If These Mats Could Talk

If These Mats Could Talk

 The past month while I was in the process of moving my school to it's new location, I started to think about the history of the mats that are located at the school. During the last eight years teaching Hapkido in Howell,NJ we have had several high ranking Grand Masters teach on our mats!! Shortly after we opened in 2005 we hosted the controversial Grand Master John Pellegrini, 9th Dan founder of Combat Hapkido. In 2007, 9th Dan Grand Master Moo Yong Kang spent an incredible weekend teaching on these mats. GM. Kang is one of the first Koreans to bring Hapkido to the United States. WOW!! An original Hapkido pioneer taught on these mats! We also have had the pleasure of hosting 7th Dan Grand Masters Frank Nougerra and Michael D'Aloia several times on these mats. The most memorable moment was when we had Grand Master Lim, Hyun-Su -the longest student of Hapkido founder Choi Yong Sul stepped foot and taught a seminar on our mats during his 2010 tour of the United States.

Master McCann