International Stage of Hapkido in Lutherstadt Wittenberg

M° Andrea Vitali has been invited from I.H.C. (International Hapkido Cooperation) in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (close to Berlin), in the International seminar of Hapkido, during three days, organized by famous Masters as M° Franz Josef Wolf (VI Dan and World President of I.H.C., in the center of picture n.6), M° Volker  GÖßling (IV Dan and Chief Master of German Hapkido Federation, in the center of picture n.4) and M° Emilio Iglesias Lopez (V Dan Hapkido and Hankido, representative of World Hapkido Federation, with short stick in the picture n.3 and with middle stick in the picture n.8). Many Masters showed all Hapkido programs, from low levels to high levels, from simple techniques to weapon techniques (picture n.9, from left to right: M° Meike Betzler, M° M.S. Laquidara, M° A. Vitali, M° Simon). M° Andrea Vitali (T.B.W. Hapkido) and M° Mirko Salvatore Laquidara (F.I.HAP., at left of picture n.2) represented Italia, teaching priciples of sensitivity in the short distance during fighting and long staff techniques applied to previous bare hands techniques. Besides, M° Andrea Vitali has showed the First Form of Self Defence of T.B.W. system with a part of its applications.

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Special thanks to M° Volker GÖßling and his wife Nadine (in the picture n. 10 with their sons) for their hospitality, invitation to the stage and Berlin tour (Yopchagi in front of Berlin Parliament in the picture n.7). Thank you very much. Andrea Vitali.

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