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UNIQUENESS OF THE ART AND HOW TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL  Second Dan Essay by Ben de Busser from Belgium What in your opinion makes our two swords style unique?  After making the switch from Grand Master Choi to Grand Master Kim and his (our) style, learning the new style using two swords, a …

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OFFICIALLY LICENSED REFEREE’S AND CERTIFICATES Second Dan Essay by Dominic den Drijver In this essay I am going to cover 2 topics. The main topic will be about the licensing and certifying of referees in tournaments. And with that I want to address also why we shouldn’t be angry, upset or greedy in martial arts. …

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Mind and Matter – First Dan Essay Michiel van der Meer March 2023 This essay is the culmination of many years of training, and I am very glad to have had the opportunity of practicing Haedong Kumdo all this time. In many ways, it has shaped me mentally (Mind) and physically (Matter). In this essay, …

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MEDITATION TO STRENGTHEN BODY AND MIND A first Dan essay written by Bas de Hoogen, March 2023 The ancient Romans are famous for many things, some good, some bad. But there is one famous saying by the Roman poet Juvenal which goes as followed “Mens sana in corpore sano”. Translated into English this means “A …

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The Dance between Mind and Body A first Dan Black Belt essay on the importance of meditation in Jinyoung Ssangkum Ryu Haedong Kumdo and the importance of meditation (in the form of Ki-Mu and Kummu) to me. In the everyday chaos of our hectic world, our minds tend to constantly unconsciously live in the past …

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