Hapkido Class Information
Hapkido Class Times |
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Tues/Thurs |
6:15-7:45pm |
Mon /Wed |
5:30-7:00pm |
General Practice: 2 Saturdays per month, 10am to Noon |
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Hapkido Class Costs and Requirements:
- Cost: $45 per month tuition for 2 classes per week
- Age Requirement: 15 years of age or older
New Student Special: New students pay $135 -- for this they receive three months of training and a free extra-heavyweight uniform and belt. New Students may also choose to pay their initial tuition in two monthly installments: $80 in the first month, and $70 in the second month. The student still receives three months of training and a uniform and belt. In all cases, after the first three months, the tuition reverts back to $45 per month.
Additional Costs: During their Hapkido studies, students will need to buy the following equipment as they progress to black belt.
- Practice knife
- Sticks
- Gloves
- Optional, but recommended: Mouthguard
The student may purchase this equipment from any provider they wish. The NHA does have a dealer account with several martial arts equipment suppliers, so they can arrange wholesale prices for students. However, the student is not required to purchase their equipment from the NHA. The above listed equipment should not cost more than $10 or so for each item.
Promotional Costs: Hapkido rank is granted by the US Hapkido Association (our national organization). Students who promote receive local rank certificates from the Nebraska Hapkido Association school, and national certificates from the US Hapkido Association. The rank fees are set by the USHA, and they start at $55 for the first test, and increase as the rank increases.
Students do not have to pay to test--they merely pay the fee if they take the test and pass, and thus promote to the next rank. These are rank/promotional fees, not testing fees. If they do not pass, no fee is assessed. Testing at lower ranks occurs at a minimum time of 3 months between tests, and the time between tests increases as the rank increases.
Belt Ranking in the US Hapkido Association:
These are the rankings of the belts (and their colors) for the US Hapkido Association. "Low belts" are the ranks up to and including green belt with blue stripes, "high belts" are blue belts on up. (Normally blue through red w/2 black stripes, since dan ranks are different.)
Low Belts
10th gup: White Belt (then after half the time to next rank, White with black tips)
9th gup: Yellow Belt
8th gup: Yellow w/green stripe
7th gup: Green belt
6th gup: Green w/blue stripe
High Belts
5th gup: Blue belt
4th gup: Brown belt
3rd gup: Red belt
2nd gup: Red w/1 black stripe
1st gup: Red w/2 black stripes
Black Belt Ranks
| Probationary Black (1st dan) |  |
| 1st dan |  |
| 2nd dan 3rd and 4th dan simply have 3 and 4 white stripes on them |
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| 5th dan |  |
| 7th dan 7th dan might also only have a gold stripe in the middle, without the red band. |
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Time in Grade:
(All times shown are MINIMUM amounts.)
10th gup to 9th: 10 weeks
9th gup to 8th: 10 weeks
8th gup to 7th: 10 weeks
7th gup to 6th: 10 weeks
6th gup to 5th: 10 weeks
5th gup to 4th: 10 weeks
4th gup to 3rd: 20 weeks
3rd gup to 2nd: 20 weeks
2nd gup to 1st: 20 weeks
1st gup to Temp Black: 20 weeks
Temp Black to Decided Black: 6 months
1st dan to 2nd: 2 years
2nd dan to 3rd: 3 years
3rd dan to 4th: 4 years, etc, etc...
Thus, minimum time to 1st dan Decided: 3 years, 2 months
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