Scoil Padraig, Ballina was the chosen venue for the Haedong Kumdo European Instructor Seminar, 2008, and some of the best instructors from across Europe travelled to study and learn under the eminent Grandmaster Kim, Jeong Seong, 9th Dan.
On Saturday the 2nd there was an open seminar for both instructors and students, where Grandmaster Kim taught a variety of skills, including Kumbup (Forms) and Cutting.
During the course of the open seminar, Grandmaster Kim was assisted by some of the instructors from around Europe, each advising the students on how best to develop their skills and performance.
After the open seminar, each country present gave a demonstration of skills.
First up in the demonstrations was Ireland, with each of the three active Irish Dojangs making a presentation by both Instructors and students, Kumbup and Creative Kumbup by Martin O’Malley and his students, Creative Sparring by Steven Kelly and his students and Paper cutting by Harry Thompson and his students.
Next up was Sweden, who performed Kumbup, Team Kumbup, bamboo cutting and apple slicing, including a jump turning cut by Swedish Haedong Kumdo President, Pierre Sundin.
Paul Giffen from England gave a performance of Ssang Kum Chak-Baldo (Two Sword Drawing Form), followed by the Finish Team presenting Kumbup, Ssang Kumbup and paper cutting with the live sword from Finish President Mika Väyrynen.
Grandmaster Kim himself then gave a performance of two sword Kumbup, demonstrating the skills and ability which make him one of the Worlds greatest sword masters. His awe inspiring demonstration had everyone enthralled despite being tired from the morning session, they returned to their training with great enthusiasm.
Day one ended with grading examinations, Keup Gradings for the Irish Students and Dan Gradings for some of the European Teams. From the Keup Gradings, congratulations must go to Emma Flannery, Amy Vahey, Chloe Mullen, Darragh Mullen, Caoimhe Ryan and Fergal Rowe who were all awarded their yellow belt, and to Lorraine O’Malley and Russell Colman who were awarded their blue belt.
While for the Dan Gradings, congratulations to Henri Bergius from Finland on being awarded his 1st Dan, to Robin Pettersson, Sebastian Andersson and Magnus Brännström from Sweden on achieving their 2nd Dan.
A very special congratulations must go to Pierre Sundin from Sweden and Mika Väyrynen from Finland on being awarded their 3rd Dan after an extremely difficult examination.
They set themselves apart as leading the way on skill development for Haedong Kumdo in Europe.
After presenting the Certificates for the Dan Gradings, Grandmaster Kim then announced the new members of the European Union Haedong Kumdo Union, presenting membership certificates to Sebastian Andersson, Magnus Brännström from Sweden, Harry Thompson and Stephen Kelly from Ireland, Henri Bergius from Finland and Paul Giffen from England.
Grandmaster Kim then appointed Mark Adlington from England as Special Advisor to the European Union Haedong Kumdo Union, Mika Väyrynen as General Secretary, and Pierre Sundin, Christophoros Christodoulou from Greece and Martin O’Malley as the three Vice-Presidents of the Union. Congratulations to all on their new appointments.
Day two of the seminar was for Black Belts only, where Grandmaster Kim took the group through from Ssang Su Kumbup number 1 to 12, Simsang Kumbup, Yedo Kumbup numbers 1 to 9 and onto Bonkuk Kumbup before moving on to teaching Ssang Kumbup. This part of the seminar concentrated on furthering the knowledge of the Black Belts present, while giving them specific details to work on to improve their skills.
All told, this was another exceptional weekend of learning under Grandmaster Kim, who is world famous for both his personal skill and his teaching ability. Martin O’Malley, President of Haedong Kumdo Ireland said that ‘We are very grateful to Grandmaster Kim for travelling to Ireland to present this seminar, and to each of the teams who travelled from across Europe. This seminar was a success because of the efforts of everyone who attended, and we would like to thank them for their support. We wish to congratulate those who were awarded the various grades and we are looking forward to meeting them all again in Finland for the next European Haedong Kumdo seminar in 2009’.
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