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CHIEF INSTRUCTOR - GRANDMASTER J.R. WEST
8TH DEGREE BLACK
BELT
GM West was introduced to Hapkido while assigned to the Korean
25th Infantry or "Tiger Division" operating
throughout the central highlands of Vietnam. The "Tiger
Division" has long been considered one of the premier
fighting groups of modern times.
GM West's instructor for the first four years of his
martial arts career was Master Kim, Jung-soo, a member
of the now legendary "M-21" martial arts training
program. "M-21" was organized in 1963 in Korea
in order to provide expert martial arts training to the
combined forces stationed in Vietnam.
GM West attained
the rank of First Degree Black Belt in May of 1967.
After GM West's return from Vietnam in 1970, he became associated
with Dr. He-Young Kimm, 9th Degree Black Belt, of Baton
Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Kimm is one of the foremost HapKiDo
practitioners in the world, and, in 1996, Dr. Kimm, wrote
a A Letter of
Recommendation, stating that it was time for GM West to take his place as a completely independent leader
in the field of HapKiDo.
In addition GM West has taught HapKiDo in
the following nations:
USA,
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Republic of Korea,
Republic of Vietnam, and Thailand
Taught members of the following:
FBI
(Letter
of Thanks),
Federal Marshal's Service, 82nd Airborne, CIA, Secret
Service, 75th Rangers
And
has had students teaching at the following institutions:
JFK
Institute for Special Warfare, 82nd Airborne - Fort
Bragg, and Nato Forces, U.S. Army forces in Iraq, U.S.
Air Force in Iraq, U.S. Army forces in Korea, and at
Armt and Air Force locations throughout the USA.
We
have no Contracts or Joining Fees
All Classes are $65 per month
*****special rates apply
to Families that train.
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