Certificates? We don't need no stinking certificates!

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Jeremy,

You asked about Yong-In program, well, currently, according to someone that is there right now (an American) Yong-In no longer has a Hapkido program, they teach an amalgomated system they call Yong Mu Do. Don't really know why.

 

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1. Improved my humility
2. Become a fantastic teacher and well loved by my students
3. Learned not to judge others so harshly
4. Learned to live life in the present (something I struggle with, as you see)
5. Removed fear from my life
6. Have mastered the technical components of my art.

Jeremy,

In my opinion, training will really help with 2, 5 (maybe) and 6 - the other three really come with exposure to life, not Hapkido - it may be an avenue, but to be your best you, just grow as a person in all facets -

Not a jab here, but I do worry when people ascribe "life philosophy" to Hapkido - it is just a single piece in a total puzzle - and unless your teacher is a phycologist, psychiatrist, sociologist, or real student of philosophy remember you are not grasshopper and we as instructors are not "Master Po".

Hope that makes sense.