We are accepting new membership applications. Head over to our contact page to apply for membership.

Rules for membership

• Membership open to schools only. Our federation doesn’t have personal memberships and doesn’t appoint national representatives. We do stimulate schools to cooperate in a national chapter.
• Membership to the W.H.F. is only open to schools where hankido is the primary martial of the school.
• Schools that want to start teaching hankido should invite one of our international instructors or come to Korea to learn our curriculum.
• A school will only be granted official W.H.F membership after a two year period of successful training (preliminary membership).

Benefits

Apply for membership today and benefit from these extra’s

• A FREE digital copy of master Ko Baek-yong’s Hankido DVD
• School/Dojang Certificate
• Discount on W.H.F. uniforms and T-shirts
• Discount on international seminars
• Introduction to the W.H.F. curriculum
• Introduction to the W.H.F. instructor course
• Access to online learning resources
• Opportunities to participate in future (online) W.H.F. seminars and/or workshops
• Black Belt Certification when qualified

Rank recognition

We do not automatically recognize your current rank. In the two years of preliminary membership, you can do an assessment test for your current rank. You will be asked to show proof of your previous grades. If you test for 4th dan or higher you will be asked to write an essay on the three principles of hankido.
Your students can take an assessment test in the first year of your school’s official membership.

Costs

A school membership costs $120 annually.