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The Hapkido Backward Roll enables the martial artist to absorb the momentum of being forced backward and spring up to a ready position instantly without getting hurt. It requires a minimum of effort but perfect technique. People both large and small can perform the Hapkido Backward Roll with a some training. more »
The Hapkido Backward Fall allows the martial artist to land safely on his back after being knocked suddenly from his feet by a force in front of him. This can be anything from a push from another person to the momentum of walking backward and tripping over a rock. We will show you how to safely dissipate the forces of falling that... more »
The hapkido forward roll enables the martial artist to fly through the air, break their fall, then bounce back up again without getting hurt. It requires a minimum of effort but perfect technique. People both large and small can perform the hapkido forward roll with some training. more »
The Hapkido Forward Fall allows the martial artist to fly through the air and land safely face down after being knocked suddenly from their feet by a force behind them. This can be anything from a push from another person to the momentum of tripping over a step. Follow these helpful steps to show you how to safely dissipate the... more »
Hapkido is a martial art style from Korea which is a fusion of many different combat and self defense techniques. It focuses primarily on joint locks and joint breaks, as well as the use of weapons. These weapons were often cheap and easily affordable or available during the period in Korea where Hapkido was commonly used to defend... more »
Throws are nice. So are joint-locks. Punches and kicks are great too. But hapkido masters...
Want to see a fight where the big guy has no advantage? Check out Hapkido. In this Korean martial art the attacker's energy is diverted and used... more »
Hapkido is a composite martial art that adopts techniques from other martial arts. Hapkido utilizes kicks from Tae Kwon Do, throws similar to Judo... more »
Although Hapkido originated as a Korean form of self-defense, there are now Hapkido learning centers all around the world. The techniques of this... more »
In order to teach Hapkido you must first learn Hapkido. Once you have mastered the Hapkido techniques--wrist locks, takedowns, throws and a few... more »
Breaking into a new martial art can seem overwhelming, but a with a few quick tips learning the rules of Hapkido can be easy and very rewarding.... more »
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Hapkido (also spelled hap ki do or hapki-do) is a dynamic and eclectic Korean martial art. It is a form of self-defense that employs joint locks, techniques of other martial arts, as well as common primitive attacks. There is also the of use traditional weapons, including the short stick, cane, rope, nunchucku, sword, and staff which vary in emphasis depending on the particular tradition examined.
Hapkido contains both long and close range fighting techniques, utilizing dynamic kicking and percussive hand strikes at longer ranges and pressure point strikes, jointlocks, or throws at closer fighting distances. Hapkido emphasizes circular motion, non-resisting movements, and control of the opponent. Practitioners seek to gain advantage through footwork and body positioning to employ leverage, avoiding the use of strength against strength.
The art evolved from Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu or a closely related jujutsu system taught by Choi Yong Sul who returned to Korea after WWII, having lived in Japan for 30 years. This system was later combined with kicking and striking techniques of indigenous and contemporary arts such as taekkyeon and tang soo do. Its history is obscured by the historical animosity between the Korean and Japanese peoples following the Second World War.
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Hapkido is rendered "" in the native Korean writing system known as hangul, the script used most widely in modern Korea. The arts name can also however be written "" utilizing the same traditional Chinese characters which would have been used to refer to the Japanese martial art of aikido in the pre-1945 period. The current preference in Japan is for the use of a modern simplified second character; substituting for the earlier, more complex character 氣 .
The character hap means "harmony", "coordinated", or "join read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hapkido
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