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Kummooyeh (Sword) Classes in Canberra
Korean swordsmanship – focus, form, and tradition. A moving meditation that builds precision, posture, and calm. Beginners welcome.
WHAT IS KUMMOOYEH?
The way of the sword.
Kummooyeh is a Korean martial art of the sword, combining drawing, cutting, and forms with focus and discipline. It teaches precision, posture, and breathing – a moving meditation as much as a martial art. You'll start with the fundamentals of stance and control before progressing to forms and cutting practice. Calming, technical, and unlike anything else we teach.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Your first class at CMA&F
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Wear loose clothes
Comfortable clothes; training swords provided.
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Small classes
Personal attention from instructors.
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Beginners welcomed
Start with the fundamentals of control.
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Clear progression
Progress through forms and ranks.
YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Meet your Kummooyeh teachers
YOUR JOURNEY
Adult Kummooyeh
9
ranks to black belt
4×
gradings a year
3–4 yrs
with dedicated training
Korean sword. Kummooyeh rewards control and precision – you are recognised for your effort as much as your skill, so there is always a next step in front of you.
You start here – White Belt
Where everyone begins.
Before your first class
- A T-shirt and tracksuit pants. We train barefoot on rubber mats.
- The adult program is for students aged 14 and up.
- Swords are provided while you find your feet – there is nothing to buy before your first class.
Coming from another martial art
- If you have trained in a different martial art you still start at white belt, but you may progress faster – the basic principles are similar across a number of martial arts.
How grading works
- Four gradings a year, roughly 12 weeks apart.
- Three to four years to black belt with dedicated training. Adult black belt applicants must be at least 16.
Belt & Rank System
Beginner
Proper grip, body alignment, and fundamental cutting lines and guards, while learning blade safety and etiquette.
Yellow
GreenIntermediate
Improving footwork, fluidly combining blocks, cuts and parries, improving distance and timing, and executing patterns and set paired drills.
Blue
Purple
BrownAdvanced
Building blade control, advanced counter-attacks, free-sparring strategy and tactical intent, and leadership in classes.
Red
Red with Black
Black with WhiteKummooyeh belts do not carry midpoint stripes – each grading moves you to the next full belt.
Black belt is where it really begins
3–4 years with dedicated training. Adult black belt applicants must be at least 16. Beyond 1st Dan, training continues in regular classes, with special black belt sessions and yearly seminars with the Grand Master.
1st Dan Black Belt- Instructor
- 2nd Dan
- 3rd Dan
- 4th Dan
- Senior Instructor
