CHUNG DO KWAN

June 1996

Founder and chairman Rony Dassen started together with colleagues - trainer Kris Engelen, the Hapkido school "Chung do" Kwan in Rekem.

"Chung do" is derived from the different tendencies that the fighting in the former Korea were divided. Het betekent zoveel als "rechtdoor - rechtaan". It means as much as "straight - forward."

The aim is the traditional Hapkido to teach and disseminate.


Kris Engelen & Rony Dassen
Mr. Yvan De Wever, president of the UNBHU, in June 1996 officially recognized the existence of this club and Rekem. This newborn Limburg Hapkido - club grew in a few months to about twenty members. Now, a few years, we can say that we live in the region already have a fixed value and we may still rely heavily on a rising number of members.
The club was also recognized by dojunim Ji Han-jae and soon got himself president Rony Dassen the written confirmation of Ji Han-Jae to the Belgian Sin Moo Hapkido Association there. (see Recognition Certificate)
It operates directly under DoJuNim Ji Han-Jae with whom he regularly is in contact, and he authorized them to take exams .

 





Rony Dassen, Dojunim Ji, Han-Jae, Kris Engelen


At the European Championships Hapkido


 

 

 

Prseident - headinstructor Rony Dassen started in 1977 with the martial art Silat Pentcak that he practised for about one and a half years. Through this sport, he also acquainted with the then very popular Kung Fu 6 years during which he enjoyed a very intensive training .

Through friends he also came into contact with the Korean Hapkido.

He followed a training in Hapkido under the most renowned Masters and Masters.
First, he personally acquainted with Grandmaster Myung, Jae-Nam (Founder / President of the IHF Korea) and he won, under the watchful eye of Grandmaster Myung, Jae-Nam, a 3rd place on the first European championships in Maastricht Hapkido. This is the start given to the development of a thorough training in Hapkido.

Under the leadership of Master Yvan De Wever he completed his training in the IHF Hapkido. Under the auspices of IHF - President grandmaster Cho, Won - Sang he doctorated successively to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Dan IHF style.



  

After attending various courses and seminars under Dojunim Ji, Han - Jae (november'97 in Belgium, april'98 in the Irish Dublin, May'99 in the German Gaggenau, in July 2000 - New Jersey, USA,...) Dojunim Jae, Han - Jae doctorated him to 6th Dan, Sin Moo Hapkido instructor and representative for the Benelux.
Meanwhile, he, together with his colleagues - trainer Kris Engelen, 2nd Dan, Hapkido toke part in the European Championships in Aachen, Germany, in november 1998, where they again an honorable third place.

They had strong competition in the finals of grandmaster Ding, Dang Tu Ky which eventually became the first.

 

Rony and Steven Dassen with Ding, Dang Ky Tu


Rony Dassen with Dojunim Ji, Han-Jae


Steven Dassen with Dojunim Ji, Han-Jae


Steven Dassen & Rony Dassen with Dojunim Ji, Han-Jae

Rony 1 Steven with DoJuNim Ji, Han-Jae - SMH Seminarie, Belgium, May 3th 2008