Hwarangdo

Modernization in the 21st century

Up until 2000, Hwarangdo relied entirely on traditional techniques and training methods. However in the following years of 2000s, Henry Taejoon Lee headed operations to expand and grow the application programs within Hwa Rang Do to add aspects of modern combat sports (such as kickboxing and ground grappling sparring/competition) to keep their students competitive with the larger martial art community and to expand their understanding beyond the aspects of the traditional core material, which were historically more similar to other traditional martial arts like Hapkido.