Budo International

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates some traditional Hwa Rang Do Sword Fighting techniques, using also the sheath as a defensive weapon.

Alex Krijger is a 4th Dan Hwa Rang Do® Instructor of the Netherlands, who holds the title of Susuk Sabum (Chief Instructor). He is the highest- ranking Hwa Rang Do Instructor in the Netherlands with over 25 years of experience and oversees all the clubs.

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee shows the application of some of Hwa Rang Do's Traditional Soft/Circular movements to defend against a punch attack.

Preface by Grandmaster Taejoon Lee:

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee shows the application of some of Hwa Rang Do's Traditional Soft/Circular movements to defend against a punch attack.

On the opposite spectrum there are the introverted “be-righters”. They use sympathy as a means of controlling others and gaining their favor.

Grandmaster Taejoon Lee demonstrates an effective defense when the lapel grad hold is used for a punch.

Recently, a former student after being away for over six years, creating a successful business and now getting married to raise a family has returned to continue his training in the hopes of become a Hwa Rang Do Instructor.

In the secular world, we try to give ourselves value and worth by stating causality and with such grand theories as the Butterfly Effect – that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings thousands of miles away can cause a tsunami; that even the smallest changes can create a ripple effect resulting in large changes.