Erik Brechun began training in the martial arts when he was 15 in the Japanese art of Aikido and American Kick Boxing. In the summer of 2000 he began training in So Rim Kung Fu and Hapkido in Littleton, Colorado. Mr. Brechun is currently a 2nd degree black belt in the art and was given permission to teach in 2006.
Besides training in the Dang Rang Kwan, he has spent 4 years cross training in the southern Chinese arts of Hung Gar and Choy Li Fut in Boulder, Colorado. Currently he is studying Oki-Ryu Kenpo Karate and Wudang Tiaji while actively teaching three days per week at Newport Martial Arts.
