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Organization /Technical Committee /Walter

Senior Master Walter Hubmann (Austria)

  • 8th Dan SinMooHapkido,
  • 8th Dan Kombatan, Grandmaster Philippino Martial Arts
  • Austrian Representative and Austrian Headmaster of World SinMooHapkido Association
  • Austrian Representative of International Philippine Martial Arts Federation

Master Hubmann is Founder and President of „Austrian SinMooHapkido Association“ and „International Philippine Martial Arts Federation – Austria“ and also an initial member of „European SinMooHapkido Community“ and a member of the Technical Committee.

Over 30 years martial arts experience and graduations in different styles, since 1983 Instructor of Hapkido & Sin Moo Hapkido at Sports University in Graz-Austria, some Hall of Fame Awards like
”Master Instructor of the year 1998” (International Martial Arts Hall of Fame-Florida)
”Millenium International Martial Arts Instructor 2000” (International MartialArts Hall of Fame-Florida)
”Master of the year 2002” (World Karate Union Hall of Fame-Pennsylvania)
”Master Instructor of the year 2003” (World Karate Union Hall of Fame-Pennsylvania)
”Master of the year 2007” (International Hall of Fame-London).

  • Master Hubmann was born 1959 in Graz-Austria and started with Martial Arts training in the early 70th beginning with Judo and Shotokan-Karate.
  • 1974: At the age of 15 he started with Hapkido under Master Kim Syung-Pyung and GM Kim Sou-Bong (an 8th Dan student of dojunim Ji Han-Jae). Till 1982 he took part and won some Hapkido competitions in Austria and become a champion in breaking-test, free-fighting and technical demonstration.
  • Oct. 1982: Promotion to 1st Dan by GM Kim Sou-Bong.
  • Oct. 1983: Start as Hapkido-Instructor at Sports University in Graz-Austria.
  • May 1984: Start of Taekwondo-Training under Master Park Jung-Boo (Korean ex-national trainer).
  • 1984: Some intensive instructional lessons in KungFu, Kali, Stickfighting, Boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and Shooting with firearms by some martial arts colleges.
  • Sept. 1985: Establishment of a nonprofit and nonregistered martial arts club using the old school name (HAK-MOO-UON) as respect and dedication to the first and main teacher Master Kim Syung-Pyung who emigrated to United States.
  • 1987: First contact to GM Juerg Ziegler (Switzerland) and the beginning of a big friendship. Start of Hapkido & Taekwondo training under Grandmaster Kang Doo-Sik 9th Dan in Vienna.
  • 1988: Honory member of “Korean Flying Eagle Hapkido Association” (Switzerland). Promotion to 2nd Dan Hapkido by GM Kang Doo-Sik.
  • July 1990: Promotion to 3rd Dan Hapkido by GM Kang Doo-Sik.
  • Dec. 1990: Member of the first European delegation and participant of dojunim Ji Han-Jae’s first 10-days special masters-seminar in San Francisco/US. Promotion to 5th Dan SinMooHapkido and appointment to “Austrian Representative” and “Austrian Headmaster”. Foundation of the “Austrian SinMooHapkido Association”.
  • 1991: Appointment to a vice-president for the “European SinMooHapkido Association”.
  • Aug.1992: Official registration of “Austrian SinMooHapkido Association” in Austria.
  • Oct. 1994: Promotion to 6th Dan after a 10-days special-seminar in Monterey/US.
  • May 1998: Promotion to 7th Dan during a dojunim private-seminar in Wil/Switzerland.
  • Aug. 2000: Promotion to 8th Dan during a one week dojunim private-seminar in New-Jersey/US.
  • Aug. 2001: Promotion to 3rd Dan in Kombatan during a GM Presas private-seminar in Graz/Austria.
  • Nov. 2002: Promotion to 5th Dan in Kombatan during a GM Presas private-seminar in Zürich/Switzerland.
  • Jan 2003: Start to promote and teach Kombatan in Hungary.
  • May 2003: Start to promote and teach SinMooHapkido in Hungary.
  • May 2003: Promotion to 6th Dan in Kombatan after the 8th IPMAP Camp at the Phillippines.
  • Feb. 2005: Start of the engagement as stunt director and actor in Austrian low-budget movie productions. Responsible for fighting and action stunts in 2 wild-west movies, 1 comedy and 1 action film.
  • Oct. 2005: Promotion to 7th Dan in Kombatan after a GM Presas private-seminar in Wil/Switzerland.
  • April 2008 GM Presas promoted to 8th Dan Kombatan in Winterthur/Switzerland. 
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These are the main and most important stages of Master Hubmann. With many international activities, worldwide contacts and friendship to various grandmasters, he is one of the “Hapkido” & “Kombatan” pioneers in Europe. He dedicated his life to the martial arts and as he says: 

“I did many different arts but I stopped them all because Hapkido & Kombatan are complete and have all ideas insight. The main focus of Hapkido is self-defense in different situations, most without weapons. Eastern and western philosophy, meditation, healing and other methods are included as well, to get a strong and healthy person with deep respect to the nature, humans and the life. Kombatan is the complementary art, the main focus is just to fight and kill with bladed weapons. Both arts together harmonize perfectly. Hapkido-people can have a benefit from the Kombatan fighting skills with sticks and bladed weapons and Kombatan-people benefits from the Hapkido techniques and philosophy. Both arts together build the full range of martial arts skills”. 

“Martial arts are my hobby, not my profession, not a business for me. So it is easy to keep a clear mind and budo-spirit and to follow the real martial arts way of life. What I want to do is just to learn, to train and teach that interested people are able to follow the masters.