Hapkido in St. Louis

[jda]

I'm a 2nd dan in TKD looking to expand my abilities. Any one know of any good hapkido schools in the St. Louis, MO area? Preferably south.
Thanks,
Jim

 

[puunui]

I want to say there are Hapkido Moo Sool Kwan schools in your area.

 

[zDom]

Yes, there are MSK schools in the St. Louis area, some of which offer hapkido (although they are primarily taekwondo).

If you have the time and inclination, plan a not-too-long road trip to Cape Girardeau (about a 90 min drive, if you are in South St. Louis) and do a class with Master Morton (my instructor). He is purely MSK hapkido.

Plan to arrive at 7 pm on a Tuesday or Thursday and tell them I sent you.

I won't be there, however, as I am now teaching TKD at the Sikeston MSK on those nights.

 

[jda]

Thanks for the invite, Scott. Cape is only about an hour from me, but I was hoping for something a little closer to home. I'm in Jefferson county.
Jim

 

[zDom]

Thanks for the invite, Scott. Cape is only about an hour from me, but I was hoping for something a little closer to home. I'm in Jefferson county.
Jim

Oh, I understand it is too far for regular workouts. One of the St. Louis locations should be a lot more feasible for you.

I meant, you might really enjoy just visiting our branch sometime. We are the "diehards" of our organization.

 

[Yomi]

Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido-USA Inc. is headquartered in Wentzville, MO (about 35 minutes west of St. Louis) and they teach/train exclusively in Hapkido. GM Rhoades, the President of JJK Hapkido-USA, is a 7th Degree Blackbelt in Jing Jung Kwan Hapkido and holds international certification through the Korea Hapkido World Association as well as the Korea Hapkido Federation. He also holds a 6th Degree Black Belt Kukkiwon certification from the World Taekwondo Federation. You can check them out at www.hapkido-usa.com.

 

[Instructor]

I'll ask my GM if our org has anybody nearby.