Jung Ki Kwan California
An institutional branch of the World Jung Ki Hapkido & Kuhapdo Association
Central Coast Hapkido is committed to preserving and transmitting authentic Jungki Hapkido as taught by Dojunim Choi Yong Sul . Under the guidance of Jung Ki Kwan founder Grandmaster Hyun Soo Lim, head instructor Jay Champagne trains and teaches privately in Santa Maria, California
Founded on October 24, 1974, Jung Ki Kwan was established to carry forward the spirit of classical Korean martial arts. In 1976, Hapkido founder Choi Young Sul closed his personal dojang and joined Jung Ki Kwan, dedicationg the remainder of his life to its development. The Jung Ki Kwan headquarters maintains an official blog for historical material and updates.
Grandmaster Hyun Soo Lim is the only surviving 9th Dan personally awarded by Choi Young Sul, and Dojunim's Choi longest‐training student. He also holds Musō Jikiden Eishin‐ryū Laido 8th Dan (No. 1 in Korea) and is the founder of Chung Suk Kuhapdo . He serves as the President of the Classical Martial Arts Association, the Jungki Hapkido & Kuhapdo Association, and Jung Ki Kwan chongsa.
Instructor Jay Champagne relocated to Santa Maria in 2020 and established Central Coast Hapkido to share orthodox Hapkido and build a community of serious practitioners. Jay earned his 1st Dan under Master Kevin Sogor in Chicago, later recieving his 2nd and 3rd Dan in Hapkido, and 1st Dan in Kuhapdo, directly from Grandmaster Lim.
Training at Central Coast Hapkido
Practice is currently private only, with training offered to dedicated individuals seeking authentic, principle‐based Hapkido or wishing to cross‐train from other martial arts backgrounds. If you value traditional technique, lineage, and serious study, Jay welcomes meeting you.
Authentic Hapkido
Hapkido is a dynamic, flowing art that utilizes circular motions and positioning to off‐balance one's opponent to gain a physical advantage over strength. This allows for a smaller, weaker person to subue a stronger oppenent by employing Hapkido technique. All Hapkido techniques employ the three basic principles of Hapkido, hwa (harmony), won (circle) and lyu (flow). The unity of principles is a concept that is fundimental to Hapkido. The principles must work together in concert, combining each to ensure success over the opponent.
The principle of Hwa
와 in Korean, 和 in Chinese, literally means peace and harmony. In principle its non‐resistance and being in‐step with your attackers actions. Meeting any force with only the minimum force needed to deflect or redirect the attackers energy, making their power work against them. In order to properly employ the princle of hwa, one must apprehend the core of breaking down the opponents balance.
The principle of Won
원 in Korean, 圓 in Chinese, literally means circle or round. In principle Won describes the motion used to deflect linear attacks. Hapkido employs a wide array of circular motions, though most are small and subtle, performed with the support of the entire body, and at angles which unbalance and destroy an attackers power.
The principle of Lyu
유 in Korean, 流 in Chinese, literally means flow, like water flows in a stream. It's the concept of how an attack that overshoots its target slows to a stop before retracting. This "null" energy point is refered to as the Hapki moment in sword fighting. The principle of lyu means to utilize movement in concert with the other principles to nullify your opponent's attacking engery, making them vulnerable to counterattack. It's the "principle of pointing out the weakest moment, while following the flow, and turning it into one's timing of attack."
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