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There is alot of  Controversy in the Hapkido Organization World Following is an Excerpt

from Master David Beck Article.

International Combat HKD Federation - John Pelligrini. Pelligrini has the reputation of having taken out much of the Hapkido curriculum and primarily markets to martial artists of other styles, focusing on seminar training. It is my opinion and that of many others that this is a disservice to HKD, making it easy to get HKD rank and formenting a picture of it as an adjunct style rather than the complete martial art it is. I cannot speak to Pelligrini's skills not having met the man, seen him on the mat, or seen his videos ... but others I respect have been on the mat with him and were not impressed. For what it's worth, I started Hapkido before he did. My understanding is he was a TKD guy that did some seminars with Mike Wolmershouser and received an HONORARY 1st Dan black belt in Hapkido given at a seminar in 1988, then bounced around orgainization to organization doing seminars and jumping up in rank; emerging with an 6th Dan when he created the ICHF in 1992, and shortly thereafter getting an 8th Dan from In Sun SEO. I guess since he was able to gain rank quickly by seminars and changing organizations he's happy to do the same for others. For what little it's worth, I started training in Hapkido in 1983, tested for my 1st Dan in 1987, followed my organizations guidelines in going through the ranks one by one, and I received 6th Dan in June 2005 (see my MA resume). 

The above excerpt is the feeling of many Martial Artists and so long as you can Line the Pockets of the Magazines and So Called World Organizations anyone can get World Recognition.

TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT

I spent close to 8 years in the ICHF.  During this time Pellegrini was not my teacher. You must learn to be a student and that was not the case. I taught Stick, Knife, Grappling and Trapping for the ICHF as a Seminar Partner. Ranks from the ICHF were awarded to me so that Pellegrini could continue to hand out higher rank to his students. The only Rank I Recognize in Hapkido is That Earned Under GM Tony Ramey of the Huk Ju Kwan. My Grandmaster Tony Ramey of the Huk Ju Kwan has been my Hapkido Instructor from day one. As well as my otherBruce Corrigan, Paul Vunak, Lee Gar Lin, and Eddie Pagan who all deserve there credit.

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