Haidong Gumdo

Haidong Gumdo is a dynamic and exciting sword art which along with its origins and evolution may be traced back through 2,000 years of Korean history

Using the sword in martial arts represents the extension of one’s arm. That means all techniques used with an empty hand. This is why its appealing to many martial arts enthusiast around the world and it attracts students from all backgrounds, old, young, males and females of all levels of fitness. Everyone gets a great work out. Leaning practical self-defence is just the beginning. Practitioners develop a calm inner confidence. It is like getting the best of yoga, palates and aerobics in a positive environment. Martial arts is a fitness with a purpose.

Haidong Gumdo is a martial art for self-cultivation and improvement. The main focus is on practical sword techniques. The curriculum, however, covers a broad range of martial art training including unarmed combat, break falls, muscle conditioning, meditation(danjun hohup) and energy training (ki gong or “Chi”).

Palace martial arts programs enhance strength, flexibility and cardio-vascular fitness. Children and teenagers become physically active. Palace exercise-with-a-purpose is an ideal way for adults to get and stay in shape. In addition to martial arts training conducted mornings, lunch time, evenings and weekends, our unique Haidong Gumdo classes offer a challenging alternative to stale fitness routines

In your training, you will learn the important traditional values such as loyalty, filial piety, etiquette, integrity, trust, courage and endurance. You will significantly improve your physical ability, health and mental power. Most of all, you will meet wonderful people with whom you can share ideas, values, laughter and even sorrow in rough times.

At Palace Martial Arts we follow the path of the first hand organization in the world to give our members the best experience in their training. The core attributes of the Haidong Gumdo practitioner is to be humble and disciplined. That being a champion is not about talent, but about discipline and respect.

A Haidong gumdo practitioner also have courage and conditioning in equal measure to stand up the intense physical confrontation of training. Most students will not aspire to fight in the ring, but training these attributes in a fun and safe environment provides a unique opportunity to improve as a person in the everyday fights of life. The trainers at Palace martial arts will take you from simple techniques and basic conditioning all the way to advanced combinations and techniques used in the professional championships. Along the way, you will make lifelong friends, get in incredible shape, lose weight, learn to defend yourself, and find that you are capable of more than you ever imagined.