Brian Corrales, Sa Bom, 36264

Brian Corrales, Sa Bom
Moo Duk Kwan® Dan Bon 36364

Wasatch Martial Arts Academy is owned and operated by Master Brian Corrales.  Master Corrales brings over 25 years of martial arts experience into his classes, 15 of which where he has owned his own school.  Brian Corrales has participated in the infamous Ko Dan Ja Shim Sa, an 8-day Masters Test in the mountains of California in 2008 and again in Switzerland in 2013. He is currently a 5th Dan (5th degree black belt equivalent) in the art of Soo Bahk Do Moo Duk Kwan.  He is also a certified Sa Bom, designating him as a “master model” instructor.  This is the highest level of teaching certification issued by Moo Duk Kwan® for the Soo Bahk Do® martial art system.  Master Corrales is the highest ranking Soo Bahk Do practitioner in Utah and operates the only certified school in the state that is legally authorized to teach Grandmaster Hwang Kee’s art form known as Soo Bahk Do®.

In 2010, Master Corrales was appointed as Region 8’s Youth Ambassador where teaches seminars at the regional and national level targeting children, teenagers, and young adults.

In 2011, Master Corrales was appointed by the Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee to officiate as a Regional Examiner in Region 8 (Montana, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico). He is responsible, along with Oliver Whitcomb Sa Bom Nim, to oversee Dan-level promotions, and ensure that students, instructors, and schools within Region 8 are in accordance with the values set forth by the Technical Advisory Committee and Grandmaster H.C. Hwang.

Master Corrales has taught many special seminars throughout the Rocky Mountain region and has been a multiple-time National Champion at the Soo Bahk Do National Championships.  He has trained in Korea and has received instruction from both the founder of Soo Bahk Do, Kwan Jang Nim Hwang Kee and his son Kwan Jang Nim H.C. Hwang.

Brian Corrales has also been nominated into the Black Belt Hall of Fame and was invited to participate on the USA Karate Team.

Soo Bahk Do is Master Corrales’ primary art and always will be. He has, however, experimented in the following martial art systems:  Tae Kwon Do, Shorin-ryu, Shotokan, Budoshin Jiujitsu, and Brazilian Jujitsu.  He also acquired a black belt in Tang Soo Do (Korean karate) before training in Soo Bahk Do.  He is also known to hold special seminars using the Kan Bong (6 foot Korean staff). Master Corrales is a seeker of knowledge and his classes given unique insight that he has acquired from his diversity of training.

Master Corrales holds dan number 36364, which was issued to him by Grandmaster Hwang Kee.  His lineage can be traced back to the founder himself.