ABOUT MUSADO HAPKIDO
Musado Hapkido is an evolutionary modern form of martial art developed for today's more violent "mean" streets and specifically designed to meet the needs of the modern-day urban warrior. As a modern-day urban martial art, Musado Hapkido develops (or re-awakens) the Hapkidoist's inner-warrior spirit while it teaches him or her to use the force necessary, within the limits of the law, to defend themselves, their loved ones, or weaker members of society from those who might wish to do them harm. Musado Hapkido has a common-sense approach to self defense and is structured in such a manner that the student learns defense techniques against attacks they are typically going to encounter on the streets.
The International Musado Hapkido Federation was founded in October of 2005.
The official IMHF web site is at www.streetdefensetactics.com.
ABOUT THE DUJONIM OF MUSADO HAPKIDO
Chung Sah Nim Mike Fournier is a First Nations Algonquin, a member of the Native Alliance of Québec and a past president of the Native Council of Nova Scotia's Zone 12. He has been involved in the combat arts since 1969 as a member of the Brussels American High School wrestling team until his graduation in 1971. Chung Sah Nim Mike Fournier served 25 years in the Army, retired in 1997 and returned to active service in 2007.
Chung Sah Nim's combat arts experience continued soon after he began his military service when he enrolled in a local Uechi Ryu Karate club where he studied until 1980 under Sensei Jim Maloney. During his tour of duty with the Special Service Force, Chung Sah Nim Fournier trained with the commandos in hand-to-hand combat and briefly trained with the base Chito-Ryu club. During his time at the Army Training Center, he volunteered as an assistant wrestling coach with the local High School and received his Level 2 national certification as a wrestling coach and co-coached the Oromocto High School (New Brunswick) wrestling team to a 1993 NBIAA Championship. As a coach, he successfully reintroduced long-forgotten techniques to the team's repertoire and pioneered women's wrestling at the school. He trained four young ladies during the 1992/93 season, one to a Gold medal and another to a Silver medal in the Provincial (State) Championships.
Not long after his transfer to Halifax, in 1993, Chung Sah Nim Fournier began training interested civilians and service personnel in close quarters defensive tactics. He eventually began training in Combat Hapkido and received his Black Belt and instructor's certificate in Chon-Tu Kwan Hapkido in 1999 making him the second Chon-Tu Kwan Hapkido instructor and black belt in Canada. In 2000 he co-founded Self Defence Canada with Eric Rushton, the senior ICHF instructor, and Master Woo Yong Jung, Canada's Olympic Tae Kwon Do Team coach at the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Between 2000 and 2004, Chung Sah Nim Fournier developed a number of programs in the area of bully defense, personal security, night club security staff training, as well as establishing a Youth Hapkido program. During his post-military career as a private security consultant, Chung Sah Nim Fournier also developed an anti-stalking service which led to many television appearance, and features in newspapers and industry magazines. Many people, from as far off as Nevada and Alaska as well as Europe, have sought him out for consultation in anti-stalking strategies. Chung Sah Nim Fournier has been acknowledged as an expert in the field by other international experts and government officials.
Chung Sah Nim Mike Fournier has written a great deal on close quarter defensive fighting tactics and has been sought by special groups for workshops and course programs. He developed and delivered one of the better Police Close Quarter Defensive and Survival Tactics Program available in private colleges. He is the founder of Musado Hapkido and Street Defense Tactics Systems.
Qualifications/Accomplishments
· 4th Degree Black Belt and Dojunim - Musado Hapkido
· 3rd Degree Black Belt - Combat Hapkido
· World Head of Family Sokeship Council International Martial Arts Hall of Fame
· SAS Army Combat Survival Instructor
· Police Close Quarters Defensive Tactics Instructor
· National Coaching Certification in Collegiate Wrestling
· Policing and Correctional Foundations instructor (certified by the province of Nova Scotia)
· Workplace Violence Prevention Consultant (certified by the Nova Scotia Department of Labour)
· Harassment and Racism Prevention Facilitator
· Certified Professional Counsellor
Chung Sah Nim Fournier is considered by many law enforcement trainers as an expert in edge and blunt weapon and firearm disarming. Between 2000 and 2006, he trained more than 180 policing and correctional students in close quarters defensive tactics in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. He is also considered an expert in the area of train-the-trainer in CQDT and has influenced many of these trainers' programs. Most of his past students have gone to join military, municipal and federal police forces and correctional institutes across the country. Former students have acknowledged that his training contributed to saving their lives and continue to train in martial arts.
In the fall of 2004, Chung Sah Nim Fournier returned to college to certify as a professional counsellor and infuses this knowledge into his Hapkido training to the students.