On October 22, 2022, the International Combat Hapkido Federation celebrated its 30th anniversary. As you might expect, we’re proud of our organization’s longevity, stability and success. With hundreds of martial arts schools, military bases and law-enforcement departments teaching our system, in addition to our many magazine cover appearances and hall-of-fame inductions, we have good reason to celebrate.
Many martial artists I’ve met have expressed interest in creating their own system, so I thought I’d review the history of the ICHF to let everyone know how the process unfolded for us.
— and mistaken — assumption that the founders of martial arts systems receive a sudden inspiration akin to a mystical experience. Reality
