Martial Art Resumé

Kirby L. Strissel

Administrator: Korea/USA Simmudo Association


I live in Rochester, MN with my wife and work as a massage therpist. My first interest away from my home life is martial arts.

Training

Began martial arts training 1990 - Martial Art Fitness Centers, Inc. Rochester, MN

  • TaeKwonDo
  • KongSooDo
  • Judo
  • Hapkido

Black Belt Ranks - Certified Korea Simmudo Association

Taekwondo:

  • 1995: 1st Dan Taekwondo / Kongsoodo
  • 1999: 2nd Dan Taekwondo / Kongsoodo
  • 2001: 3rd Dan Taekwondo / Kongsoodo
  • 2005: 4th Dan Taekwondo / Kongsoodo
Hapkido:
  • 2001: 1st Dan Hapkido
  • 2004: 2nd Dan Hapkido
  • 2009: 3rd Dan Hapkido

Title & Appointments

  • 2000 - 2001: Operations Manager, Martial Art Fitness Centers, Inc. in Rochester, MN
  • 2002 - Present: Instructor Development Team Member - Martial Art Fitness Centers, Inc. in Rochester, MN
  • 2003 - 2004: Manager of General Affairs, Korea/USA Simmudo Association
  • 2004 - Present: Administrator, Korea/USA Simmudo Association

GM Song and Mr. Strissel

Korea Trips

I have been able to travel to Korea to see the culture and train first hand with Korean Masters. The first trip I took was in October of 2000 where the majority of the stay was in Seoul. On this trip I had the chance to train with GM Lee, Sauk Kyu and Master Lim, Bai Hoon in SimKiDo. GM Lee also taught a session in Yudo for a couple of us on this trip. I also trained with GM Song, Master Kim Joung Sung, and Master Kim Jong Gu in Simmudo. I also had training with Kim, Yung Tae working with the 4' staff.

The second trip I took was in October of 2004 hosted by GM Song. On this trip we stayed in Shiheung City and had the opportunity to train with GM Song and Master Kim Joung Sung, Master Pahk Ki Shik, Master Kim Hwan Won, and Master Choi Myung Jae all of whom are GM Song's Master level students. This training entailed Taekwondo, WTF Poomse, military combat staff, and Hoshinsul.