Dunedin Hapkido

With the adrenaline and aches in the rear view mirror, newly minted yellow and blue belts Emily, Jake and Dane test out their new material. Finally getting back into dan-bong (short stick) techniques will upskill everyone

A great grading tonight from our first whole family! Jake and Dane graded to blue belt, and Emily graded to white. First time for Emily and she stepped up to the challenge!

The Oceania Cup and Seminar was a huge success! Congratulations to everyone who competed and participated in the seminar!  Thank you so much to Master Callum Forbes and your team for running a wonderful and successful event! We know how much hard work goes into not just creating the event but making it run smoothly. And a big thank you to Grandmaster Scott Seo for a great seminar and for representing the WKF for our Oceania schools! #worldkidofederation #kuksool #hapkido #국술합기도 #한민족합기도

We focused on women's self defence tonight, using scenarios people bought in. We looked at what to do if you get choked or grabbed from behind, as well as if someone pushes you too the ground. The problem solving was fantastic from everyone and used techniques and ideas from white belts with extension.

First grading for 2025, Jake and Dane Atkins graded to yellow belt. They were supported by a great contingent of white belts and newcomers who were impressed with their effort!

A humid and sweaty training tonight, with a full load of instructors. Our White belts are either getting ready for grading or having their minds blown by the possibilities in Hapkido self defence

No training on Thurs evening due to Waitangi Day. Enjoy the long weekend and see you next week!

Last week was a great reintroduction to the year, lots of white belt grappling takedowns. Finally we were able to have a focus on female self defence, led by instructor Rae. With our growing female contingent, we look forward to increasing the confidence of women in our communities.

Want to learn new skills or practice self defence? Is your 2025 resolution to get more exercise or feel more confident? Come join Dunedin Hapkido Tues and Thurs evenings from 6-7:30pm to start your HKD journey!

Final class for 2024 will be Thurs 19th December.
Time for a break, then get back into the summer training 14th January.
Join us burning off the Xmas dinners and learning self defence in 2025!

The final class for David as he leaves us to protect others across the motu. He showed some of his Kali and Silat stick and knife techniques that we can incorporate with Hapkido.