Grand Master Noah Kim
9th Dan Hapkido, 9th Dan Kumdo
Welcome Message from Grand Master Noah Kim
Hello, I am Noah Kim Founder of Korea Jonsu Hapkido.
Hapkido is a traditional martial art representing Korea with the authentic martial art spirit.
The true significance of Korea Jonsu Hapkido is to integrate the excellent martial art handed down by our ancestors and to inform all those, who study it the importance of loyalty, filial duty, politeness, manner and believe through wisdom and martial art spirit.
Hapkido is practiced in the presidential security office, the National Police and used by special forces and marines aboard. In over 60 countries around the world Hapkido skills have been used as a necessity of the military. It is a high quality martial art, that has proven its excellence and has become famous not only in Korea but also on the world stage. Furthermore, Hapkido is a highly mental practice that can understand individuality of everyone, understand the difference from others, learn the diversity in unity and lead to a better society life. And finally to become a dignified human being.
However, our own authentic martial art is chaotic and divided into several divisions now, and some of them have been using imitations and subjective fake and wrong techniques.
So Korea Jonsu Hapkido will be responsible for the martial artists who can and want systematically pass the 2500-year-old royal court martial art of Korea to our future generations.
Our organization now has more than 70 branches in Korea and more than 250 overseas and dojangs and has a total of around 10,000 people. We run a regular leadership training courses every year. They are available to anyone in the world who is interested in the courses.
On this base our organisation should spread the spirit of Hapkido to the world which emphasises communication and harmony, patience and moderation, and make a better place full of humanism in our society. This is responsibility and role of our Korea Jonsu Hapkido.
I wish leader of Hapkido, students, and anyone who loves Hapkido in the world health and happiness. Let’s work together to make the value of our unique heritage Hapkido more brilliant in the whole world.
I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Biography of Grand Master Noah Kim
- 1979 – 1981 Started teaching as a Moo Moo Kwan Headquarters masters
- Continued studies with IHF founder Grand Master Myung Jae Nam
- 1981 Korea TV Station KBS / Morning show Sword demonstration / Program about lost Korean Sword techniques
- 1980 – 1982 Teaching of American Air Force Army
- 1982 – 1984 Teaching Hapkido to Korean army / Marines
- 1985 – 1986 Korean National Hapkido Demonstration Team first member
- 1987 – 1988 Bodyguard for Kim Young Sam Former Korean President
- 1988 – 1990 Seoul KBS TV station stunt coordinator
- 1989 Hapkido demonstration tour in Canada
- 1990 Hapkido demonstration tour in USA
- 1991 Founder of Tasmania Hapkido Academy in Australia
- 1994 IHF World Hapkido Championships in Korea Referee
- 1991 – 2000 Launceston / Hobart / Davenport / Scottsdale / Georgetown / Longford / Melbourne / Blue Mountain / Sydney / Gold Coast Franchise open
- 1998 Awarded 8th Dan from IHF Founder Grand Master Myung Jae Nam
- 1999 Founder of World Korea Kum Bop Group (Korea Sword Techniques Organization
- 2000 Founder of International Hapkido Association ( IHA )
- 2000 Awarded 9th Dan from Jin Kumdo Federation (Real Sword Federation)
- 2004 Dong Dae Moon Korea championships IHA wins first place
- 2005 Awarded 9th Dan from Korea Hosinsul Hapkido Federation
- July 2006 Australia hosting Hapkido World Championships for the first time
- June 2008 World Championships in Korea IHA team wins first place again
- 2010 Completed the production of 36 hours long full curriculum instructor video
- April 2012 Australian National Championships hosted in Queensland
- 2013 Founder of World Hapkido Group
- 2018 Founder and president of Korea Jonsu Hapkido
- 2018 Founder of Korea Jonsu Hapkido University
- 2018 Founder of Korea Jonsu Hapkido post graduate School of Master