Womens' Self Defence classes now available; 2nd Friday of each month; 7:00pm to 8:00pm, $15.00 per session

 Integrity – Respect - Discipline

Master Stephen Millwood (SaBumNim) is a founding member of Hapkido International Association.

He followed Grand Master Bermas Kim (9^th Dan) to Queensland in 2003 from Tasmania. He has been a student of Grand Master Kim since 1988.

Steve travelled to South Korea in 2005 for the Hapkido world championships with the successful Australian team. Steve has a passion for teaching Self Defence and raising the profile of Hapkido in Australia.

His interest in Hapkido now extends to Kumdo (Korean art of sword) and Korean culture.

As an instructor Steve believes that everybody, including high Dan’s, should practise the basics of their art.

With a family of Hapkido black belts, Steve believes that all children, especially girls, should learn basic Self Defence techniques at primary school age.

Defending yourself is a right - not a privilege

In my opinion, self-defense, i.e. the basic ability to protect yourself and others, effectively, and with a minimum of personal injury, should be placed high on everyone’s agenda.

Defending yourself is a right - not a privilege.

Self-defence should be a process - a beginning - not an end.
What is self-defence?

 Or more importantly - what is effective self-defense? In my opinion, being able to take on any type of attacker and being able to prevail. It includes physical training, to prepare for any type of attack, mental training (attitude adjustment, fear management skills, deception, etc.), a certain degree of spiritual training (active meditation, spontaneity, quietude, determination, etc), and extensive attribute development. Self-defense is actually less about technique than about attributes, awareness, and attitude.

Primarily, self-defense is what you do to prevent from being attacked. This means, observing safety concepts, being perceptive, developing intuition and deception amongst others. It is pre-emptive. Once you're under attack, self-defense can get you only so far. Self-defense is probably about 9/10 awareness and 1/10 technique.

Being prepared means having a physical and mental edge over your opponent.

Be aware of yourself and your surroundings.

During a confrontation do not forget to breathe properly, do not panic and lose your cool.