Kumdo Martial Arts

Deepen your martial arts skills with this intermediate-level course, building directly on foundational techniques. This program focuses on mastering counterattacks to a variety of opponent strikes, significantly enhancing your defensive capabilities.

Specifically, you'll learn effective responses to attacks targeting your:

• Muri (Arm Blocks): Discover strategies for dealing with bada huri, bada muri, evade/lean back muri, and dul sonmok.
• Sonmok (Neck Blocks): Explore techniques like parry muri, sangkyuk sonmok muri, angular block muri, and figure 8 block muri to protect your neck.
• Huri (Shoulder Blocks): Learn to counter figure 8 block muri, handle block muri, and inside glide block muri when your shoulder is targeted.

The course culminates in an introduction to advanced attacks, starting with the fundamental jukdo muri and its diverse variations. You'll explore:

• Jukdo Muri Variations: outside jukdo strike, inside jukdo strike, outside jukdo glide, inside jukdo glide, press muri, jukdo muri taegyuk muri, and jukdo muri turn around taegyuk muri.

Furthermore, gain proficiency in kodengisaum (close quarter combat), covering:

• Kodengisaum Techniques: regular tsegyuk muri, taegyuk sonmok, feint taegyuk muri, figure 8 taegyuk muri, inside glide block taegyuk muri, pressing down with jukdo, and right side taegyuk huri.
• Countering Taegyuk Strikes: Master defensive maneuvers against block huri, block muri, shoulder rest/hold, clenching, push muri, push & muri strike, pressing down with jukdo, handle block muri, inside jukdo block muri, and more.

Finally, unlock advanced skills for unpredictable situations, including:

• Advanced Scenarios: Learn responses to opponents lifting the handle (huri when opponent lifts handle), dropping the handle (muri when opponent drops handle), and utilizing right side taegyuk huri and one hand muri.

Whether you're refining existing skills or acquiring new knowledge, this course provides valuable tips and tricks to elevate your martial arts practice. It's a powerful resource for both learners and experienced practitioners alike!