How to Hapkido Techniques
Hapkido is a composite martial art that adopts techniques from other martial arts. Hapkido utilizes kicks from Tae Kwon Do, throws similar to Judo and joint locks found in Aikido. Hapkido teaches seamless transitions between techniques. To become a black belt in Hapkido you must become a well rounded martial artist with a varied arsenal of skills.
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Learn to fall. This is the first thing Hapkido students are taught. It is essential to be able to hit the ground and bounce back up unharmed. Hapkido teaches specific ways to break your fall from any direction. All other techniques are useless if you don't know how to fall first.
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Roll like a ball. Rolling is another essential technique of Hapkido. It allows you to escape dangerous situations and spring to your feet in a ready position with a minimum of effort. Rolling correctly is just as important as falling correctly in Hapkido. It allows you to escape injury and move without fear when impacting a hard surface.
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Strike with conviction. Hapkido kicks and punches are similar to those of Tae Kwon Do. Both are Korean martial arts and many martial artists practice both. Hapkido kicks tend to be powerful using full extension of the leg and hip. Hapkido punches are also strong and generated from the hip but are secondary to the kicks.
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Learn joint lock techniques. This is what distinguished Hapkido from other martial arts. Hapkido teaches intricate maneuvers to trap opponents in uncomfortable joint locks. These are primarily focused in the wrist, elbow and shoulder. These techniques require years to learn and a lifetime to perfect.
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Throw with leverage. Hapkido throws are similar to Judo throws. They involve pushing, pulling and maneuvering to gain a leverage advantage over your opponent. Getting beneath an opponent's center of gravity is also emphasized in Hapkido. These throwing techniques are potent when combined with Hapkido joint locks and strikes.
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Tips & Warnings
Hapkido is a martial art that tests the limits of your flexibility and agility. Always stretch well before and after practicing Hapkido. Learn techniques well before moving on to the next one. Hapkido is much more about technique than strength or speed.
Hapkido is an intricate and potentially dangerous martial art. It should only be practiced in a controlled setting under the supervision of a qualified Hapkido instructor. Exercise extreme caution when performing Hapkido joint locks, strikes and throws.
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in my opinion hapkido is the mixture of martial arts...its like the perfect attack and defensive fighting style...im still training in akido but my flexibility is off for what I want to do.taekwondo(in my opinion) is no different from muat thai. hapkido is all taekwondo miaythai and akido mixed.
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I still havent checked this out.. pero you are the boss..
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In your intro. to "How to Hapkido Techniques" by Kent Ninomiya. I totally disagree with the statement, "Hapkido utilizes kicks from Taekwondo". In 37 plus years you tend to learn a little of what you study. Both Hapkido and Taekwondo are contemporary arts that have some similar contributions from older Korean-based arts such as Taekyon (historical fact). Other than the "utilizes" idea, the article was pretty good.
