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International Kumdo Kumbup Federation? Directly out of Korea?

I have never used profanity in this forum, but am about to. That shit is more like directly out of someone's ass. There is an International Kumdo Association, which "trains" and "develops" "authentic Korean kumdo". That might be what he belongs to. Note that this International Kumdo Federation is largely made up of TKD professionals who have little or no background in real kendo/kumdo and is, in my opinion, Mickey Mouse bullshit organization. Actually, saying that is an insult to Mickey Mouse.

You might as well leave now, as I now have NO confidence in this guy's kendo (highlighted by the fact that he does not practice with his students). In addition, his association with International Kumdo Kumbup Federation directly out of Korea means that any and all rank/dan will not be recognized by kendo/kumdo schools.

One might say that "hey, this guy just belongs to a different federation. So what if the dan isn't recognized by any IKF (International Kendo Federation - the rightful governing body of kendo/kumdo as we know it)? Martial art is martial art." While there's a degree of truth in that statement and I don't mean to automatically discredit other sword arts which is not IKF related. But in this case, he claims to do kumdo and employs use of kumdo/kendo terminology as well as equipment, etc. which is a clearly a ripoff/imitation situation and it is better not to learn anything at all rather than to learn from a ripoff/imitation type school.