HST (Hyunsa and Susa Training) February 15, 2026 | Hong Ik Martial Arts

February HST Training

1. Warmups – Directed by Susa Peter and Susa Korin
2. Speed Qigong led by Grandmaster Yoo to prepare for Lunar New Year (Fire Horse)
   • 4 directions with lower block punch and jumping front snap kick
3. Kicking / Punching / Blocking Combinations
   1. Double rising kick
   2. Roundhouse kick, Roundhouse kick, slide back counter round house kick
      • Cover both sides
4. Partner Target training
   1. Roundhouse kick, Roundhouse kick, slide back counter round house kick
      • Cover both sides (holder controls when to feed the target for the counter round house kick – kicker shouldn’t slide back prior to the target being fed to develop reaction ability)
   2. Freestyle speed double punching (any hand can go first)
      • In case target is close, use short jab then defensive footwork to get the right distance for the cross punch without getting jammed
5. Partner Sparring Drill Training
   • Attacker does Roundhouse kick, Roundhouse kick, slide back counter round house kick
   • Defender does hop back, hop back, counter roundhouse kick then both attacker and defender reset the right distance with bouncing footwork
   • Practice continuously going in one direction and then once understood well, alternate roles after one repetition
6. Curriculum
   • Recruit, Apprentice, Journeyman, Mentor QiGong
7. HST Hong Ik MessageThere are many different languages to say thank you or greet other people. It is important to outwardly express gratitude to others, but it is also important to involve your sincere presence in the words you are saying.

   A good way to start this is practicing with your family members in your household. Ironically, sometimes it is hard because we can easily take for granted the love of those closest to us. But if we stop to appreciate the blessings given to us, we create seeds of greater fortune for our future.

   Even when we are reminded of things we feel we already know of, if we don’t disregard it, we can level up our life more. In the case we may initially disagree with any person(s) we are interacting with, it’s good to remain open minded, and then later on decipher what should be retained as valuable information to be applied or not.

   In summary, be polite in your words and actions absolutely, but don’t be soul-less. Furthermore, our physical body, subject to time, is a tool for our souls to grow. Our interactions with people in our daily lives are part of the opportunities given to us by Mother Nature to study and evolve. If we take it as that, we can move closer towards the grand harmonious oneness that is our origin and eventual destiny sooner rather than later.