1 hour ago, heidih said:As the daughter of a suicide - no one can really ever know. In terms of hapkido it kept my ex sober and he went on to teach and was invited to study in Korea - no idea if he ever did. He got more into hand to hand and teaching military. At least in today's gun culture his mantra was no no no if you can't use it properly or keep someone from disarming you - lock it up. I brought it up because it was a side I'd not heard of in his complicated life.
Ex studied with this guy' http://masterkwon.com/kwon.html
Heidi - I'm so terribly sorry. I know no words can cover this, but my heart truly goes out to you. I lost a student to suicide and I struggled myself for many years, though that is a thing of the past. I hope you've found some healing over time.
Master Kwon's dojang was close to where mine was located, about 30 minutes away.
I taught tactical defense to military and public personnel, as well as assault awareness and rape prevention. I agree with your ex's point of view.
