Technique
A program ordered by Gup grades, with clear content for each stage: stances, falls, footwork, Sulgi, strikes, kicks, throws and groundwork.
흐르는 물은 썩지 않듯이,
끊임없이 수련하는 사람은 멈추지 않는다.
Just as flowing water never rots, those who train without stopping never stagnate.
School of Korean Hapkido · headquarters in Korea · since 1996
하나의 길
Hana-ui gil · the one path
Ildokwan is a school of Korean Hapkido founded in South Korea in 1996, headquartered in Daegu since 1999 and present in Santiago, Chile and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We teach a technical program walked step by step, from any age and any starting point.
We don't train to defeat another. We train to cultivate ourselves: so the body learns to fall without breaking, to move with precision, to coordinate and to hold its attention. Hapkido is a complete system — stances, falls, strikes, kicks, throws and groundwork — but above all it is .
Daegu, South Korea·Santiago, Chile·Abu Dhabi, UAE
What the school stands on
Three roots of a single practice, taught progressively, technically and safely.
A program ordered by Gup grades, with clear content for each stage: stances, falls, footwork, Sulgi, strikes, kicks, throws and groundwork.
A living link with Korea: founded in Mungyeong in 1996, headquartered in Daegu since 1999, with instructors sustaining the school in Chile and Abu Dhabi.
More than techniques: discipline, coordination, body control and consistency. Hapkido as a path of personal cultivation walked over time, at any age.
The martial lineage
The Hapkido we teach takes Kim Eun Sik, Ildokwan's founder and director, and the headquarters in Daegu, South Korea, as its reference. That line continues today in Santiago, Chile and Abu Dhabi.
The path that continues · 하나의 길
Technical path
Ildokwan's program organizes learning across five Gup grades leading to 1st Dan. Each grade adds stances, falls, Jeonhwan footwork, Sulgi, Hosinsul, strikes, kicks, throws and groundwork — always progressively and with care for safety.
See the full program →At any age
No previous experience or particular fitness is needed. You train from the base, in a way adapted to the age and condition of each practitioner. Hapkido doesn't demand youth — it demands consistency.
Institutional link
Ildokwan was founded in 1996 and has been headquartered in Daegu, South Korea, since 1999. The school is present in Santiago, Chile and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and is a member of the International Hapkido Central Federation — IHCF.
You can join regular classes and start your martial path with no previous experience. We'll guide you according to your age, your history and your goals.
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