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Welcome to Coolmine Haidong Gumdo Club!

Dynamic Korean Sword Art

Haidong Gumdo is a Korean sword art which draws from battlefield tactics and techniques to build a curriculum for mental, physical and spiritual development.

Students learn forms, step drills, sitting and moving meditation, sparring as well as bamboo cutting. Powerful, complex and beautiful, Haidong Gumdo is a wonderful style which can be pursued throughout life.

Haidong Gumdo is a worldwide martial art with over a million practitioners and over 500 training centers in 50 countries.

Classes

Classes are held regularly at the Dragon Martial Arts Centre in Coolmine.

Dragon Martial Arts is located in Coolmine Industrial Estate, close to the Blanchardstown Shopping Centre, just off the N3 and M50.

Check our classes page for more information.

European Championships 2007

The 1st European Championships were held at Barr in Switzerland from 15th-17th June 2007

Coolmine HDGD Instructor, Emmanuel Clarke, won Gold in the Men's "Bamboo Cutting" and Silver in the "Putting out Candle" competitions.