Raffael

Senior Master Rafael Balbastre (Spain)

1960 birth
1975 September: Beginning of practices of Taekwondo under the Master Kim IL Hong
1976 member competition team of Taekwondo of the Club Kim
1978 beginning of practices it of the Full-Contact and Taekwondo under the Master Roberto De La Fuente
1978-79: member of the competition team of Taekwondo of the Club Dae-Yong
1982, 83, 84, 85: Member of the competition team of Taekwondo of the Club Koryo
1983 October: 1st Dan of Taekwondo-WTF
1985 May: 2nd Dan of Taekwondo-WTF
1985 September: Opening Club Kukkiwon in Valencia, Director-instructor of the same one until the present time.
1988 March: 3rd Dan of Taekwondo-WTF
1989 member of the of Hapkido Department of the FVT
1990, 91, 92: Delegate of competitions of the Valencian Taekwondo Federation
1991 March: 1st Dan of Hapkido under the Master Bang Kyung Won (8th Dan)
1991 April: Member of the organizing committee of the IV Mediterranean Cup of Taekwondo
1992 February: 2nd Dan of Hapkido under the Master Kwang Shik Myung (WHF)
1992 member of the Spanish Association of Traditional Hapkido under the Master André Carbonell
1992 May: Member of the organizing committee of the IX European Taekwondo Championships
1993 January: Member of the Yang Hu Kwan Hapkido Association (Master Antonio Camino)
1993 February: 4rd Dan of Taekwondo-WTF
1994 April: International seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido under the Master Jürg Ziegler in Zurich (Switzerland)
1994 member of the European Sin Moo Hapkido Association and Master Representative for Spain
1994 October: 3rd Dan of Sin Moo Hapkido, granted by the Master Jürg Ziegler and Doju-nim Ji Han Jae
1995 April: International seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido with the Master Jürg Ziegler in Wil (Switzerland)
1996 January: Official foundation of the Spanish Sin Moo Hapkido Association
1996 April: International seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido with the Master Jürg Ziegler in Winterthur (Switzerland)
1996 April: 4rd Dan of Sin Moo Hapkido, granted by the Master Jürg Ziegler and Doju-nim Ji Han Jae
1997 impart a Seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido in Portugal at the request of the Master José Díaz Antunez
1998 April: International seminar of SMH in Ireland with the Doju-nim Ji Han Jae
1998 May: 5th Dan of Taekwondo-WTF
1998 the Master Balbastre carries out with Budo International the 1st video and DVD dedicated to the Sin Moo Hapkido
1999 April: I Seminar in Spain with the Doju-nim Ji Has Jae in Valencia
1999 6th Dan of Sin Moo Hapkido granted directly by the Doju-nim Ji Han Jae
2000 seminar of Ssamkarl Kumdo with the Master Kim Yong Cha (10th Dan) in Barcelona
2000 October: It imparts a Seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido in Mexico at the request of the Master Jorge Braga
2000 October: Master Balbastre founds the Mexican Sin Moo hapkido Association next to the Master Jorge Braga
2000 December: It imparts a Seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido in Colombia at the request of the Master Enrique Acosta
2000 December: The Master Balbastre founds the Colombian SMH Association next to the Master José Enrique Acosta
2001 March: Doju-nim Ji Has Jae it names the Master Balbastre like “Master Representative for Latin America"
2001 impart the 2nd Seminar of Sin Moo Hapkido in Mexico at the request of the Master Jorge Braga
2001 August: 7th Dan of Sin Moo Hapkido granted directly by the Doju-nim Ji Han Jae
2002 course of Haidong Gumdo with the Master Sang Hyun Han of the school "Haidong Kumdo"
2003 March: II Seminar in Spain with the Doju-nim Ji Han Jae in Valencia
2003 the Master Balbastre next to the AESMH publishes the book Sin Moo Hapkido History, Philosophy and Technical
2003 October: 6th Dan of Taekwondo-WTF, granted by " for merits " in the Taekwondo Spanish Federation
2004 April: Course of Hwarang Kumdo with the Master Félix Serrano (9th Dan of Hwarang Kumdo)
2005 April: 1st Dan of Hwarang Kumdo under the Master Félix Serrano (9th Dan)
2005 the Master Balbastre the is founded. of Department of Kumdo of the AESMH
2006 March: I National Course of Hwarang Kumdo in Valencia with the Master Félix Serrano (9th Dan)
2006 June: III Seminar in Spain with the Doju-nim Ji Han Jae in Valencia and celebration of its 70 anniversary
2006 December: 2nd Dan of Hwarang Kumdo under the Master Félix Serrano (9th Dan)
2007 March: II National Course of Hwarang Kumdo in Valencia with the Master Félix Serrano (9th Dan)