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Law Enforcement/Military Training Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido-USA, Inc.
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Master Michael Rhoades Founder and president of Hapkido-USA, Inc. and Professional Defense Services, LLC, Master Michael Rhoades has studied and taught martial arts in every venue possible over the past twenty three years. Master Rhoades has received his 6th Degree Black Belt in Jin Jung Kwan Hapkido from Grandmaster Kim Myung Yong. He is also pending his 6th Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo. Master Rhoades holds internationally recognized certification through the Korea Hapkido as well as the World Taekwondo Federations. Master Rhoades travels around the world expanding his knowledge and his students are fortunate enough to reap the rewards! Having been featured on television and in several martial arts magazines, he is a well-recognized individual on an international level. Traveling to South Korea annually to attend the International Hapkido Championships, Grandmaster Rhoades maintains a strong relationship with his instructor. Grandmaster Rhoades also holds the honor of being the first non-Korean ever to graduate from the Master’s Course hosted in Korea in 2001 with honors. Volunteering his time on a regular basis to the area school districts to promote the education of self-defense has made him a recognized, valued member of the cities of Wentzville and Warrenton as well as St. Louis, St. Charles, Warren and Lincoln Counties. Grandmaster Rhoades served in the Special Operations Units as a Ranger in the Army before opening his first school in Warrenton in 1994. He also provides training to law enforcement departments with his defensive tactics program, ROPE. Started in 2001, ROPE began with a series of programs offered on a case-specific need. Expansion of this program is ongoing. This program is more specifically explained in the law enforcement/military training section of this website. THE STANDARDS OF GRANDMASTER RHOADES AND HAPKIDO-USA WILL NOT BE COMPROMISED! Home |
