The goal of the I.H.F. is to organize the International H.K.D Games

International H.K.D Games

The International H.K.D Games are an event organized by the International H.K.D Federation in South Korea to promote the martial arts of hapkido, hankido and hankumdo. The name of the event has been changed a few times since the first edition in 1990. Internationally the event is however known as...

every three years. Since 1990 the I.H.F. has organized seven such games. The most recent took place in Battle Creek in the summer of 2010. In 2013 the games are scheduled to take place in Korea again. The games of 2016 will take place in Brazil.

Jae Nam Mu Sul Won

After Myung Jae Nam died in 1999, his son Myung Sung-kwang took over. In 2000 he got permission of the Korean Ministry of Culture and Tourism to start the Jaenam Musul Won Foundation, of which he is president. This foundation is in charge of Myung Jae Nam's heritage and oversees the development of Hapkido, Hankido, Hankumdo and Hwal Bub for the International H.K.D. Federation.

Korean Police

Koreans who want to enter the police academy need a black belt certificate from one of the selected Korean hapkido organizations. In the past the IHF was one of only three organizations whose certificates were accepted; now the certificates of four more organizations are accepted.

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