Dahn Mu Do

On Friday, I attended a Dahn Mu Do class at the Sinsa Dahn Mu Do Center in Seoul. Master Kang, the Head Instructor at the center, spent some time in Canada as an instructor at the HSP Ranch, Dahn's Canadian Meditation Center, and he helped to renovate the new Burlington Dahn Yoga Center.

In Canada and the U.S., Dahn Mu Do (or Dahn Hak Do) is offered at Dahn Mu Do Centres or, as is the case in Burlington, at the Dahn Yoga Centre. I happen to know the instructor at the Burlington Center--he is a great instructor! Marek got his black belt after doing an intense 21-day training with Master Kang at HSP Ranch and has since continued his training in the GTA and taught at the centre.

Dahn Mu Do is a challenging but gentle form of Brain Education that is similar to Tai Chi. By practising Dahn Mu Do, I have improved my balance, the flexibility in my joints, the strength in my lower body, and my confidence. Through breathing, posture-holding, and other exercises, I find my mind becomes calmer and I am better able to control my energy, emotions and stress.

Dahn Mu Do is an energy-based non-combative martial art which can be used to heal and transform both body and mind. People of all ages and in any condition can do Dahn Mu Do. In Texas, a group of juvenile offenders benefited from Dahn Mu Do classes through the Dahn Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that helps to bring Dahn to the community:

http://www.dahnfoundation.org/L3-Programs-JuvProbation.html

Here's a video of a demonstration by Master Kang:

http://tvpot.daum.net/clip/ClipView.do?clipid=9102125&q=%EA%B0%95%ED%83%9C%ED%9B%88&searchType=0&sort=wtime&svctype=1

For more information about Dahn Mu Do:
http://www.dahnyoga.com/dahnmudo/