Basically Doju Nim Ji teaches a two day seminar, I have been to some that lasted 8 to 9 hours a day and I have been to some that lasted 6 to 7 hours a day..
Basic curriculum layout out is this:
1st day: Sin Moo Hapkido philosopy
Hapkido Joint locks
These joint locks include basic eight, high eight, and a series of techniques from every grab you can imagine.
Each joint lock has 3 versions, 1, defensive==you being grabbed
2. from a punch==you being attacked 3,offensive==you initiating the attack,
If there is time left he usually adds some weapon techniques and or weapon disarming.,
2nd day: Sin Moo Kicking
These include basic 25 kicks plus tons of variations, every kick has at least 5 different variation in the stepping patterns. Sometimes he goes over all of this and sometimes he doesn't.
All kinds of variations on back spinning heel kicks,,
Kicking drills that develop your agility and power.
Several variations on jump kicks including several drills involving jumping over obstacles.
Several variations on low spinning heel kicks and low roundhouse kicks.
If there is time left he usually adds some weapon techniques and or weapon disarming.
More Sin Moo Hapkido philosopy.
Now if this sounds overwhelming, just relax, you can go at your own level and pace and it is not run like a boot camp. Doju Nim Ji expects you to try hard and do your best but he is friendly and understands the different levels of peoples abilities and physical limits,,, you'll do fine.. have fun and don't miss it, it will be well worth it.
Doju Nim usually demonstrates on the upper belts that can take good falls so don't worry about him being brutal. He is cool and very easy to get a grasp on mentally.. he does not act like some pompous figurehead, but don't stand with your hands on your hips while he is demonstrating techniques and don't yawn while watching him or talk while he is talking, he doesn't like those mannerisms and considers them to be disrespectful. Anything else just let me know...
Michael Tomlinson
