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• When you enter and leaving the dojang bow at the door.

• Whenever you arrive during a class, enter the dojang and wait until your instructor places you in the class. Do not leave the class without permission from the instructor.

• Always wear a clean, odor-free, neat uniform to class, and NO jewelry- It can be dangerous to yourself and others. Shirts are REQUIRED underneath all uniforms.  Personal hygiene is also important, keep nails on both hands and feet trimmed back to protect both yourself and your partner. Additionally, all students MUST bring a towel with them to practice and have it readily available for use.

• Please address all black belts as either" sir" or "ma'am", and Mr., Mrs., or Ms. where appropriate regardless of age. This is done to show respect for their instructor status while in the dojang. Whenever you approach your instructor on the mat, bow first and then ask to speak to him/her politely.

• Conversation is not permitted during class.

• Do not demonstrate or teach HAPKIDO outside the school without the express permission of the instructor.

• Each student is a member of our family, therefore it would be appreciated if you would let us know if you are ill, are too busy, going on vacation, or will be absent for an extended period. Changes affecting your training are our concern, stop by or call to let us know.

• All students are responsible to keep the dojang clean.

• No sparring or contact allowed without black belt supervision.

• Do not attempt to practice techniques you have not been shown directly by your instructor - there is a reason for this.

• Do not pursue your training so strongly as to injure yourself or others.   If overly fatigued or having sharp pain you may drop out or stop a specific activity without the instructor permission. Realize that training with an injury can lead to further and more serious injury pay attention to what your body tells you.

• Always show respect to your seniors and each other and take it upon yourself to help and encourage your juniors.

• One blow in Hapkido is capable of killing. During practice, comply with your instructor and do not make the practice session a time for testing your strength. It is proper to comply with the instructor and remember his or her instructions; rise above yourself. No matter how much you may study, if you cling to yourself you will not develop your ability.

• Hapkido is an art in which one person learns to face many opponents simultaneously. Thus, it requires that you polish and perfect your execution of each movement so that you can take one not only the opponent in front of you but also those approaching from every direction. Hapkido is for countering any attack from any direction at anytime.  A tight, on-guard posture with an immovable spirit is the basis of every exercise in Hapkido. Those you study Hapkido should thus spend their daily life thoroughly on guard, even, if they are not consciously watching every direction around them--this is not paranoia, but rather awareness.

• Practice at all times with a feeling of satisfying joy. It is fairly painful to keep on studying earnestly but if you keep up the discipline of Hapkido without tiring, you will at last reach a really enjoyable stage. Some people misunderstand that it is best to suffer while studying, but real study is pleasant at all times. Concentrating on ourselves, not having harmful experiences, we are able to fully enjoy our practice sessions.

• The teachings of your instructor make up only a small fraction of what you will learn and what they know. Your mastery of each movement will depend almost entirely on individual, earnest practice. Hapkido has a few thousand variations in its techniques. Some are apt to chase after an accumulation of quantity rather than quality. However, when they look back on themselves, they are sorry to learn that they have gained nothing and soon they lose interest. Instructors will always emphasize the significance of repetition to beginners. Grandmaster and founder of the International Hapkido Federation, Jae Nam Myong, was fond of saying, "it is better to practice one technique a thousand times then to practice a thousand techniques once".

• Practice begins with light movements of the body, gradually increasing in intensity and strength but without over-exertion. Do not contradict nature. Excessiveness is to be avoided in anything. Moderation is the key. Not matter how little the excess is, the whole posture and condition of the body will be unbalanced. Young students are apt to have the idea that they will not be strong unless they force their power. This is not true. Natural practice creates true strength.

• The purpose of Hapkido is to train both the body and the mind. All Hapkido is secret in nature and are not to be revealed publicly without great care, nor taught to hoodlums who will use them for evil purposes. The aim of Hapkido is not merely to produce a strong body but to create an integrated, coordinated person. Those who wish to study Hapkido should have a righteous and fair mind, obey their instructors, and study naturally. As a matter of consequence, their techniques will be skillfully cultivated in such an atmosphere and a noble character will be created.