Ildokwan Hapkido

Link with Korea · 대구

The root remains in Daegu.

Ildokwan was founded in South Korea in 1996, has been headquartered in Daegu since 1999 and maintains a line of work also present in Santiago, Chile and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Why it matters

Central school in Daegu

Daegu is Ildokwan's headquarters and the point from which the technical reference of our Hapkido line is organized.

The school was founded by Kim Eun Sik in Mungyeong in 1996 and established its headquarters in Daegu in 1999. From there, its working standards, program direction and instructor development are preserved.

Maintaining a formal connection with Korea reinforces the value of the program, the training of instructors and fidelity to the tradition.

Ildokwan history

From Mungyeong to Daegu

A path built through practice, teaching and technical continuity.

1984
Kim Eun Sik begins his Hapkido training at Yangu Kwan in Mungyeong under Son Gyu Jun.
1990–1995
He serves as Yangu Kwan's chief instructor, teaching and overseeing technical development.
1996
He founds and opens Ildokwan in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province.
1999
He moves Ildokwan to Daegu and establishes the school's headquarters there.
2021
He receives official recognition as a 9th Dan in Hapkido.

International membership

International
Hapkido Central
Federation

Ildokwan is a member of the International Hapkido Central Federation — IHCF, the international institutional framework for schools, instructors and practitioners involved in the development of Hapkido.

Our membership allows us to maintain a formal connection with an international organization, reinforcing the value of the technical program, the training of instructors and the link with the Korean tradition.

Official site · hapkido.world ↗
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One school, three locations.

Daegu, Santiago, Chile and Abu Dhabi share the same technical line. Meet the masters and instructors who sustain this continuity.

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