GRANDMASTER KWANG SEEK HYUN

GRANDMASTER KWANG SEEK HYUN

Grandmaster Hyun holds the rank of 9th Dan from the Korea Kido Association (KidoHae) and is one of the early pioneers of teaching Hapkido in the United States. He arrived in the US in 1969 and began teaching a self defense oriented stlye of Hapkido. Click on the picture above to link to Grandmaster Hyun's web site.

Grandmaster Hyun as been an instructor for the following organizations:

Cook County Sheriff's Police Department

Cook County Department of Corrections

U.S. Naval Intelligence

25 suburban Police Departments in Cook County

Below is a photo of Victor Cushing with Grand Master Kwang S. Hyun, who remains one of the pioneers in adapting Hapkido into defensive tactics for use by police officers, corrections officers and other professionals who have to control aggressive subjects. To the right in the picture is Master Sung J. Ahn

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Victor Cushing trained under Grand Master K S. Hyun starting in 1983.
Victor Cushing has also trained in other martial arts(see training); Tae Kwon Do, Wrestling, Kali/Escrima, Judo, and Shorei-Ryu Karate.

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GROUP PHOTO OF BLACK BELTS WITH GRANDMASTER HYUN. VIC CUSHING IN THIRD ROW, SECOND TO LEFT.

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GRANDMASTER K.S. HYUN WITH VIC CUSHING AT A HAPKIDO BANQUET

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GRANDMASTER K.S. HYUN AND VICTOR CUSHING HAVING BREAKFAST IN SEOUL, KOREA IN 1989.

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