Haidong Gumdo is a Korean sword art, which draws from battlefield tactics and techniques to build a curriculum for mental, physical and spiritual development.  Students learn forms, step drills, sitting and moving meditation, sparring as well as bamboo and straw cutting.  The focus in Haidong Gumdo is not dueling but on the tactics of outdoor, pitched battles.  Powerful, complex and beautiful, Haidong Gumdo is a wonderful style, which can be pursued throughout your life.