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Step 1
Begin the hapkido defense to take an opponent down by facing your opponent.
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Step 2
Move in as your opponent attacks with a straight punch.
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Step 3
Duck beneath the arm of your opponent and strike the groin. This will put your opponent off balance and vulnerable to attack.
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Step 4
Grab your opponent's leg by the ankle and lift it up suddenly, causing your opponent to fall to the mat on his back.
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Step 5
Sit down and pin your opponent's ankle in your right armpit and drive the heel of your right foot on your opponent's groin and/or chest.
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Step 6
Practice using the hapkido defense to take an opponent down in the dojo before applying it elsewhere. You want to get familiar with this defense before even thinking of applying it to a real world situation.
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Step 7
Employing the hapkido defense to take your opponent down will be an effective way to avoid harm yourself. Because you are moving into your opponent then striking him or her in the groin, you are acting in a manner guaranteed to put your opponent off-balance. The usual response to an attack would be to run, not actively move in to one's attacker.
