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Grandmaster Kwang Seek Hyun is one of the few 9th degree Hapkido Black Belts in the United States. He began his study of Hapkido in 1958 at the age of 13 as a student of Kim, Jung Yoon - one of Choi, Yong Sool's first students. Kim's style was named Moo Sool Won until the name "Hapkido" was adopted. He is a graduate of Seoul National University with a degree in music and served in the Korean Air Force to teach Martial Arts and self defense. Grandmaster Hyun came to the United States in 1969 to teach at Carrol College in Wisconsin. After arriving in Chicago to teach Martial Arts and self defense in 1971, he opened his first school at Kedzie and Lawrence. In 1973, the school moved to it's present location at Western and Diversey. Having trained over 12,000 students since beginning in the U.S. in 1969 and 9,000 police and corrections officers, Grandmaster Kwang Seek Hyun continues to personally oversee the training and development of the students. |
Nationally Recognized Grandmaster K.S. Hyun was recognized as Hall of Fame "Leader of the Year" by Martial Arts World Magazine. |
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