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Resources

Links

World Haidong Gumdo Federation
World Headquarters of Haidong Gumdo located in South Korea.
 
Tae Kwon Do and Haidong Gumdo in Lindenhurst, NY. Headed by Master Ralph Estrada.

Ki Center of Martial Arts
Taekwondo and Haidong Gumdo in Tucson, AZ. Headed by Master Vincent Gillenkirk.
 
Princeton Black Belt Academy
Training center for the Princeton ATA Black Belt Academy (ATA Taekwondo), Princeton Haidong Gumdo Academy, Princeton Kendo and Iaido Club, and Princeton Aikikai (Aikido). Susan Winter, 5th degree, is the chief instructor.

Websites for other Martial Arts:

ATA Taekwondo (see the Princeton Black Belt Academy website).  Link for main ATA site - American Taekwondo Association

Sword Sites

Cheness Cutlery
Good economical swords. The stainless steel Iaito sword makes a pretty good substitute for a Korean saegum for forms practice. It is similar in weight and balance to a jingum.

MartialArtsSwords.com
Better quality swords.  The L6 jingum is a particularly nice for mat and bamboo cutting.